Archive for December, 2008

  • The Coldest Town on Earth

    Saturday, December 20th, 2008

    OK, ok, I will stop complaining about 40F temps here in the Bay Area.  Oymyakon takes the cake and makes me seem quite the wimp.
    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZjfScL_wRE&eurl=http://xo.typepad.com/blog/2008/12/oymyakon.html&feature=player_embedded]
    For those who need help with the conversions, -30C = -22F,-40C = -40F, -60C = -76F, and -71.2C = -96F.  Any way you slice it, that’s bloody COLD!
    Thanks to Welsh View [...]

  • Teens on 'grass

    Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

    While I generally try to avoid any music that might be construed as country (my radio rule is, “if it’s got a twang, change that thang!”), I am developing an appreciation for bluegrass.  I am even more able to appreciate it when I can watch a 15 year-old kid totally rock it out.  He now [...]

  • Interesting Tidbits from the Week

    Friday, December 12th, 2008

    “Chinese ‘classical poem’ was brothel ad (The Independent)
    Top 10 Records of 2008 (A VC) The only two I can personally vouch for are Vampire Weekend and Only by the Night, but I generally like Fred’s picks.
    Mud in the Teeth (Meredith Miller and pdxcross.com) It’s a click to a click to a slideshow, but its worth [...]

  • NPH Talkin' (well, singin') Sense

    Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

    Once again, a NPH cameo really takes this bit to the next level.
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    more about "NPH Talkin’ (well, singin’) Sense", posted with vodpod