May 2007
192 posts
April 2007
137 posts
Scott Simpson: Wishing there was a “B.A., but totally could have gotten into grad school no problem, geez, probably even a good one” option on the form. (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
THE 10 BEST SUITS UNDER $500: GQ →
Pretty useful for me, since I haven’t bought a (non-thrift) suit since 1998.
Scott Simpson: “Never Not Funny” is killing me this morning. Great podcast to kick Monday AM’s ass: http://urltea.com/gpc?iTunes (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Scott Simpson: Things my keyboard reveals about me: Mac user (F9-12 scuffed), can’t type (caps lock pristine), mistake-prone (esc key severely dented). (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Scott Simpson: If I live to be 120 and Cyborg Willard Scott asks me the secret of my longevity, I will have two words for him. ALL. BRAN. (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
What Would Jack Bauer Do? →
I HAVE THIS SAME CONCERN: “Ok, I know this sounds crazy, but, what if I have reason to believe that my 18-month-old daughter has information about a so-called ‘dirty bomb’ that is going to explode in a major U.S. city within the hour?”
Scott Simpson: When I start my car it shows me the exact locations of all nearby fitness centers. My car is an asshole. (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
“UCC: The pioneer maker of the canned liquid coffee in Japan. Come on, and enjoy...”
– The can in my hand.
Scott Simpson: All three dads I had to chat with at the park today: angel investors. (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Scott Simpson: Go ahead and add “Dusky orange pants —> Yes” to the official “Is that dude European?” decision tree. (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Scott Simpson: Frat dudes: Beer store, maple forest, telegraph office = the only three places you can say “I’d tap that” w/o being an asshole (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Scott Simpson: CERN project proposal: is the half-life of a hip hop clothing brand best measured in milli- or nano-seconds? (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Scott Simpson: Wow, 96.5 KLIT? Seriously? Does that make you the king, or the fool, of the Annual Summit of Lite & Classic Radio Stations? (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Scott Simpson: ‘Everywhere you go it’s tight lycra and padded asspants’ -my wife, on Los Altos Saturdays (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Life on the Line: The Arizona-Mexico Border →
I’m pretty blandly pro-immigration and pro-immigrant. This account of the realities of border life is excellent & surprising.
Oscar Sulley & the Uhuru Dance Band – Olufeme →
Van Morrison – Summertime in England →
M4M (USA & Affiliated Territories)
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MWM, 32, ISO MBPOTUS for 4 years (maybe more!). Turn-ons: consensus-building, audacity, hope. Your vision (no Dick pics please) gets my vote.
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Scott Simpson: @GrammarGirl: haha, great idea. Cf. my niche style guides: Punk & Slight (grifters); Drunk & Trite (Lindsay Lohan); Crunk, Aiight? (hiphop). (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Radically, transparently stupid →
“What’s really admirable is the ease and style with which Steve Rubel handles the fellatio.”
Elevator ChitChat
Me: Cute dog, what's her name?
Dude: Bitch.
Me: ...
Me: Wow, interesting. Hi Bitch!
Dude: Wait, what did you just call her?
Me: Um.
Dude: Her name is Midge.
Me: Oh.
“The only SQL I liked was Superman 2.”
– Twitter / David Moldawer
Scott Simpson: Pop Song Errata: Every rose, in fact, has multiple thorns. You can’t change nature just to fit your rhyme scheme, Mr Michaels. (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Scott Simpson: Spam “From:” line that will heretofore be my erotica nom de plume: Chastity Hotpot (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Eat The Press: The New Book Burning →
Interesting, but points more to the death of newspapers than the death of books or book-related chit chat.
Scott Simpson: Total amount billed to insurance for kid #2’s birth: $30,051. Our bill: $430. It’s too cheap to have a kid if you have insurance. (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Stabbing Polonius →
Compact manifesto on knowledge & the internet (or maybe what it isn’t).
Scott Simpson: made this yesterday on a lark but then it bummed me out: http://twitter.com/climate (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Scott Simpson: I wash my pants after wearing them ~3 times. That seems right to me. (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Scott Simpson: @hotdogsladies: diaphanous, qua, sherbet (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
Yale Takes Brave Stance Against the Canon of... →
This comedy, it writes itself.
Scott Simpson: 2 sec memoir, UPS ed: Birth / Fake Vomit / Boba Fett / XPloding BBs / Freedom Rock / BCRich bass / obscure poetry / iPods / TShirts / … (via Twitter / Scott Simpson)
“true believers arguing over a technicality - always the bitterest kind of...”
– Nicholas Carr : The Unenlightenment