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Out of my head

Brad — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:30:17 +0000

Can’t get these two out of my head:

Kid CuDi “Simple as…”

And maybe it’s all of the Glee that some one’s been watching, or perhaps it’s just that this version does something for me that the original did not, but I pretty much want to put a ring on this video:

Speedy Delivery

Brad — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:08:16 +0000

Reading Calvin Trillin’s anecdote about how smart guys were the reason for the recent financial collapse, I was reminded that I wanted to read something by Michael Lewis and decided to order Liar’s Poker, his 1989 book about the last time Wall Street went nuts.

I ordered it approximately an hour and a half ago. It just showed up on my desk.

I have no idea how this happened. Maybe the Zappos purchase has infected Amazon?

Update (10/15) : And today Amazon announced a new same-day delivery option. So that was either part of a pilot program or a “first one’s free” teaser.

Soup’s on

Brad — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:15:12 +0000

I think we’ve officially entered soup season. Sunset’s website has a nice recap of 15 soup recipes.

Leek and Fennel Chowder with Smoked Salmon? Yum.

With your eyes closed…

Brad — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:46:13 +0000

close your eyes

Tako

Brad — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:19:10 +0000

While researching the nearby in-Fremont-on-Wednesdays, Hawaiian/Korean, does-Kalua-pork-really-work-with-Kim-Chi taco truck, I came across a mention of another taco “truck,” cleverly titled Tako Truck (in reference to their tacos sometimes containing octopus (tako)).

Their website is brilliant. Though it is a bit more maximal than minimal and makes no mentions of unicorns, I think it could be classified as what Kottke called a single-serving site: one page answers every question you could have. And unlike pretty much every other small-business website, no part of it is “under construction.”

This Friday I’m bringing home some tako tacos.

Everything I Know

Brad — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:57:26 +0000

One of the more difficult things for a GeekDad to do is to see the failure happening and not step in to fix it. Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is allow the laws of physics to play Bad Cop. Just be there to hold your child’s hand in comfort, and then explain the engineering that caused the World’s Largest Paper Airplane to crash to the ground.

From Everything I Know About Parenting I Learned from Mythbusters

Happiness

Brad — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:22:43 +0000

I’ve never been satisfied with the career advice that if you find something you love, the rest will come. Bud Caddell, who has been creating and re-creating businesses for twelve years, summarizes his theories for success with this beautifully simple Venn diagram.

Silver Arrow

Brad — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:25:46 +0000

One of the most beautiful cars ever produced is a race car, built under order of der Führer, dismantled by the Soviets after WWII, and painstakingly reconstructed and restored thereafter. This is a 1938 Auto Union D-Type, part of the “Silver Arrow” racers produced by Mercedes and the company with the four-ringed logo that was once called “Auto Union.” Chassis number 19 goes on the auction block this August, when it is hoped to sell for at least $8 million.

Autoblog Gallery: Silver Arrow

Style

Brad — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:20:47 +0000

Rules of style from Band of Outsiders designer Scott Sternberg.

Talking about what brand you’re wearing is gay in the bad way. Just keep quiet and play dumb if someone asks. Talking about what a great deal you got on the aforementioned item is worse. If you must, tell your mom, because she has sale empathy and will take your victory as her own. It’s sick.

But you have to read them all.

Via kottke.org

White House on Flickr

Brad — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:40:54 +0000

You can now add The White House to your Flickr contacts, and like any good Flickr contact there’s a nice mix of the eventful and the ordinary.

Tip: you can subscribe to the stream as an RSS feed.

Via Daring Fireball