after listening to the 'this american life' episode "a little bit of knowledge"... to misle: to deceive, to mislead (past tense: misled) quesadilla: spanish for "what's the deal?" "is the unicorn endangered...of my children. failing that theory, my next one is that when you die, you go to hogwarts. and when you die there, you're being reborn into our world! it all works out very neatly. i am not delusional

I'm gonna say a couple words to you that aren't going to make sense. Credit Default Swaps. Commercial Paper Market. Netting. Stock Injection. "Over the Counter" Trading. What do these words have to...Show About the Economy It's an hour long, but if you have to skip a meal, skip a shower, take vacation from work, or even get one less hour of sleep tonight, you will agree that it was well worth it

Dead Cannonball Jellyfish Originally uploaded by cce_photography . This American Life did an excellent episode this weekend that lays out some of the intricacies of the current crisis...a little like listening in on a conversation among friends who have more time to keep up with these things - informative, informal and terribly useful. Cross posted from digital-tree.com ...

#364: Going Big http://feeds.thisamericanlife.org/~r/tal podcast/~3/405748934/Radio_Episode.aspx http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Ep isode.aspx?episode=364 Stories about people who...my introduction to low-key musician David Berkely-- I now want to find more of his music. The first segment, about a charter school in Harlem, is great too. I haven't heard the third segment yet.

i have the day off today. trying to think whether i'm in the mood for drawing or just lazing around. got a parcel in the post yesterday from my sister. (owwww chip just clawed my bum!) anyhow, she...third parent for her sister. i guess it's not always best being the oldest. chips made me all allergic, so i'm going to wash my hands and then see if i can make a drawing work with those pastels.

I was driving to work today listening to "The American Life" with Ira Glass on the ipod. I like to download the podcasts for my commute, I LOVE "This American Life".  Today I listened to "Life after...years. Apparently drivers of cars who are involved in fatal accidents have a higher rate of PTSD if they don't have a reason/excuse for the accident. This was facinating and heartbreaking for me to hear

Back to work this week. But real work. As in, they're paying me and I'm working on stuff that's not my normal schtick. So, that's cool. More to add to the resume, I guess. Next week I'm back to working...and funny and it's a damn nice place to work even if the accountant is slow at getting checks out. Loading the newest This American Life on my iPod for my morning commute. BTE makes any morning better

A List of Random! 1) LANCEFACE on DWTS!! OMG. I really hope that's true because if so: DELIGHTFUL. I wish NSYNC fans would shut up already about how Lance "can't dance." That's blatantly false to anyone... but no one should be forced out. And after all, it's not Jon Knight is a significant cultural figure or whatever. I mean, he's not Danny levels of boringness, but he IS the filler. 6) IT'S FRIDAY

I was listening to an episode of This American Life a few weeks back and though all episodes of the show strike me, what surprised me most from this episode was how judgmental I was. I am not a particularly...reached her twenties without ever having let slip the unicorn-believer thing. I wonder what ridiculous thought is lying dormant in my mindscape waiting to explode at a party with people I want to impress

That was the title of the first act of  episode 293 of This American Life .  The episode was called "a little bit of knowledge".  The first act was about misconceptions developed in childhood that make...Vito.  Victor Vito is the "pooted" song.... Victor Vito and Freddy Vasco Ate a burrito with tobasco They PUT it on their rice They PUT it on their beans On their rutabegas And on their collard greens