On our way back from visiting Matthew’s parents in Indiana yesterday, we got stuck in traffic. And by stuck in traffic, I mean that we went maybe three miles over the course of two hours. A little bit of research with our phones helped us find out that the wreck that was causing the backup [...]
I mentioned Net Neutrality yesterday. It was somewhat vague, somewhat inarticulate, but mostly incoherent. I was very sleepy. It seems that NPR’s story on the topic (from the 21st) was similarly confounding for Jack Degolia. If that’s how you spell his name. He wrote in a letter to “All Things Considered,” “I had no clue [...]
All Things Considered did an interview with Aziz Ansari this afternoon. Sadly, most of the interview with the comedian is really boring. I think a lot of it had to do with the questions he was being asked. The interviewer started with questions about Ansari’s character on “Parks and Recreation”, which were kind of interesting. [...]
I love it when NPR happens to answer a question that’s been in the back of my mind forever. Like this one – how exactly is it that professional artists make a living? Granted, I have a friend who owns a glass studio and she makes money by teaching classes, taking commissioned work and selling [...]
Senator Chuck Grassley and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin: A match made in GOP Heaven.
All Things Considered has been consulting famous chefs about meals that you can make to feed a family of four for less than $10. It reminds me of a potluck we had a few months ago where everyone had to make their dish with what they had already in the kitchen plus $10 for additional [...]
This afternoon, I was on the phone with my mother, discussing plans for a wedding reception in Indiana, while letting Henry, our puppy run around downstairs. Kerry and I leave a radio on for Henry when we’re out, and it’s rare that we ever turn it off immediately upon returning home. Being the people we [...]
I was going to write about something positive. It would make me happy to write about salmon portraits again. A couple readers made some great suggestions for new posts, and we fully plan on taking those tips. But this is simply too important to ignore. NPR had the great idea to gather black and white [...]
A friend brought this to our attention: Unlike 34,368 other Twitter users, we don’t follow @hotdogsladies; he seems far less inclined to shake the haters off than the fans, but once in a while, he’ll go on an insight spree. This is pretty awesome, but we’re still not following. Besides, it’s inaccurate. Robert Siegel doesn’t [...]
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In Case You Missed It: Zombies = Good
I love Andrei Codrescu’s NPR commentaries. He’s the off-kilter lovable curmudgeon uncle I always wished for but never had. Add to that his crazy accent and crazy aptitude for the English language, and you’ve got a recipe for making me your biggest fan. I took some notes after hearing his latest column, but I used [...]