Great photo set of Cockatoo Island outside of Sydney, Austrailia. I love seeing pictures of this type of industrial decay. Full Photo Set Here via boing boing
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New Albany Handmade Book
November 8th, 2008 · View Comments · Uncategorized, random
New Albany Handmade Book, originally uploaded by cdale. I listed a new book for sale on Etsy. I didn’t have any luck before but I am hoping this one catches someones eye. The listing can be found at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17002798 The picture is one that I took in my work town of New Albany. This statue [...]
Election Day Blogging
November 8th, 2008 · View Comments · random
As I drove to work on Tuesday morning I was listening to Morning Edition as usual. Louisville has a pretty funny, snarky news person on in the morning. His name is Todd Mundt. The national person Renee Montagne says “We will be reporting all day here at NPR and NPR.org featuring constant blogging”. Todd chimes [...]
Gear envy
October 26th, 2008 · View Comments · random
I am often beset with gear envy. I really do like to buy things and generally enjoy having nice stuff. I stumbled into Gatlinburg Spoke Junkie’s blog and found a most amazing cycling jersey. The actual post is here. I have been looking at wool jerseys lately and I must say that this one is [...]
BOB
October 19th, 2008 · View Comments · random
I have been spending quite a lot of time lately looking at the Rivendell Bicycle Works page over the last few days. They have posted a great list of “Tips for Happy Riding”. It includes one of the funniest pieces of advice I have ever read. It is a very succinct observation of the relationship [...]
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It’s all in O Brother Andy
October 8th, 2008 · View Comments · random
Pappy O’Daniel: Languishing! Goddamn campaign is languishing! We need a shot inna arm! Hear me, boys? Inna goddamn ARM! Election held tomorra, that sonofabitch Stokes would win it in a walk! Junior: Well he’s the reform candidate, Daddy.[Pappy narrows his eyes at him, wondering what he’s getting at.] Pappy O’Daniel: …Yeah? Junior: Well people like [...]
My first Letter to the Editor
October 2nd, 2008 · View Comments · random
This morning on the plane as I perused the paper this article moved me to respond. I wrote out the basis of this letter and then typed it at the office. I have never written a Letter to the Editor and it was a lot of fun to do so. Don’t tread on me Liquor [...]
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Quote of the day
September 30th, 2008 · View Comments · random
Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin in response to losing his three best RB’s and needing to tap his 4th string running back for crucial game ending heroics: “It is only devastating if you allow it to be,” Tomlin said. Pure badass…
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Election Tweets
September 26th, 2008 · View Comments · random
Absolutely fascinating – Election Updates via the thoughts of Twitter Watch it tonight – should be Blow’d Up! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td4VEGiIQmk]
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This just in…Nigerians to help US Bailout
September 26th, 2008 · View Comments · random
Saw this here Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars [...]
