My buddy from college, Matthias Shapiro, has become a CNN contributor. (This is a bigger deal than you expect, since we went to a small private college with under 1,000 students TOTAL.)
He was on live at 5:30 today and did an awesome job in his interview, including showing this well-done video which explains the [...]
Posts under ‘Politics’
The Unemployment Rate in Terms of a Zombie Apocalypse
My friend helps us to visualize the US National Budget
I’m taking a one post break from my regularly scheduled programming to give a shout out to my friend Matthias who has recently been getting a lot of attention for his visualizations of the National Debt and Obama’s spending plan using 10,000 pennies. It certainly helped me understand some aspects of this massive amounts of [...]
Public Service Announcement: Johnny Rico & The Federation Want You To Help Stomp Out Child Abuse
normally I don’t post things like this – but this is a truly worthy cause, and an unusual choice of actor and method for getting the word out.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (January 28, 2009) – Johnny Rico, lead character in the hit movie Starship Troopers, is suiting up once again to fight back against the evils of [...]
Did You Know?
Both informative and fun to watch.
I ask you, where is the bailout for sock puppets?
[via Irrational Optimism]
@Jim C. Hines: But … But Everyone Else Agrees With Me!
Though I don’t always agree with Hines’ politics or philosophies (though he writes awesome books!) he is probably one of the most open-minded authors I have ever had the pleasure to work with. While other authors use their influence and online presence to lambaste opposing beliefs, philosophies, or political leanings, Hines makes an open call [...]
I Voted! Have You?
I Voted!
Originally uploaded by graspingforthewind.
If you have advance voting in your state, be sure to get out there and vote! And if you don’t, Election Day is November 4th!
$2.79 Gas!
$2.79…same as milk
Originally uploaded by Kaptain Krispy Kreme.
I can’t believe it! I found it and it’s all mine! You can’t have none of this.
Just kidding. But we did find $2.79 gas today, and if had bought a car wash, it would have been $2.59 becasue of a $0.20 rebate. As it was, we filled our [...]
mental_floss $50,000 Tuition Giveaway
My absolute favorite blog of all time mental_floss, is giving away $50,000 in tuition to 5 lucky guys or gals who write a short 750 word essay.
The Contest: In 750 words or less, explain why you (as the most deserving person on the planet) should win a $10,000 prize for tuition/books in the fall of [...]
Time for some Campaignin’
Rather than mock a particular candidate, its a whole lot more fun to mock the whole campaigning process.
Time for Some Campaignin’ | Funny Jokes at JibJab
