That One Minus None
Categories: Wildcard
Happy Fourth of July Four Day Weekend!
Ahh, the Glorious Fourth. What are we doing today? Well, I don’t think Seattle does a parade. There used to be two fireworks displays but the economy’s cut that down to one (and only after a last-minute intervention from Microsoft which probably won’t be repeated next year (Seattle’s useless at doing anything without corporate sponsorship [...]
Categories: Wildcard
In Which They Went To The Parade
Happy Memorial Day
I keep running into things, these past few weeks, which make me feel guilty to be an American. There was that book about Zimbabwe, When a Crocodile Eats the Sun. And, I mean, imagine living in a country like that, where everything disintegrates around you into corruption and violence and death, everywhere. And last night [...]
Categories: War and Peace
May 17th in Norway, Later In the Day
Awwww.
A house around the corner (not a pun) had a big Norwegian Flag in their yard last week. This is The House in the neighborhood that does itself up for all the big holidays, but I’m thinking Norwegian Constitution Day isn’t one of them.
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
Anzac Day (+2)
They Must Not Be Running This On TV
An ad that so far seems to be avoiding the pre-Superbowl kerfufflage:
Curtsy: RC2’s Google Reader.
Categories: Science and Nature
The Best President Ever
Catching up on my April Fools jokes…
It could’ve been a great ad if they’d left it after the first minute or so.
Categories: Politics
Baby’s First Roadtrip: Fourth Open Thread!
Today’s topic: It’s Easter!
Happy Easter! I’ll be with the greater part of my Canadian family up a mountain in eastern British Columbia right now. I hope everyone else is having a good time.
Categories: People and Current Events
Happy Pi Day!
It’s 3.14. Imagine the nerds errupting on this date in 2015…
Categories: Science and Nature
Absolutely the Funniest Item of the Day CCXXVIII
Well, that didn’t take long. It’s not even 9 am.
I hear that Punxsutawney Phil has been officially cited by the IPCC as evidence of a worsening climate.
-Iain Murray
Categories: Science and Nature
Ahhh, 2010
Not that it’s actually the end of the decade (that’s next year but why be pedantic hey?), but oh what a decade it’s been. I started it out in college, moved to the East Coast, moved in with Peter, graduated college, moved to Seattle, had the bottom fall out of my life’s goals, started a [...]
Categories: Wildcard
Your Christmas Compendium
The Telegraph – The Christmas donkey starts on the way home<br/> Truth, light, love – these are things that anyone, Christian or not, rejoices to find at home.
[F]or everyone finds sooner or later that we are none of us quite at home. Christmas is homely with the children, but the children grow up and [...]
Categories: History
The Pope’s Sidekick
Times Online – Pope Benedict XVI knocked to floor during Christmas Eve Mass
Reverend Benedettini said the woman who pushed the Pope appeared to be mentally unstable and had been arrested by Vatican police.
The pope’s spokesman is called Benedettini? Pope Benedict and Reverend Benedettini? That’s adorable!
Categories: People and Current Events
It's So Nice Here
Just look at that blue sky. 70°. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.
Categories: Science and Nature
