Potlatch
I am Seattle bound for the weekend to go have fun with Paul and Taryn at Potlatch. Should be a blast.
Except for the whole "being tired before the vacation even starts" syndrome.
July 1st, 2008 / 0 Comments / TrackbackThe Lo Down Musings from Arthur
Oil
On NPR this morning, they were talking to various people around the country about the price of gasoline. Clearly, it is high. Of course, there are many intertwined reasons behind the high price of gasoline. The segment that raised the biggest "what?!" in me was the person who was wondering "why doesn't congress do something about the price of gasoline?"
To which I just wanted to yell out at the radio - "Congress did do something about the price of gasoline. They authorized an invasion into Iraq. And then the American public voted them back into office". It isn't as if Congress is some deus ex machina that can swoop in and magically declare what the price of gas should be. Unless, of course, the American public seems to have an impression that Congress does have such power.
June 17th, 2008 / 0 Comments / TrackbackWhat country/century do we live in?
Sometimes, I think newspaper reporters pick out the most headline grabbing people and write about them. Other times, I just hope that the previous statement is true.
From an article in the Guardian:
Johnny Telvor was not happy about Barack Obama becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. Not happy at all.
Standing outside the sturdy courthouse in the sweltering heat of a West Virginia afternoon in the small town of Williamson, Telvor smoked a cigarette and bluntly gave his opinion of Obama's historic mission to be America's first black president.
'We'll end up slaves. We'll be made slaves just like they was once slaves,' he said. Telvor, a white Democrat who supported Hillary Clinton in West Virginia's primary, said he planned to vote for Republican John McCain in November. 'At least he's an American,' he added with a disarmingly friendly smile.
Boom
Scared that gas prices keep on going up? Think that hoarding a couple gallons of go juice is the answer? Well, just make sure you are keeping it in well ventilated area, because this couple just lost a lot more than the savings from 45 gallons of gas in their closet when things went boom. June 9th, 2008 / 0 Comments / TrackbackNeed calories?
Are you looking to bulk up, in an unhealthy manner?
Look no further than this article about the unhealthiest drinks in the US.
Here is the best example:
Baskin Robbin’s Large Heath Bar Shake (32 oz)
2,310 calories
266 g sugar
108 g fat (64 g saturated)
Let's look at America's Worst Drink in numbers:
73: The number of ingredients that go into this milkshake.
66: The number of teaspoons of sugar this drink contains.
11: The number of Heath Bars you would have to eat to equal the number of calories found in one Baskin Robbins Large Heath Bar Shake.
8-12: The average number of minutes it takes to consume this drink.
240: The number of minutes you’d need to spend on a treadmill burning it off, running at a moderate pace.
Yum.
Data didn't look quite like what you expected and your defence/publication date is coming up too quickly? Just use Photoshop to help guide the gentle viewer to your result! Like all these other people.
May 30th, 2008
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Great pictures of the Magic Carpet Mini Golf Course in Tucson are part of a story here.
It isn't nice to see this spectacle go the way of redevelopment, but for those of us who enjoyed its charms occasionally, it is nice to have some pictures to supplement our memories. Who knew that dinosaurs roamed about palm trees?
May 26th, 2008 / 0 Comments / Trackback