I saw 3 shooting stars two nights ago. But Monday the 13th is the BIG day.
(via Trailspace)
Month: December 2010
Shewchuks in Jamaica, Mon
Thank God I’m not there. The swimming pool looks crowded.
Rockin’ discussing the length of Jerky with some of the cooks.
What are you trying to say, Kate?
Bill of Rights in Cyberspace
There are many Bills of Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, for example.
Jeff Jarvis is working on a Bill of Rights for the internet:
I. We have the right to connect.
II. We have the right to speak freely.
III. We have the right to assemble and act.
IV. Information should be public by default, secret by necessity.
V. What is public is a public good.
VI. All bits are created equal.
VII. The internet shall be operated openly.
I think he’s more on the right track than anyone else.
Corporations often try to deny you those rights to maximize their profits. Especially internet service providers.
Politicians try to deny you those rights when corporate lobbyists buy their votes.
Citizens will have to demand their “rights” online, or they’ll be eroded. … Imagine a nation where you must log-in to the internet with a passport, and the only website you can access is the Central Propaganda Department.
Read more – Bill of Rights in Cyberspace, amended
Things are getting worse on the internet right now. I’d like to think it will sort itself out in the end. Eventually people will demand freedom. Politicians will still pocket money from lobbyists, but explain they can only do so much.
World’s BIGGEST STARS Lip Dub ‘Let It Be’
In what could be described as the most awkward collection of celebrities, this lip synced version of Let It Be will be the best thing you see today.
Click through to Funny or Die to watch it.
CONGRATS to TV2 in Norway for dreaming up this spoof. And leaking it to the internet on John Lennon day.
shop for flights on Hipmunk
The ultrahip Hipmunk.com has revolutionized how to find the best airfares online.
I’d planned to fly WestJet home to Canada from Baja. … But they don’t fly that route on the day I must return to the Great White North.
Here’s my results from a fast and easy search on Hipmunk:
I took the top choice as selected by “agony”, a combination of lowest price, fewest stops, and shortest duration.
The damage: $250.66USD (including taxes & $25 luggage charge) with connection in Phoenix
WestJet non-stop on the way down was $300.
I can see no downside to this new approach in comparison shopping. (Be aware that some airlines are not listed in this or any other fare comparison site, notably Southwest.)
Bookmark hipmunk.com
what Confucius Peace Award?
Beijing blundered. This is funny.
Irked that jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize, they created a competing award called The Confucius Peace Prize.
I’d be happy to accept the $15,000 cash prize and two Pandas. But they chose instead a Taiwanese Lien Chan for fostering relations with the motherland.
… Only problem, they seem to have forgotten to tell the winner.
Former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman Lien Chan’s (連戰) office yesterday dismissed a report by The Associated Press (AP) that Beijing had chosen him as the recipient of the Confucius Peace Award and would award him the prize today.
“We’ve never heard of such an award and of course Mr Lien has no plans to accept it,” said Ting Yuan-chao (丁遠超), director and spokesman of Lien’s office. …
new camera – first photos
Testing my new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1. Originals 1024 x 768.
Features I wanted: small, light, inexpensive, manual shutter, no telescoping lens, fast to come to life, reasonable quality indoors.
Any camera is good outdoors in sunlight.
Indoor is the real test:
Rockin’ was cooking dinner.
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I’ve never been more powerless and vulnerable than when lying on the dentist’s chair.
But having had so much practice over the years, I believe I’ve gotten quite skilled at being a compliant patient.
Today I had 3 of the 4 corners of my mouth frozen prepping for the installation of permanent bridges. My dentista popped the question: … while we’re here, do you want to fix the 4th corner?
… Why not.
I’m very happy with Dr. Lorenia Estrada, my lady dentist from La Paz, Baja. (I’ve written of my Stockholm syndrome for her before.)
One new thought came to mind on the death bed this time. I believe women make better dentists than men, on average.
They are more empathetic and gentle.
Male dentists are dead to me from here on in.
My cost for all the dental work I’ve had done in La Paz is about $4800.
should I get a wig?
I think it’s much better than Elton John’s rug.
Thanks Ron.
gluten-free beer
Estrella Damm is a Spanish pilsener. It has been brewed in Barcelona since 1876.
It’s now available in the USA, stocked by retailers such as Whole Foods, Publix, Harris Teeter, Total Wine & Spirits and BevMo.
Rockin’ can get it in Vancouver and strongly recommends it.
I think it tastes Damm Fine.
Rick McCharles 