The Georgia Aquarium Rocks
On my last day in Atlanta, I took a trip to the Georgia Aquarium, which has been open for just one year and is the largest aquarium in the world. Seriously. Here are some of the cool sea creatures I saw on my visit.
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Bitches with Stitches
This morning I was overjoyed to have the stitches removed from my lower lip after last Wednesday's graceful, face-first swan dive into the asphalt on 14th Street. Despite a bit of residual lopsidedness, the lip is looking much little less Hedda Nussbaum and a little more Angelina Jolie. In a word: Puffy! Lesson I learned from the experience: never never ever ever run for the bus, especially when wearing huge flared raver pants.
I’m So Over Bono
I Wouldn’t Vote for Either of Them
I just read an excellent article on U2’s Bono in Harp Magazine in which journalist Mark Kemp takes on the superstar rock vocalist and humanitarian of questionable motivation.
My favorite revelation:
“While Bono has self-righteously badgered world leaders into using citizens’ tax money to fund debt-relief efforts (a perfectly good and noble cause), he and his band have taken aggressive measures to avoid paying taxes themselves. Around the same time (Paul) Hewson hooked up with Forbes, U2 decided to move part of its multi-million-dollar business from its home base of Ireland to the Netherlands, where the tax rate on royalty earnings is minimal.”
Gee wiz, that a hypocritical poser.
RIP Dan Zaharia
1961 – 2006
Good luck on your journey Dan. May you build beautiful things in heaven as you built beautiful things on earth.
Banana Guard: It’s Not What You Think It Is
Get Your Mind Out Of The Gutter
The object(s) pictured above are neither colorful boomerangs nor futuristic cell phones nor exotic implements of extreme pleasure. They are, in fact, *Banana Guards, created and distributed by the clever, banana-loving peeps at Banana Guard Dot Com. The Banana Guard was invented solely for the purpose of protecting the delicious-but-easily-bruised yellow fruit while in transit. How awesome.
Visit the website to find out where you can buy one of your very own.
(*Thanks to Frank for turning me on to the Banana Guard.)