August 2008
13 posts
QQs: The Democratic National Convention
dihard:
How much did it cost to attend the DNC? Free for everyday adults. Some special seats cost at least $1,000.
How many seats does the Mile High Stadium (aka Invesco field) hold? Aboout 76125
How old is Biden’s “drop dead gorgeous” wife? 57
What is her PhD that he says is “a problem”? She received her PhD in education from the University of Delaware.
How old is Biden’s mom? 90
How cute are...
School has begun. Damn.
“If you were a scoop of vanilla
And I were the cone where you sat,
If you were...”
– What We Might Be, What We Are by X. J. Kennedy
“We also must recognize that informal pressures are becoming increasingly...”
– Nicholas Kristof
Watchbrothersbloom:
Mountain Goats - ‘Woke Up New’ (Music Video Directed by Rian Johnson, whose tumblelog this be)
Captured in-camera with no special effects
I’ve always liked this song. This movie just made it that much more likable.
“More than 1,000 American diplomatic positions are vacant because the Foreign...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Make Diplomacy, Not War - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
A Tall, Cool Drink of ... Sewage? - NYTimes.com →
Give this article a read. I, for one, am fine with this idea.
“Look for me, Father, on the roof
of the red brick building
at the foot of...”
– Excerpt from Halley’s Comet by Stanley Kunitz
“The Onion, as usual, saw right through the jingo. In March 2002, when talk of...”
– Reading The Onion Seriously — In These Times
Trading Places →
Excellent article. (via Big Contrarian)
Coney Island Sideshow Has Guantánamo Waterboarding... →
