October 2010
“There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion,...”
– Linus
booooooo →
timmy! →
“So here you are, two years in, and the question that raises in my mind is, Are...”
– Jon Stewart to President Obama
“The mistake we make in public health is that if people need something then we...”
– Melinda Gates
corruption, MA-style →
“i am shocked…” etc. etc.
froomkin! →
nuttier and nuttier →
The Paris-based International Energy Agency, meanwhile, said strikes at refineries and blockades at fuel depots had forced the authorities to begin drawing on France’s 30-day strategic fuel reserves.
“French aviation authorities say that up to 50 percent of flights in...”
– FP
RIP rinderpest! →
“Not only do we not know what all the genes are, we don’t even know how many...”
– Steven Salzberg
fall food →
another reason we are moving to Paris →
eventually.
this is public health, fyi →
The ban would affect beverages with more than 10 calories per 8 ounces, and would exclude fruit juices without added sugar, milk products and milk substitutes. A 12-ounce soda has 150 calories and the equivalent of 10 packets of sugar, according to the health department. City health officials say that drinking 12 ounces of soda a day can make a person gain 15 pounds a year.
update: it gets...
“But in America there was no lime (or at least none found before 1690), so the...”
– Bill Bryson
postseason
since the Red Sox are out of it, and it’s a gloomy day in Boston, here’s a collection of people rubbing Adrian Beltre’s head to help get us through the offseason. make sure you look at all 4 pages.
h/t Peter Abraham
