October 2008
1 post
Test
Testing 123
March 2008
5 posts
You are abusing your twittering privileges
Kent St. and Baylor???? What the hell was I thinking
intern #4’s writing sample title “A Porch’s View of a Rainstorm”
walking through a field picking flowers
forging signatures
August 2007
1 post
July 2007
6 posts
Who Was General Tso And Why Are We Eating His... →
Joey Chestnut, a 22-year-old engineering student... →
If Scooter's sentence for perjury and obstruction... →
“Rita had sought a sentence lower than 33 months, based on his physical condition — he has diabetes and other illnesses — his likely vulnerability in prison and his military service in Vietnam and in Operation Desert Storm.”
June 2007
9 posts
Rangers hit jackpot with steal of the NHL Draft →
Looks like the rising tensions between Russia and the US will be worth it. I could care less if Putin points nuclear tipped warheads at London and Paris, the Blueshirts got Cherepanov!
The Bush administration is just full of interesting constitutional questions,...
– Paul Kiel of TPM on the latest gem from Dana Perino’s last press conference
The Onion stole my flagship campaign promise!
In this week’s issue of The Onion there is an article titled, “Addressing Climate Crisis, Bush Calls For Development Of National Air Conditioner”, which is clearly a blatent ripoff of the campaign issue-inspired facebook group I created last election season. The 45 supporters of “Air Condition Planet Earth“ will not stand for this. Check back for the dates for our...
US States Renamed For Countries With Similar GDPs →
Revisionist history works against itself... "A... →
Keep on digging McClatchy.. "U.S. holding at least... →
I don't see race
I just completed an online Harvard study that measures the implicit associations one has between African-American and European American faces with words with positive or negative connotations. The test can’t be considered a definitive measurement of whether or not one is racist, but the results are interesting. For the record, I had no implicit associations =).
May 2007
3 posts
Arthur Mandel: trying to write a paper
April 2007
39 posts
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Combat Debut Trailer →
The White House transcript says the president made those remarks in the state of...
– Senator Harry Reid
Rangers take a 3-0 lead over Thrashers →
Arthur Mandel: hunting down a ben and jerry’s for my free cone
Nike Air McFly To Be Released?! →
SURVEY: Daily Show/Colbert Viewers Most... →
Arthur Mandel: just finished ‘the corrections’… trying to decide what to read next
Arthur Mandel: Catching up on “the riches” and studying astrobiology
I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge...
– Kurt Vonnegut
With so many scandals...
it’s hard to pick your favorite one. The Bush Administration has certainly set the bar high (low) for any future would-be corrupt executives. Alberto Gonzales’s Justice Department has assumed responsibility for some of the most obvious and heinous abuses of power in recent memory. But the one that takes the cake goes to the Administration’s systematic restructuring of the...
NPR : Lily Allen in Concert with The Bird and The... →
US Treaty with Tripoli, 1796-1797... Read Article... →
Talk about a slow news day...
Who is Anna Nicole Smith’s baby daddy? What exactly did Don Imus call the Rutgers Womens Basketball team? How much are the British ex-hostages going to be paid for the rights to their story? And most importantly, why should I care about the answers to any of these questions? Aren’t we supposed to be at war…?
The poet Billy Collins once laughingly observed that all babies are born with a...
– washingtonpost.com
World famous violinist busks at L'Enfant Plaza... →
360 degree photo from the top of Mt. Everest →