eg. “Is that your noisome sweat sock?” “Yes, that noisome sweat sock belongs to me.”
May 13, 2004
Words that just sound funny, #304: “noisome”
eg. “Is that your noisome sweat sock?” “Yes, that noisome sweat sock belongs to me.”
May 13, 2004
The protein wisdom interview: Ted Kennedy
A Democrat from Massachusetts, Edward Moore Kennedy was first elected to the United States Senate in 1962 to finish the term of his brother, John F. Kennedy, who had become president in 1961. “Teddy” was reelected in 1964 and then again for six additional terms, most recently being reelected in 2000. He has a reputation as a hard-working liberal on issues such as education and health care, but his personal
May 13, 2004
The protein wisdom interview: Ted Kennedy
A Democrat from Massachusetts, Edward Moore Kennedy was first elected to the United States Senate in 1962 to finish the term of his brother, John F. Kennedy, who had become president in 1961. “Teddy” was reelected in 1964 and then again for six additional terms, most recently being reelected in 2000. He has a reputation as a hard-working liberal on issues such as education and health care, but his personal
May 13, 2004
Please Come to Boston…
Boston Globe editor Martin Baron acknowledges his paper’s mistake in running a staged porn photo and identifying it as a particularly egregious example of Iraqi prisoner abuse, but in a surprise twist to the story, Baron has demanded an apology for the gaffe from Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld: “This photo should not have appeared in the Globe. First, images portrayed in the photo were overly graphic. Second, as the
May 13, 2004
Please Come to Boston…
Boston Globe editor Martin Baron acknowledges his paper’s mistake in running a staged porn photo and identifying it as a particularly egregious example of Iraqi prisoner abuse, but in a surprise twist to the story, Baron has demanded an apology for the gaffe from Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld: “This photo should not have appeared in the Globe. First, images portrayed in the photo were overly graphic. Second, as the
May 13, 2004
protein wisdom proudly selects…
…the Titi monkey as its annual “New World Monkey of the Year.” Congratulations to the winner and to all the nominees, a group that this year included the Spider monkey, the Red Howler monkey, the Squirrel monkey, the Saddle Back Tamarin monkey, the Lion Tamarin monkey, the Owl monkey, the Marmoset, the Saki monkey, and the Ukaris monkey. The judging was based entirely on which New World monkey sounded most
May 13, 2004
protein wisdom proudly selects…
…the Titi monkey as its annual “New World Monkey of the Year.” Congratulations to the winner and to all the nominees, a group that this year included the Spider monkey, the Red Howler monkey, the Squirrel monkey, the Saddle Back Tamarin monkey, the Lion Tamarin monkey, the Owl monkey, the Marmoset, the Saki monkey, and the Ukaris monkey. The judging was based entirely on which New World monkey sounded most
May 13, 2004
A Poem from 1968, Revised by the Ghost of Richard Brautigan, 2004
I watched a man in a cafe strip mall eatery fold a slice of bread as if he were folding a birth certificate or looking at the photograph of a dead lover. [And yes, I’d love another Diet Coke, thanks. And the check, too, please.]
May 13, 2004
Scenes from my driveway, continued, continued
Deadbeat neighbor: “What about this rain, eh? Cold as a witch’s tit out here.” Me: “Yup.” Deadbeat neighbor: “By the way, I do know who John Kerry is. He’s that dude running for president. Don’t know about the asshole part, though.” Me: “Well, you’ve got until November to figure that out.” Deadbeat neighbor: “Yup. Hope to have the furnace fixed by then, too.”