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Craig Wilson: Putting the Z in Zzzz

I’ve always wanted to have a newspaper column so the following is likely tainted by my own jealousy. I hate Craig Wilson. Craig Wilson writes a regular column for USA Today’s Life section, and

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Me and Money

I had money, and I had none I had money, and I had none But I never been so broke That I couldn’t leave town – Jim Morrison

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Maria Bartiromo – Joey Ramone

Right before he died from lymphatic cancer, Joey Ramone recorded this ode to CNBC’s New York Stock Exchange floor reporter, Maria Bartiromo. 1. He never really did seem like a business report kind of guy.

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Joe Strummer on Smoking

Finally found a copy of Julian Temple’s doc Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten There is an amusing if sad section where a friend of Joe’s remembers that he dressed her down about her

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Gas is cheap

I’m drinking a bottle of water right now. It’s 16.9 ounces and it usually costs about a dollar at a convenience store. There are 128 ounces in a gallon. This implies that I and

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The Marginal Cost of Coca-Cola

I was an economics major so let’s discuss the marginal cost of Coca-Cola, which is apparently zero. The marginal cost of something is the amount it costs to produce more of a product. Usually,

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Thoughts on Sarah Palin

1. Isn’t this photo I’ve chosen unfair to all women? I found it on Wonkette. No way any web site would do this to a man running for office. Then again men don’t have

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I love crazy athletes

Chad Johnson changed his last name to Ocho Cinco. He thinks he’s a trailblazer, but he’s apparently never heard of World B. Free. This makes him only half as insane as Shawn Merriman, who

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Extreme Product Placement

In the season premiere of Mad Men, Ubermensch Don Draper, well known for bagging numerous pneumatic hotties at once, had a little problem pleasing his super hot wife. How could this happen? Well, I

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The perks of being an alum

Just had this entertaining conversation with a rep from the Northwestern Aquatic Center. “How much is admission for an alumni?” “12 dollars” “How do I prove I’m an alumni?” “Do you have a card?”

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