From the NY Times today: Region Gets Less Federal Money for Taxes Paid, a Study Finds By Ronald Smothers NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. Oct. 28 – If the tristate region seceded and established itself as a separate country, it would replace the United States as the second-wealthiest nation in the world behind Luxembourg in terms of […]
I found this little item on Daily Kos through Wonkette. Basically, the Bush team used a little photo-editting magic to add some troops to a campaign spot. I wonder if it can duplicate actual troops too because that is something we really need…
“Those guys suck so bad that its like total suck.” – Chris, in reference to a workplace annoyance.
I’ve basically been depressed by the upcoming election and the incredible Yankee debacle that I witnessed last week so I haven’t been posting. I’m still catching up on the sleep I missed by watching all of those 9 hour baseball games and I’m still trying to wrap my head around the idea that Boston is […]
From Neu: Crossfire had Jon Stewart on last week while his TDS was running re-runs for the week. They expected him to come on the show and add some comic relief while plugging “America (The Book). Boy did they get more than they bargained for. Of course, as a result, the blogs of the world […]
This weekend my friend Erik wanted me to join him on a Haunted Pub Crawl around the West Village run by Street Smarts NY. I love learning about interesting historical tidbits and I don’t mind walking so it sounded like a good idea – the only problem was that my apartment was trashed due to […]
I’ve been watching a lot of sports on TV this past week: 3 Yankee games and counting and the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets this afternoon. Sports plus TV equals Jeff drinking beer and the latest sixer I bought was Magic Hat #9, a terrific microbrew out of the Green Mountain State of Vermont. The beer […]
I found these words on an index card while cleaning this past weekend. I finally looked them up and I’ve posted both the words and their meanings: Perspicacity: Acuteness of perception, discernment, or understanding. Occidentals: Natives or inhabitants of an Occidental country; a westerner. Syllogism: A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, […]
This was in the October 18th, 2004 edition of Newsweek: NW: Thanks for taking the time. I know you’re busy these days. JS: I’m just sitting here playing minsweeper NW: I don’t kow if you read the reviews – JS: I can’t read. I did the book phonetically. NW: Anyway, The New York Times suggested […]
From Neu: I have been having some bad problems with my neck and shoulders as of late. After seeing numerous professionals it seems the root cause is my failed attempt at ergonomics. You see, in order to fend off carpel-tunnel (sp?) I have always sat with my chair raised very high, my knees at right […]