Tim Murtaugh’s Excuse for a Blog

Twitter / murtaugh

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:01:09 -0500

Twitter / murtaugh: Hm. I wouldn’t have predicted it, but I seem to have all but abandoned this blog since incorporating Twitter into my life.

"I want to hear Bill O’Reilly have to say “Senator Al Franken.” Over and over..."

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:58:18 -0500

“

I want to hear Bill O’Reilly have to say “Senator Al Franken.”

Over and over again.

”

- TPM Election Central | Talking Points Memo | The Worst Ballot Challenge Of All

"If people cook by stirring their food, they’re going to be highly resistant to cooking in a solar..."

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:39:07 -0500

“If people cook by stirring their food, they’re going to be highly resistant to cooking in a solar oven - the food won’t look or taste right. You’d think this would be the least of the concerns of people living in a refugee camp and risking rape to gather firewood. And you’d be wrong.”

- …My heart’s in Accra » Innovation from Constraint (the extended dance mix)

Waiting for a dark side of fries

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:47:00 -0500

Waiting for a dark side of fries

"Sir, your deck is well-constructed. It’s secured to the building, and the guardrails are..."

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:00:39 -0500

“Sir, your deck is well-constructed. It’s secured to the building, and the guardrails are strong and well anchored to the building. You may want to call the local railroad company, however, and ask them if they still have any trains running through your neighborhood.”

- Home Inspection Nightmares XIV | This Old House

The Incredible Convenience of Mathematica Image Processing

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:27:52 -0500

The Incredible Convenience of Mathematica Image Processing

The Worst Is Yet To Come: Anonymous Banker Weighs In On The Coming Credit Card Debacle - NYTimes.com

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:29:10 -0500

The Worst Is Yet To Come: Anonymous Banker Weighs In On The Coming Credit Card Debacle - NYTimes.com

Hilariously uncomfortable-making interview with Karl Rove

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:41:02 -0500

Hilariously uncomfortable-making interview with Karl Rove

Seedmagazine.com | The Seed State of Science 2008

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:03:47 -0500

Seedmagazine.com | The Seed State of Science 2008

Star Trek Meets Monty Python (via StarshipConductor)

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:05:10 -0500

Star Trek Meets Monty Python (via StarshipConductor)

Jeffrey Zeldman or Robert LaSardo? You decide.

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:02:00 -0500

Jeffrey Zeldman or Robert LaSardo? You decide.

Music - How Axl Rose Spent All That Time - NYTimes.com

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:22:13 -0500

Music - How Axl Rose Spent All That Time - NYTimes.com

via Things to Say During Sex, a flowchart

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:09:15 -0500

via Things to Say During Sex, a flowchart

Little Boy Meets Lobster (via ADailyHaha)

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:39:36 -0500

Little Boy Meets Lobster (via ADailyHaha)

FUCK YEAH SHARKS

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:01:32 -0500

FUCK YEAH SHARKS

"Barack Obama is our new president. I think I speak for everybody when I say, ‘Anybody mind if..."

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:10:14 -0500

“Barack Obama is our new president. I think I speak for everybody when I say, ‘Anybody mind if he starts a little early?’”

- David Letterman

The End of Anti-intellectualism? | Newsweek Voices

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:49:19 -0500

The End of Anti-intellectualism? | Newsweek Voices: Yes pleez.

Lunch Bag Art

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:49:08 -0500

Lunch Bag Art: My god. Talk about making the other mothers feel inadequate.

Obama and the dawn of the Fourth Republic

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:42:54 -0500

Obama and the dawn of the Fourth Republic

"Beyond Iraq, beyond the economy, beyond health care, there was something even more fundamental at..."

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:02:19 -0500

“Beyond Iraq, beyond the economy, beyond health care, there was something even more fundamental at stake in this U.S. election won by Barack Obama: the self-respect of the American people.”

- ROGER COHEN: Perfecting the Union - NYTimes.com