Monthly Archives: August 2008

Hillary Clinton Won’t Be Obama’s VP

According to Politico. One of the best quotes from an unnamed source close to Hillary Clinton:
“She’s waiting for the text message like everyone else.”

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Do the time & forget the viciousness of the crime

The California Supreme Court ruled that Governors cannot deny parole to criminals because of the viciousness of the crime.
These ten inmates have a pretty gruesome history.  Murder by sledgehammer.  Escape car driver for a hit man.  Killing a pregnant woman.
The ruling sets a precedent and undermines a rule that allowed California Governors to deny parole [...]

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Mrs. Ellen Degeneres

People magazine has promised a full panoply of photographs from the wedding of Ellen Degeneres & Portia Di Rossi.
Having known Portia personally, I can only wish them the best.
As a fan of marriage equality, I can only hope the beautiful photos of their nuptials will help the nation and the world relax a little.
Here’s the [...]

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Paulette Huntinova — Special Olympics 1988

To brighten your day.

Who knew that there’s such a thing as a gymnastics commedian? The inimitable Paul Hunt. Right now, he’s my favorite special Olympian.

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The Water Fall Printer

Hat tip to Cool Things for this video, which features a water fall in Canal City, a mall in Fukuoka, Japan (don’t you love the name?
I can imagine going to Japan to run an errand to the mall, getting mesmerized, and then waking up 30 years later if they have a lot of eye candy [...]

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extremely brief episodes (2008-08-18)

10 Cane Rum making huge push at three West Hollywood watering holes: The Abby, O-Bar & Eleven. Not a fan after an unfortunate mojita in ‘05. #

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Why An Exciting Book Is Just As Thrilling As A Hair-raising Movie

Scientists watched brain activity of subjects while watching short film clips that grossed them out and then also gave them.

“What this means is that whether we see a movie or read a story, the same thing happens: we activate our bodily representations of what it feels like to be disgusted– and that is why reading [...]

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40 Very Cool Rainbows

Definitely worth checking out this amazing post from Cool Things.
Below is one of my favorite rainbows of the 40.

40 Very Cool Rainbows

Tags: photos, rainbows, amazing photography

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extremely brief episodes (2008-08-16)

Meditating about happy hour — which means I understand meditation very little but happy hour very well. #

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Baracky II

So corny it’s great.

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Tags: video, politics, mash-ups

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