This sounds like a good opportunity for hard core gamers. Or for couch potatoes. Or for writers. Or for people that are generally antisocial. Of course, how much would it suck if you were trapped on the ship with a Barney Fife, Gilbert Gottfried, or some other annoying companion. cd Shut-Ins Wanted: Russia Seeks Volunteers…
Prison Disciplines Inmate Who Paints With M&M’s
Heard about this guy a few weeks back and thought painting seemed like a great way to try and stay sane in solitary. Well, I wasn’t the only one to hear about him – a deputy attorney general sent the NYT article to prison officials. Donny Johnson has been selling his M&M-on-postcard creations for $500…
Stop complaining about the heat…make cookies…on your dash!
I wonder if everyone did this, baked, while they worked in AC, if the energy savings from convection and microwave ovens would balance out? Bake cookies, save the planet!!! cd BEDFORD, N.H. – Blistering heat was just what Sandi Fontaine needed to bake cookies for her co-workers — on the dash of her Toyota Rav4….
Wankathon in London
I totally approve of this kind of thing but wouldn’t really want to go. I’m a solo wanker. Of course, not everyone is, and it does solve the problem of masturbation being lonely. I think it was Robert A. Heinlein that said when touting the benefits of masturbation that it is clean, safe, fun, and…
I knew they were talking about me.
The Reverend is paranoid, if anything, considering he contends with unseen forces for a living. But here these two old ladies were obviously not thrilled with my many talents. And even when I got closer the feeling didn’t entirely dissipate… The artist’s name is Ron Mueck, yahoogle his name and see more wild stuff.
Amanda UnBoomed
I was very bummed to go over to RocketBoom and find that Amanda Congdon is no longer hosting the daily V-log. You can check out what happened and the continuing adventures of Amanda at her blog below. It seems to be a typical case of success causing a ‘friend’ to ditch everything that isn’t in…
Just when global warming is gaining some credibility…..
Now nobody is going to believe it is happening…what next? cd Heat converts Bush ally Robertson on global warming Conservative Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson said on Thursday the wave of scorching temperatures across the United States had converted him into a believer in global warming.
Paris: 'Who's Tony Blair?'
She is morbidly fascinating. I can’t stop watching – even though we are boiling ourselves and the entire planet alive – like frogs… “Ah, the heats’s not so bad – what’s Paris doing now?” (Thanks, Terry.) Celebrity rich girl Paris Hilton has demonstrated her grasp of world affairs by asking: “Who’s Tony Blair?” The hotel…
Arab-American Psychiatrist Wafa Sultan: There is No Clash of Civilizations but a Clash between the Mentality of the Middle Ages and That of the 21st Century
Beth sent me this video link to an interview with Arab-American psychiatrist Wafa Sultan. It was recorded in February 2006. I find it interesting that Al Jazeera aired her views – I thought they were more one-sided. She pillories the Muslims for being trapped in an old-fashioned mentality of violence that isn’t ultimately going to…
'James Tiptree Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon,' by Julie Phillips – The New York Times – New York Times
I never even heard of this guy… I mean woman… I mean, er, author. And I fancied myself a bit of a science fiction buff. “Tiptree” (really Alice Sheldon) corresponded with Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guin and Harlan Ellison! Julie Phillips biography of Tiptree/Sheldon sounds like a fun read. Ms. Phillips actually opens âJames…