Monthly Archives: June 2009
Ancient Well Discovered With Body At The Bottom
Investigators in Cyprus discovered a 10,000 year old well with human remains inside. According to the story: After the well dried up it apparently was used to dispose trash, and the items found in it included the poorly preserved skeleton … Continue reading
Graph of the market crash
This chart from The Atlantic shows the length differential between 4 major bear markets – 1929, the oil crisis, the tech crash and now. Time will tell if we are already on a permanent upswing, or if this is just … Continue reading
Filed under economy
Driving while talking
Got a ticket in CT on the way to work this morning for being on my phone. The state trooper was actually very nice and suggested some ways to get it thrown out since it was a first offense. He … Continue reading
Filed under personal
Day in the Capitol
On the Acela right now en route to DC. I was at Penn Station earlier than I’m normally awake..but it should be a fun day. Having a 2 hour lunch to talk about health care with this guy (who I … Continue reading
New – glowing babies!
Sometimes your baby is crying and feels warm, but you are too busy losing money in the market/pwning nOObs/getting drunk to try one of those…thermometer things. Enter – BabyGlow. This otherwise normal looking outfit (pictured here with Andre Agassi) will … Continue reading
Filed under humor, technology
Iranian Friday Photos
The protests in Iran have been growing all week, but took a break for Friday prayers in anticipation of the Ayatollah’s speech on the election results. The speech called for the protests to stop, and made thinly veiled threats about … Continue reading
Filed under culture, photography, politics, religion
TWC Roundtable 5 – Greatest sitcom of all time
What is the best (defined however you would like – funniest, most impactful, etc.) sitcom of all time? This Week’s Van Buren Boys Stephanie – Washington D.C. mining industry fundraiser Stephanie has lived in DC for several years now. She … Continue reading
Filed under culture, entertainment, roundtables
Poll to support Iran
I haven’t written about Iran yet, mostly because I have a lot of thoughts and haven’t had time since I have been following it here constantly. That said – here’s a quick poll. Click here to support Google changing their … Continue reading
Guy who tried paying rent with a picture is back
If you haven’t seen this series of emails from David Thorne then you’re missing out – he emails his landlord a drawing of a spider and tells him to call it even. As one would expect, hilarity ensues. Thanks to … Continue reading
Filed under humor
20. Cook 25 different recipes I’ve never made before [1/25]
As luck would have it, last night turned out to be a combination of extra free time and a non-gym night, so we got to make the first of 25 new recipies. Since Lauren is a fish-tarian, there’s only so … Continue reading
Filed under 101 in 1001, food, personal
