Billionaire energy investor T. Boone Pickens says that he fills up his Honda Civic for under $15 bucks using domestic fuel that we all could be using today. Should we listen, or is it all a bunch of hot air?
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
**Doc Brown's Econ 101**
The following graph of economic cycles was compiled in 1872, by a little known inventor named Doc Emmett Brown:
After this chart was compiled, he went on to invent the frisbee.
Great Scott!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
**SirReal Blog**
This is what they're rocking today. As you can see, very fresh, very clean. Simple and straight-forward--Via art and style.
That is all.
**Daily Food Porn**
Dry-Rubbed Rib Plate from Southpaw BBQ
Liberty Farms Duck Breast from Jardiniere
Hamachi Carpaccio from Kiji Sushi
Le Grand Burger from Wayfare Tavern
Pepperoni Deep Dish from Little Star Pizza
Pork Poutine from Magnolia Brewpub
(Click on any of the pictures to view in drool-inducing high resolution)
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
**Drive Soundtrack**
Just saw the movie Drive last night for the first time. Not sure exactly how I feel about it. Definitely captivating to watch, with a few scenes that will certainly stick out--particularly for their pronounced gruesomeness--but overall I thought there were some serious pitfalls in the story-telling and a few elements that just didn't make any sense at all. But there was some solid acting from usual standouts like Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks (quite creepy sans eyebrows). From a technical standpoint, it's nice how the filmmakers often eschewed dialogue in favor of creating visceral moods through lighting, expressions and, most notably: music. I was a big fan of the heady beats that permeated the score. It at once felt nostalgic and somehow futuristic. Although I need more time to process my thoughts on the film itself, the undeniable impact of the soundtrack is immediate. Listen for yourself...Monday, February 20, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
**Obama's Senseless War On Drugs**
"For law-enforcement officials who handle marijuana on the front lines, such attitudes highlight how out of touch the administration has become. "Whether you call it medical or recreational, the marijuana genie is out of the bottle, and there's no one who's going to put it back in," insists Sheriff Allman of Mendocino, whose department had been targeted by federal prosecutors for its attempts to regulate medical pot. "For federal officials who plug their ears and say, 'No, it's not true, it's not true,' I have some words for them: You need to get over it."
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obamas-war-on-pot-20120216#ixzz1ma6PrPwL
If you find Obama's two-sided duplicity on this issue to be outrageous and completely illogical, I highly suggest writing to the President to tell him the significance of this type of flip-flopping during an election year.
Thank you oh Wise and Venerable Internet.
