Pretty cool stuff:
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Behind the scenes in the Clint Eastwood ad » Comment Page 7 | Jay Bookman
I really didn’t care one way or another about the Eastwood ad during the Super Bowl.
One, I didn’t watch the game. Two, they’ve done better ads.
Thing is though, Eastwood is avowedly conservative, so the GOP going full bonkers about what they – and only they – say is a pro-Obama ad is ridiculous. Not to mention insulting.
They say *they* are the patriots. Yet they don’t pay for the nation through taxes and our elected officials have done everything they could to ensure they never had to serve and possibly pay in blood. Jay Bookman discussed this recently and I am sick of the folks trying to trample on people’s rights get away with saying they are defending democracy.
Patriotism is for everyone, comes in many forms, and – this is key – has more to do with sacrificing for the good of all instead of taking whatever you can get from the body politic.
Top 10 Ways Republicans Show They Hate Americans | Addicting Info
There are increasing thousands of reasons Republicans hate folks who do not worship, look, or think like them, but here are 10 big ones.
How Much Would it Cost to build the Death Star? | Centives
An interesting, if probably flawed in a million ways, accounting of the construction costs of one Death Star.
Science Friday Archives: Exploring The Wild Life Of Our Bodies
I have been meaning to post this for months now. It is a cool story about some researchers who are finding surprising and distinct stuff in our belly buttons.
Kind of gross, but neat too. I signed up for a kit and sent it in but haven’t heard anything about it yet.
For more info, check out the Belly Button Biodiversity website.
Our Media, Ourselves: Are We Headed For A Matrix? : NPR
I found this to be an interesting discussion on both our digital present and future as well as a running commentary on our visions of the future.
Henry Rollins Interview | The Current Music Blog | The Current Music Blog | The Current from Minnesota Public Radio
I missed catching Henry Rollins when he was nearby last fall. Don’t worry, I *always* seem to miss catching Rollins do an appearance, no matter where I live.
Someday, someday.
Anyway, I found an interview he did when in the Twin Cities.
Bill Buckner: A Little Luck Is ‘Not A Bad Thing’ In Baseball : NPR
If Bill Buckner can prove anything to anyone, it is that you can always pick your up and have a full life years after a very public and very monumental screwup at just the wrong moment.
Maybe he can get Steve Bartman and Moises Alou in a room so they can talk it out?
How your resume is reviewed [infographic]
Photos From Inside Abraham Lincoln’s Vault | Entertainment | TIME.com
Cool would be visiting the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Extra cool would be to get a behind the scenes tour.
Extra bonus cool would be the cast and crew of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter doing said tour and then finding this:
