December 2008
58 posts
“Discounting expansion Houston, there are six NFL teams that have not won a...”
– ESPN Page 2 - Easterbrook: Day of reckoning
Dallas?
“Cleveland quarterbacks Ken Dorsey and Bruce Gradkowski (combined 45 net yards...”
– ESPN Page 2 - Easterbrook: Armageddon
“Indianapolis is peaking at the right time, plus Peyton Manning should be...”
– ESPN Page 2 - Easterbrook: Armageddon
“At this point, it’s totally obvious the system is rigged — lie about...”
– ESPN Page 2 - Easterbrook: Armageddon
“More than 1,000 workers were laid off at the Moraine plant. Under terms of the...”
– Nearly the End of the Line for S.U.V.’s - NYTimes.com
“payments will only last about a year” :-(
“The newspaper reports that John Sweeney, a resident who lost power, “ran his...”
– Prius: It’s Not Just a Car, It’s an Emergency Generator - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
“We’ve lent some of it. We’ve not lent some of it. We’ve not...”
– Where’d the bailout money go? Shhhh, it’s a secret - Yahoo! News
“The scientists are currently probing the potential of their concoction to...”
– Lighting: Brilliant White Light Produced By Heated Diaper Rash Cream
“Goldman Sachs, paying as much as $233,000 for an executive’s car and...”
– AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs - Yahoo! News
NFL - Playoff Scenario Generator- Yahoo! Sports →
it’s possible that 3 out of 4 NFC South teams could make the playoffs!
“Originating from Wootton High School, the parent said, students duplicate the...”
– The Sentinel
“Whether the U.A.W. or Chrysler’s suppliers would trade concessions of some kind...”
– Uncertainty Grows Over Parent’s Role in Chrysler - NYTimes.com
well, hm, let’s see, seeing as how that ownership stake is being given away for free*, that’d be, um, $0.00?
*ok, not exactly, but it’s still funny.
“The plan could turn out to be a bonanza for Credit Suisse bankers. The bank has...”
– http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/19/business/worldbusiness/19bonus.html?_r=1&ref=business
“The concept behind Habitat for Humanity’s ReStores is a building supply...”
– Cool Tools: Habitat for Humanity ReStores
An All-Pay Auction - Freakonomics Blog -... →
“One individual who faced the entire problem down and successfully worked around...”
– BetaNews | Rise of complaints follows Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 update
snow is falling, heater is blasting, i’m wearing tights and flannel-lined jeans and 2 shirts and a sweatshirt and thick socks and slippers, and i have a blanket wrapped around my legs. and i’m cold.
“Now it turns out AIG is paying top executives up to $4 million each in taxpayer...”
– ESPN Page 2 - Easterbrook: Best team is far from decided
“Union leadership wants typical Americans who earn less than $50 an hour taxed so...”
– ESPN Page 2 - Easterbrook: Best team is far from decided
“It was clear, too, that Republicans who think it’s fine for upper-crust...”
– ESPN Page 2 - Easterbrook: Best team is far from decided
“Congress signed off on a $700 billion financial-markets bailout without even...”
– ESPN Page 2 - Easterbrook: Best team is far from decided
yesterday i treated myself to lunch a favorite restaurant that i happened to be driving by — delicious. a few hours later, i noticed that my blisters were looking a lot better. further proof of the healing powers of panda express.
unnecessarily panicky headline #29
Home values seen losing over $2 trillion during 2008 - Yahoo! News
fails to mention the $20+ trillion of value remaining (using the article’s own numbers)
“The fix for this should be to focus like lasers on demand generation for Vista...”
– Windows XP: The OS That Won’t Quit - PC World
is tired of entourage going on its monthly cpu binge :-(
“Let’s face it — the bailout is purely political, pushed by troglodyte companies...”
– What’s the Point of Bailing Out the Auto Industry? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
“a little more careful with the things he says and how he says it, because they...”
– Parker: Not too late for Steelers to run - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
gotta love a coach who knows his grammar
“some experts suggest that being in a position of power can make people feel they...”
– Ill. governor parlor game: Psychotic or political? - Yahoo! News
“Briefest Treats in the … Conference Room”
– my work inbox this morning
example #823 of NYT bad punctuation
G.M. said: We will assess all of our options to continue our restructuring and to obtain the means to weather the current economic crisis.” Chrysler said it would: “continue to pursue a workable solution to help ensure the future viability of the company.”
Senate Abandons Auto Bailout Bid - NYTimes.com
example #3183 of NYT poor grammar
“to use the Treasury’s bigger financial system stabilization fund to but there may not be enough money left to do so”
Senate Abandons Auto Bailout Bid - NYTimes.com
“Some themes change during the day, and we use the location information you...”
– Gmail Themes - Help Center
Why didn’t anybody tell me?
“Surveys by the American Meteorological Society show that only a minority of the...”
– The Numbers Guy : Deciphering a 20% Chance of Rain
A 73-Year-Old Gives Basketball a Second Shot -... →
there is no age at which i would be given playing time on any college’s team
“After all, how do you defend a guy whose peers are generally pumping iron to...”
– A 73-Year-Old Gives Basketball a Second Shot - NYTimes.com
“Everything’s wrong with the Detroit Lions, who have 101 defeats in this...”
– ESPN Page 2 - Easterbrook: Teams making the manly man plays!
“We’re at this moment in history, in which the Chinese are touting that their...”
– News Analysis - Washington Takes Risks With Its Auto Bailout Plans - NYTimes.com
“President Bush, who has spent his entire presidency proclaiming that the...”
– News Analysis - Washington Takes Risks With Its Auto Bailout Plans - NYTimes.com
“Yet so far, there is no talk of offering aid to Toyota, Honda, BMW or the other...”
– News Analysis - Washington Takes Risks With Its Auto Bailout Plans - NYTimes.com
example #2934 of NYT poor grammar
“E.R.” is about the leave the air.
Where Is Leno Going? To Prime Time, on NBC - NYTimes.com
“The runoff in the Georgia Senate race was won this week by Saxby Chambliss, who...”
– Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live (via inothernews) (via meredithnyc) (via lizlemon) (via apsies) (via robot-heart-politics) (via oliviaisferosch)
In the 18th and 19th centuries, celebrations often consisted primarily of shooting off guns and athletic competitions. I don’t know about your family, but our Thanksgiving tradition does not involve firearms.
Shortcuts - Embracing Traditions, Dodging Consumerism - NYTimes.com
Festivus Feats of Strength?
“It is not exactly breaking news that virtually every holiday we celebrate in...”
– Shortcuts - Embracing Traditions, Dodging Consumerism - NYTimes.com
jingle bell rock chords →
margaret is the best
While tiny hands and sniper-perfect eyesight are an asset for anyone considering a netbook, the mitten-fisted and bespectacled among us still can get in on the action.
Netbooks: Rating three ‘lilliputers’ | Tech Spotlight | News + Notes | Entertainment Weekly | 1
“Here’s a solution: take those new police SUVs and attach plow blades to...”
– Chicagoist: City Cutting Side Street Plowing
“I remember when G.M. shut down 11 plants, some of which were in the Great Lakes...”
– Even in Michigan, Not Everyone Wants a Lifeline - NYTimes.com
“How many other, small companies would like a bailout?” said Heather Davison, who...”
– Even in Michigan, Not Everyone Wants a Lifeline - NYTimes.com