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January 27, 2010
I still can't get enough of last week's news...
how about you?Posted by Vanderleun at 2:05 PM | Your Say (3)
Kidnapped Word
3. Organic Real Definition: Contains carbon.Agenda Monkey Definition: 1. The word on the side of my canvas grocery bag that helped me get invited to wine tastings by the elitist metrosexual sock puppet I met on the bus. 2. Well, it costs more, so it's better, right? 3. Of or relating to items whose importance magnifies exponentially with the number of people listening to you talk about it. 4. Of or relating to common food items that you wouldn't otherwise think to bring up in conversation, but has suddenly become important to share with everyone in earshot. Recommended Daily Utterances: 12 -- The Dipso Chronicles: Everyone Gets a Stick and Unlimited Whacks at This One
Posted by Vanderleun at 1:17 PM | Your Say (1)
Sakau Buzzed: Going Nowhere Slow
Fingerlynn is a chain-smoking, wiry mother of four.She is timeless in the way that characters in myths and fairy tales are timeless. She laughs in a single deep hah. This gunshot laugh is often followed by a punch to my shoulder: not a good natured “ol’ chum” punch but a serious, bruising jab. She is in a tiny minority of adult Pohnpeian women whose body can be described as “athletic” (as opposed to “diabetic”). Her dark, small eyes are beautiful like a ferret’s. She is my best friend, and every night we head for the Try Me First (Eat Me Later) sakau market to argue with each other about oral sex. -- Nowhere Slow: Try Me First, Eat Me Later — The Bygone Bureau
Posted by Vanderleun at 11:41 AM | Your Say (0)
"Gleichschaltung"
Gleichschaltung: meaning “coordination”, “making the same”, “bringing into line”,is a Nazi term for the process by which the Nazi regime successively established a system of totalitarian control over the individual, and tight coordination over all aspects of society and commerce.
One goal of this policy was to eliminate individualism by forcing everyone to adhere to a specific doctrine and way of thinking and to control as many aspects of life as possible using an invasive police force.
In Germany it was called 'right thinking,' in Russia it was 'having a party mind,' in the US it is being 'politically correct.' -- Comment by Artfldgr @ neo-neocon
Posted by Vanderleun at 11:22 AM | Your Say (2)
Shoot the Moon
NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon are dead. So are the rockets being designed to take them there, if President Obama gets his way.
Posted by Vanderleun at 11:06 AM | Your Say (8)
Mars Does a Drive-By
Best Display of Mars From Earth in 6 Years on Wednesday
On Jan. 27, Mars will be closer to Earth than any other time between 2008 and 2014. A mere 60 million miles away, the red planet will be a great target for backyard telescopes, and will appear bright to the naked eye as well. From the ground, Mars will look like an orange star almost as bright as Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. The view will actually be best on Friday, Jan. 29, when Mars will rise alongside the first full moon of the year, directly opposite the sun.
Posted by Vanderleun at 9:10 AM | Your Say (3)