June 2009
75 posts
“You betcha….five o’clock rolls around I’ll be on the deck with...”
– Is this why people have kids? So they can have Swedish nannies?
If you’re suffering from not having enough bananas are you bananaly frustrated?
MPLS Dwellers:
whereabout:
edkohler:
whereabout:
I’m starting to look for a new 3BR place in South Minneapolis - near 35W a plus, lease starting in Sept. Max rent $1700, although ideally in the $1300-1500 range. If any of you fine folks list “rummaging through housing ads” as one of your interests or you have little Realtor birds who whisper deals to you in the morning, feel free to shoot anything you find...
MPLS Dwellers:
whereabout:
I’m starting to look for a new 3BR place in South Minneapolis - near 35W a plus, lease starting in Sept. Max rent $1700, although ideally in the $1300-1500 range. If any of you fine folks list “rummaging through housing ads” as one of your interests or you have little Realtor birds who whisper deals to you in the morning, feel free to shoot anything you find on over to...
“A student who secures a degree is increasingly unlikely to make up its cost,...”
– DON’T GET THAT COLLEGE DEGREE! - New York Post (via fred-wilson)
“My wife and I are trying to get pregnant again she wants to have sex no less...”
– I recommend corn starch for the chaffing.” was one of the serious responses.
“However I think it’s important to point out that while moms with blogs...”
– The Mommy Blogola debate continues.
katerade:
trapezemusic:
inthefade:
Ok, I am now frightened by how many people consider TMZ a legitimate news source. Even if this turns out to be true, I never, ever want to hea/read in my life again the words “But it says so on TMZ!”
Reposting simply because I’m in total agreement.
My coworkers are doing the same thing. It TOTALLY reminds me of the scene in So I Married An Ax Murderer when...
Social media will not get me to eat your gross... →
caro:
Sometimes my editors encourage me to just go on rants about ridiculous things. This is one of those times.
For s4xton with love.
“9:19 - There are commercials during this thing? Do we have to pretend to be...”
– Matt Payton Live Blogging Barack Obama’s Health Care-A-Palooza
via doublejack
How it Ends for Tuna →
“What [George F.] Will’s position reflects instead is ideology: who cares that...”
– Nate Silver (via doublejack)
I love it when Nate gets all rational like this.
“The Iranian people can speak for themselves. That’s precisely what’s happened...”
– President Obama would appear to have found his voice on Iran. (via adamisacson)
“Those who stand up for justice are always on the right side of history.”
Oh hey, new milestone.
rsmallbone:
jaydensmommie:
My kid just told me that he hates me for the first time. He screamed it in my face and tried to hit me. Like 5 times in a row. I mean he’s told me that I’m the worst mom ever plenty of times, but a full out I hate you? That was new.
So good thing to get out of the way while they’re young, right? So now when he’s a teenager and he says it all the time, it won’t make...
“I am questioning the effectiveness of the Central Corridor. In Chicago, I...”
– Chris Brummund compares and contrasts Chicago and Twincy’s rail systems.
Last Week in Corporate Translation
crazyshitmybosssaid:
“a hard nut to crack” = Someone impervious to bullshit
“on the front lines” = At your desk hundreds of miles away.
“digging out” = To complain loudly while deleting email so as to appear important
Taking a “high level bird’s eye view” = Ignoring currently disconcerting circumstances
“Let me take a step back.” = Your stupidity astounds me.
“Does that make sense?” = See...
“‘Any plan to visit Pakistan in the near future?’
‘I would love to visit. As you...”
– Barack Obama interviewed by Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper. (via adamisacson)
Remember when the last guy in charge couldn’t name the president of Pakistan?
My Time in Canada
St. John’s, NF
Dartmouth, NS
Moncton, NB
Ottawa, ON
Belleville, ON
Peterborough, ON
Huntsville, ON
Thorold, ON
London, ON
Barrie, ON
Toronto, ON
Richmond, BC
Kelowna, BC
Castlegar, BC
Edmonton, AB
Calgary, AB
Saskatoon, SK
Regina, SK
Winnipeg, MB
Montreal, QC
Don posted a list of where we went this month.
“A bicyclist harassment ordinance passed unanimously at the City Council meeting...”
– Bicycle harassment ordinance passes unanimously - Columbia, MO
“140 characters is a novel when you’re being shot at.”
– (Anonymous Iranian Twitter user.) (via sarking) (via litterthisheart) (via whereabout)
Content cycles
mediation:
Our market is in a content drought. If you’re interested in helping make content, let me know, we’ll hook it up.
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“President Barack Obama traveled to Chicago Monday for a major speech on health...”
– From Politico.
Reporting about a major policy speech by watching it on TV? I thought they called that blogging.
(via adamisacson)
Dumb dumb dumb media. Never pass up a chance to expense a Chicago Dog.
Crash with a college friend and show up with a Crave Case from White Castle. Problem solved.