Entries from October 2007

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

“Occam’s Razor Disagrees”

“I am a bit troubled. I believe my son has a girlfriend, because she left a dirty magazine with men in it under his bed. My son is only 16 and I really don’t think he’s ready to date yet. What’s worse is that he’s sneaking some girl to his room behind my back. I [...]

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Scariest Halloween Video Ever!

Via i_get_stabby

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Israeli Stripper Death Squads Entrap Arab Teen Boys

Via Arutz Sheva According to an Al-Hayat Al-Jadida front page report, the IDF has turned to using armed, female strippers in its war on upstanding Palestinian boys. The newspaper reports that when the Arab rock-throwing begins, IDF soldiers run for cover. Then, the story continues, after some time of hiding, an Israeli woman stands up [...]

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Bay Area Hike the Geek?

There have been any S.F. Hike the Geeks recently, so I’m planning to host one this Sunday. Anyone recommend a good route?

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Trip to Los Angeles, November 9 – 11th

madbard‘s The Alleged Adventures of Blenderman is one of the finalists in the ACTober Fest 10 minute play contest. So I’m planning to be in L.A. November 9 – 11th, to attend the Best of ACTober Fest presentations. I’ll be at the 8:00 p.m. showing on Saturday. I’m also planning to go to the Hike [...]

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Ron Paul on Jay Leno

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Ron Paul to appear on Jay Leno tonight

Also, today is the 2nd Money Bomb drop (Note: autostarts video). Although the drop time has passed, a donation today will count toward the October goal. The next drop will be on November 5th.

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Anyone know “izuminka”?

Any of my Boston/Cambridge/New York readers know this woman? A friend of mine would like to be introduced to her, and her OKCupid profile seems to be dormant (no login since August 1, 2007).

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Jim Rogers “…he’s gonna print money until we run out of trees…”

Jim Rogers, along with George Soros, co-founded the Quantum Fund in 1970. During the following 10 years, the fund gained 4200% while the S&P advanced about 47%. He retired in 1980, and has since written several books, including “Investment Biker” and “Adventure Capitalist”, detailing his round the world trips, first via motorcycle and later by [...]

Monday, October 29th, 2007

The Three Chocolatiers

Elaine, myself, and Lynette bask in a chocolate high. Saturday (morning): Self-defense class. We practiced hammer blows and elbow strikes. One of the best tools in the class is the shoulder-mounted heavy bag. The attacker wears the bag using a backpack like harness and can chase the defender around the mat. You get a lot [...]