October 2011
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Occupy Wall Street
Okay, now, I really am not a fan of corporations or big banks or Wall Street, and yay for those protesters and all. But I guess I have to ask, what are the goals? I mean, the Cairo protest had a goal of ending the Mubarak regime. Prison hunger strikes are usually for something like “better living conditions.” Even most marches and rallies are for something specific, like “end...
September 2011
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Imaginary Image Blog →
Imaginary Image Blog is a list of photographs that would be awesome, if they existed.
A Terry Richardson photo of Jay-Z and Thom Yorke dressed in tuxedos eating Swedish fish while wearing Hulk hands
To all Occupy Wall Street Participants, here is... →
wilwheaton:
From Reddit, where the comments are also worth reading:
Guys, listen. Here’s the deal.
I love you guys with every shred of my hard-left leaning heart. But I think you might be doing something wrong. Here is one thing that can help you.
Tomorrow, wear a polo and khakis
Seriously. polos and khakis. Every time you guys DO finally get some fucking press, it’s a scrawny dude with...
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Motorcycles
Last weekend the weather was lovely, so there were a lot of motorcyclists about. A couple pulled up next to us, and once again, I was struck by this thought:
What a waste of time and effort and money to have a flashy bike/kit.
I mean, fancy leather jackets with fringe, studs, etc.? Leather saddlebags, again with the fringe and studs? Fancy paint job and tons of chrome and leather trim on a...
Totally Awesome Band Names
exxtramedium:
Chicken Pulp
Satanic Stapler
7 and the Gigantic Cock
Will Fuck For Bacon
The Catholic Jews
Nancy Grace’s Nipple
The Hammer of Squirrel
Necrotic Decubitus
Fecal Flower
Barney Rubble & the Cunt Stubble*
My Mom’s Box
Anarchy Flatulence
*Real Band
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Art Bus
I really miss the Art Bus, aka Art@Art. Every First Friday, “Dragon” Daud would bring his old bus out and we’d go around to different art galleries, clubs, parties, or whatever was interesting that night.
The original incarnation of the Bus was a silver-painted Bluebird school bus that Daud’s brought out to Burning Man many a time. It had a rooftop deck. For a while it...
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Yum
Okay, for the record, Jalapeno-Cheddar Cornbread with Chile-Tomato Jam is da bomb.
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WatchBabby walking!
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Ouch
One creepy thing happened Sunday. We were on Pueblo’s Riverwalk, and there was a group doing some kind of waterski tricks…they had high-speed winches and ropes, and guys would get pulled by the winch a few hundred feet down the river, doing jumps and tricks and stuff.
Until one guy did something wrong—not sure what, but I think he was trying to do a trick off the concrete edge...
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Canning
Canned five jars of Pineapple Habanero Salsa last night. This recipe isn’t from a canning book, though. All the canning things say, “only can stuff using recipes specifically for canning,” because it’s important that the pH level is acidic enough to ensure no botulism grows once it’s canned. I’m hoping that a tomatillo + pineapple salsa, cooked for some time,...
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“Remember, no means no. And yes means yes. And if you’re at all on the...”
– A Gate crew member named Sweet Cheeks at BRC, per this excellent article in Slate
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Babby Rearing
Here are some of the tenets that we’ve used when raising Babby. Rocky’s really the one who’s done most of the research. It should be easy to find information about any of them, though…
Natural Birth - Anti-pain (or induction, or any) drugs given to the mother quickly transfer to the baby. Any of these drugs can cause issues with the baby bonding with the mother in the...
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“Communism involves seizing the means of production from the ownership classes in...”
– the Burning Man Blog, replying to a comment about Burning Man as a failed social experiment
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Czech Tongue Twister
Třitisíce třista třicet tři stříbrných stříkaček, stříkalo přez třitisíce třista třicet tři stříbrných střech.
Three thousand three hundred thirty three silver street sweepers put water on three thousand three hundred thirty three silver roofs.
In the Czech Republic, I was told that the “ř” sound is one of the hardest sounds to pronounce, and Wiki says it’s unique to the Czech...
Goddess
I’ve always been fascinated by ancient Middle-Eastern gods, particularly the goddess representing fertility, sexuality and war… Examples of her (or cognate goddesses) include:
Sumeria: Ma, Marienna
Hittite: Kubaba, Hepa
Syria & Arabia: Lat
Crete: Rhea
Phyrigia: Kybele
Phoenicia: Astarte
Babylon: Ishtar
Greece: Demeter (and the immature aspect: Aphrodite)
Egypt: Isis (or...
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