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Useful Safari extension

Tired of those annoying IntelliTXT ads? They can be blocked with this simple extension for Safari, hurrah! http://homepage.mac.com/drewthaler/jsblacklist/ JavaScript Blacklist also blocks those annoying snap.com previews, and the stupid tynt copy & paste blocker (though I have not been running into either of these as much lately). Thank you Drew Thaler! Update: First you will […]

Avoiding the trap of Breezewood, PA

Many of my friends drive regularly to Western Pennsylvania, and one of the more common routes is to follow I-70 to Breezewood, PA where they are forced to run the gauntlet of dozens of sleazy, crappy, tourist trap food vendors to get on I-76/I-70 to continue West. It happens to also be about 1/2 way […]

Nongkran Daks on Kojo Namdi show with recipes!

One of our favorite Thai restaurants is Thai Basil in Chantilly, Virginia. Erci has been taking cooking classes from Chef Nongkran Daks, and the food is spectacular. For those of you who might like this Kojo Namdi had Chef Daks on his show a few days ago. WAMU (the local NPR affiliate) does not keep […]

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Excellent article in Rolling Stone

This may be the best bit of journalism publish in the United States in two decades… excellent and valid criticism of our president and the corrupting power of giant multi-national corporations. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/111965?RS_show_page=0 Hat tip to “The Richmonder” on Blue Virginia for pointing the excellent article out. http://www.bluevirginia.us/diary/844/required-reading-the-spill-the-scandal-and-the-president

We need nuclear, wind, and solar energy

We desperately need to switch our energy sources from coal and oil to a mix of wind, solar, and nuclear energy. Air pollution is killing us twice (particulates and climate change); and coal is so horribly filthy in so many ways that it simply must be stopped. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8T_PK2I3EU This is like the Hindenburg crash – […]

Gah, more illegal robocalls

The Spanish language robo-callers found my cell phone number again (and I changed numbers to avoid these bastards). The message sounds the same… beginning with “Attention!” – and then kicking into whatever pitch with no identification, no chance to tell them to go to hell, complete disregard to my number being on the Do-Not-Call list […]

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Primary Elections Tomorrow

Several of Virginia’s U.S. Congressional districts are holding Republican Party Primary Elections tomorrow, June 8th. If you are a registered voter in the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 8th, or 11th congressional districts; you may vote in tomorrow’s primary. The State Board of Elections has the candidates by district here: http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Cidate_Information/Cidate_Lists/CidatesList.asp I confess I have not been […]

New AT&T Pricing for Data Plans

I think John Gruber has an excellent analysis up of the new pricing plans coming out of AT&T. http://daringfireball.net/2010/06/good_and_bad_regarding_att_data_plans AT&T’s decision to charge more for tethering without giving more bandwidth is unsustainable and it should be called a “$20 bullshit fee” just as Gruber suggests. The market will demand a fix to the $20 bullshit […]

Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Filene Center in Wolf Trap, August 24th

I am excited that Rodrigo y Gabriela are touring their 11:11 album/show at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center on August 24th, tickets are $25 for lawn or $40 for house seats. We got to stand pretty close in Baltimore last year, so I am content to do lawn seats and pray for good weather, and we […]

Lots of walking

Friday night we met up Judy and Mike at Gordon Biercsh at 9th and F in DC, then walked over to the Lansburgh Theatre to see Carol and The Liar (which is very funny and very well done). We tried Co Co Sala after the play and indulged in chocolate and coffee way too late. […]

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