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Space Station astronauts capture Perseid Meteor Shower - TheWeatherSpace.com

Space Station astronauts capture Perseid Meteor Shower - TheWeatherSpace.com
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I'm a rugby player first and foremost. After that, I'm an editor and technical writer. Oh, yeah, and I'm on the board of directors of American Mensa, which is part of Mensa International, the high-IQ society. See also fencing, writing, literature, cooking, fitness. N. Stephenson, W. Gibson, H. Melville, RW Emerson, W. Whitman, I. Pears, HP Lovecraft, R. Fagels. Fight Club, Boondock Saints, Iron Man, Groundhog Day, V for Vendetta, Porky's, The Hangover, Jackass, 300, The Matrix. Rock/dance. xkcd, Oglaf, Toothpaste for Dinner, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, The Oatmeal.

Circles for me:

Sports
Top Gear, muscle cars/supercars
Creative nonfiction
Weird fiction
Lowbrow/outsider art
Steampunk
Cyberpunk (does anyone use that word anymore?)
Science
Critical thinking
Vintage cocktails and lounge culture
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A really tiny selection of favorite websites.

  • Bar Signs by Modern Drunkard
  • Hack Yourself
  • Muntiki
  • ThinkGeek
  • Chaosium
  • The Economist
  • The History of Visual Communication
  • Retro Planet
  • Second Brain
  • Twitter

A thin slice of the blogs I admire.

  • Geeks of Doom
    Comic Review: True Blood #1 - [image: True Blood #1] *True Blood #1 Created by Alan Ball Written by Michael McMillian and Ann Nocenti Art by Michael Gaydos Colors by Marcelo Maiolo Lett...
    4 hours ago
  • Boing Boing
    "A Brief History of John Baldessari," godfather of conceptual art - [Video Link] Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, the talented fellows who made Catfish and the Paranormal Activity sequels, made a fantastically fun video abou...
    5 hours ago
  • NOTCOT
    MakerShed @ Maker Faire - Catching up on things while hanging out in Nashville today, i found more fun inspiration lost in my camera from Maker Faire a few weekends ago… i love their ...
    7 hours ago
  • Warren Ellis
    My Weekend, In A Single Image - [image: 20120604-205823.jpg]
    10 hours ago
  • Seth's Blog
    Winning today (vs. winning tomorrow) - Look around. You're not number one on that bestseller list, or chosen for this RFP or invited to give that talk. It's frustrating. There are engagements you ...
    20 hours ago
  • 101 Cookbooks
    Blueberry Lemon Verbena Pie - Nikole Herriott is one of those incredibly talented people I feel lucky to know. I'm happy to say, we've been going back and forth more than usual latel...
    3 days ago

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      • Shit people in DC say.
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      • Remembrance Day.
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      • Kitteh on line 1.
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      • Hurricane Irene + random guy's junk = good times.
      • Territoriality and the public self (draft post).
      • LivingSocial ad art: Where timeliness and poor tas...
      • What's the difference between a banjo and a ukulel...
      • Space Station astronauts capture Perseid Meteor Sh...
      • HP Lovecraft: Mayan cosmonaut.
      • Sir Bertrand Russell: Wise consideration.
      • Haters gonna hate.
    • ►  July (14)
      • Tourons, light-colored clothing, and predator beha...
      • Why, again, are we not building a moon base?
      • PonPonPon (or maybe you can explain it better).
      • Rabbit holes.
      • November 11, 1997 -- July 15, 2011
      • The strategic importance of Afghanistan.
      • Is there such thing as a reliable narrator?
      • Hamlet: An interesting take on epistemology and th...
      • Robots and humans in mutual need.
      • The Brain on Trial.
      • Blogger phone app.
      • Solitude beyond the life of the mind.
      • Weak ties, strong passions.
      • Hung Far Low: Welcome to Chinatown, honey.
    • ►  June (17)
      • Google+.
      • Heaven is not complete without a singing Neil Gaim...
      • The ring chose you. Use its power to defend our un...
      • Finland: Explain, please.
      • Happy birthday, Alan Turing.
      • Another sign of the apocalypse, or, Heather sees n...
      • Woolite: Your demise is imminent, but your laundry...
      • There can be only one NIH Highlander.
      • Science and truth: Couldn't have said it better my...
      • Cthulhu: He'll cure what ails ya.
      • Your blog is the new business card.
      • HP Lovecraft: Topology and Stephen Colbert.
      • Solar blowout.
      • Two sources for how to write.
      • Post Hunt 2011.
      • General Electric's tumblr: Well done, sirs.
      • Washington in 1814.
    • ►  May (14)
      • A Wunderkammer to explore when next in London.
      • Obligatory drink post, the second.
      • Obligatory drink post, the first.
      • Gauss facts.
      • Corruption and its contexts.
      • Happy Towel Day!
      • Cocktail culture and its reversals.
      • Context, trustworthiness, and truth-telling.
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