2008

Ooh, they're real scared.

The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board says, “Enough already”, the Legislature should stop...

This looks like a good place to cook (via...

Lifehacker: Layered Desktop Wallpaper Organizes Your...

“When religions make mutually exclusive truth claims, they...”
— sds   Bingo.

poppytalkhandmade

Obama and Off-shore drilling

sds: Wall Street Journal: Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst said in a report there is a lot...

“Two-point-six million acres in Alaska opened up for oil...”
— James Lileks

Political apathy is no longer cool

Coffee and the Bible

A random comment from a colleague led me to the discovery that there is very little in the internets...

Quote: Sen. John McCain’s chances of winning California this fall are looking poorer, as a...

A Crunchy Con Manifesto

The Classic : The Twist

The Classic: Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Potatoes The Twist: Rosemary and Tabasco Roasted Apples

“We need a rapper who’s entire act is about proper...”
— wendell | MetaFilter

Geekdad from Wired.com There’s awesome, wicked...

Found Cameras and Orphan Pictures

Helpful

A blind gentleman, complete with white cane, asked me for directions just now. Of course, I pointed...

“Quick, name the fastest growing city in California? San...”
— California Political Columnist...

“Percentage of CT readers.” What is that, 28...

'8th-graders face algebra mandate '

Wonder why it seems so hot this week? We had it nice for a...

Gack!

Varifrank sums it up: Whats it like in the central valley these days? Its 112 degrees, zero...

Printers

You know what I don’t understand? Almost every (office) printer now takes a full ream of...

California’s Continuing Fires - The Big Picture -...

A Look at the Presidential Candidates - The Big Picture -...

2008-07-07 Dilbert This is a little snapshot of my job....

Grate pizza: When it's too hot to cook, fire...

“Saddam’s non-existent nuclear program has been shut...”
— Instapundit

America’s Regional Hot Dog Styles | Serious Eats This...

What are the tastiest ways to eat canned...

Happy Canada Day! « Flickr Blog (photo by...

Gmail Anniversary

I signed up for Gmail 4 years ago today. 55847 messages and 47% (3277 MB) of my allocated...

No wonder it’s been so smokey in Sacramento lately....

kiyo ← do-nothing ← fialux ← shokai ← shigesa: If you...

“Evangelicals are surpassing the divorce rate of secular...”
— shane claiborne   Both of...

kiyo ← robot-heart ← onionvolcano ← sft ←...

Here’s what I do when a link to a newspaper article—it’s always newspapers—makes me log...

Californian Tomatoes are safe! (by Kev n Chris)

On Religion, Public Policy, and Obama

(by *bufan) Nice.

How big is Sacramento?

I was trying to figure this out a week or two ago and now it’s come up again in a reference to...

“The obvious answer is that the … atheists’...”
— James Taranto on this.

Best-Cities-to-Live,-Work-and-Play: Yahoo!...

yummy!!: Spices : LOOMI Many Kuwaiti dishes...

That Little Red Light

lfarm: I’d like to change my work voicemail message so it says “This is Lauren Farmer. I’m...

“But the one common factor is the belief in God or a higher...”
— Today’s Papers - Slate...

“It is the greatest scam in history. I am amazed, appalled...”
— John Coleman, Founder of The...

New York in Black and White - Wired New York...

sds: James Taranto has been on a roll, lately. Seems to me, James Taranto is always on a roll....

ratatouille’s ratatouille | smitten kitchen Whoa, this is...

“No possession can surpass, or even equal, a good library to...”
— John Alfred Langford

Noble Pig: Spears of Love to Heal My Closet of Broken...

“For one thing, the study did not include stay-at-home...”
— James Lileks on bad bosses and...

Buzzmachine on the AP News fiasco

If you’re interested at all in the newspaper industry, you should read these posts by Jeff...

Don't talk to cops

sds: ← ajamison ← thommy An law school professor and former criminal defense attorney tells you why...

“The best rules to form a young man are to talk little, to...”
— SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE

How Shy Became Sick | Chicago Reader

stumblng ← boing boing ← Capitol Words [A]n at-a-glance...

Hot dog hamburger in the UK - Slashfood How is it that I...

China As An Island « Strange Maps

“Every man has three characters—that which he exhibits,...”
— ALPHONSE KARR

The Virtual Weber Bullet Celebrates 10 Years Online...

Loose in the Vineyard This might just be the cutest picture...

“Authorities say the owner of the barn reported seeing a cow...”
— wcco.com → Lileks at buzz.mn

morrismaven ← Apartment Therapy: Remembering How Many Cups...

Rhubarb Soda Want.

ffffood ← My Little World of Food: Cucumber and Watermelon...

Ichi Akisu I’m a big fan of ceviche and when I saw...

Teaching Kids To Make Games

Feast Your Eyes: Rhubarb is beautiful - Slashfood Yum!

yum9me ← Birdsurf This is just all kinds of awesome. That...

Wouldn’t it be more helpful if the orange cones were,...

“A boor cannot be sin-fearing, an ignoramus cannot be pious,...”
— Hillel the Younger (definr)

PIXELGRAIN » Stone Stove Wow, this brings back...

“A simple answer to this question would be that the leaf of a...”
— Supreme Spice Blog: Difference...

“Do you remember Predator, the 1987 action flick starring...”
— Thingamababy: Review:...

James Lileks: “I am not a gun enthusiast, any more...

“The NYT reports that a new study suggests red wine...”
— Today’s Papers - Slate...

Audio Books on Playaway - Precision Blogging

“The camera wanders around for 20 minutes as you “get...”
— Varifrank   Cloverfield movie...

“A police community support officer ordered two Christian...”
— Telegraph via Instapundit,...

toldorknown: Lunch with HRC. I had the patty melt, and she had a buffet of blown opportunities to...

A Cheese Map of Canada « Strange Maps

Thingamababy: The Great Potty Debate: Which...

“Run Run Snack Run Run Nap Run Run Snack Run Run Nap et...”
— Martin Langeland   This is a...

Cleaning: Why Super-Cleaning Microfiber Has...

Well, if you’ve seen the previous posts, you’ve...

“This is going to be a great election and it will be one made...”
— Varifrank: Ode To Hillary -...

I don’t buy it. I don’t buy this explanation or...

FILE Magazine - Beach Van VW vans are the theme of today, I...

un: dabonbb: (Can this be true? -Best Pic Ever)  Okay...

“This has been a long, long week. No idea why, but four-day...”
— James Lileks   That does seem...

“It’s funny, but there is a tendency for the person who...”
— David Seah - Community...

“To those in the building, it’s just a game – please...”
— Dan Walters via The Daily...

dihard: A recent Uniform California Earthquake Rupture...

“As much as it’s a delight to get ginger-salmon kebabs...”
— James Lileks | www.buzz.mn

“Spent 20 minutes walking around the Capitol vicinity at...”
— Nora’s Bloggedy...

missing Someone stole the catalytic converter off our truck...

“Teach. Take the time to teach someone a skill you know.”
—  25 Ways to Help a Fellow...

“I’d write something about Memorial Day, but that...”
— James Lileks

“She did as well as expected – second place in the...”
— James Lileks

“Odd how expectations change – my mom never came to watch,...”
— James Lileks   This actually...

Sacramento Jazz Jubilee Primer: 2008

Una più bella dell’altra. via kiyo ← mong I just like...

Cockeyed.com Photo Contest - The Sneeze Wow, that’s a...

“It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a thing,...”
— THEODORE PARKER via DailyLit

“… will be of great interest to web developers and...”
— The Map Room: Yahoo’s Internet...

(via dawdlr) Dawdlr just might be the best idea, ever. ...

How to Raise A Reader - BabyCenter.com

Harold’s Planet: I love my house…

How To: Learn to Play an Instrument Online

“Canada has seven states (sometimes called...”
— Best of the Web Today -...

Dissent from the California gay marriage...

sds: #1 - Nothing in our Constitution, express or implicit, compels the majority’s startling...

sds: snopes.com: Human Statue of Liberty Impressive....

interregnum

“Half of all new college graduates now believe that...”
— The Next American Frontier -...

Share of GDP: China, India, Japan, Latin America, Western...

Feeble GPS

“free-range kid n. A child who is given lots of time for...”
— from here (via stumblng)

dihard: Check out the difference in gas prices throughout...

“two perfectly good movies in Iron Man. The first is the...”
— Marc Fennell ~Australia’s...

Interesting (to probably only me). I was going to do a...

shadowfirebird: Via brocatus Update: ‘Lions were, in...

morrismaven: David Lebovitz: Korean Pancake Um, yes...

10 Universities Offering Free Writing Courses...

Ice Balls: Because Ice Cubes Have Too Much...

“The internet is a connection machine. It’s not medium or a...”
— Jeff Jarvis   I think...

“If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as...”
— SOUTHEY

Chilling #3

JAPAN: “This is the land of disappearing children and a slow-motion demographic catastrophe...

Chilling #2

In the seventh paragraph, Slate’s Today’s Papers gets around to (my emphasis): ...

Chilling #1

From the last two paragraphs of Slate’s Today’s Papers (my elipses and emphasis): ...

Just found this in a folder of documents from 2001. Still...

Make a Master Information Document for Worst...

“If I take this piece of paper, and after placing it parallel...”
— Wilbur Wright via definr word...

Resources for Reading Out Loud [to kids] |...

“I know there will be many whose pencils hovered for an...”
— Johnson’s speech in full |...

Get Fuzzy election analysis: “I’m right...

“You know, it may be hard to find a candidate who doesn’t...”
— James Lileks

“Sacramento is a really nice Midwest town located in...”
— Robert Machado via sacbee.com...

Get Fuzzy Comedy. If you don’t read Get Fuzzy you...

Bob and Doug McKenzie are coming...

“If you listen to a lot of conservatives, they’ll tell you...”
— Al Franken (via azspot) (via...

Dueling Space Marine Copters | Geekdad from Wired.com: ...

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Every Saturday, The Independent's travel...

dailymeh: The Taxonomy of Cute, by Nicole Peterson (she’s...