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May, 2007

05.30.2007/12:32
Broadway melody
My friend Raleigh pointed me to this extraordinary collection of Broadway musical theatre archives.

05.27.2007/21:18
Fast times
Let's go!

05.25.2007/06:44
Down, boy
Giant rats in the news.

05.24.2007/09:19
What they read
We have obtained through unnamed means a copy of the upcoming story list for Cats by Cats magazine, written by cats and read by cats everywhere:

-"You Can Really Catch That Squirrel!"
-"You Can Really Kill Your So-Called 'Master(s)'!"
-"If It's Not Good Enough For Them, Why Should You Eat It?"
-"It May Be Good Enough For Them, But Why Should You Eat It?"
-"How To Make Sure Your Hairballs Are Offered Up in Visible, High-Traffic Areas"
-"How To Make A Simple Ailment Run Up a BIG Vet Bill"
-"I Bite Because I Like To Bite"
-"Other Cat? What Other Cat?"
-"I'll Show You Finicky"
-"People? What People?"
-"Don't Bother Me!"
-"You can REALLY REALLY Catch That Squirrel!"
-"Yes, They Really Are Disgusting, And The Food They Proffer Is Unacceptable"
-"Music Of The Spheres: How To Recognize The Sound of a Tuna Fish Can Being Opened From Six Houses Away"
-"I'll Come In When I'm Good and Ready. And Not Before!"
-"REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, You Can Catch That Squirrel!"

05.23.2007/14:44
And now, we Segway into this...
Cross-country, slowly.

05.23.2007/08:10
What are they searching for?
You want Zeitgeist? Here is some Zeitgeist!

05.22.2007/13:35
Green cabs
"While hybrid cars are generally more expensive, Bloomberg said the plan would save cab drivers more than $10,000 per year in gasoline and other expenses."

05.21.2007/12:05
Who cares?
"Only ask others how they are doing if you really want to know." (thanks to my friend Jackie for this link)

05.21.2007/07:53
Love bugs
Sites That Are What Their URLs Say They Are Dept.:
cicadamania.com

05.21.2007/07:50
Noisy
Brood XIII.

05.16.2007/09:10
When I grow up...
Career-choice information, the Google way.

05.16.2007/08:09
Try harder?
Somehow this strikes me as just a wee bit sad.

05.16.2007/08:04
Always
So, in heaven and such places where all problems are solved and no nasty situations lurk to vex, perhaps the saints and the departed good and other deserving folk sit out with their morning cup of coffee, emit slow wistful sighs, and mutter, "It's always nothing."

05.15.2007/08:44
Color pix
Bound for Glory.

05.14.2007/13:28
How to
Life explained. On film. For instance, How to care for piranhas. And, to take a break from having things explained, you can always tune into such gems as a 1962 newsreel of First Lady Jackie Kennedy water-skiing with astronaut John Glenn.

05.14.2007/11:40
And Minnie Moore!
When I hear announcements that include the phrase, "...and many more," I am tempted to hear it as "...and Minnie Moore!"

Minnie Moore would be a good stage name, you would get lots of plugs! But there are and have been a few Minnie Moore's out there, including a Floridian activist, a mother of 10, a parenting leader, a fictional movie character, a lead and silver mine, and, no doubt, many more.

05.14.2007/10:03
Click click
"The study reported that 10 percent of all clothing, accessories and footwear sales are expected to occur online this year, up from 8 percent last year."

05.14.2007/08:29
How much is in there?
Hey, I could sure use one of these.

05.12.2007/04:25
Real losers
"The survey of casino workers found many workers polled said they regularly see problem gambling up close, including people wearing diapers so they don't have to leave the machines to use the washroom."

05.11.2007/08:22
Flush with information
The Bathroom Diaries.

05.10.2007/08:05
All's fare
"Some worry that the global-positioning system will be used to track their movements, although the taxi commission says it will record only the pickup and drop-off points and fare, which drivers already are required to log."

05.10.2007/00:08
Run away!
"Louisiana bug experts say the poisonous brown widow spider, a cousin to the well-known black widow, is increasingly being spotted in Louisiana."

05.8.2007/08:47
Good tip!
Here's how to re-thread a drawstring.

05.6.2007/13:48
Clearing the Bar
Clearing the Bar
Our friend Clara Little rides Calibro at a horse event in Folsom, LA. A page of photos from the event can be seen by clicking here (note: this is a page of 10 high-res photos, so will load slowly on a slow connection).

05.5.2007/06:50
Stone warm
The generous and gracious side of Sharon Stone.

05.4.2007/14:46
Label matching
Don't go to Google Image Labeler, don't start playing, unless you really have the free time it takes to serve your sudden, new, unrelenting addiction.

05.4.2007/14:41
Upgrade
"Six stewards, men and women, will explain to tourists that it is not a good idea to eat, camp out, lay down or walk around the city bare-chested."

05.2.2007/21:21
1915
Toward never forgetting.

05.2.2007/08:50
The Code
What happens to secret codes in the Internet democracy.