Category: Miscellany

Pining?. B writes: “The biologists told me that many of these dead fish are very bright and healthy looking, except for the part about them being dead.” —Paul Wertz, an information officer with the California Department of [Dead] Fish and Game.

Towers excised from Sopranos’ opening credits. I was wondering about this while racing through the Sopranos’ season three on VHS (no cable), the shot of the twin towers in Tony’s rearview mirror during the popular opening-credits sequence. I assumed they’d take it out or replace it, and Nick Denton has the scoop.

Man who had sex with underwear-clad dogs forced to flee. It’s bad enough the guy dressed up the dogs he molested in bras and panties, but did he have to kill them too?

Bite Media: [from cjf-forshac-the foreign desk-chris forshay]: the [uk] observer, 2/17/02: Terry Jones To prevent terrorism by dropping bombs on Iraq is such an obvious idea that I can’t think why no one has thought of it before. It’s so simple. [more]

Well, that little thing I blogged over the weekend about being motivated by orgasms, praise, and money (not necessarily in that order) got picked up by Dave Winer on a slow news day and drove a bunch more traffic my way. I fixed some typos but only after the first few hundred had already read…

I’m going to denounce Saddam in my blog.. This line cracked me up in today’s Tom Tomorrow. Current Music: Elevation::Television::The Blow Up (Disc 1)

The Poor Man speaks verily. Thanks to Textism, I’m now hooked on the political pontifications of The Poor Man:In revenge, I am hereby starting a movement to counter Front Page founder David Horowitz’s “Take Back Our Campuses” movement. Please donate to my project to start departments of, oh, I don’t know, Queer Islamic Post-Modern Environmentalism…

Orgasms, praise, and money (not necessarily in that order). These are the incentives that truly motivate me. Is there something I told you I’d do several weeks ago that remains still undone? Did I promise you a considered reply to some thoughtful communique of months ago? Was there a list of interested reviewers I promised…

I [heart] Lynda Barry. Went to Diesel Books in Oakland last night to hear Lynda Barry talk before a book signing. She is amazing! I’ve always loved her comics (comeeks?) but I didn’t realize what an amazing writing teacher she is! She was funny, honest, and incredibly inspirational. She sings when she’s nervous. She’s really…

Saving McDonald’s. Motley Fool has 10 Tips to Save McDonald’s: 7. You want to milk that Disney relationship and introduce a new revenue stream? When Spy Kids 2 and Lilo & Stitch get released into the home-video market, enter into a revenue-sharing deal with Mickey Mouse and rent the videos and DVDs with drive-through convenience.…

“Your brother is a good dancer.”. A got my notebook back. Left it on Geo’s roof. Perfect balmy weather, like today, after dusk with few stars but a spectacular view of the Williamsburg bridge. I was warned that the sound system could bring the cops. I imagined dj’ing the whole lower-east side. “Alphabet city say…

Shame on all of us.. Hear Bush the younger follow in his father’s tonguesteps with his version of “Fool me once….” [via Bite Media]

Volunteer Marketing/Publicity Position at Nonprofit Press

Mirror Pix Up. Got the notification yesterday that my Mirror Project submissions were accepted. I think they look even better with the gray background at the site, a subtle framing. They’re still not as good as the toasters, eyeshades, and other found reflections, but for what they are, they’re OK. The first has a kind…

My Submissions to the Mirror Project. I’ve always admired online collaborations like the mirror project and I’ve respected it enough to not just waddle into my bathroom and snap some pictures and send them in. Last week in New York I found myself in a beautiful room festooned with mirrors and I snapped a bunch…

xian TV. I’ll be on TechTV tonight at 7 pm, on the show “The Screen Savers.” I wrote about this just now at RFB. Disturbing referrers: A lot of Google searches for TSS’s Megan Morrone nude are showing up in my logs. Current Mood: rushing more than i should Current Music: That’s What Love Will Make…