2012.10.17
--Nicholson Baker
"What is morality but high intelligence?"
--Henry James
Awesome lightning strike in slowmo by Tom A. Warner, via this xkcd what-if
'Any faith is good, so long as you have faith' is the most insane thing I've ever heard.
Not sure which is more tedious, all the tweets about the mini-earthquake or all the live tweeting about the debate. (I didn't watch much of the debate, for similar reasons why I don't watch my favorite sports teams much.)
Making the rounds: http://www.romneytaxplan.com/ is a clever browser joke. Also, riffing on Romney's "binders full of women".
I always have dessert gums to share at work. Coworker chips in with "thanksgiving dinner" gumballs. Pumpkin pie is ok, but Turkey? Gumballs should not have the flavor "greasy".
