today | current | recent ... categories | search ... mail | who ... syndication

posts brought to you by the category “tmtowtdi”

Das eez kaput! Sometime around 2002 I spaced the entire database table that mapped individual entries to categories. Such is life. What follows is a random sampling of entries that were associated with the category. Over time, the entries will be updated and then it will be even more confusing. Wander around, though, it's still a fun way to find stuff.

posts brought to you by the category “theatre” ←   → posts brought to you by the category “travel”
 

Meanwhile, Dubya::BarCodeScan... I mean ::Blogger confuses his weblog with Free/Busy calendar information.

refers to

meta

 

One the funny things about Montréal is that listings for the city's only remaining porn theater

are always included with those for the repertory houses. At least one person I know has tried to convince me that Cinema L'Amour is a repertory cinema but I remain unconvinced. The other funny thing is that, for at least a year and a half, running the place was considered the pinnacle of cool among many of the Main's scenesters.

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/06/23/5097/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2003-06-23T08:29:30-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:38:56-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/06/23/5097/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Michael Boyle shares his leadership secrets.

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/04/04/4974/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2003-04-04T11:09:06-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:40:57-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/04/04/4974/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Conflict in Iraq

A WBUR Weblog Special

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/03/14/4911/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2003-03-14T17:56:31-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:42:00-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/03/14/4911/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Beware giant terrorists roaming the streets.

This would be funny if it weren't reminiscent of the 1982 documentary called The Winds of War (I can't find a link; the September 11th attacks seem to have taken ownership of the phrase whole-hog) in which a Reagan administration advisor claimed that 1) he could outrun the initial blast from a nuclear explosion and 2) the shade of a lilac tree would shield him from the radiation. Meanwhile, Bruce Sterling is upset that he is living in a 1980s William Gibson novel . Personally -- and maybe I'm feeling weak today -- I might settle for just living in a world without quite so many idiots .

refers to

meta

 

Can someone explain what possible good a tank will serve at an airport?

I've been wondering about this ever since I first heard the news. Apparently, the concern involves persons with surface-to-air missiles which is an unpleasant thought but it sort of begs the question. Are they going to fire tank shells at individuals running around with shoulder mounted missiles? Can a tank, or an "armoured vehicle" depending on the news reports, really withstand being hit by one of theses missile at short range? I am many things, but a scholar of military weaponary am I not so perhaps I am missing something. But this looks a whole lot like window dressing to me and if the concern is real I just hope there is more going on beneath the surface.

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/02/13/4849/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2003-02-13T08:36:45-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:43:02-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/02/13/4849/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

I think Karl would look rather fetching with a Magnum P.I. moustache, don't you?

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/02/11/4844/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2003-02-11T13:55:33-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:43:07-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/02/11/4844/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The Guardian : Anarchists and the fine art of torture

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/01/27/4812/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2003-01-27T09:18:47-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:43:39-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/01/27/4812/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Hiroyuki Oyama : DBD::mysqlPP.pm

is aPure Perl client interface for the MySQL database. This module implements network protool between server and client of MySQL, thus you don't need external MySQL client library like libmysqlclient for this module to work. It means this module enables you to connect to MySQL server from some operation systems which MySQL is not ported. How nifty!

This gets even more interesting when you think about combining it with PAR . I wonder if the driver can handle secure connections .

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/01/24/4805/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2003-01-24T04:11:37-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:43:46-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/01/24/4805/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

For those of you keeping track, NetSol is apparently called Netsol again.

Just in case anyone actually ever called them VeriSign in the first place. Would anyone like to venture a guess at how many 'man-hours' and how much oxygen was wasted discussing this nonsense?

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/01/06/4781/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2003-01-06T11:10:13-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:44:10-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2003/01/06/4781/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Somebodydial911 :

One possible solution to the problem of 'multiple profiles' would be to simply not worry about it. Define your own profile URL and then use XInclude to suck in some other profile that you're using in your <link> thingies:



<xi:include href =
"http://purl.org/net/autodiscovery#xpointer(/html/body)">



 <xi:fallback>



  <a href = "http://purl.org/net/autodiscovery">



   Autodiscovery Profile



  </a>



</xi:fallback>



</xi:include>



Or something like that, anyway. Though, it's not like any browsers actually know how to handle XInclude...

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/12/13/4750/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-12-13T10:04:31-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:44:41-04:00

revision

1.8

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/12/13/4750/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Bob DuCharme : Automatic Numbering [in XSLT] Part 1

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/11/07/4704/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-11-07T04:12:15-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:45:28-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/11/07/4704/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Me : Net::Google.pm 0.51

has been sent off to the CPAN, which means you should use this link until the listings are updated. Bug fixes and better tests.

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/10/26/4671/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-10-26T08:53:01-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:46:00-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/10/26/4671/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Joe Johnston : Emacs, Perl and SOAP - The New Axis of Evil

The strategy I used to create this emacs extension is very simple. Since I don't know lisp (and lisp isn't trivial to pick up), write just enough lisp to scrap data out of emacs and shell out to the perl script for the real work. It's almost as if I'm treating emacs like a web browser (yes I know emacs already has a real web browser and spreadsheet program).

On a tangentially related note, is there anyone out there will to test Bloxsom and/or LiveJournal engines for Net::Blogger ?

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/10/25/4669/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-10-25T10:34:15-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:46:02-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/10/25/4669/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

cwest : IO::Language.pm

"I wrote a quick module because I wanted a translator." Die babelfish, die.

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/09/19/4612/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-09-19T19:33:59-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:46:59-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/09/19/4612/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Matt Sergeant : XML::LibXML.pm 1.52

"This is a feature release, introducing Perl extension functions to XSLT."

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/09/04/4578/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-09-04T20:51:42-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:47:33-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/09/04/4578/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : procrastination

Procrastination \Pro*cras`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. procrastinatio: cf. F. procrastination.] The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness. Procrastination is the thief of time. --Young. web1913
procrastination n 1: the act of procrastinating [syn: {cunctation}, {shillyshally}] 2: slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it [syn: {dilatoriness}] wn

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/08/17/4564/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-08-17T02:48:49-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:47:47-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/08/17/4564/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : carapace

Carapace \Car"a*pace\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*p[=a]s), n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.) The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals. web1913
carapace n : hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles [syn: {shell}, {cuticle}] wn

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/08/13/4556/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-08-13T14:25:36-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:47:55-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/08/13/4556/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : dubiety

Dubiety \Du*bi"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Dubieties}. [L. dubietas, fr. dubius. See {Dubious}.] Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt. [R.] --Lamb. ``The dubiety of his fate.'' --Sir W. Scott. web1913
dubiety n : the state of being unsure of something [syn: {doubt}, {uncertainty}, {incertitude}, {doubtfulness}, {dubiousness}] [ant: {certainty}] wn

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/08/12/4554/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-08-12T15:29:32-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:47:57-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/08/12/4554/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is : fark

Fuxk, used to bypass email scanners when emailing from the workplace.
ex. Fark this!

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/07/20/4481/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-07-20T22:46:37-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:49:10-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/07/20/4481/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is : pyrokleptomanic

Someone who steals disposable lighters, usually without knowing it--or claiming not to know it.
ex. My boyfriend is a pyrokleptomanic, is yours?

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/05/31/4378/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-05-31T16:00:55-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:50:53-04:00

revision

1.8

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/05/31/4378/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Never mind the "weblog as journalism" meme,

I watch The Mirror Project

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/05/21/4360/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-05-21T03:47:44-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:51:10-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/05/21/4360/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

From the "Your mileage may vary" department : $@ and SOAP::Lite faults.

In order to return an error/fault from a stand-alone package in SOAP:Lite context, you have to die . Because your function(s) are being eval -ed, the parent SOAP handler catches $@ and fobs it off on a fault widget. If you're like me, you will eventually notice that all your error messages end in :



at /path/to/some/package.pm line 123.



and be annoyed. Annoyed because this is not information a user needs to see in a web services context and annoyed because it makes your error messages ugly. You will be further annoyed because you're not sure which of the two issues bothers you more. Since I've just spent time I could be sleeping figuring out a solution, I thought I would share it with people so that they may continue to get enough sleep and tackle bigger, more important, problems.



package My::XMLRPC::Service;



use strict;







# The example assumes a CGI widget that provides



# XMLRPC services. Since XMLRPC::Lite mostly just



# inherits from SOAP::Lite, the following should



# also work for a SOAP server, but you would need



# to subclass SOAP::Transport::HTTP::Server instead



 



use vars qw (@ISA);



@ISA = qw (XMLRPC::Lite::Transport::HTTP::CGI);



use XMLRPC::Lite::Transport::HTTP;







sub make_fault {



    my $self = shift;



    my @args = @_;



    # this is a decidedly lazy regex(p) but



    # you're not supposed to have spaces in



    # unix filenames anyway, so there you go...



    $args[1] =~ s/^(.*)\sat\s([^\s]+)\sline\s(\d+)(.*)$/$1/m;



    $self->SUPER::make_fault(@args);



}







return 1;



Your mileage may vary. Update : People with sleep will correctly point out that:
a slightly easier way to get rid of the "at xxx line xxx" is just to put a carriage return at the end of your error message. Perl only tacks on the "at" message if there isn't a return.
Alas. In my own defense I can only say that I have also spent days covering vast expenses of page with tiny dots (specks, really) drawn with a teeny tiny mechinical pen. When asked why I didn't use Letratone , all I could ever answer was it doesn't look the same . Move along now, these are not the subclasses you are looking for.

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/03/12/4072/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-03-12T20:31:42-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:55:58-04:00

revision

1.10

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/03/12/4072/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Matt Sergeant : "I've now gotten permission from O'Reilly to publish the AxKit Guide

that I wrote as an appendix to one of their upcoming books. It needed a bit of fixup for AxKit publishing (as the original is in POD, ugh!), so there may be some buggettes here and there (like the fact that footnotes aren't linked up yet), but it should be fairly useful to new users."

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/02/27/4012/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-02-27T14:43:25-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:56:58-04:00

revision

1.10

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/02/27/4012/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is : mongrol

very extreme in what you do
ex. you are a chip Mongrol and hog all the chip

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/02/09/3947/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-02-09T23:52:04-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:58:03-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/02/09/3947/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : exiguous

Exiguous \Ex*ig"u*ous\, a. [L. exiguus.] Scanty; small; slender; diminutive. [R.] ``Exiguous resources.'' --Carlyle. -- {Ex*ig"uous*ness}, n. [R.] web1913
exiguous adj : extremely scanty; "a meager income"; "an exiguous budget" wn

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/02/02/3920/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-02-02T22:08:44-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T10:58:30-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/02/02/3920/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

"is a new museum celebrating the art of the picture book due to open to the public in 2002. Founded by Eric Carle and his wife, Barbara, the Museum will be for visitors of all ages: children and families, teachers and librarians, scholars, and everyone interested in the art of the picture book." via randomwalks

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/01/04/3771/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-01-04T22:32:45-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T11:00:52-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/01/04/3771/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

How did it take me two weeks

to notice that Perl 5.6.1 has been unforbidden [sic] in the ports collection?

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/01/02/3764/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2002-01-02T02:17:54-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T11:00:59-04:00

revision

1.10

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2002/01/02/3764/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Aaron Boodman : ypXmlTree

"is a general-purpose expandable/collapsable tree in the style of Microsoft Windows Explorer, Apple Macintosh Finder, or the navigations of many popular websites. It is highly customizable, feature rich, and degrades gracefully in older browsers or when javascript/css is unavailable." I'm not crazy about the fact that this uses tables, but I like it enough that :







 use DHTML::ypXmlTree;



 my $tree = DHTML::ypXmlTree->new();



 my $folder = $tree->folder(name=>"weblogs");



 $folder->file(name=>"aaronland",href=>"http://aaronland.net");







 print $tree->as_html(),







I will try and release the code tonight, or in the morning.

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2001/11/08/3617/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2001-11-08T21:06:39-05:00

last modified

2003-10-11T11:03:25-04:00

revision

1.10

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2001/11/08/3617/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Jon Udell : Web Namespace Design

"You can, and should, design URLs, and one of the design constraints is durability."

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2001/07/11/3169/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2001-07-11T23:16:55-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T11:10:33-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2001/07/11/3169/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is martinet

| source : web1913 | Martinet \Mar"ti*net`\, n. [So called from an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV. Cf. {Martin} the bird, {Martlet}.] In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods. [Hence, the word is commonly employed in a depreciatory sense.] | source : web1913 | Martinet \Mar"ti*net`\, n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.) The martin. | source : wn | martinet n : someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms [syn: {disciplinarian}, {moralist}]

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2001/05/17/3053/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2001-05-17T07:21:21-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T11:12:23-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2001/05/17/3053/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is solicitous

| source : web1913 | Solicitous \So*lic"it*ous\, a.[L. sollicitus, solicitus. See {Solicit}, v. t.] Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful. ``Solicitous of my reputation.'' --Dryden. ``He was solicitous for his advice.'' --Calerendon. Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not solicitous about the future. --Jer. Taylor. The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not enough solicitous to finish the fortifications. --Clarendon. -- {So*lic"it*ous*ly}, adv. -- {So*lic"it*ous*ness}, n. | source : wn | solicitous adj 1: full of anxiety and concern; "solicitous parents"; "solicitous about the future" 2: showing hovering attentiveness; "solicitous about about her health"; "made solicitous inquiries about our family"

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2001/05/10/3042/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2001-05-10T14:12:07-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T11:12:34-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2001/05/10/3042/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is chortle

| source : web1913 | Chortle \Chor"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chortled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chor"tling}.] A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort. [Humorous] O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay ! He chortled in his joy. --Lewis Carroll. | source : wn | chortle n : a soft partly suppressed laugh [syn: {chuckle}] v : laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: {chuckle}, {laugh softly}]

refers to

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2001/04/24/2989/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2001-04-24T20:44:49-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T11:13:27-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2001/04/24/2989/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

The truth is, I hate New York City.

Still, I find myself strangely attracted to Laura Holder's New York City .

meta

[x]

permalink

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2001/04/16/2968/

pubdate

http://www.aaronland.info

created

2001-04-16T02:27:06-04:00

last modified

2003-10-11T11:13:49-04:00

revision

1.9

changes

http://www.aaronland.info/weblog/2001/04/16/2968/changes.html

categories

license

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/

external links

[x]
 

Mark Steyn : "Let's compare Mr. Day with another boob

widely jeered at by the Canadian Liberal establishment: George W. Bush, the U.S. President mocked by Jean Chrétien as The Man Who Doesn't Know Where Prince Edward Island Is. But Dubya has the courage of his moronicness: He's cheerfully insouciant about his ignorance of PEI's map co-ordinates. More to the point, he's not so pathetic that, if a Globe reporter suggested to him that P.E.I. was just south of Hawaii, he'd rush to agree and claim that he'd whiled away his childhood reading about Anne of Green Gables in her grass skirt amusing the natives of Avonlulu with her hula-hula dance. When Bush makes a "gaffe" -- media-speak for a matter that no normal person cares a whit about -- he shrugs it off. After he was overheard calling a New York Times reporter a "major-league asshole" ... he declined to apologize to the guy on the reasonable grounds that he meant it." Maybe so, but it's also not very hard to imagine Dubya saying the word "avonlulu".