December 2008
Almost a week and a half later, and it’s...
November 2008
WatchI have been using this turkey recipe for years. It is hands down the best way to cook a bird I have ever seen.
Don’t fuck around with your bird boys. Do it right, and you will be the party favorite.
What I'm thankful for.
I thought since it was indeed the season, I would put together a list of things I am thankful for. This list is made of of all the shallow things that I love (of which there are many). I don’t need to include on my list freedom of speech, clean water, family, and a warm place to live because I’m an American dammit and I deserve all of that stuff. I think it’s all in the...
“He thought the cause of the financial crisis was “simple. Greed on both...”
– - From “The End” an article by Michael Lewis (of Liars Poker fame)
It’s pretty complicated, but gives the best backroom take I’ve seen on the Wall Street shenanigans.
WatchLondon-based journalist, Carl Honore praises slowness. In light of my recent posts about coffee, I am going to take a page out of his book and slow the eff down.
“These days even instant gratification takes too long.” - Carrie Fisher
100 Blogs That Will Make You Smarter →
WatchMetamorphosis.
This is why I love the Brits. Just the... →
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Boys in the Scrum →
Great article and video (see link above) in The Times today about one of the nations only all African-American high school rugby teams. Pretty inspiring stuff.
“President, n. The leading figure in a small group of men of whom – and of whom...”
– The Devil’s Dictionary, 1881. By Ambrose Bierce.
WatchOne of my favorite lines, Band of Outsiders presented this surreal video as his contribution to Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 09.
50 Things About Obama You May Not Have Known →
"The Candidate" The New Yorker, 31 May 2004 →
The New Yorker put up this article from 2004, predating his appearance at the DNC.
The most telling quote from the article is as follows:
“… Barack managed to make those people who disagreed with him feel comfortable with the disagreement.
This is a regular theme with Obama: supporters who disagree with him. The two big Chicago daily papers both endorsed him enthusiastically in the...
Kings of Leon- Manhattan
I’ve been...
