Entries Tagged as 'General'

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Generation Y is too touchy-feely

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dear­ness only that gives everything its value.“  —  Thomas Paine Hugs are spe­cial. They provide com­fort in times of need, and express joy fol­low­ing tri­umph. And it is their rel­at­ive rar­ity that gives them that value. That works out well, because our pas­sions and emo­tions are […]

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Vincent Van Gogh

Yours, Vin­cent: The Let­ters of Vin­cent Van Gogh Kick­boxer psp AVP: Alien vs. Pred­ator dvdrip Prime rip This iPhone app pieces together the life of Vin­cent Van Gogh through his own art­work and let­ters. It’s a hefty down­load at 302MB, but totally worth it. Check it out! (cour­tesy of The Eco­nom­ist) [Yes, I am procrastinating.]

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

RIP Ted Kennedy">RIP Ted Kennedy

Your fidel­ity to the prom­ise of Amer­ica was unpar­alleled in liv­ing memory. Wil­lard full movie

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

A poem I wrote

Fleet­ing wishes on this blest anniversary, pop­u­late the bar­ri­cades of your vis­age tome; Syn­tax and short­en­ings tor­ture this simple wretch. What made him cross bor­ders, con­tin­ents, wind and seas? Was it all for waste or chaste, the spirit that he chas’d? From the land of tup­pence to the Ori­ent gates, did the wind­ing Silk road […]

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

How many infusions can you get from green tea?

The answer (for the batch I bought at least) is 3. The first for fla­vour, second for relax­a­tion, and the third for hot water. After that it gets kind of bit­ter. A good blend is sup­posed to get 3  –  5, so this is at the low end of qual­ity The Road to Guantanamo movie The Class of Nuke […]