Congratulations to Joel. He got engaged.
I met Joel through BBAH. He left some comments, emailed me, and we hit it off as casual friends. I’ve never met him in person, but he seems to be a pretty smart, no bullshit kind of guy.
On his post about his engagement, and why his marriage is happening so [...]
I was a bit late on Pictures for Sad Children and never caught the original plot until after I started going through the book.
Also, Paris is just another bull shit town.
About Emmanuel Bronner of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap:
He was born in Heilbronn, Germany, to the Heilbronner family of soap makers. He emigrated to the United States in 1929, dropping “Heil” from his name. As his father was Jewish, he pleaded with his parents to emigrate with him for fear of the then-ascendant Nazis, [...]
A little late for Superbowl talk, but…
None of these groups and (potential) sponsors would really fit with the people I see watching the Superbowl, but when Prince did a halftime show few years ago it made me wonder if halftime shows like this are really that far-fetched.
The Charmin Superbowl Halftime Show featuring Wham InBev Mega Halftime [...]
INT – GROCERY STORE. A MAN IS WALKING THROUGH THE DAIRY AISLE WITH A YOUNG BOY AROUND AGE 5, PRESUMABLY HIS SON. YOUNG BOY HAS A LITTLE GROCERY CART FOR CHILDREN. DAD IS DISPLEASED FOR WHATEVER REASON
Dad: Come on! Hurry up!
[THE BOY TRAILS BEHIND PUSHING HIS SHOPPING CART]
Dad: Get over here!
[ENTER GROCERY STORE CLERK]
Clerk (to [...]
On the abuse and neglect of women in India:
Indian women also run an outsize risk of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease, including a high rate of HIV/AIDS. One cause is that Indian men’s condoms malfunction more than 15 percent of the time. Why such a high fail rate? According to the Indian [...]
The February 2010 issue of Popular Science has an article by Dan Koeppel about surviving a 35,000 foot freefall.
On choosing where to land:
Contrary to popular belief, water is an awful choice. Like concrete, liquid doesn’t compress. Hitting the ocean is essentially the same as colliding with a sidewalk.
…good to know.
I’d link to this [...]
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