Archives for the 'Philosophical' Category
Two Kicks
Two things about this video are interesting — one is that Angel Matos (Cuba) decides that his disqualification is unjust (he had a minute to recover from an injury and the ref ended the gold medal match immediately as the minute ran out, even though he was clearly ready to go) and kicks the referee [...]
Hey, I almost got sued by the New York Times!
I got this letter today, and modified my “infringing” posts to comply with the (surprisingly very friendly) New York Times legal team who contacted me. Ironically, one of the infringing posts was entitled:
You’re not paranoid if they are really after you!
August 8, 2008
VIA Email: contact@neobeans.com
and U.S. Mail
Mr. Charles Medley
130 Hedgewood Drive
Greenbelt, [...]
Square
One of the coolest things I’ve experienced in the past year was going to a “drive in” theater.
In Manhattan.
It’s a gift I decided to give a friend of mine for her birthday a few months back, and a bunch of us decided to secretly gather and take her to a movie. And by “bunch” [...]
Is it 1968 or 2008?
You know, I often hear people deny that there is any racism percolating beneath the surface of our culture, but it seems the presidential campaign is bringing out the worst in some people who don’t seem to like the idea of a black President. I guess if President Bush were black, things might be [...]
Hot for Teachers!
It seems that in a world where so many people blog or journal about themselves on the Internet, the separation between one’s personal and professional lives is almost non-existent.
Got photos of you drunk at a party posted to MySpace? Every prospective employer probably has done a search for you on there and seen you [...]
