Slice of Life http://len.charest.org/sol/ lookout honey cuz I'm using technology en-us Copyright 2006 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:12:09 -0800 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:55:51 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mystical Spider Tongue I found this while scanning some old email archives. From January, 2000. It's one of those random questionnaires that are perpetually forwarded from person to person across the Internet. Good for a laff and to contrast what I was thinking... http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/08/mystical-spider-tongue.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/08/mystical-spider-tongue.html Misc Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:12:09 -0800 I Want to Ride My Bicycle, I Want to Ride It Now Darby learned to ride a bike today! Unlike many of her other firsts (words, steps, etc.), this time I had the presence of mind to grab a recording device and document the occasion. I'd been trying for weeks to... http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/08/i-want-to-ride-my-bicycle-i-want-to-ride-it-now.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/08/i-want-to-ride-my-bicycle-i-want-to-ride-it-now.html Family Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:57:48 -0800 The Saddest Cheetah in the World Darby is a published artist! Her lovely picture of a cheetah was selected by Zoobooks to appear on their website as part of the recent Endangered Animals issue. The instructions for viewing Darby's drawing on the Zoobooks site are... http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/07/the-saddest-cheetah-in-the-world.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/07/the-saddest-cheetah-in-the-world.html Family Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:20:30 -0800 Feelin' Lucky, Asshole? http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/02/feelin-lucky-asshole.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/02/feelin-lucky-asshole.html Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:13:03 -0800 Bandwagon: Four Things Everybody's doing it, but no one has asked me yet.... Four Jobs I've Performed 1. Fast-food slave (yes, I dropped your filet-o-fish on the floor and served it to you anyway) 2. Landscaper (glorified mower of rich people's lawns) 3.... http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/02/bandwagon-four-things.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/02/bandwagon-four-things.html Culture Mon, 06 Feb 2006 10:16:07 -0800 Fool Me Once Twas the Night Before SOTUA, and all the pundits were drooling. For the record, I call myself libertarian. My politics are neither right- nor left-wing. They lie far outside the silly one-dimensional spectrum to which USians limit themselves. So I... http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/01/fool-me-once.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/01/fool-me-once.html Politics Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:04:36 -0800 Reboot Refresh. Renew. Revisit. Rethink. Rewrite.... http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/01/reboot.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2006/01/reboot.html Misc Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:59:01 -0800 Just Curious Dear George, Why does no one in your companyadministration seem to care that 8 billion taxpayer dollars are missing in Iraq? And another thing: where's Osama? Just Curious, Len... http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/11/just-curious.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/11/just-curious.html Politics Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:22:58 -0800 The Cold 2000 U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 2000 Bushco (a.k.a. the US government) has now successfully killed 2000 of its citizens subjects via the war in Iraq. That's roughly two-thirds of the number killed in New York on September 11, 2001.... http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/10/the-cold-2000.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/10/the-cold-2000.html Politics Tue, 25 Oct 2005 23:12:23 -0800 Music Makes it Stop Hurting It's always difficult and not a little embarassing to come back here after such a long absence. But I'm in just the right mood to not care so much if I get the words just right. So here goes... Music... http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/10/music-makes-it-stop-hurting.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/10/music-makes-it-stop-hurting.html Culture Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:41:24 -0800 Support the Troops ...because slapping a ribbon sticker on your suburban troop transport is a lot easier than growing a conscience. Iraq: The unseen war (via Salon)... http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/08/support-the-troops.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/08/support-the-troops.html Politics Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:19:50 -0800 Your Future In the future, everyone will be beaten by the police for fifteen minutes. Every choice is a choice between authority and liberty. All authority is arbitrary. Freedom is responsibility. Responsibility is frightening. You are a scared little rabbit. The only... http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/08/your-future.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/08/your-future.html Politics Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:45:23 -0800 Happy Birthday, You Bastard I love my country, but I hate my government. Scratch that. I love the theory of my country, but hate the practice of it. America is a myth. Land of the free, home of the brave and all that. It's... http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/07/happy-birthday-you-bastard.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/07/happy-birthday-you-bastard.html Politics Mon, 04 Jul 2005 22:50:55 -0800 Smash the Surveillance State I just sent my senators this 11th-hour plea against the Real ID Act, a nightmarish piece of legislation aimed at obliterating privacy and enabling the national surveillance state. Of course, its tacked on to a "can't fail" defense spending bill... http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/05/smash-the-surveillance-state.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/05/smash-the-surveillance-state.html Politics Mon, 09 May 2005 23:17:45 -0800 People Are Stupid http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/05/people-are-stupid.html http://len.charest.org/sol/2005/05/people-are-stupid.html Contemplation Thu, 05 May 2005 22:43:23 -0800