Archive for February, 2008
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
Just think, instead of writing those famous lines, Elizabeth Barrett Browning could have just bought her husband ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
You know what really makes me feel good about the economic outlook? Financial experts hoarding gold.
According to the Malaysian Star Online (and some other sources - I just chose the most exotic one), more financial experts are padding their portfolios with gold rather than stocks or cash. That's also the advice from ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Why the hell were my American Eagle jeans made in Hong Kong?
Probably the same reason my Hanes undershirt was made in the Dominican Republic and my Croft and Barrow boxers were made in Thailand.
Hanes' slogan, by the way is "An American Original." American Eagle is part of the Martin + Osa ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
OK, time to tick everybody off. How does anticonsumerism relate to the big G-O-D?
Religion is a contentious issue, but I'll try to keep it light by putting a picture of handsome actor George Peppard somewhere in the entry.
This isn't my issue. Matters of faith aren't under my purview - I blog about ...
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
This is more of an update. Please read the posting below for the main bit of today's news. It's got a picture of Michael Jackson in it.
As is my Sunday wont, I settled down with the Chicago Tribune for the comics, the crossword and as much news as I can ...
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Normally, I resent when someone makes some headlines for coming up with a snappy, headline-friendly term for something completely random - Gen Y, frienvy and, to be honest, anticonsumerism spring to mind. It's sort of lazy journalism.
But who can resist Zombie Debt?
Yeah, I had to go with Thriller. It's sort of ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
In honor of me finally figuring out how to put pictures in here (still working on video) I decided to share some of the anticonsumer imagery that either will shock the nation out of its moneyed complacency or make everyone look like a jackass.
It's called "culture jamming" and I am ...
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
For today and only today, no links, no breaking news, no RSS feeds or online blogosphere community building.
Just a thought by ecologist Paul Shepard, as quoted in Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring."
"Why should we tolerate a diet of weak poisons, a home in insipid surroundings, a circle of acquaintances who are ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Due to a previous obligation, I will not have time to blog with the usual intensity that makes me rock. So, like a hung-over high-school health teacher, I'm going to dim the lights and make you watch a couple films.
Here is the Budweiser Clydesdale Super Bowl commercial that became a topic of discussion at ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Just to show my dedication to you, my readers (both my classmates and my mom) this entry comes during a Super Bowl party.
Granted, the party's pretty low-key - there's a backgammon game going on.
One of the most famous parts of the Super Bowl is the commercials and so far, based ...
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