Seeing that flying toasters had already been invented, a Norwegian man has built one of the first successful flying lawnmowers. Stay tuned for flying chainsaws, composters, and garden weasels.
shrubbery in july
randomduck | 
18/03/2005 | 
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July 20. New York City. Shubert Theatre. Spamalot.
I can’t wait.
pizza snobbery
randomduck | 18/03/2005 | Comments Off
Ten years of living in Connecticut did it to me: I’m a pizza snob. Give me a pie from Frank Pepe’s on Wooster Street in New Haven. A nice Italian Bomb from Modern Apizza will do just fine, thanks.
Good pizza is mostly lost on this city. There are a few places for a local fix: Sette Osteria, 2 Amys or Georgetown Bagelry are all good – just not great, like a good Connecticut apizza.
weekend listening
randomduck | 18/03/2005 | Comments Off
A few suggestions for weekend listening:
Vuelta by Richard Shindell is top-notch listening. It is one of the top discs of last year, and is a must-listen for people who admire top-notch songcraft.
Alison Krauss’s latest, Lonely Runs Both Ways, is a powerful album of country, bluegrass and folk styles with Krauss’ haunting vocals and Jerry Douglas’ exquisite dobro mastery.
For some of the best in Scottish pop, try Please Describe Yourself by Dogs Die In Hot Cars – it’s most catchy and will have your toes tapping.
the rock & roll genome
randomduck | 18/03/2005 | Comments Off
Ever wonder how The Beatles are related to Burnt By The Sun?
Wonder no more! Band To Band is here to help!
It’s a very cool site, to say the least – good for lunchtime research or simple curiosity.
dc traffic
randomduck | 18/03/2005 | Comments Off
Today had to be one of the heaviest traffic days in DC in quite some time. Riding GUTS back from GU, the line of cars heading up Rock Creek Parkway was most impressive: a constant stream, with the entrance ramp from P Street completely backed up, bumper-to-bumper.
Glad I wasn’t going that way, but still – impressive. Kind of like organized killer ants.
what’s up with joe?
randomduck | 17/03/2005 | 1 Comment
Why is it that Joe Lieberman (D-CT) is playing the part of the Democrats’ pariah? His past voting record aside (a good, progressive one), this session he’s all but abandoned the party on cornerstone issues, such as Social Security, human rights, and sticking up for ordinary people. Instead, he sided with the Republicans on such key votes as Gonzales (AG), Rice (SoS), and personal bankruptcy “reform.” His only saving grace: his vote against oil exploration in ANWR.
(Kudos to the Republicans who sided with long-term sanity: McCain, Snowe and Chaffee, to name a few. And major grumbles of disapproval to the three Democratic turncoats: Landrieu (LA), Daniel Akaka (HI) and Daniel Inouye (HI) – shame on you three!)
a quick welcome
randomduck | 17/03/2005 | Comments Off
To those who are visiting from the old rudiriet.com blog, welcome!
This blog will contain just as much stuff, but will be maintained much more often. Also, the site should be a bit more pleasing on the eyes.
mice as sexual objects: designed by men
randomduck | 16/03/2005 | 2 Comments
Over lunch today (included egg salad, which could be to blame), I had this twisted insight:
Two-button mice with scrollwheels must’ve been designed by sexually-repressed men.
I’ll let your imagination take over from there….
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