yin: “You are so cute when you correct my pronunciation like that…!” yang: “…you presumptuous bitch…”
March 9, 2005
March 9, 2005
“The yin and yang of intimate interpersonal relationships post” (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
March 9, 2005
“Kodak Develops Faster X-Ray Film That Halves Radiation Exposure”
From the AP: Eastman Kodak Co. is rolling out a higher-speed X-ray film that can halve a patient’s exposure to radiation without blurring image quality – and might provide a financial cushion as the world’s biggest film manufacturer refocuses on digital technology. The Hyper Speed G medical film is the first X-ray film in a generation to offer a 50 percent or better drop in radiation dosage, according to company
March 9, 2005
Thirty-ninth in a series of real-time empirical observations
In the time it takes you to read this post, some guy in Denver, Colorado will have briefly considered climbing into his brand new Ab Lounge before shrugging the idea off in favor of a fourth cup of coffee and a handful of really yummy Vienna Fingers cookies.
March 9, 2005
Italian “journalist” Giuliana Sgrena returns some expensive slacks
Sgrena: “Yes, I’d like to return these slacks, please.” Sales clerk: “Sure. Anything wrong with them –?” Sgrena: “– ‘Wrong’? Why, no—unless you think it ‘wrong’ that they TRIED TO HAVE ME ASSASSINATED FOR SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER!” Sales clerk: Sgrena: Sales clerk: Sgrena: “Okay, so they bunch a little bit in the ass, too. But still.”
March 9, 2005
“Yay, Al Qaeda!”
From the BBC: The bodies of at least 20 people who were shot dead have been found near the western Iraqi town of Qaim, police say. One of the dead had an Iraqi police identity card and others may have been national guards, officials said. In the capital, Baghdad, a suicide car bomb attack reportedly carried out by a group linked to al-Qaeda killed three and injured more than 20
March 9, 2005
“Yay, Hezbollah!”
“You go, terrorist clerics! Show Chimpy McHitlerBurton that freedom isn’t on the march just yet! “Down with Republican foreign policy success! Up with Islamic theocracy, occupation, and Allah bombs!” **** update: Just moments ago on “Hannity & Colmes,” Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift compared Hezbollah to Nelson Mandela, and noted that at one time, “Menachem Begin was considered a terrorist.” She then argued that, whether the rightwing likes it or not, Hezbollah
March 9, 2005
red pills found behind the sofa cushions, analepsis 6
When drinking martinis with the dolphin in the pea coat, the traditional garnish of 2-3 plump olives—pimento-stuffed and skewered on stainless steel olive picks—is perfectly acceptable. In fact, should you try too hard to adjust your choice of garnish to account for perceived cultural differences, you run the risk of actually offending the dolphin—who, as it happens, considers himself every bit as “American” as Darren Stevens or William Faulkner. Or
March 9, 2005
Odds, Ends
1. Thanks to Mark C. for the Classic Comedies Collection, and to Michele M. for the Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection. My wife turned me on to old black and white comedies a few years back, and now we can enjoy them the way God intended us to: on a shiny metallic-coated platter read by a laser, the information then streamed as a series of ones and zeros to an