Tuesday, June 30, 2009

how could McSweeney's NOT have published this list?

Why You Should Never Choose the Letter D in Multiple Choice Quizzes: Actual Multiple Choice Questions and Their D Answers From a High School History Book

The use of fire by early humans reminds us that

D. they were cold all the time.

By the time of Darius, the Persian kings had created

D.. hundreds of varieties of the game of checkers.

In Athens, by the mid-fifth century BC., every male citizen

D. broke pottery

The emperor kept the poverty-stricken masses pacified by

D. building the world’s largest Ferris wheel.

Between the Tang and Ming dynasties, Chinese literature flourished because

D. people were bored

Muslim rulers in India were tolerant of Hindus because

D. the Hindus made the best cooks.

Elections for city council in medieval cities were often

D. a way for felons to move up in society.

Part of Calvin’s reformation of the city of Geneva included

D. requiring all citizens to cut cabbage

In 1528, Baldassare Castiglione wrote The Book of the Courtier, which

D. taught a new type of recreational badminton.

Parents in Renaissance Italy carefully arranged marriages, often to

D. have attractive in-laws.

Who initiated construction of the Imperial City in Beijing?

D. Lo Mien

Mein Kampf was

D. a dadaist photomontage by Marilyn Monroe that commented on women’s roles.

Challenged by President Kennedy in 1961, massive government funding and leaps in research and technology enabled the United States by 1969 to

D. create a wide-screen TV for a price under $5,000.

I am borrowing these coneflowers

your cellphone can be your friend.

Monday, June 22, 2009

what america is eating for dinner on tuesday

the recipe in cooking light can't be beat.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

"Meta"

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Monday, June 15, 2009

why should this day be any different from any other day

My favorite email of the day where all things in life have equal value:
"I am doing some baking today for Claytonfest which is Saturday. O took V in for her radiation. So far so good with that, she has one more treatment to go, then will begin chemo. Golfing later this aft."

Saturday, June 13, 2009

finger painting

ok, I'm just learning, so be patient. art? oh yes.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Mr. C is a good boy

I never get tired of this guy. 

Monday, June 8, 2009

new superhero

jjjjj as they say in Spain. this was a few sidewalk squares away from Johnny Potsmoker outside the Oscar Mayer grade school. 

Friday, June 5, 2009

Johnny Potsmoker

this is in the concrete outside the Oscar Mayer School. The fact that there even is an Oscar Mayer School is amusing.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

it was spring, briefly

the new tree that took the place of the old trees that fell down last summer had pretty flowers, and now they're gone. waiting for summer, could start any time now.

Monday, June 1, 2009

these pigs can cook

these pigs are my next project. what to do with them? perhaps paint a portrait that will show them as the dignified chefs that they are. or maybe they will just be cute pigs. can you believe they haven't been smashed to bits already? I've had them for 45 years. wow.