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Relaxing in the yard
Evening of September 6, 2010
2009
Meanwhile - time to slacktivate! Help pass healthcare reform with only one click - then crack open a cold one. Your work is done.VIEW
I would rather have a maggot removed from my head than have a football coach get my kid baptized. But that's just me. In other news: a study shows that things you forget may still be in your brain, and the MTA completed a stunning LeWitt mural at Columbus Circle.VIEW
A Congressmember from South Carolina calls Obama a liar. During his speech. From the floor of the House.VIEW
A sign of the world to come: my TV just crashed. Well, actually, the cable did. But still.VIEW
tweeted: Scavenging at different socio-economic strata: on our corner, hipsters check discarded records while a homeless guy looks for bottles. VIEW
tweeted: It's a testament to Murakami that I can no longer hear "Norwegian Wood" without fretting over weepy, suicidal Japanese girls. VIEW
2008
A lawsuit brought by the Santa Clara County Democratic Party brings voter registration efforts to VA hospitals - though the Party is still banned. Nonetheless. Nice work, Preminger.VIEW
Here's hoping this is expectations-setting.VIEW
2007
Speaking of, um, Tokyo, I guess, Naomi Klein of No Logo fame has a new book about electroshock therapy, which is being promo'd with a short movie by the creators of the astonishing Children of Men. (Also, No Logo? Meh.VIEW
Which is techier, NYC or SJ? Again, the word was "techier".VIEW
Wade Boggs, heavy drinker. Now Buckner I would have believed.VIEW
The frozen corpse of an Incan girl is now on display in Argentina. Como se dice "creepy"?VIEW
Speaking of growing up -- thirty years of development in a major Tokyo urban area in 30 seconds.VIEW
How to launder money. Not something I'm too worried about.VIEW
Bored? Help Amazon find Steve Fossett by analyzing satellite photos for evidence of a crash site.VIEW
2006
college fight songs.VIEW
turkey is good to eatVIEW
indonesian mud debacleVIEW
crazy cat and a laugh trackVIEW
cool cube decorationsVIEW
2005
emily wrote: to protect & serve?VIEW
emily wrote: fatal attractionVIEW
counting the deadVIEW
could it happen here?VIEW
2004
michael wrote: for the record, the jenga idea was 100% pbump.VIEW
abc's the note has a good summary of bush's life, reprinted below. Born (with a silver spoon in his mouth) to patrician New England family in New Haven on July 6, 1946. Prep school cheerleader.VIEW
emperor loco wrote: 1. The World Trade Center Jenga is genius 2. Good to see old Leonard turn out to be such a success story.VIEW
you know, if you're going to shoot puppies, you kind of deserve this.VIEW
sam wrote: you guys are both bastards.VIEW
what i just posted is pretty fucked up, i admit that. it still amuses me, unfortunately. but michael was intimately involved, don't let him fool you.VIEW
ok — now correct me if i'm wrong, but does this article indicate that part of the montana state capitol was evacuated because of a lit match?VIEW
how could you say no to that, indeed?VIEW
fucking paul beat me to it.VIEW
beautiful onion headline, that should be kerry's new campaign theme — Bush Campaign More Thought Out Than Iraq War.VIEW
anyone here remember leonard? clearly, he lives with my sister now. also, he is enormous.VIEW
and mikeys' right. san jose is fine. i just like being mean.VIEW
paul wrote: One less vote for Bush.VIEW
emperor loco wrote: Awww. Little Brudder! He's got the heart of a champion.VIEW
2003
irene hsu has ruined my life — she pointed out that coke owns odwalla. and, as you know, we're boycotting coke. and, as you may know, i am keen on odwalla.VIEW
want high rent? move here.VIEW
the RIAA tears into a 12 year-old.VIEW
still doubt that ann coulter is a hillbilly?VIEW
salam pax, the baghdad blogger, does an interview.VIEW
i am red! stop me!VIEW
here is my kludgey and not particularly attractive animation i made for amy's furniture store. it is of poor quality.VIEW
gruesome.VIEW
detailed look at recall poll. apparently, with noe mcclintock, schwarz only leads by two points. mcclintock, incidentally, supports a referendum to repeal the drivers license bill davis just signed.VIEW
cnn says ueberroth is out. four weeks from today...VIEW
california chamber (surprise) backs arnie — the poll they commissioned is interesting.VIEW
an acquiantance of michael's mom makes art about dogs.VIEW
2002
kelly wrote: sure, just let me know what kind of works. I am so luck to have a friend like Philip. Whenever comes a non-paid job, always think of me first.VIEW
i have returned -- to your great satisfaction. orlando is a strange place, and it is ridiculously humid. some things i learned over the past week: - the italian drink beverly is horrid horrid horrid.VIEW
animals in the news: panthers versus rats and roadmen paint badger.VIEW
sore mel chili. i don't know what to make of this.VIEW
i was just kidding, kelly. you are off the hook. nothing for you to design except pretty adobe pictures.VIEW
Sep 10th, 2:20 am by pbump
It's a little hard to believe that they'd put a ma...
Sep 10th, 1:57 am by pbump
Looking at aerial footage of the fire, it's hard t...
Sep 10th, 1:33 am by pbump
A resident in San Bruno reports seeing women with ...
Sep 10th, 1:31 am by pbump
Unlike a wildfire - many of these people had no no...
Sep 10th, 1:26 am by pbump
It seems hard to believe that this won't have more...
Censoring is turned off. Meow.
Huh. Paul Sholar notes that the fires are almost directly on the San Andreas fault. In that location, an actual quake might not be necessary for a rupture, he indicates.
September 9, 11:15 pm. 
earthquake news california
It's a little hard to believe that they'd put a major natural gas line on the San Andreas fault.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 11:20 pm.
There doesn't appear to have been any seismic activity near the San Bruno site.
126 September 9, 11:05 pm. science news earthquake
Channel 7 indicates that the ruptured gas line may have been 24 inches in diameter. No confirmation from PG&E.
September 9, 10:52 pm. news california
I will say this - a tweet from Robert Scoble can really fuck up your website.
September 9, 10:50 pm. news twitter california
Here's SF Channel 7's map of the location of the San Bruno fire:
More updates below.
934 September 9, 10:30 pm. news california
Unlike a wildfire - many of these people had no notice, no opportunity to evacuate.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 10:31 pm.
A resident in San Bruno reports seeing women with bad burns running down the street.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 10:33 pm.
Looking at aerial footage of the fire, it's hard to believe that only 20 homes are impacted.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 10:57 pm.
Not news on the East coast, apparently: a massive explosion in San Bruno, California, that has taken out almost two dozen homes.
217 September 9, 10:08 pm. news california
Here's live video of the scene.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 10:09 pm.
The fire above the houses must be 100 feet high.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 10:11 pm.
Marc Ambinder reports (unsurprisingly) that it's a natural gas explosion.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 10:13 pm.
This is like the oil spill, in fire. It will keep going until they cut off the source.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 10:14 pm.
SF Channel 7 is reporting that they're dropping retardant on the fire from aircraft, as though it's a wildfire.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 10:21 pm.
It seems hard to believe that this won't have more killed and injured than the Gulf spill.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 10:26 pm.
Michael's three year-old daughter just called me, unbeknownest to him. Adorable. Her birthday was fun, she says.
September 9, 10:03 pm. children amusing
Congratulations to Real Housewives for making the unappealing Cat look sympathetic by having her sit down with this person.
The Humane Society lets dogs pick their choice for DC Mayor. Almost as accurate as Gallup.
September 9, 9:04 pm. Via @dcist. politics dc animals
Congratulations to the two San Jose State Spartans featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week. Can't make out their numbers.
September 9, 7:40 pm. amusing san jose sports
I think this is worth tweeting to everyone. @pkotheimer, until earlier today, I had no idea you defecated in a hole this weekend.
September 9, 7:29 pm. Via Twitter.
In the 10 minute video below, cobbled together by some other person from animated gifs, there's a surprise at the 2:18 mark - the inclusion of an animated breakdancer.
This is noteworthy because I made a similar gif about 14 years ago. (It's at right, obviously.) The image series is form a how to breakdance poster included with the Breakdance LP, which a girlfriend of mine had back in the '90s.
That two people made an animated gif from the same obscure record is a bit odd. But he didn't include the name of the move - nor does it seem that he made animations for top rocking, head spins, or foot work.
September 9, 6:52 pm. Via @boingboing. music high quality the web
In honor of our downstairs neighbor, who is from New Orleans and always wears Saints gear: go Vikings.
September 9, 6:32 pm. sports personal
God bless the parking garage guys who are letting me pay tomorrow - as I idiotically left my wallet at home this morning.
September 9, 5:39 pm. high quality dc personal
Alex Pareene on how people, including journalists, often don't dig very deep to get the facts right.
September 9, 5:25 pm. media the web
Holy shit! Photos of Soviet-era arcade games taken by casual acquaintance and sockey expert Connal Hughes make the front page of Boing Boing. Congrats, Mr. Hughes!
122 September 9, 3:17 pm. high quality photography history tech
This came, I assume, from one leg of his epic 70,000 mile around-the-world journey.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 3:20 pm.
Is it even possible that the ad Gawker presents with their Koran-burning pastor story is a coincidence?
The facial hair, the tagline, everything. Perfect.
September 9, 1:02 pm. amusing advertising
This candidate for Stark County Treasurer seems angry about something. Like his college degrees.
219 September 9, 12:44 pm. Via @dceiver. amusing politics video
Oh, sad. Davison wasn't chosen. Nor did the GOP release vote totals.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 3:53 pm.
Phil "Stark County Screamer" Davison grants an interview to Politico. Hopefully, Wonkette is next.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 7:56 pm.
Time's James Poniewozik sums up the media's role in the anti-Islam fad.
What if everyone agreed not to cover the Koran-burning? What if they just skipped going? What, after all, is actually newsworthy? We know what will happen. I could draw a picture of it right now that would be about 99% accurate. So why go? Because those that support this idiocy would cry foul? Let them.
Media companies are already delineating areas they won't cover. Why not just make it the whole thing?
September 9, 12:19 pm. media religion oy
You made the right call on this... um... Fox News.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 3:33 pm.
The Tea Party is the first true new media movement. It's the first mass uprising to organize outside and against the press, because...it doesn't trust it and it doesn't need it.
From Dave Weigel's review of two new books about the Tea Party.
405 September 9, 11:02 am. Via @stevesilberman. books tea party
Rachel Sklar notes the key role Fox News plays in the continuation of the movement. And, of course, Glenn Beck.
Comment from pbump. September 9, 11:06 am.
