Realm of the Wombat

Jere’s YouTube Pick of the Day: I like turtles

This morning I was on pace for my best time riding down to work, conservatively estimated at 1:15, an 8 minute improvement from last week. Then I realized, for the second time in three rides, my front tire was flat. If I thought seeing this Berkeley car on my first ride was a sign that cycling to work was divinely appreciated, I’m not sure what to make of these mechanical failures.

This post is an example of a ‘jeremiad.’

Jere’s YouTube pick of the day: Loose Change expose truth behind destruction of the Death Star

Gems like this, from their latest edition of BTB Awards:

If you hear somebody ask what is wrong with Johan Santana this season, what with a “barely over .500″ record, you have my permission to punch that person in the neck.

Also you have to love a column with a regular feature called “This Week’s Dumbest Thing Ever.”

Jesus Car found at Clemson

In his article in the latest Newsweek about Al Gore and Bill Bradley, Jonathan Alter used the word “jeremiad.” This piqued my interest, as you might expect. I should have guessed the etymology as biblical and hence the meaning. Here’s the listing from dictionary.com:

noun
a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.

If I ever decide to change the name of this site, it sounds like a good alternative.

Jere’s Boing Boing Picks of the Day: TSA saves airline passengers from sippy cups and Highway paint spill in Missouri

The first time the Dutch have been in the news in years: W’s watch stolen in the Netherlands

Mike’s YouTube pick of the day: Video Killed the Radio Star performed by The Wrong Trousers

The Heat Is On: the comprehensive site tracking the presidential candidates positions on global warming

Shown below is a vote set up to decide what carpeting should be installed in the student center. Maybe the Iraqis should take notes here. First decide on floor coverings, and then work on government officials.

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