One of the fun things about living in a consumer-driven country is that over time, we are exposed to enough advertising that one may gain the vision to see beyond the surface messages and glimpse the naked ambition of the advertisers. Like a watchmaker opening the cover to reveal a watch’s movement and knowing instinctively [...]
Archive for the ‘observations’ category
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- Somewhere between the supermarket checkout and my kitchen, a dozen eggs I did not buy appeared in my bag. Are they magic eggs or ghost eggs?
- Just saw someone wearing one of those "Co-Ed Naked (activity)" t-shirts from the 90s. Call management and tell them the moths are slacking.
- The Star Walk app for iPhone is my new favorite plaything. #astronomynerd
- I just burned the roof of my mouth...on ice cream. *abashedly ticks his freezer setting down a notch or five*
- "This," he declared, grinning, "is the bedding from Hell. It includes an Ill-Fitted Sheet, two Pillowchases, a Discomforter, and...A DUVET."
- I can personally confirm that the Twilight Theory of dating, whereby guys who are very pale should get more dates, is empirically false.
- Citizen Kane is not on Blu-ray, nor are Lawrence of Arabia nor To Kill A Mockingbird. But, coming this Oct.: Troll 2. http://bit.ly/aYgBcM
- I am enjoying one of those bold, pulse-quickening thunderstorms that always seem to roll through just a notch too infrequently each summer.
- Why does the "prevailing wisdom" so commonly prevail over common sense?
- Can anyone recommend to me a new technology blog/news site without the double-shot of smugness? In other words, not Gizmodo or Engadget.
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