It’s recently been brought to our attention that January 24th has been declared the most depressing day of the year. This according to a British psychologist, who came to his conclusion by conducting one of those stuffy ivory-tower studies that use “data” and “metrics” and “techniques” to come to their conclusions. Frankly, we at Doodleplex [...]
Tom Friedman continues to be annoying. I used to really enjoy his columns, but they’ve lately become a series of mushy paeans to high ideals, glops of centrist palaver spiked with dumb aphorisms. They taste like rice cakes, but aren’t quite as satisfying. His latest effort is called “Read My Ears,” and it counsels Bush [...]
Yesterday, I called my friend C to check if we were still meeting at his house at 9:00. It took a while to find his number, and, when I did, I wasn’t really sure it was the right one. This, I keep telling myself, sort of explains the ridiculousness that followed. He picked up on [...]
Last night I finally succumbed to the siren song of progress and upgraded this site to MovableType 3.15. It was a three-hour endeavor that involved much gnashing of teeth, pulling of hair, and uttering of maternally-unsanctioned swear words. But, as you can see, it was well worth the effort! Well, maybe you can’t see. I [...]
Some sage wisdom from Bram Cohen, the creator of Bittorent: [Bram] doesn’t care if he sees TV live, doesn’t subscribe to basic cable, and already sits at a computer all day long. The only shows he watches are those he buys on DVD. He particularly loved the first season of Paris Hilton’s The Simple Life. [...]
Here’s a transcript of an IM conversation I had with my brother today. It’s chats like these that get me through Monday mornings, and make the prospect of hurling myself out the window slightly less attractive. Lapsed Cannibal: I’ve just discovered that my windshield’s cracked. Karim: Really? A rock? Lapsed Cannibal: I don’t think so. [...]
“Alice. My love. My life. Don’t leave me.” “I’m going to the bathroom, Bob. Jesus.” “Each moment we’re apart is an eternity, a dank, bottomless well of unremitting misery.” “Yeah. Well. Don’t forget the meeting at 3:00.” “A meeting of our hearts, our minds, our souls.” “A meeting about the JC Penny account.” “Ah, JC [...]
From a wonderful column by Richard Cohen in today’s Post, about the contortions required to exclude gay people from society these days: Homophobia has become entrenched because gays have become the personification of modernity, particularly changing sexual mores. So much of cultural conservatism has to do with sex — abortion, marriage, sex education, celibacy — [...]
In today’s Slate, Chris Suellentrop makes the point that there is a real debate to be had on the merits of privatizing social security: Here’s what a straightforward discussion of the philosophy behind the Social Security system would look like: Democrats support welfare for old people, on the grounds that it creates a safety net [...]
We’ve had our dog for almost three years now, and, although he’s calmed down a lot since he first howled his way into our quiet lives, he’s still, despite our best efforts, a pain in the ass. The battleground of our Beagle War is strewn with the bodies of our attempts to control him. We [...]
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