November 2008
13 posts
Rivals.com College Basketball - Northwestern's... →
The NCAA tournament has been around for 70 years, and every “Big Six” conference (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, SEC) team has played in it at least twice. Except for Northwestern.
Annals of Drinking: A Better Brew: Reporting &... →
Great article by Burkhard Bilger about Dogfish Head brewery specifically and craft/”extreme” brewing in general.
Suspect Device →
Election Night 11-04-08 - a set on Flickr →
Behind the scenes with the Obamas on election night. Just like looking through a set of pictures of your cousin’s wedding except, you know, it’s BARACK OBAMA.
American Civil Liberties Union : Legal Groups File... →
It did pass, unfortunately, and the ACLU, along with Lambda Legal and the NCLR, has already started the process of trying to have it invalidated.
Is Obama President? →
Ouch
You know how when you haven’t exercised in a while, and then you go play basketball, you’re likely to pull a muscle? I hope that doesn’t happen to my brain.
The Lost Years & Last Days of David Foster Wallace →
From Rolling Stone magazine, a long look at the fascinating, and tragic, DFW.
Nate Silver's election night viewing guide →
What to watch for tomorrow, hour-by-hour, from FiveThirtyEight.com’s election guru.
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Downsizing
I’m no longer possessed of the time or inclination to blog these days; I’m much more inclined to post something to Facebook or Twitter or the like. So, rather than sit here and feel guilty because I’m not posting anything, I’ve decided to embrace the micro-blogging (r)evolution and move the Dilettante’s Dilemma to a Tumblr site: The Downsized Dilettante’s...
The Penn Street Crew
$10 VCR
Is $10 a reasonable price to pay for a VCR, or am I considering buying it b/c I’m caught up in workplace auction mania?