Link of the Day [10.27.08]

broderic on October 27, 2008

It's only a few more days until the scariest day of the year is here.
No, not November 4th, Election Day, but Halloween. To get you in the
mood, here's a nice summary and recommendation of 13 frightening manga.
Search these out to get your Japanese horror creep on. Or you can do
like me and re-read a good book of ghost stories. Anyway, it's that
time of year to feel a bit vulnerable in your bed at night.http://mechamechamedia.blogspot.com/2008/10/thirteen-horror-manga-for-ha
lloween_25.html

Quote of the Day [10.26.08]

broderic on October 26, 2008

“I am absolutely certain that Connecticut’s going to have the good sense to send Joe Lieberman back to the United States Senate.”

Sen. Obama (D-Ill.) circa election 2006

Link of the Day [10.26.08]

broderic on October 26, 2008

I hope when the Democrats get the majority in the Senate that they kick Joe Lieberman out of the caucus. Ever since he cried about not winning the dem nomination for Senate in 2006, he’s been nothing but a pain in the ass for the dems. It gives the Republicans an excuse to point to a former dem and dem vp candidate, and say that they should be more like that wanker. When the dems win, I hope no one has to listen to Lieberman anymore.

If I recall, Obama supported Lieberman in his “independent” bid for the Senate. How does that look now?

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/015376.php

Link of the Day [10.25.08]

broderic on October 25, 2008

I love sushi. What do you do when you find out that it’s not environmentally friendly of a meal? When you can get sushi at the Royal Farms store, we have overfished the oceans. When you find out that tuna has high concentrations of mercury, we have poisoned our food supplies. What is a sushi lover to do?

Perhaps, change his habits? I would like to, but, damn, unagi is in the “eco-worst” column. What can replace that?

http://edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=29796

Stormtroopers on vacation

broderic on October 24, 2008


redandjonny young stormtroopers in love
Originally uploaded by RedandJonny.
On our trip through the galaxy, far, far, away, we visited a little tiny back water of a planet, Tatooine. They had the cutest space bar there. If not for the wretched hive of scum and villainy loitering around the place and scrounging up rebel trade cargo, then this hole in the wall bar would’ve been the perfect place. As it is, I recommend the snazzle tea. It will straighten your knickers and put hair on your bantha. Good drink.

Quote of the Day [10.24.08]

broderic on October 24, 2008

“I made a mistake in presuming that the self-interests of organizations, specifically banks and others, were such as that they were best capable of protecting their own shareholders and their equity in the firms.”

Alan Greenspan, Former Chief of the Federal Reserve

Link of the Day [10.24.08]

broderic on October 24, 2008

In my GoogleReader feeds, I have a number of economic commentators. They’ve been a good read to understanding what this financial turmoil is all about. Yet, all their posts have been depressing for quite sometime, so I usually skip over them and mark them read. I have no time to get depressed when I am already depressed.

Still, today’s link caught my eye earlier this week. It’s Barry Ritholtz explaining who to blame for this mess. Not really, but he does explain some of the key causes that enabled the problem to fester.

http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2008/10/why-lending-sta.html