New Phone Up In Here
July 24, 2010This post is coming to you courtesy of the new HTC Incredible I picked up today and the equally cool WordPress app for Android. Here’s hoping it leads to increased updates around here.
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Archive for July 2010
Best Whale Ever
July 22, 2010You mess with the whale, you get 40 tons of that whale all up in your grille. For real, this is the most whaletastic boat-ownage since the wreck of the Essex. (Image from South African EPA via NPR.)
Featured-Band Friday: New York Dolls
July 16, 2010In my new self-appointed function as official DJ of patrickstack.com, we’re going with the infamous proto-punk outfit for this inaugural feature. Rock out:
So Long, World Cup
July 11, 2010It’s too bad Uruguay and Germany weren’t the finals matchup. That was certainly the more entertaining of the two weekend games. Things I will miss now that the Cup is over: The country going nuts after the Donovan goal; France collapsing in hilarious fashion after cheating Ireland; the fact that a tremendously meaningful game was […]
Picking a Side for the World Cup Final: Time to Get Historical
July 10, 2010With this Sunday’s World Cup final fast approaching, I realized I have to pick a favorite team among two countries about which I care not at all. I’ve never been to Spain or the Netherlands, I don’t have any acquaintances from Spain or the Netherlands, and I don’t even care that much for paella or […]
Reminds Me of Back Home
July 6, 2010Tonight for dinner, I had kielbasa and sauerkraut. It was delicious, but sadly, I was out of pierogies. A few days ago, a friend asked, “What’s that called when you have an area that’s contaminated with hazardous waste and there’s some federal money to clean it up?” and I instantaneously chimed in with “Superfund“. You […]