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Dad • Recommendations • 08/02/08 • 1 commentsAdventures of Power
Neil Peart makes his big-screen debut (as a live actor, not a cartoon) in this air-drumming movie.
Patrick • Recommendations • 02/08/08 • 1 commentsComing January 25
He's back.
Dad • Recommendations • 12/18/07 • 1 commentsWhat we have in common
For the most part, technology has continued to save our butts, but at a price.
Dad • Recommendations • 11/11/07 • 0 commentsGilbert Arenas’s Blog
NBA star Gilbert Arenas is officially my favorite basketball player. It's been unofficial for a couple years, but after hearing reporter Mike Wilbon talk about it several times I decided to look up Gilbert's blog.
Dan • Recommendations • 10/30/07 • 0 commentsAdult Swim Low Bandwidth Site
How to do a low-bandwith version of your website.
Patrick • Recommendations • 03/31/07 • 1 commentsUnhappy Meals
Unhappy Meals by Michael Pollan discusses 'nutritionism' and the Western diet, and our need to eat whole foods.
David • Recommendations • 01/28/07 • 1 commentsThe Evolution of Dance
A comedian does a lot of dance moves in a row.
Patrick • Funnies/Movies/Recommendations • 05/19/06 • 1 commentsTBS LoTR commercials
TBS says "It's not easy being a tiny man with hairy feet, especially when you have the One Ring."
Patrick • Funnies/Movies/Recommendations • 04/13/06 • 3 commentsWhy We Fight
Jarecki was influenced by Eisenhower's "military-industrial complex" speech
Dad • Recommendations • 01/28/06 • 1 commentsJason Whitlock is a racist
"The Great Weis Hope is beating marginal teams with a Willingham-recruited quarterback."
Patrick • Recommendations • 11/06/05 • 7 commentsCollege football ranking system
A network-based algorithm for ranking college football teams.
Patrick • Recommendations • 10/16/05 • 1 commentsMy Writing Portfolio
In the words of John Cougar Mellencamp, "Check it out."
Patrick • Recommendations • 10/03/05 • 0 commentsA bacon recipe every day
Yummm...
Patrick • Recommendations • 08/15/05 • 0 commentsHome
What happened to the “home” key on this site. You can go to the next/previous entry, or “July”, or various...
Dad • Recommendations • 07/29/05 • 4 commentsClean up your language
maddening English language errors you hear and read everyday
Dad • Recommendations • 07/26/05 • 1 commentsRed or Blue?
I live in a blue state, but got labeled "a little red."
Dad • Recommendations • 04/09/05 • 3 commentsU2 and Philosophy
U2 are philosophers. Rock on.
Patrick • Recommendations • 03/23/05 • 5 commentsDavEx
Steely Dan isn't one guy?
Patrick • Recommendations • 03/15/05 • 0 commentsPatron Saint of the Internet
I struggled with what category to put this in, but does it really matter? I was surfing around the Drudge...
Dad • Recommendations • 02/24/05 • 0 commentsThe Progressive Story of America
He is fearful that our democracy has been taken over by self-serving special interests, who pay lip service to the common good while they give the rich and powerful special favors.
Dad • Recommendations • 01/31/05 • 0 commentsWhat about the interview of Geddy Lee?
Q: Was there any particular shampoo that you used at all, Geddy? A: Yeah. Well, I can see this interview is going into a very boring direction for me.
Patrick • Funnies/Recommendations • 01/28/05 • 2 commentsLast Minute Gift Ideas
Dave Barry reviews several must-have gifts for the holiday season.
Patrick • Funnies/Recommendations • 12/21/04 • 0 commentsThe Most Accurately Rated Bands
Not overrated, not underrated, right-on rated.
Patrick • Recommendations • 12/14/04 • 0 commentsThat Darn Dragon
Check out Rush's newest music video!
Patrick • Recommendations • 12/03/04 • 2 commentsSuper Size Me
I just saw this movie the other night. I recommend you go rent it and give it a watch. It’s...
David • Recommendations • 10/17/04 • 3 commentsOur footprints
Let me recommend to you myfootprint.org. I came across it while researching info for my ecology unit. Take the short...
David • Recommendations • 10/07/04 • 16 commentsGeorge W. Bush by the numbers
George W. Bush's left-wing enemies will have a field day with these statistics.
Patrick • News/Observations/Recommendations • 09/04/04 • 5 commentsOn The Issues
NPR has a page on their site titled, On The Issues, where you can listen to what each candidate has...
David • News/Recommendations/Suggestions • 08/09/04 • 0 commentsMother’s Cookies
Mother's Cookies are good.
Patrick • Recommendations • 08/02/04 • 0 commentsVote Smart
Here’s a site that was recommended to me by a friend of mine who is more politically active than most...
Dad • Recommendations • 06/02/04 • 4 commentsThis novel, no verbs
A French writer has produced a novel with no verbs.
Patrick • Recommendations • 05/11/04 • 1 commentsHow to Fold your Shirt
Now you can fold your t-shirts in two quick motions.
Dan • Recommendations • 05/11/04 • 12 commentsWorst Songs Ever
Blender magazine picks their worst 50 songs ever.
Patrick • Recommendations • 04/24/04 • 1 commentsU.S. Military Intervention
What do U.S. military interventions and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture have in common? Not much, but...
Patrick • Recommendations • 04/19/04 • 1 comments(Online) Museum of Bad Art
This is the (Online) Museum of Bad Art.
Dan • Recommendations • 03/09/04 • 3 commentsFeeling Badly
Do you feel badly? Are you a bad feeler? Is it in your hands or in your heart?
Patrick • Recommendations • 03/08/04 • 2 commentsMiracle
You want the chills? Read this. My question is this - why does the very mention of The Miracle give...
David • Recommendations • 02/05/04 • 5 commentsNPR’s Typewriter Sentences Competition
NPR asked readers/listeners to come up with sentences using only their left hands on the keyboard...
Dan • Recommendations • 01/24/04 • 2 commentsSidewalk Drawing
This is a must see. Some guy making sidewalk pictures. Enjoy.
Dan • Recommendations • 01/21/04 • 2 commentsGoogle’s Sense of Humor
I just now noticed that Google has a News service where you can check in for current events or search...
Patrick • Recommendations • 01/14/04 • 0 commentsTrans Fats
I thought I would pass along some relatively new information about eating and dieting. It follows all of the recent...
David • Recommendations • 12/15/03 • 1 commentsOven heat
I got to thinking lately about leaving the oven on to heat the kitchen.
Dad • Ideas/Observations/Questions/Recommendations/Suggestions • 12/15/03 • 13 commentsWhy Arial is Bad
Joining Pat’s “Why Kenny G is Bad” post is this article, letting you know why arial is the most hated...
Dan • Recommendations • 11/12/03 • 14 commentsThe Last Straw?
I knew that Macs were less susceptible to viruses, but I didn’t know that in the past two years since...
Patrick • Recommendations • 10/29/03 • 9 commentsThe Elegant Universe
Family, It sure is an elegant universe we live in, don’t you think? I am therefore recommending that we all...
David • Recommendations • 10/28/03 • 5 commentsFlash Fibonacci
Textism, a very cool site, has a short Flash presentation on some of the beautiful mysteries of the Fibonacci series....
Patrick • Recommendations • 10/23/03 • 2 commentsPolitical Cartoons
a neat site for checking out political cartoons.
Dad • Funnies/News/Recommendations • 10/22/03 • 1 commentsTony Chachere
I ws in a hurry to get something for a Church potluck dinner on Saturday, and I stumbled upon Tony...
Patrick • Recommendations • 10/08/03 • 3 commentsBananas
If you want a quick fix for flagging energy levels there's no better snack than a banana.
Dad • Recommendations • 09/03/03 • 3 commentsMicrosoft Outlook vs. Plumbing
As the first member of our family to switch computer platforms, and knowing that others have followed suit or are...
Patrick • Recommendations • 08/27/03 • 5 commentsTed Leo
When I was a freshman at Notre Dame, the guy in the room below mine used to jam out on...
Patrick • Recommendations • 08/21/03 • 4 commentsEdison’s Movies
The Library of Congress has online versions of some of Edison's earliest films.
Patrick • Movies/Recommendations • 08/03/03 • 0 commentsNational Do Not Call Registry
Maybe you all there in the USA know about this already? Sign up to get your phone removed from telemarketers’...
Patrick • Recommendations • 07/20/03 • 1 commentsTest Your 80s Knowledge
Think you know the 80s? Try this quiz to find out. I got a 69 (I missed a lot of...
Patrick • Recommendations • 07/19/03 • 5 commentsWhy Kenny G is Bad
I always have a hard time justifying my opinion that certain bands or musicians are bad while others are good....
Patrick • Recommendations • 07/19/03 • 5 commentsA Word a Day
Today I found a site that I’m interested in, and I thought others of us might like it too. It’s...
Patrick • Recommendations • 07/19/03 • 1 commentsMartin Sheen Interview
Those of you who like Martin Sheen (Dave? Mom?) might be interested in an interview with him in this month’s...
Patrick • Recommendations • 07/18/03 • 0 commentsFun with Words
There’s a very interesting article at the Guardian (UK) online about the origins of some fairly common words and phrases....
Patrick • Recommendations • 07/14/03 • 2 commentsHow to Write
While I’m at it, Kevin Guilfoile’s co-writer on that My First Presidentiary book is John Warner, a professor at Virginia...
Patrick • Recommendations • 07/07/03 • 0 commentsUtilitarian Ethics
I’m trying to get Dan to get a job at Coudal Associates, a design company in Chicago where works one...
Patrick • Recommendations • 07/07/03 • 2 commentsFantastic Art Online
I don’t even remember how I got to this site, but it’s full of beautiful Japanese woodcuts (by a variety...
Patrick • Recommendations • 07/01/03 • 1 commentsOur Perfect Summer
There is a new David Sedaris essay called Our Perfect Summer in the New Yorker this week. He’s normally a...
Patrick • Recommendations • 06/30/03 • 0 commentsWhy We Write
This is a sort of followup to the Practice Writing entry by Dad, but I wanted to get the quote...
Patrick • Quotes/Recommendations • 06/12/03 • 0 commentsGod’s Grandeur
I’ll try not to turn this site into a repository for others’ poems, but here’s one more, and a recommendation...
Patrick • Quotes/Recommendations • 06/12/03 • 0 commentsWriting Skills
I’ve been thinking about what I do well in writing and have decided that I’m pretty good at lists. And...
Patrick • Recommendations • 06/11/03 • 2 commentsSpam
This is a good, scary article from the Weekly Standard about spam. One good thing to do about spam is...
Patrick • Recommendations • 06/10/03 • 2 commentsLord of the Rings & Noam Chomsky
I was hoping to extend my uncommented streak (it was at 7, going back to May 15th), but then you...
Patrick • Recommendations • 06/08/03 • 2 commentsNature v. Nurture
An interesting article from Time Magazine on new ideas from the human genome project and the weight of experience on...
Patrick • Recommendations • 05/29/03 • 3 commentsCapturing the Friedmans
Capturing the Friedmans is a documentary about a child molestation case in Long Island in the late 80s.
Patrick • Recommendations • 05/29/03 • 2 commentsGustave Dore
I’ve always liked Gustave Dore’s engravings of the Bible, but I could never find them online except on a Koren...
Patrick • Recommendations • 05/29/03 • 0 commentsNew Deal Support for the Arts
From Coudal.com I got a link to a government archives page of New Deal supported artwork. I found the artwork...
Patrick • Recommendations • 05/01/03 • 2 commentsSaddam’s Will
Here is another piece from the New Yorker that’s funny and a half. Dig it if you can....
Patrick • Recommendations • 04/20/03 • 1 commentsExample Piece
Here is an example of what I mean with my idea for a New Yorker humor piece. This one is...
Patrick • Recommendations • 04/20/03 • 3 commentsMother Jones Political Cartoons
I was looking for some Ian Frazier stuff today on the Mother Jones site, and I came across some mighty...
Patrick • Recommendations • 04/02/03 • 0 commentsHoly tree house, Batman!
In continuing the recent tradition of exclaiming our entry titles (!) I bring you this site, whose design and pictures...
Patrick • Recommendations • 03/28/03 • 0 commentsReady.gov
A lot of sites are linking to these totally hilarious (sometimes vulgar, be forewarned) interpretations of the government’s new warning...
Patrick • Recommendations • 03/19/03 • 4 commentsFavorite Song Essays
McSweeney’s, a weird literary site that publishes a magazine and some anthologies (in print) has a section of essays on...
Patrick • Recommendations • 03/18/03 • 1 commentsMundane Behavior
He talked about a "rapidly expanding genre" that could be lumped together under the rubric "mundane studies."
Dad • Connections/Funnies/Ideas/Recommendations • 03/08/03 • 2 commentsFlash Mind-Reader
Check out this cool site: Flash Mind-Reader Even after you “figure it out” it’s still cool!...
Patrick • Puzzles/Recommendations • 03/03/03 • 3 commentsTattoos
Steve Stewart's translation of "Tattoos" is on Poetry Daily.
Patrick • Recommendations • 03/02/03 • 0 comments