September 10, 2009 at 6:43 am (News, Tech)
SA pigeon ‘faster than broadband’ Winston the pigeon was allowed no “performance-enhancing seeds” Broadband promised to unite the world with super-fast data delivery – but in South Africa it seems the web is still no faster than a humble pigeon
link: BBC NEWS | Africa | SA pigeon ‘faster than broadband’
July 5, 2009 at 4:01 pm (News, Travel)
Just ran across an interesting article from the San Francisco Sentinel about the Happy Planet Index, which ranks 143 countries for happiness and health. The U.S. did not fare well and neither did most other countries thought of as first world. Costa Rica is apparently the place to be if happiness and health are important to you.
Yet more proof that greed and technology are not the recipe for happiness. Envy and bitterness certainly, but not happiness.
This link will take you to the article.
This link will download the index itself (PDF file).
Listening to the “SuperHuman Touch” the upcoming single from Athlete
May 16, 2008 at 7:00 am (History, News, Websites)
This American Life details and breaks down the housing crisis with a show called “The Giant Pool of Money“
Click here to link to the MP3 file. It’s also available for streaming through iTunes
iTunes is playing Sweet Toffee from “Listen” by Moodorama
September 14, 2007 at 10:47 am (News, Television, Websites)
From the National Post:
Friday, September 14, 2007
Dog the Bounty Hunter to guest-star on Corner Gas. And Fester Chugabrew says it’s the best thing since Gilligan
In a news release this morning, CTV said special guests on the upcoming season of Corner Gas will include Dog The Bounty Hunter and the RCMP Musical Ride. The homegrown hit begins its new season on Sept. 24.
click here to read the rest of the article
iTunes is playing Spelunking from the album “Year of Meteors” by Laura Veirs
October 16, 2006 at 12:13 pm (History, News, Websites, Writing)
New Bill Bryson book due tomorrow!
Here’s an excerpt from The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid from The Guardian
Here’s another from USA Today
Here’s the really, really cool audio/animation VidLit version. I need to explore this site some more because this is pretty neat.
iTunes is playing: Lost In The Parade from the album “No Lookin’ Back” by Michael McDonald
August 8, 2006 at 8:55 am (News, Science, Tech, Websites)
Heard this morning that Exxon Mobile just posted their second highest profit quarter ever and it seems like their highest was last quarter. How was your drive in this morning? Feels like we’re pumping poison into our tanks sometimes.
iTunes is playing: Strong Enough from the album “Tuesday Night Music Club” by Sheryl Crow
