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» Learn Spanish - Spanishpod
New Year’s Resolution #3 2002 - Learn Spanish
New Year’s Resolution #8 2003 - Learn Spanish
New Year’s Resolution #17 2004 - Learn Spanish
And then, after years of failing to do anything to accomplish this resolution, I stopped doing New Year’s resolutions. And despite all that frustration, I still want to learn Spanish, and I look for any useful resources I can find. This site was recommended to me by my co-worker, Federico, who happens to actually be Spanish. So, I’m thinking it can’t be too bad.
May 16
“ Suck on it, Clintstones. And note to the rest of America — we may not be as sexy as Hollywood or Wall Street, but you know what? We’ve got a shitload of money, and we know how to organize. We’re a powerful bunch of khaki-wearing, gay-marriage-supporting, arugula-eating, Mac-using elitist nerds out here. To all of you racist homophobic non-Californian dumb fucks who find that annoying? Tough shit. We outsmarted you. We out-spent you. And now for the next eight years we’re going to be running this country. We’re going to give equal rights to gay people, fund stem-cell research, teach evolution, take down the fence on the Mexican border, and make sure abortion stays safe and legal. We’re going to pull out of Iraq, shut down Gitmo, and stop torturing people. And yeah. A black dude with a Muslim-sounding name and degrees from Columbia and Harvard is going to be in charge. So sit back down, strap yourself in, and shut the fuck up, crackers.
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The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: How the Valley put Obama over the top
Awesome, awesome, awesome.
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May 09
May 08
Twitter in plain Engish - courtesy of Common Craft
May 07
We now know who the Democratic nominee’s going to be
May 06
Nooo... not Mario! For shame DWS
OK, you might laugh, but I am a Dancing With the Stars fan… or maybe I was. It’s my only reality show obsession. I can’t believe they voted Mario off this week. He has been so enjoyable to watch and is an amazingly positive role model. I don’t own any of his music, but I’m going to change that soon… provided I actually like his music.
May 01
» Dumb as We Wanna Be - New York Times
Gas tax holidays are the wrong way to deal with our energy problems!
Apr 22
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2008
When…
- You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
- You haven’t played solitaire with real cards in years.
- You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
- You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
- Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don’t have e-mail addresses.
- You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
- Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
- Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn’t have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
- You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
- You’re reading this and nodding and laughing.
- Even worse, you know exact ly to whom you are going to forward this message.
- You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
- You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn’t a #9 on this list.
Sometimes I like getting these chain e-mail things
» Freakonomics: Not-So-Free Ride
This is a great article about how to effectively address the negative externalities of driving