July 2007
55 posts
“Hawai‘i puts out the best surfers bar none, but if you want that glory then you...”
– Sunny Garcia in “No More Native Hawaiians on the World Championship Tour of Surfing” (FreeSurf Magazine)
Dudeism.com - The Church of the Latter-Day Dude →
Come join the slowest-growing religion in the world - Dudeism. An ancient philosophy that preaches non-preachiness, practices as little as possible, and above all, uh…lost my train of thought there. Anyway, if you’d like to find peace on earth and goodwill, man, we’ll help you get started. Right after a little nap.
101 Greatest Simpsons Quotes →
17. “I’m normally not a praying man, but if you’re up there, please save me, Superman.”
“Of course, there is one other option for that big finish. Harry, Ron and...”
– Keith Olbermann’s Harry Potter spoiler
WatchBabies Eating Lemons. Enough said. [via MeFi via merlin]
Forecast: Divorce
Man: So, what did you do this weekend?
Woman: Went to a wedding. An outdoor wedding.
Man: Oh, jeeze. That must have been fun.
Woman: Yeah, it was pretty bad. The bride was totally pissed at the groom because of the rain.
Man: Why? Wasn't his fault.
Woman: I guess they had some indoor place all lined up to use, just in case, but he was sure that having it outside would be okay.
Man: Still, though. How was he supposed to know?
Woman: He's a weatherman.
Via: defectiveyeti.com
Why You Can't Get Any Work Done →
Chuck Martin, president of NFI Research, a data analysis firm that tracks business, management, and informational technology trends, says work-related distractions like e-mail, company crises, and interruptions by co-workers are so common that 46% of business leaders arrive at work early in search of solitude.
Games vs. Art: Ebert vs. Barker →
“If you can go through “every emotional journey available,” doesn’t that devalue each and every one of them? Art seeks to lead you to an inevitable conclusion, not a smorgasbord of choices. If next time, I have Romeo and Juliet go through the story naked and standing on their hands, would that be way cool, or what?” [via evan]
The 100 Best Cover Songs of All Time →
It’s the summer of the cover songs, with albums by Mark Ronson, Bryan Ferry and even Poison recording other artists’ songs. Then there’s “Instant Karma,” a benefit album for Darfur, featuring John Lennon classics recorded by wide-ranging artists such as Black Eyed Peas, Big & Rich … and Avril Lavigne doing “Imagine” (the horror). Which got us...
“Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.”
– Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WatchStephen Colbert - “March to Enslavement”
'Drive' makes primetime Emmy history →
Fox’s quickly canceled drama “Drive” has inadvertently made TV academy history on Thursday, becoming the first-ever Primetime Emmy broadband nominee.Twenty years from now, when Emmy only recognizes programming found on the Internet, historians will point to the mostly forgotten “Drive” as the show that started it all.
WatchDoncha Wish Your Cell Phone Was Hot Like Me
Neocons on a Cruise: What Conservatives Say When... →
The Iraq war has been an amazing success, global warming is just a myth and Guantanamo Bay is practically a holiday camp. The annual cruise organized by the ‘National Review,’ mouthpiece of right-wing America, is a parallel universe populated by straight-talking, gun-toting, God-fearing Republicans.
The masses aren't asses →
Harry Potter is a true literary success — no matter what some critics say.
“MySpace is the new hell.”
– Leo Laporte, net@nite
ROTTEN TOMATOES: Rotten Tomatoes' Mid-Year Report →
The Best and Worst of the Year So Far
Baby Jessica and other kids I’d forgotten about… →
So you’ve gone and made a baby! →
Once the baby has fallen asleep for the evening, your regular, pre-baby activities can resume. For eleven minutes.
The Fifth Smartest Mammal →
Athena celebrated her one month birthday last Saturday by spitting up what she had been drinking and then staying up all night and making a lot of noise. This pleased me immensely; she’s already preparing for college life.
Fun stuff to do with kids in Vegas? →
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WatchLOST Dramatic Chipmunk
"I wish to be the President of the United States." →
To make 12-year-old Sterling’s presidential dreams come true, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic enlisted more than a dozen government agencies, and each gave the young commander-in-chief a hero’s welcome and an important role to play.
The Kids Stay in The Picture →
The child stars who shaped Gen X are all grown up—and they’re all here in our exclusive photo portfolio. PLUS: Watch Webster, Winnie from The Wonder Years, and Bud Bundy talk about life after the limelight in our video Q&A. And, take our online quiz to find out what kind of kiddie star you would have been.
Key to marital happiness? Let the wife have her... →
Pogue's Awesome iPhone Period-Typing Shortcut →
“We no longer make and mend, so we no longer know how anything works.”
– The new age of ignorance | The Observer
“And skepticism without irony is totally unfun. It leads to folk songs.”
– Joel Stein - In Defense of Irony
HawaiiBase →
In Hawaii? From Hawaii? Love Hawaii? Social networking for all, via Ning. Come and play!
Curious creature caught off Keahole Point →
What appears to be a half-squid, half-octopus specimen found off Keahole Point on the Big Island remains unidentified today and could possibly be a new species, said local biologists.