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Maintaining Radio Silence

I'll be continuing my lack of posts for a little while longer. We're making our final push to be out of Newark this weekend. I'll pick it back up once I hook up the interwebs in Philly. Can't hardly wait to get back to normal life.

The Real Bullshit

The death count in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is close to 200, if not already there. What's interesting is that the major story in the US news today was that GW cussed about the crisis.

My friends, please allow me to state the obvious: there will be 200 empty seats around dinner tables tomorrow. We didn't really grasp this fact and instead hyper-focused on the fact that the most powerful man in the world said a bad word. That's fucked up.

Ya'll Great

Thanks for all the kind words and support about our upcoming purchase and move to Philadelphia. Don't forget that you can help us get there by bidding on an exciting item at our virtual yard sale. New old stuff is being added all the time -- so check back often! Hope you enjoyed your Fourth. My hands still smell like gunpowder.

His & Hers

We put an offer in on the house that contains these doors. Keep your fingers crossed.
UPDATE: Our offer was accepted. We should be in Fishtown sometime in August!
Update #2: There's a little tour of the place on my flickr stream. If you see a project you'd like to work on, submit your proposals via e-mail. All projects will begin on or after July 29.

News of the Weird

I'm doing something quite odd this evening and I thought I'd take a minute out of my activity to fill you in on the eccentricities and behaviors founded in antiquity that happen around the spider hole known as villa villa holaolah--I am sitting at the kitchen table, reading yesterday's newspaper.

After I finish my paper I think I will read a book*.

*Special thanks to MissDomestic for reminding me of the wonders of Lester Bangs. Special, special thanks to The Long Cut for making it all possible in the first place.

Lionel Richie: Big in Iraq

Link: NPR : Mixed Signals.

According to ABC's John Berman, "grown Iraqi men get misty-eyed by the mere mention" of Lionel Richie's name.

Heroin deaths appear to have driven up demand

Here's the article from yesterday's Philly.com if you want to try and follow the logic. Why am I so fascinated by these kinds of stories?  It almost seems like an anecdote that would have been mentioned in Gladwell's "The Tipping Point."

Two Murders, Two Headlines

I couldn't help but notice the contrast between these two headlines in today's news:

• Young victim's aunt: 'I hope they give him the death penalty'
• Slain grandmother would want grandson to be forgiven, her pastor says

As you can tell from the links, the 'eye for an eye' version gets more play from the mainstream press.
If you're aware of links that dispute this claim, please let me know.

Kelly's Blog Lives Up to its Name...

Two things:

1. Who could Kelly be talking about ;)
2. She's got some great points. Sprint, can you hear her now?