What I Did this Summer

No, I didn't tweet at all.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Alex Gregory - The New Yorker

Irene's Aftermath

More rain, wind and flooding than I've ever seen here.  Power was out most of the day.  All in all, we're lucky.  State of emergency continues and we're to stay off the roads so  emergency vehicles can manage the downed trees, lines, floods and fires.

Good day to read a book

Blown Away

WTF?

Winning the future?

Barry Blitt in The New Yorker

So What

Kind of Blue is one of my faves.  Here's a new way to listen to and experience So What.

Angry Birds

TXT L8R

Very funny Shouts & Murmurs column on Text Slang for Baby Boomers by William Sorenson in the latest issue of The New Yorker.

Some choice excerpts:

• TXT L8R = Can't find reading glasses.
• WWIS = What was I saying?
• TN2WMP = Trying not to wet my pants.

Change we can believe in?

"When I said 'Change we can believe in,' I didn't say, 'Change we can believe in tomorrow.' Not 'Change we can believe in next week.' We knew this was going to take time."   
President Obama ~ August 3, 2011

"A man jumped the White House fence, but after a brief chase, the Secret Service was able to talk President Obama into coming back and finishing his term."
Conan ~ August 3, 2011

Mixed Messages