Archives for: June 2007
Busy Week
Jun 28th
Friday (6/15)
I left work early and headed toward Pennsylvania. Five hours alone in a car can do things to your mind. After realizing that I was singing gibberish, I had to call Molly to get a dose of sanity. Around 8:30, I arrived at my parents hous… more »
National Security Letters and Gag Orders
Jun 28th
Librarians Describe Life Under An FBI Gag Order:
Barbara Bailey's Statement
Peter Chase's Statement
FBI Finds It Frequently Overstepped in Collecting Data:
An internal FBI audit has found that the bureau potentially violated the law or agency… more »
CoalSpeak
Jun 25th
I grew up in Pennsylvania saying "all" as in "The milk is all." to convey that there wasn't any more milk. My mom used the word "daresn't" to say that somebody wasn't allowed to do something (e.g. "You daresn't hit your brother if you don't want to get g… more »
Let Me Elaborate
Jun 17th
Basic Fundamental: People are stupid.
There are two differences between terrorists and the authorities that make me more afraid of the latter:
I come into contact with more authorities than I do terrorists. In fact, I would venture to say tha… more »
The Government is Werking!
Jun 15th
"Alarm clocks intended as playful prank, not fake bombs", so let's throw the kids in jail and not let them graduate.
A woman dared to bring a water filled sippy cup onto a plane, so let's detain her for 45 minutes without actually caring whether she… more »
Bobby
Jun 14th
10/10
This movie was great. I would venture to call it an American Epic.
Without trying to be all indie and junk, it showed everyday life in 1968. Except it wasn't everyday, it was the day Robert F. Kennedy got shot. I knew pretty much nothing… more »
[WHAT YOU DO] FUELED BY DREAMS?
Jun 8th
Someone spray-painted this on the sidewalk outside my work. I pass by it every weekday and think to myself "No, it's not." more »
LOL BOTS
Jun 7th
This site is a take off of lolcats.com
They use robots instead of cats.
Imagine that.
Anways, itz lolz0rz.
SAMPEL!!!11; more »
London Olympics 2012 Logo
Jun 6th
There has been a bit of a hubbub in the news recently about the new logo for the 2012 Olympics. Personally, I think it looks really stupid and it reminds me of a local dance show in the 80's.
I thought it would be interesting to compare it to previou… more »
Two Years and Counting
Jun 5th
The concert on Thursday night was pretty awesome. My friend and I took the train (my first use of Cleveland public transportation) to Tower City and got to the amphitheater as Candlebox was wrapping up their set. Breaking Benjamin took the stage and rock… more »