This is the kind of thing that makes me lose faith in my fellow man
Really, I wonder about the world sometimes. This kind of thing, and bad interior design really shake me up.
Knitting For The Troops
One of the things my mom has been doing lately is knitting hats for the Ships Project, which distributes hand knitted hats and socks to soldiers stationed in Afghanistan, Iraq and around the world. I didn’t realize how cold it is in some of the places the soldiers are stationed, even in the Middle East. The pictures of all the troops modeling their hats are really cute.
She’s also been knitting tiny little hats for the Stitches From the Heart program, which gives the hats to newborns and premies in hospitals all over the country. Before that, she was making american flag quilts that got sent to each of the family members of the 9/11 victims.
I don’t say enought that I think my mom’s a really wonderful person.
If you want to participate in the Ships Project, visit their website for more information on how to join the program.
Secrets of Barroom Photography
Modern Drunkard Magazine always puts together a classy issue, but this recent article on how to pose for great pictures while out at a smoky joint is an instant classic.
Questions, courtesy Melissa
Stolen from her site:
1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:
“and walking speed become complex because no two road users are the same.”
— from Traffic Engineering
2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
Headphones.
3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Bush on a news conference while at lunch at Q’Doba. Brad was flipping off the TV.
4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is:
3:15 p.m.
5: Now look at the clock; what is the actual time?
3:17 p.m.
6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Jerrod typing over the cube wall, Brian talking about sports.
7: When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
Went to lunch with a bunch of guys from work — CompUSA and then Q’Doba.
8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at?
My promotion prototypes on our AREA-51 server. Behind the firewall, so I can’t link.
9: What are you wearing?
Oxford shirt, white t-shirt, blue jeans, new shoes, baseball cap.
10: Did you dream last night?
Yes — had a weird dream involving the cast of the Sopranos.
11: When did you last laugh?
Lunch — making fun of Bush.
12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?
A picture of Hanuman, the monkey god, the Hanuman Chalisa, a cat calendar, picture of Spike.
13: Seen anything weird lately?
Peeps.
14: What do you think of this quiz?
Eh.
15: What is the last film you saw?
Identity.
16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
Mom’s mortgage.
17: Tell me something about you that I don’t know.
is there anything I haven’t blogged about yet?
18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
George Bush would never have been president.
19: Do you like to dance?
Yes.
20: George Bush: is he a power-crazy nutcase or some one who is finally doing something that has needed to be done for years?
Um… nutcase.
21: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Eleanora Rosalind.
22: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Jack.
23: Would you ever consider living abroad?
Hell, I’ve been planning an escape to Canada ever since Bush came out and said that I’m subhuman.
Republicans For Kerry
I pointed out to my brothers in a discussion a while back that there were quite a few Republicans speaking out against Bush (Richard Clarke, Paul O’Neill, Joseph C. Wilson are just a few). Now there’s a website of Republicans for Kerry, and a Yahoo group as well.
The O’Franken Factor
Al Franken’s show on Air America Radio has it’s own blog now… and an excellent one it is, too. As does Jeaneane Garafalo’s Majority Report.
Condoleezza Rice’s 9/11 Testimony Examined
The Center for American progress analyzes Condoleezza Rice’s testimony to the 9/11 Commission — first they tackle her opening statement, then they do a “Claim vs. Fact” analysis of the rest of her testimony. Well worth the read. Also check out their other coverage, including examination of the White House’s own internal documents that tell a different story that what Rice is telling.
Antipixel Dreaming
I want to be Jeremy Hedley when I grow up…. or at least I want to be as great a photographer as Jeremy Hedley when I grow up.
The Memespread Project
A project tracking the spread of a link on sites around the internet… pretty interesting and if you have your own blog (who doesn’t these days? Oh, wait, Dan and Doug don’t.) it couldn’t hurt to link to them and spread the project around.
And my friend Doug really needs a blog. I’m surprised I never thought of that before. Hmm. I could set that up.