October 2009
23 posts
Fun-sizing Halloween →
Scary stuff →
Closing time →
When you're in a spelling bee and you miss a word,...
so true!!!!! 1st grade: I lost on “animal”… got confused and spelled it “aminal”. I’m still embarrassed!
kthread:
4th grade: I lost in the final round to Pat Rusert (I think that was his name) on ‘congratulations.’ My thinking was that we congratulate graduates, so those words should be the same. Still mad about it.
extraface:
6th grade. The reader said...
What the Last Meal Taught Him - NYTimes.com →
yes, i cried.
Then and now →
Set list from U2
Breathe Get On Your Boots Magnificent Mysterious Ways Beautiful Day / In God’s Country I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For / Stand By Me Stuck In A Moment No Line On The Horizon Elevation In A Little While Unknown Caller Until The End Of The World The Unforgettable Fire City Of Blinding Lights Vertigo / It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It) Crazy Tonight / Two Tribes ...
More fun with maps →
Mad Men suits vs. corduroy patches →
'Joy of Cooking' comes to America | PRI.ORG →
Broken Things →
Derivative dangers →
Quick takes →
Bono on rebranding America from nyt →
Countdown to u2: 7 days
Advice from all over →
The jobs dilemma →
What to expect: The Third Decade →
Clearly, I will not be a very advanced 30 year old. I don’t think I want to be.
50 Years Older, ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ Is Back in Its... →
Great piece on Birdie & B’way with a nod to Mad Men….
David Hockney's iPhone art →
so cool! (via @nickdemartino)
Restoration Harvest - Timothy Egan Blog -... →