April, 2008
I've been outside. It's overrated.
"In terms of the traditional target age/content metrics, Outside is remarkably high in sex, violence and challenges to traditional values, despite the strong child-focussed marketing it receives. ... Children injured playing Outside are usually comforted by parents, and soon encouraged to go Outside again; this leads to the conclusion that somehow Outside has escaped any and all of the usual moralizing that surrounds the videogaming industry." (via
Wilson Miner)
— # 2008/04/03
January, 2008
Are you prepared for 24 Jan?
[W + (D-d)] x TQ M x NA — A formula devised by an expert in seasonal disorders at the University of Cardiff shows that 24th January is officially the worst day of the year.
— # 2008/01/14
December, 2007
Shawn Blanc on Why We Blog
"You may not be witty or savvy or funny or cute. You are you. And you have something to give.
Somewhere there is something that you find interesting, wonderful and beautiful. So please please tell us why so we can discover it too."
— # 2007/12/29
November, 2007
Spain Battles Desertification
The United Nations estimates that six percent of the territory of Spain, the most arid country in Europe, has already been irreversibly damaged. The environmental group Greenpeace believes Spain's climate has begun to "Africanise".
— # 2007/11/11
Pointless But Fun
There are a few golden rules of web design that shouldn't be broken. One key rule: don't mess with the size of my browser! But every so often breaking the rules is fun. Warning: this link will change the size of your browser window (Thanks Jesús).
— # 2007/09/05
The Cook's Thesaurus
Speaking of American food in Spain I can't count the number of times this resource would have helped us find substitutes for ingredients that don't exist here and look up pictures of the strange replacements. (via
Wilson Miner)
— # 2007/08/28
Pimientos de Padron
As an American living in Spain it's funny to read of an American seeking out the food I can find in nearly every tapas bar when I am here looking for a jar of JIF Creamy Peanut butter. :)
— # 2007/08/28