That's all folks

I'm bored of this blog thing. I'll leave the blog up for now, but may pull it down at some later date.

I'm sure this is what his mother dreamed of when he was born

Continuing my irrational obsession with mascots...

Airport temper tantrums are the universal language

Thanks to Rachel for the tip.

Tell it, Paul

Warning: this image will be burned in your brain for life

"Joaquin, I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight"

The man cold

Has shoe throwing already jumped the shark?

Maybe, but bringing an entire bag of shoes to throw definitely ups the ante

The day the music died

Thanks to Dan for reminding me that today marks fifty years since the plane carrying Richie Valens, The Big Bopper and Buddy Holly crashed, killing all three.

Buddy Holly:

The Big Bopper:

Richie Valens (audio only):

Michael Phelps circa 1992

Actually, it's just a kid who got too much gas at the dentist's office.

The first Golden Hippo award - The Peekabo Paradox

This will mark my first foray into a new feature. From time to time I will post links to some of my favorite news articles. The only thing these articles have in common is that I found them interesting. That is the only criterion. A word of warning: for whatever reason, many of them are profoundly depressing. They also tend to be long.

The first Golden Hippo goes to one of my all time favorites, "The Peekaboo Paradox" by Gene Weingarten at The Washington Post. The article goes off in a wholly unanticipated direction about halfway through, so stick with it.

Also, if you have favorite articles, send them to me.

UPDATE: It was brought to my attention that Weingarten won a Pulitzer this year for this article in which he had a world-famous violinist play in a subway station to see whether commuters would recognize quality music (conclusion: they didn't). Personally, I'm not such a fan of it. It comes off as too gimmicky.

The perils of multiculturalism

This doesn't seem like a fair trade for sushi:
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Useful...and unappetizing

Anti-theft lunch bags. Brilliant! It's practical and slightly less revolting than the brief safe.