At the “Pete Rates the Propositions” site, the eponymous author sets forth a Semi-Biennial Lecture on Bonds, which basically says “don’t worry about interest rates or repayment” and concludes thusly: There is one last reason to vote for a bond…
Year: 2006
Child’s Play 2006
If you’re looking for a way to take the edge off your liberal guilt this holiday season, look no further than Child’s Play, a charity organized by the Penny Arcade guys to benefit sick children in five countries– and, as…
The Yellow Rose of Democracy
Here’s your head-trip for the day: the last song in the They Might Be Giants Podcast 9A is an anthem for the Democratic Party, sung by a men’s chorus to the tune of “The Yellow Rose of Texas.” I’m sure…
PayPal attacked, literally
Just found out that a bomb exploded at PayPal (now owned by eBay) in San Jose last night. No one was injured. I normally wouldn’t post local news, but I have friends who work there. I know they’re safe, and…
Joke of the Day
From a co-worker… A passenger in a taxi leaned over to ask the driver a question and tapped him on the shoulder. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb, and…
“Birthdays”
Read my new short story at 365 tomorrows: “Birthdays” I know a lot of people who have birthdays in October: Jeff (currently overseas), Suzie (Loren’s wife), my wife D, and myself, just to name a few. Today, the 29th, is…
Pancake, sausage, stick. Any questions?
Jon Stewart must love days like this, when the show practically writes itself. And yes, folks, that’s a real product: Jimmy Dean Pancake and Sausage on a Stick. The only question you need to ask yourself is, “Do I want…
House is the new Law & Order
D and I have recently become addicted to House, the Fox show about the grumpy gimpy doc who solves medical mysteries. I was first intrigued by the frequent references to it on TV writer Jane Espenson’s blog, and when she…