Through the Brier

There is nothing quite so cheering as an infectious laugh. (via)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:41:00 -0500

There is nothing quite so cheering as an infectious laugh. (via)

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! (via)

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:21:00 -0500

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! (via)

"At least half of all writing involves just sitting and staring into space. Letting your brain out to..."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:27:17 -0500

“At least half of all writing involves just sitting and staring into space. Letting your brain out to hunt down ideas, bringing them back all warm and bloody between its teeth.”

- Warren Ellis (via)

Sometimes an overextended dad needs a diversion...

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:17:00 -0400

Sometimes an overextended dad needs a diversion guaranteed—guaranfreakingteed—to keep his kid occupied for a few minutes.

Play the music and stare into the enigmatic eye of the piranhamoose.

Works every time.

When did they let Willie Aames into The Velvet...

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:19:00 -0400

When did they let Willie Aames into The Velvet Underground?

(via whokilled)

hangoeuvre

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:16:51 -0400

noun /hæŋœ’vrə/

The sum of an inebriate’s lifework.

40 years ago a 38-year-old man took mankind’s first step...

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:45:00 -0400

40 years ago a 38-year-old man took mankind’s first step onto another world.

I’m 38, and I’ll consider it a grand accomplishment if I can get my son to stop picking his nose and handing me the contents.

"He’s gone. Hard to believe. He was a brilliant man — a wondrous combination of literary..."

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:42:20 -0400

“He’s gone. Hard to believe. He was a brilliant man — a wondrous combination of literary skill, honesty, humor and the occasional burst of pure heavenly bullshit. In other words, an Irishman.”

- Dave Barry on Frank McCourt

"Made the boys laugh so hard at dinner that one vomited up part of his hamburger. That’s..."

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:58:41 -0400

“Made the boys laugh so hard at dinner that one vomited up part of his hamburger. That’s fatherhood, right there.”

- Greg Knauss

I have a new milestone to achieve.

Time to Boldly Go Once More

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:47:12 -0400

Time to Boldly Go Once More:

I think matthewb sums it up nicely:

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, achieved on less processing power than a cellphone, Buzz Aldrin thinks further afield in The Washington Post.

To infinity and beyond, Buzz.

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:21:05 -0400

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

- Leonardo da Vinci (via amplequotes)

Just one of many examples of yoga mastery at Yoga for...

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:32:00 -0400

Just one of many examples of yoga mastery at Yoga for Drunks.

I probably shouldn’t be laughing but…come on! How can you not?

[via April Buchheit]

Tonight, let it be Löwenbräu. Finally…a legitimate use...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:48:19 -0400

Tonight, let it be Löwenbräu.

Finally…a legitimate use for Glyphboard.

Why am I suddenly feeling like a fool? (via)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:20:00 -0400

Why am I suddenly feeling like a fool?

(via)

"This way the web isn’t just this thing on the side that only appears in browsers. It’s everywhere...."

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:39:22 -0400

“This way the web isn’t just this thing on the side that only appears in browsers. It’s everywhere. It’s the oxygen of modern computing.”

- Brent Simmons in The age of hybrid apps

"A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us."

Thu, 28 May 2009 12:04:40 -0400

“A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.”

- Franz Kafka

They could have gone with something schmaltzy like “Time...

Fri, 22 May 2009 12:36:00 -0400

They could have gone with something schmaltzy like “Time of Your Life” or “Beautiful Day”. Or, having made the inspired choice of Queen, they might have missed the mark with “You’re My Best Friend” or even “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”.

But no, these two glorious bastards picked “Don’t Stop Me Now”. And that, my good friends, is why Brian and Eileen are my wedding music video heroes.

(via)

"If I die, who will teach the children about Bo Diddley?"

Wed, 13 May 2009 10:30:00 -0400

“If I die, who will teach the children about Bo Diddley?”

- Dr. Johnny Fever

Parenting Milestone: Today our son shoplifted his first toy. Next up: The Pigeon Drop.

Mon, 11 May 2009 13:13:08 -0400

Parenting Milestone: Today our son shoplifted his first toy.

Next up: The Pigeon Drop.

The Wisdom of Two-Year Olds

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:32:28 -0400

Me: You want to go inside?
He: We can't.
Me: No? Why not?
He: We have to see everything.