Monthly Archives: May 2007

Word of the day: fungible

Posted on May 9, 2007 by lackhead

Today’s word comes from an article in The Week about the wonderful violinist Josh Bell playing in a DC Metro station for tips. It turns out that this was all a staged idea, concerned with the role of “classical” music … Continue reading →

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Traveling directions from God

Posted on May 8, 2007 by lackhead

From Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott: I heard recently: Carolyn Myss, the medical intuitive who writes and lectures about why people don’t heal, flew to Russia a few years ago to give some lectures. Everthing that could go wrong did– … Continue reading →

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Climbing trip- Indian Creek & The Priest

Posted on May 8, 2007 by lackhead

I originally wanted to write a trip report for this latest visit to southern Utah, but I’m a slacker and I never got around to it. Now that it has been over a week, I’m kinda thinking that I won’t … Continue reading →

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Quick change artists

Posted on May 8, 2007 by lackhead

Aww, aint this lil’ guy just the cutest?!! This my friends, is a cuttlefish, a cousin of squids, octopuses, and other Cephalopods. And what makes these little buggers so awesome? Well, besides having w-shaped pupils, eyes that work on polarization … Continue reading →

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Fact checking the Republican debate

Posted on May 6, 2007 by lackhead

The good folks over at Countdown with Keith Olbermann did a nice neat wrap-up of the mostly uninspiring Republican debate this last week. I was glad to see that abortion was a topic to be brought up; in the heavy … Continue reading →

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