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Sunday, December 01, 2013
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Context Unknown: Cooking with the Rolling Stones - Hot Dogs On The Rocks
By Jack Brummet, Cooking Ed.
I have no context for where this image came from. Some sort of teen magazine?
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From Vice - The Real Walter White, an Oklahoma meth cooker
By Mona Goldwater, Social Mores Ed.
A fascinating piece on the real life Walter White, From Vice:
"When AMC's Breaking Bad premiered in 2008, one of Alabama's most successful meth cooks was already knee deep in building a massive meth empire. His name? Walter White. In this documentary, Walter tells us the secret behind his product, how he stacked up thousands of dollars per day, and why his partner is now serving two life sentences."
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Photographs from our rooftop in San Gil, Colombia
By Jack Brummet, South America Travel Ed.
A buzzard/vulture flying under the rainbow from a distant shower
the tile along our rooftop at the VIP hostel
if you zoom in almost dead center, you can see the giant white cross on the hill
note the "bombolinos" on the roof below
our building's wiring mast: dozens of fascinating (and a little scary) repairs and splices
The beautiful, tranquil town square, and site of a massive and loud fiesta our first two days in San Gil
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Aviophobia (fear of flying), Part 5
By Jack Brummet, Aeronautics and Travel Ed.
I'll never love flying. But it seems to get me where I want to go and I've learned to live with it. I've gone in the last five years from being completely terrified, and needing to be knocked out like BJ Barackus, to barely ambulatory/seriously medicated walking down the jetway, to mostly OK with it. All those trips across the country and Europe I made for work a couple years ago (75 flights in one year alone), along with our own travels to Mexico, Europe and Asia, somehow have made it, at least tolerable. On our recent trip to South America, between coming and going, and doing a couple of in-country flights, we were on nine flights. That would formerly have left me as a basket case for the entire trip, not only for the actual flights, but the anticipation of them...
I still take a Zanax, but I am no longer really a white knuckle flyer. I'm still sometimes feel as crazy as a latrine rat on flights, but somehow I've managed to modulate it.
In fact, I've actually come to love both taking off and landing (especially landing), which are, of course, two of the most dangerous things you do while flying. I've even come to liking it when those white stripes (the takeoff zone) pop up as we turn onto the main runway. . .
I'll never love flying. But it seems to get me where I want to go and I've learned to live with it. I've gone in the last five years from being completely terrified, and needing to be knocked out like BJ Barackus, to barely ambulatory/seriously medicated walking down the jetway, to mostly OK with it. All those trips across the country and Europe I made for work a couple years ago (75 flights in one year alone), along with our own travels to Mexico, Europe and Asia, somehow have made it, at least tolerable. On our recent trip to South America, between coming and going, and doing a couple of in-country flights, we were on nine flights. That would formerly have left me as a basket case for the entire trip, not only for the actual flights, but the anticipation of them...
I still take a Zanax, but I am no longer really a white knuckle flyer. I'm still sometimes feel as crazy as a latrine rat on flights, but somehow I've managed to modulate it.
In fact, I've actually come to love both taking off and landing (especially landing), which are, of course, two of the most dangerous things you do while flying. I've even come to liking it when those white stripes (the takeoff zone) pop up as we turn onto the main runway. . .
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Friday, November 29, 2013
JP Morgan takes questions on Twitter. And then change their minds.
By Mona Goldwater, Social Mores Ed.
Beleaguered JP Morgan somehow figured that by being more open, and maybe a little more hip by jumping on Twitter and answering some questions, that they could heal themselves. They had a Q & A session with their Vice Chairman Jimmy Lee scheduled.
It didn't take long for the questions to start pouring in. And not much longer for JP Morgan to throw in the towel. There is much to dislike about the internet, but these first responders warm my heart and give me hope.
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Thursday, November 28, 2013
Anastasia, daughter of Nicholas II, and an early "selfie"
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Ed.
Anastasia, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Nicholas II, (the last king of Russia). She was assassinated with her family by members of the Cheka, the Bolsheviki secret police, on July 17, 1918.
In happier times, she shot this selfie, which some people claim is the first selfie ever. She enclosed the photograph in s letter dated October, 28, 1914. 'I took this picture of myself looking at the mirror. It was very hard as my hands were trembling.'
Anastasia, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, daughter of Nicholas II, (the last king of Russia). She was assassinated with her family by members of the Cheka, the Bolsheviki secret police, on July 17, 1918.
In happier times, she shot this selfie, which some people claim is the first selfie ever. She enclosed the photograph in s letter dated October, 28, 1914. 'I took this picture of myself looking at the mirror. It was very hard as my hands were trembling.'
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
A handy guide to sinning: Examination of Conscience For Boys And Girls
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