Archive for February, 2009
Westboro Church Denied Entry to UK
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Strange that leaders of the Westboro Baptist Church have been banned from entering the UK. Loathsome (and nutty) as they are, I don’t remember ever reading about Westboro members physically assaulting anyone or calling for their death.
Rather, they seem to much prefer offending people by picketing US soldier’s funerals with banners claiming that American deaths are god’s punishment for tolerating homosexuality. Or worse, by releasing song parodies on YouTube.
But in the UK, where people can march down the street carrying banners supporting terrorist organizations like Hamas, where they can throw bollards at police and shout “wipe out Israel,” you would think there would be room for a small bunch of nutjobs waving placards reading: “God Hates Fags.”
(Via Dave Lee)
Weekend in Vermont
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We had a wonderful time in Vermont. I don’t know what I was expecting, but after disappointing trips to sterile towns in upstate New York and Massachusetts, my hopes were not very high.
So it was a pleasant surprise to find that Vermont was not only very beautiful but that the few people we bumped into in gas stations, book shops and thrift stores, were all very warm and friendly.
Of course, a few days is not long enough to really get the measure of a place. But I was only half joking when I told Sofie, during the journey home, that I thought we should move to Brattleboro and spend our weekends visiting New York. Above is the house we stayed in and, below, our companions for the weekend, Jesse and William.
I ought to say that the trip was an early celebration for our upcoming fifth wedding anniversary, so thanks to Jesse and William for thinking of us.
TOO LATE: William, caught flat on his back, cannot evade the oncoming Jesse.
I'M OKAY: After breaking Jesse's fall, William tries to get up.
EXHAUSTED: William finally gives up and succumbs to his fate.
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Heading to Vermont for the weekend. Hope you enjoy whatever you are up to.
More soon.
Standard Editing Procedure
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So, at least we know where the Evening Standard sub editors stand on Israel. The headline has since been changed to “Israelis go to the polls in tight election race.” (Via Alex Massie.)
The Iron Man of Prospect Park
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I don’t know about you, but with all the doom and gloom at the moment something as utterly pointless as rigging up a bike with a generator and an ironing board and then riding it around a Brooklyn park while pressing a shirt seems almost noble. Sure it’s not going to pay the bills, save the planet, or advance science. But it distracted us for just a few minutes from the fact that the sky is, indeed, falling in. Hats off to Ross Mernyk for achieving his dream of extreme ironing. And kudos to my buddy William for riding and filming at the same time. The full technical details for how this feat was accomplished can be found here. Be warned, they are very full and very technical.
