Have you been reading the missives at The Morning News from Gary Benchley, Rock Star, regarding his move to New York to start a band and change the world of rock as we know it? Before my stepdad dropped me off at Carl’s place in the East Village I was thinking about what brought me …
Tag Archives: Diversions
Hello, I must be going
I apologize for posting so little this week. Workload and other life demands have occupied me, and will continue to do so for a few days more. May I suggest a bit of diverting reading while I’m away? The winners of Bonny Doon Vineyard’s parody contest are available online. Here’s the beginning of the winning …
Annals of Dating: “Dodged a bullet” edition
I’ve had many a bad date, but this tops any story I have: A Manhattan woman went on a dinner date, didn’t respond to the guy’s calls for a week or so after, and then received an invoice for her share of the meal. Dear [WOMAN’S NAME] On June 5, you agreed to accept dinner, …
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Prepare to jump
An unintended piece of conceptual art. (Link courtesy of Ze Frank.)
The best music video imaginable
William Shatner’s rendition of “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (video/quicktime Object) (Link via The Morning News.)
We only have so much wax
Jon Stewart’s commencement address to the College of William & Mary: I am honored to be here and to receive this honorary doctorate. When I think back to the people that have been in this position before me from Benjamin Franklin to Queen Noor of Jordan, I can
Mama, liquor, trains and death
Another potential birthday gift: a new Tom Waits album is scheduled to be released this fall. Titling it Real Gone and calling it “primal rhythmic blues,” Waits says he’s
Beyond the quick brown fox and the lazy dog
P22 type foundry is holding a pangram contest: A pangram is a sentence that makes use of every letter of the alphabet. The rules are simple: come up with your own pangram and enter it. We will pick the best 20 pangrams and award a font set to the top 10. 10 runners up will …
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Beware the snake hips
Although still on vacation, I cheated a bit and hopped online just long enough to read the amusing commentary by Creating Textiles regarding strikingly retro pamphlet on how to be feminine. Unfortunately only a few pages are posted online, but they include some delightful bits: I WANT A “NEW LOOK” IN MY OUTWARD APPEARANCE I …
Not as easy as it looks on television
Think it’s easy to get fired from a low-paying job? Think again: My goal was to find a job and get fired within three hours. But to make my challenge all the more difficult, the editors of this publication put forth the following ground rules: 1) I cannot put a single true bit of information …