FALKIRK WHEEL Video by matthew – MySpace Video

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Living in a post-Facebook world ctd.

In my last post about Facebook I said that face-to-face human interaction was too precious to avoid using Facebook, but Marcella Proust wisely noted that she uses Facebook exactly because she doesn’t want to talk to people. She uses it to avoid people. Maybe I’m thinking about Facebook in the wrong way. No I haven’t [...]

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Dubai and Moscow’s Moving Skyscrapers

Cars, babes and buildings that move. This is a weird video.

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La Bete Humaine

Jake and I are currently on a Jean Gabin kick. Of the films that we’ve seen are Pepe Le Moko, Port of Shadows, La Grande Illusion and La Bete Humaine. Here is a clip from the beginning of La Bete Humaine. With virtually no dialogue it’s a great peak into the lives of rail engineers. [...]

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Trivia for the day

I was trying out another trivia place last night (Lockspot Cafe Mondays at 8 o’clock) when I came across what I thought was a very good question. Enjoy. Name all of the twelve Gods of Olympus (Greek names only). Answers after the jump.

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Ultra-Pasteurization

Since we started to make cheese and butter, we pay more attention to whether the dairy products we buy are pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized. In Seattle, the organic brands tend to be pasteurized while everything else is ultra-pasteurized. This excludes Horizon Organic, a dubious organic brand in the first place, which unsurprisingly ultra-pasteurizes their product. So [...]

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Want to write a John Irving novel?

Here’s a convenient chart for you. To see the full chart, see Wikipedia.

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State Mottos

Via StrangeMaps: I can’t belive “Don’t mess with Texas” is really friendship.

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Please help me choose a roomba

I have Christmas money to spend and I’ve decided to use it to buy a roomba. Only a quick search on Amazon shows quite a variety. Any reader reviews of roombas? Can anyone recommend a consumer web site for reviews on roombas?

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Unusual vegetarian meats

R.J. this one is for you. 1. Vegetarian haggis. I can vouch for MacSween’s vegetarian haggis. It’s good. Perhaps better than real haggis…

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Happy-Go-Lucky

I just saw Mike Leigh’s new film Happy-Go-Lucky last night. HGL is a film about a woman who refuses to change her cheerful demeanor despite the ravages of the hardened world. In the opening scene the heroine goes into a book shop and tries to get a surly clerk into a conversation, but he proves [...]

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My life as an elitist

Okay I admit I have a bit of a chip on my shoulder about being called an elitist. If I’m going to get called that name I want to have the lifestyle to go along with it. Despite purchasing lottery tickets for several years I will still qualify for Obama’s under $250k tax plan. Although [...]

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Deliverance

So I’m channel surfing the other day when I happen to find the movie Deliverance on CMT aka Country Music Television. This is curious to me. You would think that many viewers of Country Music Music Television are from the places depicted in Deliverance. I’m quite certain they don’t like the insinuation that back country [...]

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Depeche Mode: Just Can’t Get Enough

This weekend I was reminded how much I preferred Depeche Mode before they got all serious.

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Why study home economics?

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Paddington Bear

A Bear in Hot Water is a hot video on youtube today. I remember playing with Paddington Bear as a kid. I’m glad he’s not forgotten.

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While we’re on the subject of rail travel…

A conductor’s job is never done in China.

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Returning train service to Leavenworth Washington

I first blogged about Leavenworth Washington to describe why there exist in America things like fake German villages. A sawmill and a healthy logging industry eventually fell apart, however, when the Great Northern Railway Company pulled out of Leavenworth. The re-routing of the railroad and the subsequent closure of the sawmill sadly converted the town [...]

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Trio – Herz ist Trumpf

According to YouTube this song from German band Trio is an attempt to translate the deeper meaning from a cool song way back from the 80′s when style did not matter so much.. I’ll be in the fake Bavarian town Leavenworth, Washington this weekend running a half marathon. You can read about Leavenworth from a [...]

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Microbrews per capita in the U.S.

Damn, Oregon beat Washington. Then again they do make fine tasty beers. If I had to name my top favorites I’d say: 1. Scuttlebutt Blonde Ale – Everett, Washington 2. Manny’s Pale Ale – Seattle, Washington (Georgetown neighborhood) 3. Mirror Pond Pale Ale – Bend, Oregon Via wikipedia.

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Job interview advice for Palin and Biden

We are conducting interviews at work for a position that I used to hold. Sitting through a question and answer session for three different people has given me some interview tips that have a lot of crossover with the Vice Presidential candidates’ ability to answer questions. 1. Be specific. Interviewers often ask for specific examples [...]

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World’s fastest banjo player

Here’s a random post for a Sunday. I love the banjo.

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Alexander Godunov and The Smiths

An interesting commercial from 1995 on a number of levels. First of all why is famous dancer Alexander Godunov from the Bolshoi Ballet selling Canadian beer? Perhaps Godunov was more of a household name in Canada? His acting career in America certainly didn’t make him a household name although he was famous for those who [...]

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Consumerism

aka, the need to buy products. I went to the barber shop the other day to get a trim. For the past two years I have not used any conditioner after I wash my hair. You see I have extremely baby fine hair and I have more than enough natural oils to condition the hair [...]

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Happy People

Sometimes I just google words to see what comes up. I googled Happy People and got the band Yazoo from Essex. I have to admit the song gets in your head.

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