People we like fall upon hard times. People we hate get what they deserve.
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Posted in 50 Classics on Mar 31st, 2007
Finally, finally, finally finished Jane Austen’s Emma as part of my long neglected 50 Classics project. I hadn’t realized just how much a bottleneck this novel has become. I could spare people the brunt of my Emma rant and simply say that Austen’s form of writing and this particular Regency era comic romance does [...]
Posted in Bush on Mar 29th, 2007
Amnesia, the new 5th Amendment Defense!
(Washington Post) With GSA Administrator Lurita Alexis Doan and up to 40 regional administrators on hand, J. Scott Jennings, the White House’s deputy director of political affairs, gave a PowerPoint presentation on Jan. 26 of polling data about the 2006 elections. When Jennings concluded his presentation to the GSA political [...]
I’d had the track “Have You Come to Realise” in my music collection for a long time. It’s a mash up of The Streets and The Flaming Lips and although I rather like it, I hadn’t really given its origins much thought. This weekend I was cleaning up the ID tags and noticed “eric@kleptones.com” [...]
Posted in Journal on Mar 24th, 2007
Super H Mart in Atlanta. Something entertaining about shopping in a store where 70% or more of the labels are unintelligible to me.Alas, I left the big can of Wasabi-covered peas at my desk at work, but I’ll snag a picture of those as well, if you’re curious. Click on thumbnails above for larger [...]
Dear White House, thank you for turning over the documents regarding the highly controversial attorney firings. Just one question. Why is there an 18 day gap in the documentation starting with the President’s and Karl Rove’s comments and input on the matter?
As much as I’m a proponent of alternative fuels and innovative solutions, putting a [...]
Cooking and Water is how I’ve chosen to summarize everything involved in my drinking and eating needs while hiking (except for the food itself).
Water is always my first priority and I prefer to have a little more than I need rather than running out. Also, water supplies on the trail in Georgia can be notoriously [...]
Posted in Technology on Mar 15th, 2007
(Chicago Tribune) Sounds like NPR may be the first to take action against the recent massive increases in the royalties Internet radio stations are obligated to pay to performers of the music they play. The following statement is from National Public Radio’s communication VP Andi Sporkin, and the key sentences outlining action, a petition for [...]
I finished off Gregory Maguire’s Wicked on the commute last night. If you’re not familiar with it, it came out several years ago and is a “parallel novel” that re-examines part of the story of L. Frank Baum’s Oz from the point of view of the Wicked Witch of the West. Although Wicked has roots [...]
REI continues to rock. I went by Sunday morning to look at some stuff (longingly). They had a power issue (insert DST computer conspiracy here) and couldn’t open. Instead of the usual retail shrug and frown, the manager walked through the parking lot handing out 20% off any item, at any time discount cards to [...]
Backpacking sleep systems vary enormously throughout the year and environment as well as the outdoor philosophy of the individual hiker. For the choices I’m trying to make I’ve already narrowed these factors down pretty far and came with two basic approaches. The first is a generic solution that allows me to through a single [...]
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