Am I the only one who gets irritated at the overt friendliness displayed by workers at Trader Joe’s? I get suspicious of unbridled enthusiasm in a grocery market.
Day: July 27, 2011
Pat Condell: Violence is Not the Answer
Question of the Day
Have you ever had to call 911 and if so, why?
I don’t recall ever having to.
Books I’ve Read in 2011
The 2009 list is here and the 2010 list here.
Faceless Killers 1/1/11 – 1/4/11
The Dogs of Riga 1/5/11 – 1/12/11
Boardwalk Empire 1/13/11 – 1/17/11
The White Lioness 1/21/11 – 1/24/11
The Man Who Smiled 1/31/11 – 2/3/11
Sidetracked 2/6/11 – 2/10/11
The Fifth Woman 2/12/11 – 2/19/11
One Step Behind 2/19/11 – 2/23/11
Firewall 2/24/11 – 3/1/11
The Pyramid 3/1/11 – 3/6/11
The Comedians 3/12/11 – 3/15/11
Atlas Shrugged (went Galt at page 674) 3/16/11 – 3/23/11
Pawn of Prophecy 3/24/11 – 4/3/11
Cat’s Cradle 3/29/11 – 3/31/11
White Teeth 4/3/11 – 4/4/11
Queen of Sorcery 4/4/11 – 4/9/11
Haiti 4/3/11 – 5/3/11
Magician’s Gambit 4/10/11 – 4/13/11
On The Beach 4/14/11 – 4/16/11
Castle of Wizardry 4/16/11 – 4/20/11
Enchanter’s Endgame 4/21/11 – 4/28/11
Guardians of the West 4/28/11 – 5/1/11
King of the Murgos 5/2/11 – 5/9/11
The Serpent and the Rainbow 5/3/11 – 5/6/11
Demon Lord of Karanda 5/7/11 – 5/15/11
Sorceress of Darshiva 5/16/11 – 5/18/11
The Seeress of Kell 5/19/11 – 5/20/11
Riders of the Purple Sage 5/21/11 – (didn’t finish)
Fuzzy Nation 5/24/11 – 6/2/11
Shane 6/3/11 – 6/3/11
From the Ground Up 6/5/11 – 6/5/11
The Mysterious Affair at Styles 6/6/11 – 6/11/11
Kindred 6/12/11 – 6/14/11
With the Old Breed at Peleliu 6/21/11 – 6/24/11
Cryptonomicon 6/28/11 – 7/14/11
The Winds of War 7/18/11 –
Making an $80 Hot Dog
Creme fraiche, caviar, and really expensive truffle shavings that drop to the floor.
(via Buzzfeed)
A List of Disturbing Stuff David Wu’s Done
From The Atlantic Wire.
The Porcelain Unicorn
From Buzzfeed:
‘The Porcelain Unicorn’ was the grand prize winner of the Philips Parallel Lines ‘Tell It Your Way’ competition. Entries had only two requirements: they must contain exactly 6 lines of dialogue, and they could be no longer than 3 minutes
Other entries from the contest can be found here.