November 2011
2 posts
“Somehow, one of humankind’s most practical, utilitarian inventions has been...”
– My piece about “invisible cyclists” was just published on Twin Cities Runoff. (via thedependentclause)
September 2011
1 post
“But also, you can’t really show images of a post-Apocalyptic, jobless wasteland,...”
– Vote Rick Perry In 2012 Or DIE! | Videogum
3 tags
August 2011
2 posts
“I almost wish that my house would burn down so I could just move into a gorgeous...”
– Entourage S08E02: Turtle’s Outfits As Metaphor For The End Of Culture | Videogum
July 2011
3 posts
“This thing is buffering at a crawl tonight,” said Brandten, whose...”
– Last Male Heir To Bloodline Watches Movie Alone On Laptop | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
“The first time it takes a dump in your bedroom, you’re going to be...”
– 70-pound tortoise lifted from Lincolnwood pet store - chicagotribune.com
June 2011
5 posts
“If anyone knows about setting out to DESTROY people it is the woman who abused...”
– Duh Aficionado Magazine: Matt Damon Doesn’t Want To Destroy Sarah Palin’s Children | Videogum
midnight in the old woods: DFW →
bookowl:
Wallace’s argument—for he has one—is that the goal of undergraduate education, and of all education, is free will. He holds that education’s greatest benefit consists in “being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience.”…
May 2011
2 posts
“A staffer went to Costco and came back with a mix of provisions — turkey pita...”
– Clues Gradually Led to the Location of Osama bin Laden - NYTimes.com
I love the mundane details involved in an historic event. Also, these snacks are half the reason Biden was there.
April 2011
3 posts
nickd: Airplane mode. →
dancomono:
taphead:
My favorite feature on my cell phone is called “airplane mode.” You flip a little switch and it takes the whole thing off the grid. The switch is orange, meaning that it is probably extra dire if you flip it, meaning that I take extra pleasure out of flipping it. Airplane mode is like picking up…
Or, you know, just turn the ringer to vibrate and show some restraint.
A...
March 2011
4 posts
“Emotional maturity in the average American adult—-so says the...”
– THE IMAGINARY JENNY
“Here I was dealing with matters of international security, and I was half-baked....”
– The Stoner Arms Dealers: How Two American Kids Became Big-Time Weapons Traders | Rolling Stone Politics
February 2011
2 posts
January 2011
2 posts
“Hopefully renegade crafters who put birds on things have a good sense of humor.”
– They don’t.
Portlandia’s Carrie Brownstein talks to John Dugan | Interview | The TOC Blog | Time Out Chicago
“The boyfriend, according to police, had no intention of marrying Perez and was...”
– Woman Calls 911 To Try To Force Boyfriend To Propose « CBS Chicago – Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic, and the Best of Chicago
November 2010
4 posts
“In these food-mad times, have the economically privileged among us gone too far...”
– YES
“What’s black and white and read all over?
Not the white pages.”
– JOKES!
October 2010
5 posts
“Analysts predicted the new machines would be successful. “They are going to sell...”
– Apple Introduces New MacBook Air and Operating System - NYTimes.com
Hypothesis: proof. You can’t argue with a setup like that.
Sup, Joe
ahook:
WASSSSSSSSSSSUP?!???
September 2010
5 posts
August 2010
6 posts
“Nobody move!” they all but said. “All your crushes in this bag. Now.”
– before the beep
“Correction: August 3, 2010
An earlier version of this article misstated the...”
– COME ON YOU LIBERAL ELITES GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT
Undercounting Freshmen, Iowa Scrambles to Find Room - NYTimes.com
July 2010
2 posts
“Of course, I ducked too. I was not going to be standing up to grab the bat...”
– Winston Churchill
Daley
June 2010
6 posts
dancomono:
me3dia:
bluishorange:
glenda:
I call an official moratorium on the word “Bear” in your bandname. [Insert year here] called, they want their tinkly xylophone noises back.
*panics, changes new band’s name from Cheese Bear to something else*
See, “Bear” replaced “Wolf,” which got burned out a couple years ago.
from January, 2006:
Google music search:
“Dog”: 164 “Wolf”: 84...