Monthly Archives: September 2009
The worst sports column of all time
As you probably saw, Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped by a pedophile/psychopath and kept in a tent for over a decade, where her abductor denied her a life and fathered two children with her. What does this have to do … Continue reading
Important breast-related information (SFW!)
In order to properly share some important cancer-related information, I would like to post the following helpful facts I put together last year: Fact 1: Breasts. We all support them, and the women (and men, I guess) they belong to. … Continue reading
All the cash that’s fit to print
Courtesy of Visual Economics, this chart shows how much money is in circulation by type, and each bill’s life expectancy. I’m not sure why the $5 would be lower – any thoughts? This chart also clearly demonstrates the need to … Continue reading
Filed under economy
Food in real life
Fast (or frozen) food never quite lives up to the marketing/packaging (unless it’s 2 AM). Because the internet exists, people have been cataloging comparisons between pictures of food and the real thing. Consumerist (a terrific consumer blog that’s part of … Continue reading
39. See Avenue Q
On Friday, I finally went to see Avenue Q, which I’ve wanted to do for about a year and is on my 101 list. The show is essentially an X-rated Sesame Street – it deals with the challenges of young … Continue reading
Filed under 101 in 1001, personal
Life as a story
I came across this blog post by David Sivers about how people apply stories to their real life. Very interesting take: I was at a Kurt Vonnegut talk in New York a few years ago. Talking about writing, life, and … Continue reading
Filed under culture
The Human Torch was denied a fire permit
Before the Human Torch was cool and featured in such notable films as Fantastic Four and Anchorman, I thought the best super powers around were those of Wheeler from Captain Planet. Hey, it was the 80′s, he could shoot fire, … Continue reading
Filed under culture, technology
Ball boy collapses at US Open
The U.S. Open started this week in Flushing, NY – not far from where I live. Although it’s nice to finally have a professional sporting event in Queens this year (ed. note – zing!), the action usually doesn’t get interesting … Continue reading
Filed under sports
Two all beef wallets, special sauce, lettuce, cheese…
Sometimes you want your wallet to look like a wallet. Other times you want it to look like a hamburger. Go here if you prefer the latter. Here are some other random wallet ideas if you’re adventurous. (h/t Lauren)
