they shut down an entire city, except
“But the Boston police didn’t shut down an entire city. They shut down an entire city except for the donut shops“.
pitchers arms
Should major league baseball players be allowed to carry weapons on the field? Absolutely!
In other news, 6% of Democrats believe Obama is the anti-Christ.
on stock market bubbles
Crossing Wall Street has a great chart showing why you should have been scared of the stock market in 2000 more than in 2008 or now.
slang city
Interpretation of one of my favorite Jay-Z songs.
Also, a grinch ain’t one.
woodward v belushi
There’s been a tempest raging in Washington D.C.’s tiniest teacup over some remarks that Obama’s economic advisor made that had Bob Woodward, the Nixon-slayer, quaking in his polished shoes. In an earlier life, Woodward had written a biography of John Belushi. The guy who came along later to do the same task, only competently, has an interesting description of Woodward’s modus operandi:
Whenever people ask me about John Belushi and the subject of Wired comes up, I say it’s like someone wrote a biography of Michael Jordan in which all the stats and scores are correct, but you come away with the impression that Michael Jordan wasn’t very good at playing basketball.
can you play vinyl records in space?
No. No, you can’t play vinyl records in space.
