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Adventures in Misreading

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Here’s a quote from an article on organ donors, plus one important word I read that was not actually published: The Secretary of State’s office is kicking off a campaign that asks residents who are willing to be organ donors to place a heart sticker on their license plates or state identification cards. The words […]

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Beer of the Moment

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It’s been far too long since I blogged about beer. Not that I’ve taken a break from drinking the stuff, I’ve just stopped talking about it. Today’s Beer of the Moment (BoM) is Fat Weasel which is, as far as I know, an exclusive for Trader Joe’s. Fat Weasel is a malty ale with a […]

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The Scene

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Missive conversations are intriguing. Take today as an example. One of my colleagues mentioned a previous job writing for a music magazine in a quasi-large Midwestern, identity crisis laden Midwestern city. Ok, fine, it was Grand Rapids. But, during his recounting of his experiences writing for this magazine, he mentioned places I used to tread. […]

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Enough

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Silence is Violence. “We pledge to you that we will get better and we’re going to start today,” he said, adding that the city would not recover until residents felt safe. (source) Hope you meant that, Nagin. There’s a lot of pissed off people who are going to hold you to it. By the way, […]

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WoW expansion pack sold out at the publisher

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Next week should be fun for Blizzard. Pre-orders for the expansion of the insanely popular MMO World of Warcraft, Burning Crusade, began a couple weeks ago. On Friday, Blizzard posted links to their online store where players could pre-order that expansion pack directly from Blizzard. Well, it’s gone. That’s right, Blizzard, the company releasing the […]

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Great Googly Moogly!

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Holy bloody huge! Check out this “colossal” squid. Calamari jokes aside, the article mentions they think this thing is only two-thirds is full size. Yowza. Suddenly some those sea monster stories start to make sense. BBC [via Neatorama]