Two biographical tidbits about Steve Jobs that surprised me when I found them out (though I think they're fairly common knowledge now):
1) His sister is the novelist Mona Simpson.
2) His biological father is Syrian.
Harmony: Somebody remembered to pick me up the sweetest unicorn. Guess someone was feeling guilty for standing me up in tenth grade. Brad: What? Had to get her something. She sired me. Peaches: Sire-whipped.
'Beneath You'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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.
DavidS - Oct 05, 2011 6:09:47 pm PDT #473 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
beekaytee - Oct 05, 2011 6:10:26 pm PDT #474 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again
This is just beautiful.
Ginger - Oct 05, 2011 6:20:28 pm PDT #475 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The local news just showed a bouquet of flowers left at an Apple store and noted that the reporter had taken and sent the picture on an iPhone.
DavidS - Oct 05, 2011 6:22:09 pm PDT #476 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
This is oddly moving to me: "I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down - that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley."
That he felt the need to apologize to Bob Packard for being ousted from Apple.
SuziQ - Oct 05, 2011 6:26:05 pm PDT #477 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Caution - rant ahead.
K-Bug went by KCD's to get some paperwork she needs for school. While there she mentioned that I had been at CJ's school talking with the teachers. He comments to her that CJ is smarter than her. WTF? He kept on with it comparing CJ to his new step-son and how the boys are smarter then K-Bug and his new step-daughter. WTF? CJ has an amazing memory and still struggles in school, partially because he is bored. Also, hello - your daughter just graduated college in 3 years with a very respectable gpa.
He then got passive aggressive with her over the fact that CJ wants to spend the weekend up at a friend's cabin. CJ had asked his dad's permission since it would be during his weekend. K-Bug has nothing to do with that, didn't even know CJ had been invited to the cabin. Needless to day, KCD told CJ that he couldn't go. Ok, yes, it is KCD's weekend and his choice what CJ does - but seriously, why not let him have a weekend with his friend. Let the boy have a social life outside of ARP and karate.
Of course I can't talk about any of this at home. I try not to bad mouth KCD around CJ. But arrrrggggggggg.
le nubian - Oct 05, 2011 6:26:18 pm PDT #478 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
DavidS - Oct 05, 2011 6:29:17 pm PDT #479 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Sorry, Suzi. That's just shitty.
You don't want to bad mouth KCD to CJ, but you can definitely tell KCD that you don't agree with comparing the intelligence of the kids ( especially to one of them to their face!) and it would help to be flexible with CJ's social time as he's getting into his teens and will be wanting more for himself.
Pretty dickish.
smonster - Oct 05, 2011 6:33:19 pm PDT #480 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Susie Bright on the role Steve Jobs and Apple played in the publication of On Our Backs. (NSFW, lesbian sex mag just in case you never heard of it) [link]
smonster - Oct 05, 2011 6:33:54 pm PDT #481 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Also, Suzi, mega-uggh. WTFF?
Amy - Oct 05, 2011 6:37:40 pm PDT #482 of 30001
Because books.
God, Suzi, that's awful. What the hell is wrong with him?
I hope K-Bug knows how smart and accomplished and all-around awesome she is.