and the winner is…

In the category of “Most uses of the word East in a single sentence”, The Atlanta Journal Constitution:

The body was seen on the eastbound tracks of the East-West rail line, east of the East Lake station, MARTA assistant police Chief Joseph Dorsey said Thursday night.

the obvious question…

Considering that this woman is “fairly young”, lives with her parents, and already has six children what the fuck was she doing on fertility treatments?

NYT: Octuplets’ Mom Has 6 Other Children

tonight’s dinner, recipe edition

  • 2 slices wheat bread, frozen
  • 1 banana
  • Extra-crunchy Jiff peanut butter
  1. Remove bread slices from freezer. Place on wire rack and allow to thaw for an hour.
  2. Peel banana. Slice on the bias into approx 1/4 inch slices.
  3. Spread layer of peanut butter on one slice of bread.
  4. Arrange banana slices on top of peanut butter.
  5. Top with second slice of bread.
  6. Enjoy!

a passing observation

An inventory of advertisements aired during the 00:35 break of an episode of The First 48 (warning: annoying flash video):

  • Promo spot for The First 48
  • A reality show about interventions
  • WalMart
  • Manwich
  • An IUD
  • KFC
  • CoverGirl makeup
  • Hebrew National
  • Extended auto warranties

I wonder what this says about their target demographic other than an apparent penchant for global megacorportations and annoying auto-play flash videos.


astonishing fact of the day

Sins the Catholic church considers worse than genocide:

  • attempting to assassinate the Pope
  • a priest revealing someone’s confession
  • a priest having sex and then offering forgiveness
  • participating in an abortion and then trying to become a priest
  • and, last but certainly not least, desecrating a eucharist (this includes simply not eating it)

Who knew that the Atkins diet could end up ranking you above Hitler.

via: Bad Astronomy


All the gold in the world

That means that if you could somehow gather every scrap of gold that man has ever mined into one place, you could only build about one-third of the Washington Monument.

HowStuffWorks: All the gold in the world

via: Kottke

Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve Panorama

Went over to Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve, one of my favorite spots in the city, this afternoon. I shot this quick hand-held panorama of the wetland meadow and (dry) beaver pond area.

Click through for a zoomable version of the full-sized image.

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What would you do with $1000?

zimbabwe_500_million_2008_obverse

According to the Freakonomics Blog the value of the Zimbabwe Dollar has fallen so low that it is cost-effective to use the $1000 note as a replacement for toilet paper.

Cochran Mill Falls

Cochran Mill Falls

Cochran Mill Falls by Wizum

Gorgeous, only 45 minutes away… this may be the weekend’s destination.

Update: this seems promising too