it's cold. how cold? well, i went for a stroll today and within 3 minutes: =
if you don't know what that second image is, google "diamond" and "cutter" - and make sure the safesearch is on. if you're from, say, portland or new york, just save it. this is the coldest it's been here in 30 years. so take your "we get four seasons of weather" and stuff it in a sack. it's COLD. by god, it's cold.
or generally upbeat and hopeful about your fellow man? don't worry, following are some handpicked recent news-makers to right that ship. they are not recommended for reading by idealists or pregnant women. that means you, jess.
i'll regret typing that later, but in the meantime, you know you like it. my bro-in-law pointed me to ted.com and this video is one of the more amazing/inspiring/mind-bending things i've seen. a couple years back they landed a probe on one of the moons of saturn. that speck of light you see in the low western sky, 750 million miles away in the outer solar system... mankind managed to land one of our machines on one of its 60 moons and send back pictures to us. when one really stops to think about the complexity and enormity of that accomplishment, well, check it for yourself. be sure to watch it all the way through for the amazing image at the end.
what is with the animated charlie brown thanksgiving? who is entertained by it? i don't see how it can hold kids' attention and it sure doesn't hold mine. yet almost every year i somehow end up watching a few minutes of it - of snoopy playing ping pong. and playing ping pong some more. more ping pong. ping pong. oh look, snoopy's fighting with a lawn chair. and... still fighting with the lawn chair... still? and the countless long pauses. did shultz even approve this?
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