December 2010
10 posts
Transmission – BBC Top Gear The Stig. He’s ours « →
There’s a current controversy over The Stig.
Michigan’s Decade of Tarnish Seen in Census Report... →
Michigan is the only state that has shrunk in population over the last decade.
Not a word of this was surprising to me, but seeing it plainly in print, more than just suspecting it or knowing it, was a bit of a punch in the gut.
Speaking as a small contributor to that decline in population, I would like to make some observations. First, a lot of the people who have left Michigan have done so...
Congress OKs contract to build Navy combat ships... →
Great news for the U.P.!
A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I'm An... →
dihard:
“I no longer needed a reason for my existence, just a reason to live. And imagination, free will, love, humor, fun, music, sports, beer and pizza are all good enough reasons for living.”
Jon Stewart, the Advocate, on the 9/11 Health Bill... →
Losing sight of the shore
Tonight is my last night in the US for a while. A long while. Come tomorrow, I am headed to Morocco for a little vacation, and then I’ll be settling down in Cambridge, England. I’ve moved overseas a few times before, but this is the first time I’ve moved with no idea whatsoever when I might be returning to the US (months? years?). It feels a little surreal.
An exhaustive list of good restaurants in...
This is a list I never thought I’d make. There are, in fact, some amazingly good restaurants in Montgomery, Alabama. Lactose-intolerant pescetarian (/vegetarian) friendly restaurants, even. Here is the exhaustive list:
Ham and High
Farmhouse Kitchen
Village Kitchen
Cafe Louisa
Tomatino’s
El Rey Burrito Lounge
Micheal’s Table
Lek’s Railroad Thai
Honorable...
Tuition Fees →
My friend Antony does a really good job of explaining the riots in London this past week.
The Gaslight Anthem - Blue Jeans and White...
BBC News - Polish prisoner compensated for... →
I’m currently sick and in bed with food poisoning, and the photo accompanying this article didn’t help, but this ruling by the European Court of Human Rights has made me very happy. Yay, vegetarianism.