On December 31, 2006, the UK will pay off its post-WWII debt to the US. "Nobody pays off their student loan early, unless they are a nutter," Dr. Tim Leung explained. Well, the full story is a bit more complicated than that. Or maybe not.
Bagheera looking uncharacteristically silly—although maybe she's just blinded by my new flash.Welcome to visitors from The Friday Ark and Carnival of the Cats.
Huckleberry looks pensive—which is definitely not in his nature.Welcome to visitors from The Friday Ark and Carnival of the Cats.
At least, that's what In-Stat's survey shows. Seems low to me, but maybe a lot of folks are putting white earbuds on those $25 flash-drive players.
Bawkward ran the physics until reeled the mind! I nod and say un hunh, but that's not comprehension you see dawning on my face.
Here's something counter-intuitive, despite the fact that cooking shows seem to be ubiquitous on the higher numbered channels, Americans' cooking skill have atrophied to the point that recipes now avoid once common terms like "dredge," "fold," and "cream." God forbid you should use my old fudge-making nemesis, "Cook until the soft-ball stage."
Q: Have I mentioned that I'm not too fond of the Ayre's appearance?
A: Why, yes, I have.
They are just so — so — plain. Gray like this New York City sky. They almost have no looks. If not for the silly Myrtle blocks, which prop them up, I probably wouldn't notice that they were even in the room. The amplifier, actually, looks a lot like a CD player. The CD player looks a lot like an amplifier. One time, I dumbly tried to stick a disc into the amp. I thought the damn thing was broken.
You know what, though? Last night, as I listened to Ella and Louis, I…
So I don't mind if you think I'm a hopeless dweeb for loving last night's West Wing. After all, when I asked my flight attendant for a special service on Saturday, I said, "you'll probably lose all respect for me . . . ."She said, "I couldn't lose any respect for you, (pause) you already couldn't find your seat."
Baa dum dumb!
It wasn't that Democrat Matt Santos won, is was that West Wing made me weep like a baby and guffaw like a sailor.
Better than that, it made me proud to be an American, where disirregardless of political affiliation, the transfer of power is…
Yes! Find out that it's a lot harder than you think to make a vinyl record. Best part: Incorrectly centering the disc. (Most record presses do a pretty good job of this.)
Today's posts follow a common theme. First, we direct you to the Reith lectures on BBC4. And yes, dear readers (this means you, Clay White), this time you get transcripts as well as audio streaming and podcasts.