Monthly Archives: January 2009
Quote of the week from Al Sharpton
I was going to write something about Bush’s final address to the nation, but effe that (I’ll just say that it should have been an apology rather than a defense).
So instead of that pathetic subject, I give you this guy:
This is what Al Sharpton had to say to churches that supported Proposition 8, a ballot initiative [...]
Whither the newspaper, Part 2
In early December, I wrote a post about the financial troubles facing the newspaper industry as it faces a recession and a transition to a more digital-centric world.
In the post, I mentioned reports that the New York Times was facing crippling debt at a time when they couldn’t pay it off, and conditions were unfavorable [...]
Israel brags about control of American foreign policy
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel claims that with a single phone call to President Bush he changed our vote on a UN resolution that Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice helped write.
Check out this excerpt from the NY Times:
“I said, ‘Get me President Bush on the phone,’ ” Mr. Olmert said in a speech in [...]
Why UNC lost to Wake Forest
On Sunday night, Carolina lost their second game of the season to Wake Forest by a score of 89-92. Carolina is tied for last place in the ACC with Georgia Tech with zero wins and two losses.
Statistically, it’s easy to see why UNC lost this game. They shot a pathetic 35% to Wake’s 46%. On [...]
Obama hearts Cheney
Yesterday, George Stephanopoulos, of ABC’s This Week, interviewed President-elect Barack Obama. Stephanopoulos basically got Obama to admit that he was giving significant campaign pledges and planned to follow the doomed path of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Just to piss off his most die-hard supporters, he also threw in a few good words for Dick Cheney.
On Israel [...]
We're doomed!
Or well… our galaxy is doomed… but not in the way you think… the Milky Way galaxy will collide with the Andromeda galaxy in about seven billion years. Which coincidentally is about the time our sun is supposed to burn out or explode or whatever it’s gonna do.
And when I say they’ll collide, I don’t [...]
Dangerous life of a street photog
The picture above has an interesting story. Photojournalist David Proeber was driving on the interstate in Illinois when he saw the police chasing a car on the other side of the road. Proeber got out of his car to snap a few shots of the action with his camera and that’s when things got exciting. [...]
Mental health break: Your Christmas was probably better
Before the holidays get too far behind us, it’s good to remember that things in our lives could always be worse…
December 1919. “Christmas tree at the District Jail, Washington, D.C., and some of the prisoners.” @ Shorpy
Be sure to click and see the full sized version and the excited expressions on their faces.
Gaza News Roundup
They are bombing one and a half million people in a cage (CBS News):
The reality of war (Andrew Sullivan):
Thought experiment (Stephen Walt):
Imagine that Egypt, Jordan, and Syria had won the Six Day War, leading to a massive exodus of Jews from the territory of Israel. Imagine that the victorious Arab states had eventually decided to [...]
Keep an eye on grocery prices
This might be perfectly obvious to everyone, but I’ll say it anyways. Make sure you check the price of the groceries you’re buying each week.
I usually compare unit prices between brands to make sure I’m getting the best deal, as long as I’m buying goods that are basically interchangeable (like milk).
The reason I bring this [...]