Goodnight (or "I still have no idea what the whole 'teenage wasteland' thing is about")

I guess this kind of explains how Townsend went deaf:

A little free advice for job seekers during these difficult economic times

Thanks to Gabi for this one.

Obligatory Michael Jackson tribute

Since every self-respecting blog is having some sort of tribute to Michael Jackson today, here's my earliest memory of Michael, from Free To Be You And Me:


I like that they're singing about being satisfied with their appearances and not desiring to change. Because if there is one thing Michael Jackson would never have done, it's change himself.

That said, he could dance -- even (especially?) when wearing gold onesies:

Goodnight everybody!

It's good to be back. Here's some music for the evening. You may recognize it from The Big Lebowski.

Where's that flux capacitor when you need one?

Check out this prediction from about a week ago by a NY Times stat head. The guy picks the eventual winner of the US Open. Keep in mind that he was a 200-to-1 longshot to win entering the tournament.

Reason 10,890,982 to be thankful for the Internet: press conference remixes

You brought the blog back for this?