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I just finished my take home final so I’ve got like 2 weeks of the easy life before the next term starts. As such, here’s a picture I took on a walk with Barley way back on the 11th.

Anyway, I had to take a picture of this crab leg because where the hell did it come from? There are a lot of seagulls around lately, but I get the feeling this probably came from Halibuts or one of the thai places instead.

By the way, the title comes from a seafood place that did horrible commercials that I never heard (until now) but heard most of my friends sing it.

Idea for a Church of Christ, Scientist bumpersticker:

“God is my co-pay”

Nate Harrison has a great gallery going, including a thoughtful look at one of music’s most recognized (or most widely used) drum beats. The history of the beat is cool, but he finishes with a discussion of copyright and culture.

via ropeadope.com

I’ve been fuming over this for a couple weeks now.

When a man enters a public bathroom, he is presented with 4 traditional ways of urinating. Three of these ways are what I’ll call “socially accepted” and they include using the urinal, lifting the seat on the toilet, and sitting down to use the toilet. The fourth way, pissing in and on the toilet without lifting the seat, is, assuming you’re sober, degenerate.

That’s why I have called for the castration of those individuals who intentionally piss on the toilet seat when there are 3 other methods readily available. This will ensure they prescribe to one of the socially accepted methods. This will also give them some extra time while they’re cleaning the seat to reflect on what a jackass they have been.

One could argue that the toilet seat is dirty, but that is why bathrooms also have sinks and soap. I would hope you’re washing your hands anyway, (though I see plenty of evidence to the contrary) but that’s another discussion.

“The Bush administration Friday laid out plans to sell off more than $1 billion in public land during the next decade..”

Um… you’re selling our land? That seems short sighted. That land has a lot of value, both intrinsic and functional. I wonder what other’s are saying about it?

“Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer … compared it to a rancher who keeps selling land to buy new pickups and tractors, a man who lives well until he eventually finds himself broke.

“It’s a damn poor way to run a ranch and it’s a way worse way to run a government.. “

So, what was up with the 2 hour season finale of Arrested Development last night? It’s like fox just wanted to get rid of it with the fewest eyes watching. Thank god for Tivo.

“The killers used sophisticated weapons, including an AK-47, in the operation,”.

Why is it that the AK-47 is a both a sophisticated and ubiquitous weapon. There are few places on the face of the earth you aren’t likely to be shot by one (should you be shot). I suppose the wiki-pedia entry explains that, but I was intending this as more of a rhetorical question.

I’m finding that many songs I like for the use of stereo imaging are really bad when you can only listen through one ear bud. Stupid stereo thief. Wait, scratch that… car vandal. It’s especially predominant in music from the 1970s. I guess people liked their stereophonics a lot better then.

Beth, Travis, Michelle and I caught what was apparently the second screening of The Trials of Daryl Hunt tonight, then got to listen to a Q&A session with Daryl himself and one of the film’s producers. The film was a collection of archival footage, interviews, and recent tapings of trial and post-trial events that did a stirring job of telling the story of Daryl and his 20 years of wrongful incarceration.

The story was heartbreaking; 20 years from arrest, conviction and sentencing through numerous appeals to a final absolving of the charges. His community, his friends and his lawyers fought overwhelming ineptitude, bigotry, and ignorance and still managed to free him after more setbacks than most of us could take.

One of the most amazing things I think was that after all the hell he’d been through, the most he asked of anyone was to stop avoiding jury duty and vote. Such simplicity, and sure, he shared what other things we could and should do, but the least we can and should do is fulfill our civil duties. Still, I’m in awe of his ability to return favor to his community.

I really recommend the film.

I’d like to submit a word for your approval.

Chinsulation
Pronunciation: “chin(t)-s&-‘lA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the action of insulating with facial hair
2 : a goatee or other facial hair

Example:
1 : The cold wind didn’t chill Randall’s face because of his chinsulation.