Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Parenting tips
Angry midgets are about to pop out of many of the women on my friend’s list, so I thought I’d pass along these helpful parenting tips, courtesy of radiantsun.
Entries from January 2008
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
On the origins of Russian supermodels
Where did all the beautiful Russians come from? To put it bluntly, in the Soviet Union there was no market for female beauty. No fashion magazines featured beautiful women, since there weren’t any fashion magazines. No TV series depended upon beautiful women for high ratings, since there weren’t any ratings. There weren’t many men rich [...]
Monday, January 28th, 2008
He works hard for the money, so hard for the money…
While out here in Tennessee, I also did some work in front of the camera. One of my photos is the basis for this web icon: Me again, as a Vietnam-era early-90′s era soldier. Nude, but not naked (NSFW)
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Photography lessons with Oleg
I’m in Hermitage, TN taking photography lessons from Oleg Volk. Here’s some of the shots from my first photo session. My thanks to Brandon and Tiffany for being so patient!
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Do madmen elect political saints?
Ezra Klein writes: “…Namely, as I understand Tyler’s worldview, he thinks individuals are a whole lot more rational and economically capable than I do. I think folks, in many circumstances, need a bit more help, and that, as beings fairly aware of our own irrationality, lapses in long-term attention, and assorted other deficits and shortcomings, [...]
Monday, January 21st, 2008
Know a good carpenter?
Anybody know any good carpenters on the S.F. Bay Area? A friend of mine is looking for someone to rehang her back door.
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
The Joy of Exercise
Crossfit on Tuesday. Self-defense on Wednesday. Crossfit again on Friday. Self-defense on Saturday. And a vigorous hike this morning. Whew. My body is feeling pleasantly sore. — Met up with radiantsun, mhat, frogpyjamas, and nasu_dengaku for dinner at Fresca’s last night. We had tapas! Delicious. The wait staff timed the delivery of the dishes perfectly–not [...]
Saturday, January 19th, 2008
The History of Civilization (NSFW)
From the book “Bolero” by Milo Manara:
Friday, January 18th, 2008
Perfect-O-Dates
Note, appears to be fake. Tom Lommel claims to be Jeff Castle.
