Tuesday, September 18, 2012

One Year Ago Today

mekons geeshie

the mekons and rolling stone magazine.  what could possibly go wrong? 

1993 bridgestone rb-1

this is another one everbody needs.  (i've never had one, but still.)  the last great lugged production racing bike.  after that lugged steel was uber hip or bespoke elegant and no more racy racy lest you crunch it and have to wait 5 years and drop 5 grand to replace it.  the last two years had that cool ritchey fork crown but clunky lugs.  the 91& 92's had a little bit more graceful lugs.  this is a 93 i guess.  i wouldn't want to get a mountain bike for racing with the mb-1 geometry at this point, because the more modern longer top tube and sloping design just works too well in the woods for everything from cross country and racing to serious big fun play, but this rb-1 design is pretty much perfect--or at least way better than good enough--and it's good enough for anybody even today.  too bad those shitty carbon chinese frames didn't copy this fantastic road geometry...

is the tar sands pipeline a set-up?

is it an election year stunt?  this conspiracy theory popping up on counterpunch makes it sound like obama has been planning his re-election for a while now and is hoping all the usual chumps hop on the bandwagon!  no way... 

strike strike strike

it's to bad that this didn't get more coverage, with discussions of what was happening at longview and why the ilwu was so pissed.  real reporting, mass media coverage and facts would help not only with this particular action, but with the struggle for higher wages, better jobs and re-redistribution of wealth back down to the folks.  the establishment media isn't gonna lead, but if they smell an audience, they will follow.  i mean these assholes are not the good guys.

richard sachs' gaulzetti

give the guy props, cause richard sachs likes cool bikes.  this is his sachs red gaulzetti in a pic ripped from sponsor cole wheels.  it's a fun bike and was a hell of a publicity stunt for gaulzetti's new brand.

blood and chrome will not save us

at first it seemed like a miracle: modern bsg without ronald d. moore's stupidity.  all the shooting and none of the shit, but it looks like syfy is living up to its illustrious legacy by flushing their new show before it even airs.  somewhere the farscape folks are laughing their asses off.

heidi watney kinda grows on you

yeah, i get it.  she obviously got her job because of her looks.  the third-wheel sideline reporter thing is awkward anyway.  she used to induce headaches.  but now, heidi watney has worked at it, and she is no longer so freeking annoying on those broadcasts.  i give her credit for that; not everybody gets better at their job. 

the worst thing about nbc football

and the nbc universal comcast borg collective: those insipid spots pushing that whitney show.  holy shit, she looks awful and the show looks worse.  is it really this garbage or more reality shows?  really?

of course regulations create jobs

no shit.  this is something that should get more play, though.  much the same way that higher tax rates on corporations and the wealthiest individuals keeps money whirling around the economy and makes it better for everyone, government regulations act as selection pressure on investment and innovation and employment.  keeping the regulations from getting stale is at worst a short-term annoyance, but long-term, it improves the breed, pushes progress and opens opportunity for creative innovators.  more, please. 

martin mcguinness for president

maybe this paddy can come help out over here, too.

new chris hayes show

the new chris hayes show has been getting good reviews.  that's good, but i'm curious to see whether he can overcome the stupid over there on that channel or whether he'll just be assimilated. 

new fiat 500

chrysler corporation just plain sucks even when it's fiat.  could anything make that new, mexican fiat 500 look worse than that jennifer lopez commercial.  just awful.  i'll take slim chrysler instead any day.

why is john stossel so odious?

he's on fox news, and he's a well know asshat, but why is he somehow more sickening than o'reilly, hannity, bolling, gutfeld, or even huckabee?  i'm not really sure, but he has something more disgusting than the rest of the fox news jerkoffs.

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