the War on Folly

Wed

Are You There, God? It’s Me, Zach. Zach Randolph takes his 20-10 act to Memphis. Z, may I suggest you rent instead of buying?

Tue

July 14

“ Hey Bill, I saw your man Ray Allen at a bar in Hartford on Saturday night. After getting over the shock of seeing him, my boyfriend turned to me, very serious, and said, “OK, go have sex with Ray Allen and tell me how it is.” Would you make that offer to the Sports Gal for any sports figure? If you did would she be offended? Because I wasn’t, and I think maybe I should have been.
( Bill Simmons’ Summer Mailbag
Yep, these are his readers.

Thu

July 9

» Wikipedia article of the day: Gropecunt Lane

“Gropecunt, the earliest known use of which is in about 1230, appears to have been derived as a compound of the words grope and cunt.^[1] Streets with that name were often in the busiest parts of medieval towns and cities, and at least one appears to have been an important thoroughfare.”

I’m almost inclined to believe there’s a rogue Onion writer out there fingerin’ the ‘pedia.

Wed

July 8

» Google's Chrome OS: what it means, why it matters

Tue

July 7

“ Day One Buddhism. Because, once you see what’s really there — once you know about an idea or a thing or a person or whatever that you’d reject 10,000 other things to protect and nurture — you’ve found your priority. And, consequently, you’ve discovered a bunch of other things that aren’t allowed to be priorities any more. Even in spirit. Because, if you aren’t rejecting or dumping things every single day, you don’t know your priority. You’re making things up. If you think you have 35 priorities, then yes: you also think you have 35 arms. Is it any wonder you’re feeling awkward and unsure?
( M. Mann: Mud Rooms, Red Letters, and Real Priorities | 43 Folders

Fri

June 26