We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.

Spike ,'Sleeper'


Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


brenda m - Feb 16, 2009 8:31:54 am PST #6569 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

We may even brave the wet to go watch Lance Armstrong ride by.

On what?


meara - Feb 16, 2009 8:33:14 am PST #6570 of 30000

Oh thank goodness we're back!! I was all withdrawal-y. It's not nice to take the crack away, people!!!

Sigh.


lisah - Feb 16, 2009 8:37:17 am PST #6571 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

We may even brave the wet to go watch Lance Armstrong ride by.

Oh, do report back if you do! My friend who is having a really sucky year is obsessed with that race right now and would love a first-hand report.


Cashmere - Feb 16, 2009 8:44:54 am PST #6572 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.

On what?

His back up bike.


Emily - Feb 16, 2009 8:52:49 am PST #6573 of 30000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

Emmett's simultaneously playing Nintendo and having an Avatar marathon.

Does he not have school today? Curse our no-holiday-having school division!


tommyrot - Feb 16, 2009 9:05:23 am PST #6574 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Fun quotes o' the day:

George Will:

According to the University of Illinois' Arctic Climate Research Center, global sea ice levels now equal those of 1979.

The University of Illinois' Arctic Climate Research Center:

We do not know where George Will is getting his information, but our data shows that on February 15, 1979, global sea ice area was 16.79 million sq. km and on February 15, 2009, global sea ice area was 15.45 million sq. km. Therefore, global sea ice levels are 1.34 million sq. km less in February 2009 than in February 1979. This decrease in sea ice area is roughly equal to the area of Texas, California, and Oklahoma combined.

It is disturbing that the Washington Post would publish such information without first checking the facts.


beekaytee - Feb 16, 2009 9:05:45 am PST #6575 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant

Ack. I was so stressed out not being able to log in. I kept thinking it was my pokey 'puter. Glad all is resolved.

Speaking of collisions. I heard a fellow on NPR yesterday talking about space garbage and its potential for damage in the air and on the ground. When the commentator asked how many pieces of actual rubble are up there, the fellow said-of the basketball and up size- 13,000! In fact, he said, "a fragment the size of a paint chip can cause serious damage.

Oh woe. Our wasteful ways are gonna get us.

eta: the non-word commendator is making me think of a professional position where the job holder is charged with making erudite and supportive observations in the media. "G'Obama!" and the like.


Pix - Feb 16, 2009 9:06:39 am PST #6576 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.

Cash, congrats on the column!


Allyson - Feb 16, 2009 9:08:57 am PST #6577 of 30000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Because it's rainpocalypse here, I'm wearing a black and white checked engineer's cap to A)keep warm and B)minimize the bad hair day.

So far, a half dozen people have walked by my desk and said, "nice hat."

Now I'm feeling silly and paranoid.


Pix - Feb 16, 2009 9:11:52 am PST #6578 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.

I wouldn't worry about it. Hats are worn rarely enough in our society that I've found every hat I wear--weird or not--elicits a ton of reactions.