Late December Miscellany
- Why we love Jon Sung.
- I am a failure as a consumer. I live somewhere people would rather have a day off than shop, and even today the only shopping I did was to take some stuff in to get framed at the half price framing sale.
- Will points us to the Global Rich List, which helps put some things into perspective. Apparently I am well into the top 0.5% of world incomes, which should make it hard for me to bitch, and should make my 10% charity target seem insufficient.
- If you want to get someone drunk, pour their drinks into a wide glass. (And give them salty peanuts, I guess.)
- I think my approach to a swarm of bees would be considerably less redneck than this fellow’s. Reading the comments will both amuse you and lower your IQ.
- OK, check out that picture of the Pope, and tell me he isn’t sucking the souls out of those little boys. “Aaaah yes, I must consume the life force of virgin boys FOR CHRIST!”
- I see Entertainment Weekly has named my poker-pal’s book as their Best Independent-Publisher Comic for 2006.
- You know how Whitey McWhite can get strange looks from his family? Spend Christmas Day constantly breaking into “Say It Loud, I’m Black And I’m Proud” instead of Christmas carols. Even if they know why, they will still give you looks.
- So, HD-DVD or Blu-Ray? I think the answer is obvious. (I hope that this, and the imminent death of Vista, marks the end of DRM-riddled anti-consumerist tactics.)
- African Kings? I have no actual knowledge that these photos are authentic, but they sure show a wide range of styles.
- Speaking of things I can’t verify: “13. Ancient humans from Asia may have entered the Americas following an ocean highway made of dense kelp.” Say what?
- I admit, the list of posts at the end of the Wired article on The Ultimate Blog Post made me laugh.
- QOTD: “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” –William Pitt (1759-1806) [via]
