January 2011
59 posts
“The would-be suicide bomber was planning to detonate a suicide belt bomb near...”
– Would-Be Suicide Bomber Killed by Unexpected SMS From Mobile Carrier | Threat Level | Wired.com
ETA: As I said on Facebook, something I am working on right now is consciously choosing gentleness and peacefulness in thoughts and speech. (Those of you who know me are probably giggling at this.) It...
“As the teen began to walk away, Diaz told him, “Hey, wait a minute. You...”
– A Victim Treats His Mugger Right : NPR
“Upon walking into the room, I saw familiar faces all around. Some of them people...”
– We Love Music: The Dismemberment Plan @ Black Cat, 1/21/11 » We Love DC
“Lowry admitted to changing the date of Murphy’s pardon, written in Lincoln’s...”
– National Archives Discovers Date Change on Lincoln Record
Keanu Reeves Says Matrix 4 and 5 are Coming →
NO! Nonononono. Make it stop. *cries*
“Moral conviction is not a synonym for arrogance. Both of the paths to civility...”
– Michael Gerson - Two good arguments for civility - and passion - in politics
Personally, I like doubt and find it more useful than Gerson does, but nonetheless I thought this was a great argument for passion grounded in civility.
“His family said they have been shaken by the experience. “We did not...”
– N.Va. teen who was on no-fly list tells of his ordeal in Kuwait
"An Honest Facebook Political Argument" by Chase... →
Truth.
true tales from the office, part deux
If you’ve been following my Tumblr for a while you may remember me telling you about the office baby boom making things awkward for me and my other married, childless, female colleagues of childbearing age.
The office baby boom continues, as two more women in my broader department are pregnant and due in a couple of months, meaning they’ll be going on maternity leave just as the...
Okay so this anti- Wal Mart thing
alexbaca:
octopusmatthew:
brosephstalin:
Basically right now there are a grand total of zero Wal Marts in DC. They have proposed building 5. None of the people who live in the communities actually want them, but the developers did not consult the neighborhood before getting the rights to build.
The one I’m going to is on Georgia Avenue. RIght now there is a huge empty former car dealership...
The Mommy-Fight Site: Welcome to the D.C. Urban... →
I firmly believe that mom-focused message boards are, along with wedding-focused message boards, contributing to the downfall of Western civilization.
K St., NW DC
dcpackages:
MPD confirms they are on the scene of a suspicious package inside a yellow newspaper machine at 1100 block Connecticut Avenue NW since approximately 9:24 a.m. Buildings may be evacuated.
That’s the same block as the Mayflower Hotel, where visiting foreign dignitaries often stay. The cross street is not K, by the way.
It’s also the block of the Randstad office I worked...
All About Voting Centers » We Love DC →
tbridge:
I spent close to six hours on this one.
What if we could increase turnout, in some cases by double, while decreasing the cost of an election by 20%?
DC’s looking at doing just that.
"What's an iPad good for, anyway?"
I get asked on a somewhat-regular basis what an iPad is GOOD for. It’s not a phone, and it’s not a laptop, so people (understandably) have a little trouble conceptualizing why they need one. (And really, the truth is, they don’t, because it’s not about NEED, but I’ll get to that.)
So I’ve come up with a metaphor that seems to make sense to people, so I’ll...
“Following an in-interview announcement by Jim at MarsCon over the weekend, we’ve...”
– Ghost Story Publication Date Bumped to July | Jim Butcher
While respecting the creative necessity of making this move (because seriously, Butcher wrote Changes, then immediately went into finishing Side Jobs, and then immediately started Ghost Story, meaning he’s basically been immersed in...
Adobe Forums: hyphens in auto-detected urls are... →
Character sets are kind of at the edge of my expertise, but I had to fix exactly this problem today. Because OF COURSE, Microsoft Word. Why WOULDN’T I want you to convert a hyphen in a URL to an en-dash? It’s not like I need links to be FUNCTIONAL or anything…
In Praise of a Well-Stocked Pantry and Nice...
One of the things I’ve gotten to enjoy more since our big move is having some elbow room in the kitchen. It’s easier to cook when you’re not constantly juggling for counter space, and when you have enough pantry real estate to be able to store a reasonable quantity of ingredients. So this weekend, when I decided I really just wanted some chocolate cake, I had pretty much...
Eat My Briskets →
Attention, DC people: In the dark, lonely week off between the AFC/NFC championship games and the Superbowl, we will be cooking an immense quantity of meat. And serving it to whomever happens to be in our house that day. Come eat some meat.
“A bizarre decision to ride an inflatable doll down a flood-swollen Yarra River...”
– Floods Victoria | Yarra River River rescue as sex toy bucks rider
The Mystery of Girls' Media: DC and M.A.C. Team up... →
In which M.A.C. figures out how to get my attention.
“(PhysOrg.com) — Infertility researchers in Israel have found a 15-minute...”
– Clowning helps IVF patients become pregnant: study
I TOLD YOU CLOWNS ARE MAGIC.
(no photos at link, coulrophobes)
“CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Mitch Delaplane of PitchPoint Public...”
– The Most Amazing Press Release Ever Written
<3
(This is not the greatest press release in the world. This is just a tribute.)
Google's dropping H.264 from Chrome a step... →
It makes me sad to see H.264 dropped from my favorite browser. The comments on this article, while not noise-free, are frequently educational as well.
“What these varying rules have created, then, is a kind of hierarchy of...”
– In winter, farmers markets turn into value (added) villages
Those bourbon peaches are f’n delicious.
“This is not what you imagined your life would be like when you were seventeen,...”
– Alexandre Birman Strappy Suede Wedge Sandals for the Monday | Manolo’s Shoe Blog
Oh Manolo, you bring such levity to my Mondays…
Ginger Root Design Sewing Class Schedule! |... →
O RLY.
My Favorite Simple Roast Chicken Recipe at... →
TJ asked for recipes. This is one of my go-to “I want a nice meal but I only want to spend 5 minutes in the kitchen” recipes. Anyone can make this.
If I’m willing to spend 15 minutes in the kitchen, I cut up some vegetables- carrots, celery, onions, potatoes- and toss them in some oil and seasonings, and roast them for the last half-hour the chicken is in the oven.
And look,...
