Today I am....
Contemplating a conundrum.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Man trapped in elevator for over 40 hours
Boxed In
Watch some time-lapse video of a man trapped in an elevator for over 40 hours: Trapped in Car 30. A claustrophobic nightmare.
There's an article about this incident in The New Yorker.
Watch some time-lapse video of a man trapped in an elevator for over 40 hours: Trapped in Car 30. A claustrophobic nightmare.
There's an article about this incident in The New Yorker.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Way I Feel: Queasy
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Way I Feel
Lot's of religion in the news these days. The Pope is visiting and meeting with sex-abuse victims. CNN is obsessed with a bizarre polygamist religious cult. Hillary and Barack are talking about their "faith" in a "Compassion Forum". It all makes me feel like I've eaten something that doesn't quite agree with me. Queasy.
Lot's of religion in the news these days. The Pope is visiting and meeting with sex-abuse victims. CNN is obsessed with a bizarre polygamist religious cult. Hillary and Barack are talking about their "faith" in a "Compassion Forum". It all makes me feel like I've eaten something that doesn't quite agree with me. Queasy.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day
"I can't think of any sorrow in the world that a hot bath wouldn't help, just a little bit."
--Susan Glasee
"I can't think of any sorrow in the world that a hot bath wouldn't help, just a little bit."
--Susan Glasee
Monday, April 07, 2008
Word of the Day: tourbillon
Word of the Day
tourbillon (n)
A whirlwind or vortex.
"In this state of things, had I accepted and returned home, do you think that a seat upon the bench would have removed me from the tourbillon of politics?"
--John Quincy Adams
These days, in English, a tourbillon most often refers to a type of watch. My watch is an L.L. Bean field watch. When the battery went dead recently, and I didn't have time to replace it for a week, I took it off - and felt naked for a few days.
tourbillon (n)
A whirlwind or vortex.
"In this state of things, had I accepted and returned home, do you think that a seat upon the bench would have removed me from the tourbillon of politics?"
--John Quincy Adams
These days, in English, a tourbillon most often refers to a type of watch. My watch is an L.L. Bean field watch. When the battery went dead recently, and I didn't have time to replace it for a week, I took it off - and felt naked for a few days.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
DarkCopy - Simple, full screen text editing
Just Your Type?
DarkCopy is a simple, full-screen text editor with no distractions. All you can do with it is ... write. There's no formating -- you just see green text in a typewriter font on a black background. You can save what you write as a text file, or copy and paste into another program. And it's free. Whoever created it doesn't even ask for a donation. Too good and yet true.
DarkCopy is a simple, full-screen text editor with no distractions. All you can do with it is ... write. There's no formating -- you just see green text in a typewriter font on a black background. You can save what you write as a text file, or copy and paste into another program. And it's free. Whoever created it doesn't even ask for a donation. Too good and yet true.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Truck Spills - Whale
Whale of a Tale
Truck Spills is "The website of odd, strange, interesting, and unbelievable things spilled on the road by trucks." It currently features a whale on a flatbed and a rather disgusting accident. "Thar she blows," indeed.
Truck Spills is "The website of odd, strange, interesting, and unbelievable things spilled on the road by trucks." It currently features a whale on a flatbed and a rather disgusting accident. "Thar she blows," indeed.
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