Archive for August 2008

29 Aug 2008 1441H

Not his best talk

I’m with the Economist when they said last night, liveblogging the talk:
10:55: This is obviously the big final build, but something’s off in his rhythm; it’s not got quite the punch it could.
But the proof of the pudding is in the eatin’. So let’s close the deal and see what the Obama administration brings to [...]

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24 Aug 2008 1246H

Whoa

Fatburger AND Sonic coming to town?
Why yes. Re: Sonic, quoth the Trib:
Her son told her to come but he gave her the wrong address and she’s not clairvoyant and he’s an air traffic controller and that’s a hard job and she first tried Sonic when he was training in Oklahoma and she loves, [...]

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14 Aug 2008 2129H

Chinese Halloween

Yes, really and for true, there is such a thing. The doors between this world and the next are opened. The 13th day of the 7th lunar month is Ghost Day, and the 7th month is considered to be a Ghost Month. What all significance does any of this have? Yesterday, the dead visited the [...]

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13 Aug 2008 1005H

Send in the Ghosts

Not kidding. Didn’t we do this scenario in Ghost Recon all the way back in ‘01?

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07 Aug 2008 2112H

Chicago ain’t ready for reform?

Can’t say I’m surprised, politically motivated hiring still happens all the time. You think this stuff doesn’t matter to you? It costs you, Chicagoans and Cook County residents. That’s the kind of so-called “affirmative action” we don’t need, because if people are hired on the basis of patronage, and are not the most qualified staff, [...]

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06 Aug 2008 2037H

The sweets of Antique Bakery

There’s actually a fairly sophisticated knowledge of patisserie in the world of Antique Bakery.

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06 Aug 2008 2032H

A few posts have disappeared. . .

Yes. Have you ever seen Gladiator? There’s a quote:
Juba: Can they hear you?
Maximus: Who?
Juba: Your family. In the afterlife.
Maximus: Oh yes.
Juba: What do you say to them?
Maximus: To my son - I tell him I will see him again soon. To keep his heels down while riding his horse. To my wife… that is not [...]

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05 Aug 2008 2226H

Goodbye Angel Heart, Hello Antique Bakery

Angel Heart has run its course — 50 episodes — and a series I had declared to be the feel good anime of 2006 still holds true. Sure it got a bit formulaic pretty early, but, I still watched, mostly, out of nostalgia and loyalty to the franchise; I was not disappointed.
Now begins Antique [...]

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