Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Great little collection of quotes from recommended movie, The God Who Wasn’t There.
Republicans, religion, and the triumph of unreason. (Doesn’t that just say it all? From the [UK] Independent)
As a result, 18,000 US citizens die every year needlessly, because they can’t access the care they require. That’s equivalent to six 9/11s, every year, year on year. Yet the Republicans have accused the Democrats who are trying to stop all this death by extending healthcare of being “killers” – and they have successfully managed to put them on the defensive.
These increasingly frenzied claims have become so detached from reality that they often seem like black comedy. The right-wing magazine US Investors’ Daily claimed that if Stephen Hawking had been British, he would have been allowed to die at birth by its “socialist” healthcare system. Hawking responded with a polite cough that he is British, and “I wouldn’t be here without the NHS”.
Not anxious to start taking any statins anytime soon.
Mark this site: PolitiFact has a great Truth-O-Meter for catching out political lies.
15 cool and crazy ways to tie your shoelaces (spotted via the inimitable Liam)
CSM: The “war on drugs” needs a timeout. (The failure drones on.)
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Sunday, August 9th, 2009
Yes, I’ve been remiss. Running about setting up other blogs (oh! stop your ears!) and neglecting this one. (Greenviolet should be glad its not my Vox blog. Yi yi yi.) So I’m making up for it by yes, another Nibblette™. This time I’m cleaning out the cupboards of a clutch of old links so I can delete that Curio. (Don’t worry; it makes sense to me.) So without further ado.
Doing good or the like:
There’s no such place as ‘away’ for UK domestic waste — How getting fired improved my family life (Guardian UK) — Reducing by 90% (one person’s plan, inviting others) — Noted: watched a DVD episode of Commanding Heights and was interested in Hernando de Soto Polar’s point of view vis-a-vis the poor and the bureaucracy and reforms
Now, some interesting portals:
Instructables is a geeky how-to paradise — EarthPortal seeks to be the definitive eco-science spot — SourceWatch is watching the journos and others to see what’s true and what’s not
What’s fun? This is fun:
Move refrigerator letters around with Flash (along with others) — Yes, they are cats that look like (Adolf) Hitler — In case you’ve always wanted a custom fabric giant squid, you can have one
In the creative realm:
Brain music treatment may cure stress, insomnia, etc. Interesting. — 1001 Journals (just read) — Love these absinthe bougeois chat noir posters (PS: got one!) — A fascinating discussion of Cabaret. I saw the movie for the first time a year or so ago.
An aside:
The series Carnivale (woe betide those sick souls who cancelled it before its time) revived an old interest in Tarot. There are lots of tarot sites.
And I close with: Pangur Bán, “one of the finest poems ever written”.
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Friday, July 24th, 2009
Walter Cronkite died last weekend. And the world is a bit poorer place for it. He exemplified honesty and trustworthiness and transparency — and it wasn’t for some PR campaign. I couldn’t stop myself from sneering as I saw current “news people” pay tribute, the worthless sods. Here’s a great interview (brief) from a few decades ago, and well worth the read to compare Walter then and news now.
Bureaucracy can be amusing. At least in the hands of these creative people who’ve provided a site to allow one to funnel those messy events like, er, liking someone, onto the proper form. No word if triplicates allowed.
Such a small thing — helps. I still don’t know the significance of the phrase “three cups of tea”; I supposed I’d need to read the book (which, happily, is at my local library). But it’s lovely to have found this group (which I did via Nicholas Kristof) which provides education in an area where it’s hard to get (Afghanistan, N. Pakistan) to a population who’s least likely to receive it (girls).
Ah, Ireland. goddammit. Oops! Would that land me in prison? A great write up on Ireland and — yes — a blasphemy law. It’s more interesting than you’d think. The convolutions, the weaving of threads …
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
I hoarded links for almost two months. I think I’m doing well by not spreading them all over my (immense) desktop as much as I used to. A few minutes ago I sorted them. Three “geeky” (see previous post). Then, 34 of a political nature. Well, it’s not like you’re unable to see the nose in front of your face, so I’m just going to toss out that folder. That leaves this mix and match set.
Miraz told me about these tattooed NYC toughs who have no pity for those that abuse or neglect animals. Rahhh!
A German prosecutor is checking into Bayer CropScience’s pesticide chlothianidine for links to mass bee deaths. Bees be critical to everything, beeeesides being cool creatures.
If you have a September birthday (or just know someone who does), check out this brilliant project to provide clean water in Ethiopia. (I hear the rest of the months will be coming in 2009!)
A stunning pictorial memoir: Days With My Father
Ack! Push-ups!
If you’re serious about increasing your strength, follow this six week training program and you’ll soon be on your way to completing 100 consecutive push ups!
Diet as metaphor for life + time. I’m not putting it right. Just read. Good to ponder.
What worries me are the consequences of a diet comprised mostly of fake-connectedness, makebelieve insight, and unedited first drafts of everything. I think it’s making us small. I know that whenever I become aware of it, I realize how small it can make me. So, I’ve come to despise it.
Life maybe requires ‘an evening class in failure’.
Various vintage absinthe photographs.
Netflix envelope origami. What can I say?
Everything I should have been reading all along (why do I throw these links everywhere?) about recovering from a bad ankle sprain.
A new book blog AAAAAAAAA “Today I read…” (very nicely designed, too!)
Okay, tell me true: you want one of these fun TRIKKEs, don’t you? Watch the movie. Starting to sway back and forth, aren’t you? Yeah.
Interesting to read the comments. We’re nasty narrow little people, just a bit: Beauty standards have sure changed (since 1919).
Having fun with time lapse movies. Another thing way down on my list of stuff it’d be a kick to play with.
Read! Ten simple ways to live a less stressful life.
Silly (custom(expensive!)) sock monkeys!
Which is your favourite creature? Silly animal slippers. Bonnie Bunnie!!!
Japanese home made specially especial for kitties!!
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