12.22.2008/11:39
Ethics
Cracking down on Louisiana's filthy history of librarian corruption.

12.22.2008/09:51
Linguistic facts
Just as Latin originated with Rome, Pig Latin originated with Pig Rome, or, as it is more formally known, Ome-ray. The Roman Empire achieved more fame than the Pig Roman Empire, and Latin may figure more in impact on modern languages, but porcine classicists would point out that within certain age groups, Pig Latin yet today maintains a strong presence; in fact, Pig Latin speakers outnumber Latin speakers amongst 11 year-olds by some several hundred thousand to one. Latin is also, of course, the language of law and the church. While there are Catholic masses still said in Latin (and, recently, increasingly so), there are very few examples of priests who celebrate the mass in Pig Latin.

12.21.2008/19:42
Oh
Make what you will of it:
ohthehumanity.com

12.19.2008/21:53
A web of sports
Spider Club.

12.19.2008/12:13

Handbag Palimpsests
Near Herald Square, NY.

12.19.2008/12:12

Double Climb
Empire State Building, NY.

12.19.2008/12:11

Disjunctive Address
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY.

12.17.2008/10:56
For pencil geeks
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
penciltalk.org
(Thanks to Will)

12.17.2008/10:51
Tree-toppers
Anti-road tree-toppers in the news.

12.17.2008/10:47

Camera Phone, Camera Phone
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.

12.17.2008/10:45

Knees and Feet
Subway, NYC.

12.17.2008/10:45

Staredown
Madison Square, NY.

12.11.2008/16:48

Wet Day Leaves
Central Park, NY.

12.10.2008/16:43

Menorah for Burrito Diners
Greenwich Village.

12.4.2008/17:47
Meta-perusal?
I like to read novels for hours on end, and I notice that of all the varied activities I read about, I hardly ever encounter any scenes in which one of the characters sits around reading novels for hours on end.

12.4.2008/11:47
We're Number ONE!
"Louisiana has displaced Mississippi as the unhealthiest U.S. state."

12.4.2008/09:10
Touch, click, touch, click
"SquareConnect chief executive Mat Henshall said that the company can turn the four-inch display of the iPhone into a virtual remote control for any consumer electronics gadget that ordinarily requires a separate remote."

12.3.2008/09:19
Dance, dance, dance!
Today we launched a new web site for my friend Rebecca Landry, who has Gerami Academy. It was particularly fun to construct, as there were tons of videos and great photos of the dancing.