Random 29 Jul 2006 11:41 am
Greetings from the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where WorldWideWeber (or WoWiWe, as some like to call him) is gradually exchanging his usual subterranean pallor for a more robust brownish cast. He has not seen the “shark” that several others say they saw, so feel free to go in the water, if you happen to [...]
Random 21 Jul 2006 8:10 am
Well, the Germans have arrived. Five out of five comments in the spam filter today came from Deutschland. All for poker sites.
I will say this for them: the comments were extremely terse, with only one link apiece. Chinese spam comments go on and on and on …
Agora 20 Jul 2006 7:34 pm
A grieving mother flies the US flag upside-down. Anonymous neighbors take action. A farmer follows suit in support. He is charged with disorderly conduct. And he gets death threats.
I wonder if such acts would become felonies if our militant flag-defenders had their way and got their constitutional amendment. Flying the flag upside-down, I mean. Death [...]
Random 19 Jul 2006 5:07 pm
A young woman found an album of photographs under the carport of an abandoned building near the Orlando airport. It had been exposed to the elements and the snapshots were in varying states of decay. She took pictures of them and published them on a blog devoted to “found photos.”*
It’s hard to describe the feeling one gets [...]
Random 16 Jul 2006 1:03 pm
Pedicabs have come to DC:
Kevin Clark—The Washington Post
Currently the fare is $4.50 per 10 minutes of riding. No protection from the elements, but it’s a start.
Random 14 Jul 2006 10:22 pm
The other day I found myself whistling a theme from Scheherazade as I pedaled up the ramp in the parking garage, leaving work. And I thought, “Hm.” Not because I was whistling. First of all, the acoustics in the garage are very good. Second, I’ve always made music on my bike. When I did my [...]
Russia 13 Jul 2006 7:32 pm
I was exploring the hotels of Saint Petersburg on the web and found one called Brothers Karamazov. It opened in 2004 and has 28 rooms with all the modern amenities, including internet access. The hotel boasts four special rooms with 19th-century decor, each named after a female character in a Dostoevsky novel. (I don’t imagine they have [...]
Random 13 Jul 2006 11:41 am
I noticed a sign stapled to a telephone pole on the way to work this morning:
WE HAUL
EVERYTHING
AND MORE!
703-555-1212
One assumes they do more than just haul stuff, not that they carry away more than everything. But one can’t be sure.
Agora 12 Jul 2006 11:53 pm
Informed Comment is where one goes to keep up with events in the Middle East, courtesy of the indefatigable Prof. Juan Cole. For some time now it has consisted of a relentless barrage of bad news—an unending litany of suicide bombings, improvised explosive devices, kidnappings, murder, and mutilation; attack and retaliation; unreal rhetoric and very [...]
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