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Today is the somethingth anniversary of the 21st Amendement, the one where we repealed the 18th Amendment, the one where we had to stop drinking. I just found out They Might Be Giants is playing here tonight, in a sort-of Repeal Day celebration. (I think it’s just a coincedence.) So, despite the huge price of […]
I just, minutes ago, finished reading Bolaño’s 2666. Wow. There’s a bit of dialog at the end of the book that I think is appropriate to cite: “… So what do you think?” “I don’t know what to think,” said Archimboldi. Seriously. Now is the time when I wish I had the sort of intellect […]
Tired of those boring, old pennies?
Monday , 1, December 2008 general, Politics, Video Leave a commentJust in time for.. Well, nothing in particular, the US Mint is jolting us all out of what will surely be a deep post-holiday sleep with the exciting introduction of four new penny designs! In 2009, the United States Mint will mint and issue four different one-cent coins in recognition of the bicentennial of President […]