December 2009
90 posts
Adventure!
Went to D.C. today, twas good.
It was a bit nippy but totally geeked out at the national mall, in the national mall, around…whatever. Twas fun.
Pictures to come soon.
In D.C.
My Holiday holiday is in its second leg. I got to D.C. on Monday after a long travel related 14 hours (I need a way to travel that doesn’t involve me pay an arm and a leg or waiting as standby).
Visiting old friends is like opening up an old chest filled with memories of shenanigans. Gonna try out the Mall and see what this town is about visit some good old nerdy spots and then raise a...
“You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is...”
– Malcolm X (via caraobrien) (via awomansplace) (via brooklynmutt)
Ding!
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
Weezer (44)
Glee Cast (12)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (11)
The Script (8)
Fall Out Boy (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
You know what's good after shoveling some powdery...
I’ll tell ya what some Christmas leftovers and some spiked hot chocolate.
Yeah, winter aint so bad.
Microwave auditory effect →
science:
Pulsating microwaves (which are electromagnetic waves with long wavelengths) can generate sounds inside your head. You can hear them, but no one else can. In a paper published in the 1960s, Allan Frey reported being able to induce perception of sounds in people with normal hearing as well as deaf people, “at a distance of inches up to thousands of feet from the transmitter [with...
Federal Court Halts Wind Project to Protect... →
muppetpants:
This is a fine example of two things:
The federal government’s inability to create exceptions in law so as to advance priorities such as renewable energy. The DOI does a pretty good job of slowing up renewable energy development.
99% of these bureaucratic holdups are due to disgruntled local residents giving money to environmentalist groups to do their bidding. Environmentalists...
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Gettin Christmas ready at the GParents house. Smells/Tastes like the holidays.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
The All-American Rejects (30)
Glee Cast (26)
Muse (23)
Black Eyed Peas (8)
Eric Hutchinson (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
““The historic moment before us is the easiest choice and perhaps the most...”
– Health Bill Passes Key Test in the Senate With 60 Votes - NYTimes.com
Not sure how this is going to turn out, but we will see over the next couple of weeks.
I seriously would have liked to see Republicans do some UN style politics and write up their own bill, or at least some provisions they would...
Stupak Rejects Nelson Compromise
brooklynmutt:
Roll Call reports that Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) is “unsatisfied” with the abortion compromise negotiated by Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) in the Senate’s health care reform bill, “adding to the list of contentious issues Democratic leaders must resolve in conference committee if they hope to send legislation to President Obama before next year’s State of the Union address.”
via
This is...
“The deal eventually came together after a dramatic moment in which Mr. Obama and...”
– NYT (via meredithnyc)
“Surprise, fuckers!” Obama reportedly yelled.
“Straight outta Dan Brown’s novels, meeting in secret, sons of guns!” said Hillary.
(via inothernews)
(kicks down door) “THESE. ARE. CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS!!!”
“I’m not happy — this is too flawed a bill for joy — but I am relieved (or will...”
– PAUL KRUGMAN, opining on the Senate’s healthcare bill, and going all Stones on us, in the New York Times.
(via moorewr)
(via inothernews)
(via apsies)
(via brooklynmutt)
Well it looks like this will pass but the house bill still needs to be merged. Gotta get rid of the stupak amendment and...
What "white" privledge
robot-heart-politics:
(Also via ihatethismess:clitorisaurus)
jlamere:
The day a WET (white entertainment network) exists, we can talk about privledge. As it stands, if I or any other “white” person gets an award or is represented by an “all white” organization it is seen as racism/segragation in this country.
ieatcatlitter:
The reason jlamere and I are annoyed...
“President Obama says that Congress is very close to getting a new health care...”
– CONAN O’BRIEN, The Tonight Show
(via the New York Times)
(via inothernews)
HA!
Joe Lieberman's Healthcare Bill Is Worse Than... →
jasencomstock:
unburyingthelead:
azspot:
The first rule of medicine is, “Do no harm.” The post-Joe Lieberman version of the Senate healthcare bill fails that basic criterion. Unless Democratic leadership steps up to fix this misguided proposal, our only recourse will be to kill it.
The fundamental failing of the newest Senate proposal is that it requires individuals to purchase health...
YOU LIE!
jasencomstock:
Joe Lieberman – standing up for his principles on health care is being viciously attacked by the liberal left…what a disgrace!
-John McCain, via Twitter.
John McCain is such an asshole. in 2008 John McCain’s “health care plan” called for finding inefficiencies in Medicare fixing them and using the savings to subsidize the purchase of health care for the currently uninsured. He...
Some realism
I think I have trouble emoting. I constantly compartmentalize most things in that happen to me. I tend not to dwell on present less than stellar situations while simultaneously dwelling on the non-stellar from the past.
It’s like I live in the moment while constantly thinking about shit that should stress me out, but not letting it get to me’ therefore storing it away so it can...
“In their 2009 report to Congress, the Medicare trustees estimate that the...”
– Weisberg, on the GOP’s health-care hypocrisy. (via newsweek)(via southpol)(via apsies) (via robot-heart-politics)
Soooo can we have the public option back now?
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) →
Muse (17)
Nintendo (15)
The All-American Rejects (3)
Glee Cast (2)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
I can stop eating!
Made some bomb ass Pepper steak for dinner.
Dear lord jasmine rice is the only way to go.
I’m gonna miss the huge Asian influence here on the islands.
Rooster (Cock) Sauce.
The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental Travel →
ginobambino:
My favourites:
6. Automatic Travel Method: Create a stream of consciousness by following your subconscious urges, free from the censoring voice of reason. Afterwards, look back on your journey - where you went, what you did - and analyse it for psychological insights.
8. Barman’s Knock Method: Go to your favourite pub and order your favourite drink. Ask the barperson where their...
WatchObama’s Awkward Peace Prize Ceremony - Supernews
heh this is pretty good.
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Simpsons Quotes For Everyday Use →
hunsonisgroovy:
Remember when The Simpsons first came on the air? Remember when “D’oh!” was a weird, unnatural-sounding nonsense noise instead of a ubiquitous expression of frustration, and “Don’t have a cow, man,” “Ay caramba,” and “Cowabunga, dude!” were the show’s big catchphrases?
If you don’t, no sweat; The A.V. Club barely does either. But a ridiculous number of other catchphrases from...
How a Few Private Health Insurers Are on the Way... →
robot-heart-politics:
azspot:
A system based on private insurers won’t control costs because private insurers barely compete against each other. According to data from the American Medical Association, only a handful of insurers dominate most states. In 9 states, 2 insurance companies control 85 percent or more of the market. In Arkansas, home to Senator Blanche Lincoln, who doesn’t dare cross...
unburyingthelead:
The short answer — subject to Senate revisions — is that those without employer-provided insurance would have more options for buying coverage, but if they are younger than 55, their money would go to a private insurer, no matter what. Rates would be more competitive than what they are offered now, but possibly less so than under a “public option.” And if they are between 55...
