Virtual Memories

AND a lunar eclipse? Old ManThreescore and ten I can remember well:Within the volume of which time I have seenHours dreadful and things strange; but this sore nightHath trifled former knowings. ROSSAh, good father,Thou seest, the heavens, as troubled with man’s act,Threaten his bloody stage: by the clock, ’tis day,And yet dark night strangles the [...]

“Be prepared for sudden cardiac arrest. . .” I’d really like to know if everyone’s getting a link to this $1,500 home heart defibrillator on their Amazon front page, or if there’s something about my buying history that makes them think I’m a prime candiate for a heart attack. Maybe it’s something in my wish [...]

Boulevard to Hell? Presumably, this is a two-way street. [There's some problem with Blogger this morning, and it zapped my previous post, which congratulated the Boston Red Sox for their victory over the Yankees. I swear I didn't delete it myself.]

You stupid, yellow-toothed pansies The Guardian, a left-leaning paper in London, started a project where its readers could request the addresses of registered, undecided U.S. voters in Clark County, OH, so they could write the voters about their election opinions. The Guardian operation has, um, received some reactions from Americans.

Update Many apologies for not keeping up with Virtual Memories, but this Yankees-Red Sox series has just been draining the heck out of me. It’s kinda silly for a sporting event to take on that sorta ongoing significance in a person’s life. I mean, I was up till 1:30 am last night with game 4, [...]

It’d be funnier if the site was slightly crooked Ikea’s launched Elite Designers, a guerrilla site, goofing on itself. Doesn’t get around to mentioning that the furniture’s not very comfortable, or that there’s typically a part missing from assembly, but hey.

Speaking of science fiction Alien Loves Predator: In New York, no one can hear you scream. Many kudos to the official VM girlfriend for this one.

Science Fiction Double Feature There are times I feel like I’m living in a science fiction world. This morning, I turned on ESPN during breakfast. The Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings were playing an NBA preseason game in Shanghai. The crowd, of course, went crazy when Yao Ming was introduced. But earlier, when the team [...]

Yer goin’ to hell if you laugh at this Thank/Blame our Australian correspondent for this one.

Yanking Chains Yes, I know it’s infantile, but I laughed my ass off, listening to tens of thousands of Yankee fans chant, “Who’s your daddy?” to Pedro Martinez.