Last night’s snow (or as I originally typo-ed, slow), dumped only about 4 inches on suburban streets in the area, but the traffic was horrendous and there were enough minor accidents to put corks in all the bottlenecks. And due to the way the east-west arterials around here are blocked by large tracts of parkland or shopping malls, there’s only a few ways to get between work and home. If there’s bad weather, or traffic, everything gets choked off at one of two places. I started out pissed, as I had a late “hit” call where someone needed an exchange…
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I didn’t know about this, but have to pass it along to David: Via WordPress 2.6 Easter Egg: Edit a post. Scroll down to the revisions section of the page and click the latest revision. On the next page, scroll down again and select the same revision for comparison. The Matrix has you..
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Oh boy! I hardly ever participate in memes, but this one I’ll take a stab at. 1. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s and father’s middle names): Elizabeth Carver 2. NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother’s dad, father’s dad): Charles Clayton 3. STAR WARS NAME: (the first 2 letters of your last name, first 4 letters of your first name): Gi-Ginn 4. DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal): Lavender Lynx 5. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you live): Elaine Hoffman 6. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite alcoholic drink, optionally add “THE” to the beginning): The Green Irish Cream…
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Pretty cool. I had this in my “shared Google News” backlog. Which is pretty much the only way I can “blog” during the workday, via my iPhone, that just takes a few clicks. I really like this image. Via Open Thread | Crooks and Liars
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On Election Night, or as ***Dave calls it, Obama Night, a small group of strangers gathered for a quiet celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. What a shot. What a magnificent image. Via Daily Kos: Lincoln Memorial – my election night
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I have a TERRIBLE memory, but sometimes I get a flash of insight. Does the name Nathan Sproul mean anything to you? I got one of those flashes, and found this Daily Kos: State of the Nation post that I actually remembered reading in 2004.
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This just in via my sturdy Google Reader feed: Who do you want to vote for? Who do you want to represent our country on the world stage? Who is less scary? Who is more trustworthy? Who is more statesmanlike and leaderly? Who do you want taking that 3:00AM phone call? Who do you want the Football to follow around? Please. Vote for That One. Because a vote is a terrible thing to waste. CAPSHUNZ PLZZZ!!! “Give me all your hamsters, I’m staaaaaaarviiiiiingggggg!!!” Via » What’s Up with “Senator McTongueâ€? » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century…
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Geez, and I was pissed when a TSA agent in Washington relieved me of my expensive Hawaiian moisturizer/sunscreen because I forgot to repack it in a plastic bag and put it in my checked baggage. Imagine being a news person on your way to cover some story, having to call your producer to say “The camera… the lenses… they weren’t in my bag when I picked it up at baggage claim.” Burn! Then imagine a colleague finding your camera on eBay. Revenge is sweet. TSA agent helped himself to a $47,900 camera (and more!) – Gadling | travel blog |…
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Still More Questions About Sarah Palin and that Combed-Over Guy with the Creepy Smile Who Hangs on to Her Skirt for Dear Life – 236.com – The Room I won the poll, what’s my prize?? Huh?
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I also wonder, what would Gerald Ford have thought if he could somehow see McCain coming to lay flowers at his grave with First Dude? …And what is Todd Palin doing there in the first place — especially when (forsaking the excellent adventure) he could be home with the baby and kids? Ah. This is one of those “reach out to the moderates” action straight out of the playbook. Ford would be appalled, I think, by Palin’s politics, as he was appalled by the Religious Right’s co-opting of the party. Reported this one to The General.