Thoughts on my Gypsyism

So I've moved again. The name of the blog will stay the same because I happen to be just as close to Colfax as I was before (maybe closer).

Anyway, the new neighborhood is Capitol Hill. Turns out Jack Kerouac is a former resident of the nabe, and though I'd like to be the Jack Kerouac of blogging, I'm not necessarily trying to match his legendary drinking ability (at least not consciously).

I hope to get some some pics of the new stomping grounds on here at some point.

You may now return to your regularly scheduled swine flu news.

This is Sure to Help Subside the Populist Outrage

Washington Post columnist and noted smartypants George Will wrote a piece last week about his dislike for denim. It's a pretty damning (and at times accurate) indictment of our jeans-wearing society but here is his suggested solution:

"This is not complicated. For men, sartorial good taste can be reduced to one rule: If Fred Astaire would not have worn it, don't wear it. For women, substitute Grace Kelly."

I don't think he could have done a better job at showing us how obviously lame and elitist he is. Seriously, get a researcher and find out who is currently considered very well dressed. There's got to be one fashionable person working at the Post who could have given Will better examples.

But no, he's suggesting that the two people that we should emulate in our fashion sense were dead before Ronald Reagan's second term. Yeah, seems reasonable.

Demon Denim [Washington Post]

I'm Really Bummed that Gt-Mo is Closing. I'd Love to Visit Cuba.

Turns out, I'm a terrorist. This probably isn't a surprise to some of you. See if you'll be joining me.

New at Reason.tv: Are You a Terrorist? Take Reason's Short Quiz For Answers, Dammit! [Reason]

Links 4/7/2009

It's been a couple of busy days (at work that is) so in order to get back in the swing of things, here's some of the more amusing, interesting, relevant stuff out there for the last few days.

I know just how this guy feels [The Onion]

How hard up is Sir-Mix-Alot? The King during March Madness last night [Grub St.]

Just for the sake of argument [Slate]

This is mostly for those obscure public radio readers out there [The Onion]

Links 4/2/2009

What a damn shame. I was hoping we could attract more neanderthals to Denver. Of course these neanderthals would wearing colorful clothes with numbers on them....[Denver Business Journal]

Whatever it takes to get playoff system in college football [The Onion]

From the not-so-surprising department, girls don't like Ford Pintos...[Reason Hit & Run]

Links 3/31/2009

This has been a matter of debate among booze hounds for awhile. Is $1 enough? [Grub St.]

How are little boys going to show little girls that they like them if they can't push them down? [Reason Hit & Run]

Local billionaire interest. ARSENAL! ARSENAL! ARSENAL! [Financial Times]

This is the real battle going on in our country. Shouldn't some guys in Chicago have done this already? [Daily Intel]

Oh Yeah, Well You Can't Get Falafel on the Street for $4 in Omaha. Am I right people??

It's not very often that my home state gets mentioned in any form of media that's not football or agriculture related.

However, every so often, the pages (in this case virtual) of a big city periodical will make a smidgen of room for the state that founded Arbor Day.

Daily Intel makes the point that things aren't so bad in fly-over country, especially with regard to unemployment. Nebraska actually ticked downward last month to 4.2%! The recovery is on!

Oh but wait...the boom was never really over or even going on for that matter. That's a major point of the post. Lots of the flyover states don't have investment bankers or luxury condos on beachfront property so things just aren't hurting as much...Most people in Nebraska would probably say "duh" (or perhaps "der") to this news but any press is good press Huskerinos, even in the blogosphere.

The Downturnaround Is Long Nebraska [Daily Intel]