Day 701: RIP, Ingmar Bergman
Posted on July 31, 2007 - Filed Under funny, movies/tv | 5 Comments
Ingmar Bergman 1918-2007
Did your mother make you watch The Seventh Seal at the age of 3? I didn’t think so. The slow dialogue, barren landscapes and Max von Sydow challenging Death to a game of chess were forever seared into my mind’s retinae.
Then again, I was probably the only child who consequently understood and laughed at the Muppet […]
Day 700: Things Are Gonna Change
Posted on July 30, 2007 - Filed Under We Are Not Ok, crime, new orleans, wisconsin | 2 Comments
Things are gonna change / This is the morning after
When reality bites / The morality kicks in
To those damaged limitations
This is the morning after
All that went before / All of the song and laughter
The morning after, gets up from the floor / To do it all again
… This is the morning after
You will learn / […]
Posted on July 26, 2007 - Filed Under blurbs, wisconsin | Leave a Comment
Off to the land of cheese, old-fashioneds and the EAA for the weekend. Stay hydrated and play nice, or get rid of Nagin and Jordan, while I’m gone!
Read More..>>Day 696: That’s It, The Bushites Can Go Now
Posted on July 26, 2007 - Filed Under government, science & technology | 2 Comments
Through the cries for the impeachment of Bush on the entire Iraq war, I’ve remained quiet as the Douchey Dems, in my opinion, are equally culpable in letting this travesty of diplomacy go forward. Only one man has had the gumption and perseverance to call the Bush administration on each one of its ultimately anti-American moves and that […]
Read More..>>Day 696: US Losing Its Science Edge?
Posted on July 26, 2007 - Filed Under education, global, science & technology | Leave a Comment
A study released by the National Science Foundation (NSF) shows that, in the last twenty years, the American contribution to global science publications has plateaued, while articles from Asian and European nations have increased.
The report, Changing U.S. Output of Scientific Articles: 1988 - 2003, finds changes occurred despite continued increases in funding and personnel for research […]
Day 695: A Glut In Housing-Related Articles
Posted on July 25, 2007 - Filed Under louisiana, new orleans, recovery, wisconsin | 2 Comments
Poll: Coastal Residents Won’t Evacuate
About one in three people living in Southern coastal areas said they would ignore hurricane evacuation orders if a storm threatened their community, up from about one in four last year, a poll released Tuesday shows … Thirty-one percent of respondents said they would not evacuate. Another 5 percent said their […]
Day 695: I Waited Nine Years For Harry Potter To …?
Posted on July 25, 2007 - Filed Under books | 6 Comments
MAJOR HARRY POTTER 7 SPOILERS AHEAD. READ AHEAD AT YOUR OWN PERIL.
*** SPOILER WARNING *** SPOILER WARNING ***
As I was saying, I waited nine years and stayed up until 1:30AM today for Potter to live … and marry Ginny? *sigh*
Did Scholastic threaten to withhold profits if Rowling wrote a sad, yet more reasonable, ending to the Harry Potter series? Granted, the […]
Day 694: My Own Private Idaho - Just Gave Blood Edition
Posted on July 24, 2007 - Filed Under family & friends, government, new orleans | 2 Comments
My physician extracted several ampules of much-needed blood from your favorite anemic today, and the beloved Thai food isn’t helping like it normally does. All I want to do is rush home to read the 450 remaining pages of HP7, which after 300 pages is really beginning to chip away at my patience (as is D who sporadically snickers […]
Read More..>>Day 693: Nope, No Prostitutes In New Orleans
Posted on July 23, 2007 - Filed Under funny, government, new orleans | 2 Comments
According to the Louisiana Weekly, Vitter comes out of seclusion, claims New Orleans prostitutes don’t exist; some say otherwise
Just like ghosts and reliable government, I guess there are no hookers in this city either. They are all in the mind.
A chill in the air, low-light conditions and even magnetic fields may trigger feelings that a presence […]
Day 692: Yet Another “Women In The Workplace” Assessment
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under culture-society-history, general | 1 Comment
So, what makes us different and better than our male counterparts (this time)? It’s still multitasking and, wait, what is this … emotionalism. [NYTimes article]
What intrinsic qualities do women have that give them a competitive edge over men? By an overwhelming margin, the trait they touted most was their multitasking expertise … […]
