April 2008
22 posts
“I’ve found this fascinating. The desire by Obama to distance himself from,...”
– Obama Breaks Forcefully With Ex-Pastor Over Fiery Remarks, NYTimes.com
“Bob Herbert on Rev. Wright:
“My guess is that Mr. Wright felt he’d...”
– The Pastor Casts a Shadow, NYTimes.com
“The torrent of speculation about the end game of the Democratic nomination...”
– Democratic Party suspense may be unnecessary
Charity Case? Titans trade Pacman for a 4th round...
According to ESPN.com, Jones will make a $500,000 donation to a charity of the Titans’ choice, but a source tells The City Paper, Jones will also make some other monetary forfeitures as well to make the deal happen. He must also pass a Cowboys physical to complete the deal.
“In a campaign where demographics seem to be destiny, one of the most striking...”
– In Clinton vs. Obama, Age Is a Great Predictor - New York Times
Google loves me again →
Google has always been kind to my first name so when I disappeared from its search results, I figured it was my bad, not their’s. Sure enough, I had failed to upgrade a version of WordPress that included a security patch that fixed something (I won’t go into it here) that allowed the insertion of some spammy code. All is well now and Google is back to being my friend. I am sorry,...
South Park "Over Logging" →
I have a prediction: This episode of South Park — a B-movie horror film parody in which the Internet is lost — will be the most viewed episode of the show, ever. It is a masterpiece. (It is R-rated, however. So be warned.)
My two sports seasons: Football season and not... →
WatchA Photo Editor’s Gallery of 297 Talented Photographers
“(Today’s) decline in GE shares was the worst in percentage terms since the...”
– Today’s Markets - WSJ.com
If everything is a crises, is anything a crisis?
Are we really going through crises? To read the news, you’d think the world is going to hell in a hand cart. But the definition of “crisis” sounds pretty much like the way life is:
crisis (krī’sĭs) pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz).
1. A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
2. An unstable condition, as in political, social, or economic affairs,...
Wiki FM →
Ugly to look at, beautiful to behold. A split frame that mashes up LastFM and content from Wikipedia and other sources. This is brilliant. [Via: Mashable]
“When nobody is looking, I can fly.”
– From “Lies I’ve told my 3 year old recently,” Heading East Blog
“The Clinton campaign had no midgame strategy — what to do after Super Tuesday —...”
– Where did the tables turn? - Roger Simon - Politico.com
The Clintons' tax returns
An amazing look at the income potential of a former President who entered office after a career as a public servant. Quote:
According to a summary of the seven years provided by the campaign, the former president’s speech income since he left the White House totals $51.85 million and his income from his two books — “My Life ” and “Giving” — totals $29.6 million,...