Archive for December 2005
Building your own ring for a sweetie
Aloha bitches! In response to the questions from Joe and Chad in my last post, here are some answers: The two places I frequent are Thaigem.com and Multicolour.com. You can get many items there aren’t that expensive, and you always have the option of returning it for a refund. That can take a week or…
Read MoreWSJ.com – Diamond Industry Rocked By Allegations of Bribery
To know me is to know my fascination with rare and semi-precious gems. All Sarah’s jewelry was handpicked by me, and in most cases, designed by me after I personally acquired the loose stones involved. Thankfully, Sarah doesn’t have a diamond jones, so this hobby isn’t requiring me to break into my IRA to fund…
Read MoreYouTube – SNL – The Chronic of Narnia Rap
Oh my god, I’m crying I’m laughing to hard… Link: YouTube – SNL – The Chronic of Narnia Rap.
Read MoreFairfax Poker Game Is Raided; 2 Charged
How stupid do you have to be to run a raked* poker game in Northern Virginia after Fairfax County has clearly announced its intention to bust all such games? They raided the Centreville and Reston games, held a press conference talking about how illegal it was, and then made sure the operators each pulled a…
Read MoreFive Years
"Five Years", one of my favorite Bowie songs, describes how the Earth is dying and with only five years left, how much of life Bowie wants to experience. My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spareI had to cram so many things to store everything in there He’s overwhelmed at the…
Read Moreflagrantly violationg the law
While I frequently don’t agree with either the goals of the Bush Administration, I just assumed they bought into the whole concept of the rule of law. Now it appears that the President (or more likely his advisors) flagrantly disregarded the law, signing executive orders to spy on Americans on the flimsiest of pretenses. I…
Read MorePoor implementations of the zombie genre
Ironically, I’m going to tell you how bad this movie and then create an Amazon.com affiliates link so I get a slight profit for all the none of you that buy it. I’ll make you a deal: if I tell you about a bad movie, I’ll recommend a good one as well. I’m a zombie…
Read MoreSome tips for job hunters
When applying for jobs where written communication is a core skill, you can enhance your chances of getting hired by doing the following things in your resume: Make up entirely new plural versions of nouns that aren’t in the dictionary. Indeed, we will all be very excited to ask you in the interview about the…
Read MoreMoneyball and Football
One more thing you shouldn’t miss in the Sunday NYT: Coach Leach Goes Deep, Very Deep by Michael Lewis, also author of the seminal work on the application of advanced statatistical analysis to baseball, Moneyball. I’m not what you’d consider a baseball fan, but reading Moneyball was a riveting experience. It was amazing to watch…
Read MoreThe woes of being a Connecticut indian withou a casino
Check out this Washington Post story about the Indian tribes in Connecticut that don’t have casinos, and the ongoing tensions with the ones that do. The door appears to have closed on indians getting federal recognition of their tribes, which is one of the predicates for opening a casino. (and by the way, how cruelly…
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