New Feature: Five Things
So the "Top ___" is nothing new, especially in the blogosphere. But I liked Naomi's recent Top 10 and was inspired to do my own. Except only five. And I think it's important to say that these are not...
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On Citizenship, Terror, and Assassination
Came across this terrifying article on Tumblr today: Confirmed: Obama authorizes assassination of U.S. citizen.Goodness, that title sure jumps out at you doesn't it? I don't know if it's possible to...
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On Ethical Consumerism
A couple years ago, I had the privilege of meeting/hanging out with Shane Claiborne, a definite hero of mine. Around that time, I was spearheading an on-campus movement to reduce our campus'...
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Making Words Work
I was recently commissioned to make an "infographic" of sorts for a friend's company. Turns out I don't really know how to make an infographic. This is more of an English Language Cheat Sheet, only...
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Ethical Consumerism Part 2
I had to write a blog post for the LVC blog so I updated this one and here is the result:LVC, WARM FUZZIES AND CONSUMERISMIn college, a friend of mine asked me a question about something she'd heard...
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The New Busy
If you live in Seattle (or one of the three other metro areas in which the campaign has been launched) then you have probably seen the new ads for Microsoft Hotmail. If you haven't, click the link, and...
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Bite-Sized Musings: Death/Lack of Control
Editor's note: "Bite-sized Musings" is a blog topic theme developed in response to a criticism of this blog by Steve Norberg - friend and editor of Scan My Life - that the posts are too long and don't...
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The 1st Quarter Double-take
UPDATE: I got a cease & desist order from Blogger. According to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), my mix was copyright infringement. So all of the links have been taken down. I guess...
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NPR and the 24-hour News Cycle
A common critique of the "current state of things" is that we are so thoroughly saturated with information, especially news reporting, that we've lost our attention span and are more easily convinced...
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Top Kill
Update: Check out this image of how large the oil spill is in relation to your city. Here's how much of the Seattle metro area the oil spill would cover - and remember, it's not yet HALFWAY DONE...
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Bicycling as a Response to the Oil Spill
I am not giving up on how much of a monumental disaster this oil spill is. Pretty soon we'll be seeing the end of mainstream media coverage of the spill - I give it two weeks. See my previous post for...
View ArticleFive Ways to "Do Something" about the Oil Spill
Remember "Five Things?" It was a new blog theme/meme designed to further appeal to the tl;dr crowd. Here are five new things and this is a BONUS because it also deals with current events.Five Ways to...
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Five Things: Musical Talents/Abilities Edition
Five Musical Talents/Abilities I Wish I Had / I Hope to Cultivate Ability to whistle like Andrew BirdAbility to emote like David BazanAbility to harmonize like Fleet FoxesAbility to write like Colin...
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One Less Reason to Hate Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation tweeted a surprising and heavily re-tweeted announcement today:"We're very excited to announce that coming July 1st: Free. 1 click. No registration WIFI at all US locations!...
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"A Little Bit Married"
A friend of mine and his girlfriend are, for a variety of reasons, considering moving in together. In the (Christian) communities they were raised in, this is called "living in sin." Other communities...
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Bite-Sized Musings: On Male White Men Punching Female Black Teenagers
As though Seattle Police didn't have enough controversy to deal with, on Monday a video surfaced of a Seattle Police officer punching a young Black woman in the face. Video below:The back story is,...
View Article"Rio"
Nothing to say today except that Hey Marseilles, my favorite local band, is finally officially releasing their album next week. They made a sillie video to go with the lead single. It's embedded below;...
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Seattle Pride - Leather, Nudity, & Condoms?
Went to the Seattle Pride Parade + Festival today. Afterward, a friend asked us how it was. "There was a lot of leather, nudity, and we got a bunch of condoms." Is that what being gay is all about? Is...
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Thank Me Later
I am wholeheartedly surprised by how much I enjoy listening to Drake's new album, Thank Me Later. I am no fan of mainstream hip-hop. The only hip-hop groups that I can say that I actually enjoy...
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Five Legitimate Ways to Respond to the Oil Spill
There are over 750,000 members of the "Boycott BP" group on Facebook.This is, frankly, a travesty. Of course, you can't put too much stock in how many members there are in a facebook group, but...
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