Because Laughing is Healthy . . .

Sen. Stevens

In honor of Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK)







More here http://blog.indecision2008.com/2008/07/30/top-5-daily-show-ted-stevens-moments/

Time-Lapse

Is there anything cooler than time-lapse video? Just think about it for a second. You'd be hard pressed to come up with something more mind-blowingly demonstrative of construction over long periods of time. This one's courtesy of the Smithsonian. Yep, they're on Flickr.

Protesters outside convention center declare Christians United For Israel to be "AIPAC appeasers", "war-mongerers." People inside appear bemused, confused. I just stroll on by.

Did you know we had a national chess center?

Symbolic

The delay in posts is my is letting everyone experience how slow it is to walk in DC's thick, humid air.

Also . . . work, Twitter, and my lack of personal adventures are culprits.
But a new, temporary, thematic site is in the works. New videos as well. Just need to find a cameraman and the time.

Not a sports movie. Still classic. Lots of laughs. Picks on everyone equally and with hilarity. See it.

Fireworks on the 4th

Here's a time-lapse video of the fireworks here in DC . . .courtesy of WeLoveDC.com

Confusing Rules

It seems the words on this Alexandria sign forbid one activity while the picture is concerned about a much different one.
[update:] Either that or it's written for dogs to read. It's dumb either way.

Why Bus Cords Are Great

Yesterday, on the bus, I chatted up the girl next to me. Describing her 4th of July, I thought she said she worked in Old Town (Alexandria) and had to work at a party. I said this either meant she was a clown or worked at a restaurant. Her confused look did not bode well for me. Turns out what I heard as "Old Town" was actually "hotel", where I suppose having a party would make perfect sense, even if she weren't a clown. I pulled to chord and got off a little earlier than necessary. For the exercise, of course.

Artsy

From the Renwick Gallery of Art. Bear and mouse.

The 4th

Where does one spend 4th of July when in Washington DC?
Some places have better views. Some places have better music. Some places are the US Capitol and you'd feel guilty if you didn't go.

Why Auto-Correct Software isn't Always the Best

(Story found from Politico's Ben Smith)

A wonderful episode in the history of auto-replace software, in which the the website of the American Family Association went to work on a story about the sprinter Tyson Gay under the headline “Homosexual eases into 100 final at Olympic trials.”

The text:

Tyson Homosexual easily won his semifinal for the 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials and seemed to save something for the final later Sunday.

His wind-aided 9.85 seconds was a fairly cut-and-dry performance compared to what happened a day earlier. On Saturday, Homosexual misjudged the finish in his opening heat and had to scramble to finish fourth, then in his quarterfinal a couple of hours later, ran 9.77 to break the American record that had stood since 1999. […]

Homosexual didn’t get off to a particularly strong start in the first semifinal, but by the halfway mark he had established a comfortable lead. He slowed somewhat over the final 10 meters-nothing like the way-too-soon complete shutdown that almost cost him Saturday. Asked how he felt, Homosexual said: “A little fatigued.”