Please Read This Book! |
I want to tell you about a book I recently read that I can't recommend highly enough. It's called "the Shock Doctrine: the Rise of Disaster Capitalism" by Naomi Klein, and it's probably the best nonfi...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:18:00 GMT |
resolution |
Man, days like today are the reason God invented bicycles. Freakin' beautiful. Great way to start off a fresh new year--this clean sheet of paper, on which the newest and most beautiful words can be w...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:01:00 GMT |
Im a photographer! |
...well, not really. But I really like taking pictures. Does that make me a photographer? A photo-enthusiast? You just point the camera at something and hit a button. Is that art? If so, aren't we al...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:46:00 GMT |
i cant believe its not change! |
First, just let me say that I fully appreciate (at least, as much as it's possible for a white man to) the historical significance of Obama's victory. Kids growing up in an America with a (half-) blac...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:44:00 GMT |
Denver Police Get Up Early to Beat the Crowds |
Goddamn I fucking hate cops. I just can't express how much I fucking hate them.I saw this in a tiny blurb in 'the Progressive" and I couldn't believe it was true. But I googled it and, sure enough, th...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:37:00 GMT |
safety tips |
Apparently there has been a prowler spotted in my apartment complex. The police were kind enough to post a bulletin concerning "Personal Safety" on my doorknob. I want to share some of the highlights ...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:23:00 GMT |
capitalist pigs |
Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto first brought pigs to the American mainland in 1539. They became an important food source for colonists and native Americans. Eventually some pigs broke loose, and th...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:34:00 GMT |
put on your american hat |
The other night on the Daily Show they played a series of clips of Republicans saying that they were going to "take off our republican hats, and put on our American hats."It was funny, as is everythin...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:59:00 GMT |
diversitility |
According to the lead singer of AC/DC, the band's new album (available exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club) highlights their "diversitility."I overheard that in a clip of an interview on the radio,...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:21:00 GMT |
explosions in the sky |
Davie and I still recall fondly our bike ride on Austin's East Side last New Year's Eve. Midnight struck as we were inbetween house parties and fireworks began exploding all around us. It was one of ...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:29:00 GMT |
