“Dude…you ever notice that tree rings kinda look like grooves in a record?” “Dude! Whoa…totally!” (bong hit) “Dude…what if we built a thing that would play slices of trees like they were records?” “Man…’slices of trees’…that’s wild. Slices. Sliiicesss. Slices is a weird word, man! Slices!” “Dude! The tree thing—the record player. Focus!” “Oh yeah…yeah, […]
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Hulk and Xena and Arrow playing (animated gif)
Here’s a gif of Lake LA Porch Puppies Hulk, Xena, and Arrow, doing what they do…being adorable. See also: Hulk, Arrow, and Xena being cute together (17-second YouTube video taken moments after these photos)
Lucky Near-Misses Compilation Video (a.k.a. “Yikes!” x 50), or a Thought on Thankfulness
This is a fun/scary compilation of people barely avoiding catastrophic accidents. Aside from just being a rush to watch, I feel like it must be carrying a message about life in there too. I’ve had a few moments like these in the video–including one where I was sliding backwards at 50 MPH on a snow-packed […]
2012-13 Wrap-Up, Part 3: Animal Stuff
In 2012-23, I seriously (re-)committed myself to helping animals…
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2012-13 Wrap-up, Part 2: Creative Stuff
Apparently 2013 wasn’t quite the total zero that my reflex memory says it was. Because when I went to tally some of my tangible creative accomplishments, I came up with all the stuff below….
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2012-13 Year-End Wrap-up, Part 1: Web/Work Stuff
(See also: Part 2, “Creative Stuff” and Part 3, “Animal Stuff”. All parts share this common intro…) When I think back on 2013, I see it mostly as a super-frustrating and unproductive slog, where I was very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, […]
Are octopi the most amazing animals? (We may have to wait ’til they tell us.)
Prepare to have your mind blown re: octopi and other cephalopods. (Unless you’re already in the know.) Exhibit A is this article in Orion Magazine, which I read some time ago, and which knocked my brain on its ass with its central premise that octopi seem to think and experience things in a way that’s […]
Libertarianism vs Community? (Free Thoughts Podcast)
In the debut episode of their Free Thoughts podcast, Aaron Ross Powell and Trevor Burrus from the Cato Institute do a really great job discussing (and debunking) the myth that libertarians are somehow anti-community. One thing I learned about: “thin” vs “thick” libertarianism. I’m apparently a “thick libertarian”—meaning I try to apply the principles of […]
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