Long week, though reasonably productive. Still, happy to be heading into the weekend. Before I get to the tunes, a little something worth your time: A reasonably thorough but not overly long overview of the health care bill, that, with luck, is going to see a vote (and hopefully get passed) on Sunday afternoon. Not […]
While I’m certainly not an expert in these things, I’ve taken just enough art classes to understand the concept of complementary colors and how the human eye processes them, and I read just enough about film to recognize digital color correction used to set tone and mood, especially in the last decade or so. This […]
What wonkette said: Just pass the damned thing, and own it. Health care reform is the kind of thing politicians should be proud of delivering to their constituents, not trying to run from while still passing it. So, House Democrats, go with “deem and pass” if you feel you have have to if it’ll get […]
In today’s latest edition of “People elsewhere on the internet have said interesting things”, I point you, dear reader, to the always excellent slacktivist, where the author examines the way American political factions have advocated for their position on health care reform in terms of popular game show programs. In short, President Obama and most […]
Fark dot com posted a link to an article in the Telegraph about how English store chain Asda (aka Walmart UK) has a habit of hiding away products with names which might be construed as purile double entendres so as not to provoke childish laughter from patrons. Amongst all the squirrel photos and links to […]
An evening out. At the historic National Theater in downtown Richmond, VA. On stage, perennial household favorite Jonathan Coulton and headliners They Might Be Giants, performing, in its entirety, and, improbably, in reverse order, the seminal 1990 album Flood. First up, internet troubador Jonathan Coulton, who I’ve seen in a different venue twice in as […]
