May 2009
146 posts
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Rogers Sportsnet sucks. They show ads between batters when there is no pitching change. MLB should put a stop to that noise. Canadians :<
May 31st
Umami Moto (5/5) on Yelp →
Umami Moto is the best restaurant in Milwaukee. In retrospect, the $20 dining week meal deal feels a little like theft. Tasty, tasty theft. I can’t wait to go back and sample other things on the…
May 31st
We just came from a little league game which had an inside the park HR - a play at the plate w/ the catcher dropping the ball on collision.
May 31st
Umami Moto is the best restaurant in Milwaukee. In retrospect, the $20 dining week meal deal feels a little like theft. Tasty, tasty theft.
May 31st
Palms Bistro and Bar (3/5) on Yelp →
We went to lunch at Palms Bistro for Milwaukee Downtown Dining Week. $10 three course lunch. I want to give it 3.5 stars but I am rounding down with the special price it was probably 4.5 stars. I…
May 31st
In the Attic of the Universe by The Antlers →
May 30th
John Gruber on Google Wave →
My pessimism/skepticism regarding Wave is probably biased by my own strong preference for conceptual simplicity; I have not and don’t intend to sign up for Facebook. I think all the world needs is Tumblr with more fine-grained permissions (e.g. flickr).
May 30th
Palms Bistro for downtown dining week. Very tasty (very greasy) sliders. Decent soup, solid desert. Slow service. Sunny outside seating. ***
May 30th
QuickTime & Chapter tracks →
Apple Tutorial.
May 30th
Fresh Strawberries With Almond Crème Anglaise →
Bittman.
May 30th
Post-nothing by Japandroids →
91 on metacritic.com
May 30th
DVD Movie Guide →
A Daily Guide to DVD Movie Releases & Reviews
May 30th
A Tim Wakefield start can go bad faster than milk in July. Yup. Tastes pretty sour to me, wanna taste Tito?
May 30th
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May 30th
More coverage on Debacle ‘09: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tofias/3577256978/
May 29th
Someone needs to man up and clean his oven so that an end can finally be put to Debacle ‘09.
May 29th
Milwaukee Downtown Dining Week →
May 28 - June 4, 2009
May 29th
Data & Statistical Services →
from Princeton Univeristy
May 29th
May 28th
May 28th
Powell Jousts With Cheney on Path of Republican... →
May 27th
Silent Signs by DeYarmond Edison →
Justin Vernon’s pre-Bon Iver band.
May 27th
Urban Belly →
big write-up from Frank Bruni.
May 27th
I, for one, welcome our new iTunes exclusive single releasing Phish overlords. And yes, on the second listen, time really does turn elastic.
May 27th
“Ideally, you want a [sports] league with a distinct upper class and a distinct...”
– Bill Simmons from A back-and-forth with Malcolm Gladwell
May 27th
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How David Beats Goliath →
Malcom Gladwell on how understanding rules trumps received wisdoms typical of boundedly rational play: “…not knowing the conventions of the game turned out to be an advantage.”
May 27th
25 And Over →
via Kottke.
May 26th
Pasta With Slow-Cooked Portobello Mushrooms →
Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com
May 26th
Chicago History Museum →
May 26th
“Really, in a world far too concerned with backstories and far too lacking in...”
– Paul Thompson in Pitchfork’s review of Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest
May 26th
Need to fall asleep? Listen to The Postmarks self-titled album: http://www.thepostmarks.com
May 26th
I was just going to tweet something nice about Brad Penny, but then he goes back to making the case for Clay Buchholz in the rotation.
May 25th
Bricolage by Amon Tobin →
electronica jazz
May 25th
I can’t decide if I’m celebrating Memorial Day tomorrow, by which I mean I can’t decide if I’m going to spend all day watching the Sox game.
May 25th
Egg Drop Soup →
Simply Recipes
May 25th
Electoral Explorer - Election Results 2008 →
from The New York Times via Gelman
May 25th
25 best pizzas around the country →
via Tyler Cowen.
May 25th
This Book Is Broken →
The history of Broken Social Scene excerpted at Pitchfork.
May 25th
I still miss Remy though.
May 24th
Dwight Evans is doing an admirable job in the booth today for NESN. Better than the job Wakefield is doing on the mound for the Red Sox.
May 24th
Evans on Youk: “He’s got a Pete Rose heart….He sure doesn’t like making an out.”
May 24th
Feeling good about the Wakefield/Redding matchup today.
May 24th
Freestylin' by Greyboy →
May 24th
“Mom, when you die, can I have your iPhone?”
– One of my colleagues reports this bit love love from her child as she put him to bed.
May 24th
Amanda Palmer is some sort of cross between Gina Gershon and Val Kilmer singing old Radiohead like she means it (http://bit.ly/Ffz0N).
May 24th
The fridge is stocked with leftovers from two nights worth of entertaining. Not really sure what to eat for lunch. #goodproblemstohave
May 23rd
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not...”
– the Upton Sinclair Principle via The Monkey Cage
May 23rd
Easy Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots →
via southernfood.about.com UPDATE 5/23: This was easy and really good. Vegetable candy. Perfect for an extra side dish — to simulate the awesomeness that is the parade of side-dishes at a BBQ joint.
May 21st
Who made May 21, 2009 National Terrorism Policy Showdown Day?
May 21st