Catching Up

I took a stack of old newspapers to my friend’s apartment so I could catch up on about a week of Style sections and Metro sections.  Here are the fruits of my labor.  Sorry it’s so old.
Ah, the Heat, the Crowd, the Park and the Booze (Times, Metro, July 16)
Around the City, a Shortage at [...]

A News Quiz

Back to my old format for a day…(this might be because I’m listening to NPR’s Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! now.)
1. What is the Presidential Memorial Commission in San Francisco naming after George Bush?
a. A new government building
b. A highway
c. A park
d. A sewage plant
Answer here from The New York Times.
2. What is interesting about this [...]

Championing the Cause For Grammar Geeks

I have lots of things to post today, but I just had two ridiculous experiences that I would like to share:
- I went to my campus bookstore because I needed a new planner, and I saw a sign that read “Athletic Jersey’s.” This being a university and all, I asked to speak to a [...]

An Olio

Nerdettes are taking over the world!
Combining the two best world contests: baseball and politics. (And it’s funny too!)
People really like their crackers in Maine.
Slate’s wrap-up of the Democratic Primary (this is also good for a chuckle).
A few days behind, but this Eugene Robinson column made me proud.
An informative sign AND a literary allusion all [...]

Running and Disney

An article from yesterday’s Thursday Styles about running:
Yes, Running Can Make You High
(duh.)
And this entertaining Slate diatribe on the Disney parks.  Ok, you know I wouldn’t really post it if it was THAT bitter.  Here are some of my favorite quotes:
On the “town” of Harambe in Animal Kingdom:
“Having traveled to Africa myself, I can tell [...]

Here, Bill, in retaliation for all of your excessive ‘O’ consumption, you may have a large bowl of phallic symbols

A great article about what Hillary likes to eat, sent by the ever-most-fabulous Andrea
What Does Hillary Clinton Eat? 
By the way, that title is a quote from the article, and you should read it for context alone.

Hey Baby, How Do You Like Your Eggs in the Morning?

I think these ads are funny, but really, they just make me wish that bars sold breakfast food:
The Vaguely Lewd New Holiday Inn Express Ads 
Also, I wanted to title this something funnier, but every breakfast food I came up with had sexual connotations.  And my Mom reads this.   But just make your own lame jokes [...]