DOingMESTIC
Posted on August 30, 2004 - Filed Under general | Leave a Comment
Interesting experiment of the day: Spray 3M super-industrial adhesive on shoe to force adhesion of sole to sandal. Wait and see if heel is permanently affixed to said sandal instead. Wouldn’t that be funny?
A reverberatingly exciting weekend was had vacuuming floors, cleaning bathrooms, touching up paint, doing dishes, and putting in a new […]
Venezuela - What’s Not Reported in the News
Posted on August 27, 2004 - Filed Under culture-society-history, government | 2 Comments
From Venezuelan friends who are incensed at the results of their last referendum. It is interesting to note that a lot more people made the recount possible than finally voted against Chavez. This is not the first source through which I have heard of possible electronic vote tampering. Also not surprising considering […]
Read More..>>Bad Taste In Music
Posted on August 27, 2004 - Filed Under funny, music | Leave a Comment
And for more from the Insulting Myself Is Not Enough department:
You Have Bad Taste In Music
Oppression?: American Poverty and Sharia Law In Canada
Posted on August 26, 2004 - Filed Under culture-society-history, government | Leave a Comment
On this morning’s Reuters report:
Some 1.3 million Americans slid into poverty in 2003 despite the economic recovery, and children and blacks were worse off than most, the government said on Thursday in a report certain to fuel Democratic criticism of President Bush.
The percentage of the U.S. population living in poverty rose to 12.5 percent […]
The Thousand Natural Shocks That Flesh Is Heir To
Posted on August 24, 2004 - Filed Under culture-society-history, desi / india | 1 Comment
To my dear friend on the recent suicide death of his mother:
At this moment, I wish in earnest that I can be with you, to hold and infuse you with all of the most positive sentiments I can muster. Yet, through all, I want you to feel this pain. It is our ability […]
High Fidelity
Posted on August 24, 2004 - Filed Under music | Leave a Comment
Thank heaven for music. Wherever you are and in whatever mood, you are guaranteed a tune that empathizes with your current state. Music will listen to you, help you think, amplify your thoughts, or even distract you completely. For that industry-recommended 3.5 minutes, you have experienced a perfect soundtrack for the current […]
Read More..>>California Tipping In The Ocean
Posted on August 22, 2004 - Filed Under geology, music, travel | 1 Comment
Verily there is nothing like the sea. Bodysurfing off the coast of Ventura on Wednesday evening, the ocean carrying me from surf to shore, was truly a treat to my eyes, body and soul. The Pacific and her magnificence will never cease to amaze me, whether I encounter her in Oregon, San Diego […]
Read More..>>Dr. Science Gets Yeasty
Posted on August 10, 2004 - Filed Under funny, science & technology | Leave a Comment
Dear Doctor Science,
When you make bread, does yeast feel pain?
– Diane H. from Ann Arbor, Michigan
“Definitely. In fact, the tiny bubbles in bread are yeast screams, released as you cut the bread. You can’t hear them because they’re at too high a frequency. But your pets can. This is why so many […]
Hindi Fun Diamonds
Posted on August 8, 2004 - Filed Under culture-society-history, desi / india, travel | Leave a Comment
Just in case you were interested why I was missing around the end of July and the beginning of August, I was in central Ohio (not necessarily the sticks) to attend and participate in the wedding of my cousin, the wine expert extraordinaire, Ms. DVR. When a colleague at work asked why I needed […]
Read More..>>Finn For All
Posted on August 6, 2004 - Filed Under music | Leave a Comment
8 times! 8 times I’ve tried to catch Neil Finn live in concert and finally succeeded. Neil Finn has got to have one of the most amazing lyrical voices in the music industry. Guy’s almost 50 but still retains his boyish voice and charm. That was a great show, some old […]
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