Now more than ever

1. Everything is so terribly overheated that it's impossible to sleep with the windows shut. 2. Construction people begin work at 6am. 3...

Any day that includes exploring a castle, getting a 90-minute Thai massage, and going to the marzipan museum is, by definition, a great day....

All in all, we had a wonderful time in Denmark. Though the coffee--as the Swedes will tell you right off--is not the best in Europe, I defy ...

1. What the Danes call "a beautiful day" wouldn't make the cut in LA. "Beautiful day" in Danish translates to someth...

I arrived last night in Copenhagen for a two-week, multi-workshop trip for work. I'll be here until Tuesday and then it's on to Buda...

What if Howard Stern turned to a life of crime? That's what this story makes me think. Running across that story and then being treated...

This just totally cracked me up so I have to share it. A just forwarded me an email thread between herself and her cousin about mohels, and ...

They've announced the Darwin Awards for this year, and I really think the wrong entry won. The winners of this years' Darwin Award ...

The New Yorker has published a copy of Raymond Carver's "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" including Gordon Lish...

"It's not uncommon for hunters to be shot by their dogs."

I'm trying to think of an occasion where having the capacity to play .mp3s on your taser might be important, useful or convenient but I...

As I've noted here in the past, at some recent time "nu-cu-lar" became an accepted pronunciation according to Merriam-Webster...

It's raining gazelles and giraffes out there. Bison even. Couldn't get through the pass tonight to get to K's house. Went part w...

Greetings from travellers purgatory. I am on hour twelve of my trip east and I have made it no farther than the Delta terminal in Las Vegas....

Okay, I know Hannukah is long since over, but I just got this clip a couple of days ago, and it's totally worth sharing. Merry Jewmas ev...

Waste time at work and donate rice to places like Myanmar, Cambodia, and Nepal at the same time. (Thanks to Donna for the link.)

Today the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed this resolution : H. Res. 847 In the House of Representatives, U. S., December 11, ...

The New York Times just released their 100 notable books list for 2007. I have read approximately zero of them, though looking back at prev...

Mark Vallen has an interesting article on his site framing Shepard Fairey as a plaigarist. From Vallen's site: [ Left: Fairey’s plagiar...

This is a pretty nifty new site that gives a quick look at the flight delays out of any given airport. Of course, if you're flying and ...