January 2008
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Here’s a product that us peacenik vegans probably don’t have on our wish lists.
Hidden victims of mortgage crisis: Pets - Mortgage mess- msnbc.com
I cannot even imagine moving and not taking our dog into account. “Animals as property” rears its ugly head again.
HealthInspections.com...
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Lazy Productivity: 10 Simple Ways to Do Only Three Things Today | LifeRemix Blog (tags: productivity) Interdependence Project (tags: buddhism) Sprout Builder » Home Could be a nifty Flash builder. [via WebWare] (tags: flash webdev) ControlC: Turning Cut & Paste Into A Web Service Interesting idea! [via COD] (tags: web2.0) 1930s-40s in Color - a photoset on Flickr (tags: photos...
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Gadgets: Real-World Calvin Builds Snow Machine, Creates Backyard Mountain Overnight Love it. (tags: snow geek kids news video) Appelogen » 3 uur MTV uit 1983 3 hours of MTV from 1983, transferred from VHS with all commercials in tact. Awesome! (via Wil Wheaton) (tags: mtv retro music video) Megan McArdle (January 28, 2008) - Liveblogging the State of the Union “9:58 Oh. My. God....
So far, today is going much better than yesterday did.
Quick update →
I realize last week’s “rare hip-hop week” was only two posts, and that’s kind of weak. I had a third post ready for Friday, but I decided to hold off and contact one of the artists to see if he minded me posting the album. If I haven’t heard back in a few more days, I’ll go ahead and post it.
In the meantime, I have a punk demo tape from the mid-80s coming up soon, too.
So far, today is going much better than yesterday did.
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YouTube - Teany - The Best Tea Cafe On Earth (Chictini.com)
Geeking out on tea — I love it! I really do need to make it to Teany next time I’m in New York. I’ve always avoided it because I feared the “Moby thing” meant it was just a celebrity gimmick.
YouTube - Vegan Brownie LOL
*That’s* how you’re supposed to eat a vegan brownie!
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Video: Montel tells FOX hosts to talk about the soldier who died, not Heath Ledger Bravo, Montel. (There are two words I never thought I’d say together.) (tags: montel foxquotenewsquote video iraqwar) New Twist on Nigerian Scam? Wow, the 419 scam takes a new angle. (tags: 419 scam) [RANT] Gibson Hates Hip Hop. ‹ QN5 Blog Tonedeff v. Gibson (tags: hip-hop music gibson) The...
I think I need a new IM account that fewer people have knowledge of.
I think I need a new IM account that fewer people have knowledge of.
Auto-Playlists →
I love MediaMonkey’s AutoPlaylist option that dynamically scans your library based on user-set filters and creates a playlist for your listening pleasure. Here are a few I’ve set up that I love going to when I don’t quite know what I want to listen to:
ADD Playlist: Under 30 minutes - Follows the ADDreviews model. Creates a random playlist of 30 tracks under a minute long each....
Today for lunch: paella, spaghetti squash, Ginger-O’s, chips, cantaloupe, and yogurt with blueberries.
Today for lunch: paella, spaghetti squash, Ginger-O’s, chips, cantaloupe, and yogurt with blueberries.
Fell asleep on the couch watching a movie. Been a long time since I’ve done that.
Fell asleep on the couch watching a movie. Been a long time since I’ve done that.
This has been the week of Polish jazz.
This has been the week of Polish jazz.
Rasine was the nerd at the baby signs class.
Rasine was the nerd at the baby signs class.
Have I mentioned recently that I hate IE?
Taking Rasine to her new sign language class.
Taking Rasine to her new sign language class.
Have I mentioned recently that I hate IE?
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The ORIGINAL Illustrated Catalog Of ACME Products Tee-hee. (tags: cartoons humors acme) David Seah: Print Your Own “Re-Gift Receipts” This, I love. (tags: regifting design)
A.Z.: “Street Wise” →
This marks the first out-of-print commercial release posted here on Normal Bias, and it’s a pretty rare one, as far as I can tell. It’s a solo album by AZ, but not the AZ you’re thinking of. This is the 80s Harlem gangster Azie Faison who also recorded with the group Mobbstyle. AZ and two other Harlem compatriots, Alpo and Rich Porter, were portrayed in the 2002 movie Paid in Full and a...
Things You Should Be Reading →
H.R. 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 (Deb’s take, Will Potter’s take) Deb’s been telling me about this act which has already passed in the house with only six nays. It takes the screwy mentality of the AETA to new extremes.
Gary’s “To Meat-Eaters: Easy Ways to Reduce Meat Consumption While Retaining Your Comfort Foods” series No link to just the...
1S on Washingtonpost.com →
Thanks to Chris for pointing out this washingtonpost.com mention of One Sentence:
Yo! Long Winded One…: What do you think of these?
Gene Weingarten: These are one-sentence novels. Most are poor, but if you search the all-time winners, you find some that are entertaining. I liked: “The mysterious animal hissing under the towel turned out to be a can of Right Guard.”
“Most are poor”? Really?
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The Best of WPRB →
I was stoked this past weekend when I came across a crate of tapes I’d misplaced a few months ago, before starting this site. At the very top of the crate was my “Best of Raw Deal” tape (renamed for this post “Best of WPRB” since it goes back to the Club Crush days). I think I had intended to build on this tape as time went on, but never got beyond the 45 minutes included here.
But, what a 45...
Thought: “Definitely, Maybe” will be the worst movie of the year, thoroughly laughed at and completely tanking at the box office.
Thought: “Definitely, Maybe” will be the worst movie of the year, thoroughly laughed at and completely tanking at the box office.
Rare Hip-Hop Week begins tomorrow →
I’ve decided the best way to come back after a long break is to come back strong. So, starting tomorrow will be three posts in three days featuring some super-rare hip-hop. I’ve never seen this stuff pop up on any music blog (though I certainly could have missed it), so hang tight for some good ish.
Xuan Saigon →
I’ve mentioned before that finding a good variety of veggie food can be difficult in Loudoun County, VA. It gets trickier the further west you go. Leesburg offers a few restaurants with a few veggie options, but nothing anywhere near an all-vegetarian restaurant.
Thankfully, there’s Xuan Saigon, Leesburg’s only Vietnamese restaurant, located on Fort Evans Road in the same shopping center as...
I kind of (really) dislike iMovie.
I kind of (really) dislike iMovie.
Listening to the excellent “Footprint” mix series.
Listening to the excellent “Footprint” mix series.
Parents headed out of town this morning. Next visitor arrives tonight.
Parents headed out of town this morning. Next visitor arrives tonight.
A Double Dose of Dreena →
Eat, Drink & Be Vegan Dreena Burton Arsenal Pulp Press, 2007 http://vivelevegan.blogspot.com/
What I like most about Dreena’s books, in addition to the great food photography, is that she doesn’t rehash the same familiar recipes you find in a lot of other cookbooks. Plus, while her recipes sometimes call for ingredients you may not have used before, they remain simple to prepare and...
This Tom Cruise scientology video is just weird.
This Tom Cruise scientology video is just weird.
Took a spill on this ice this morning and twisted my knee a bit. LAWSUIT!
Took a spill on this ice this morning and twisted my knee a bit. LAWSUIT!
Called Verizon today and got $14 knocked off my bill and unlimited long distance on our landline. Not bad.
Called Verizon today and got $14 knocked off my bill and unlimited long distance on our landline. Not bad.
Keeping an eye on the Post snowcam for fun: http://media.washingtonpost.com/media/webcams/snowcam2.jpg