Author Archives: Gwaetgar

14:25 Great Salon interview w/ Dr. David Kessler about psychology of food & [over]eating: is.gd/15vXG # 15:34 Prospects for my dad’s band concert on Townsend Common tonight are dismal, it’s pouring. This SO sucks. Were rained out 5 times last … Continue reading →

13:05 San Francisco passes nation’s toughest composting/recycling law. What are you doing with those coffee grounds, buddy? is.gd/14Acn # 15:00 N Ireland mobs drive Romanian Gypsies from their homes as anti-immigrant feelings boil thru-out Europe: is.gd/14DYd # 15:38 Damn. Giles … Continue reading →

14:41 RT @DenaRobinson Change your Twitter Avatar to be green in some way. Support Iranian movement. #IranElection # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

23:00 Really well-reasoned argument for single-payer health care in U.S., from today’s Boston Globe: is.gd/132WP # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

I went up to the Borders store in South Nashua to buy The Bourne Deception for my dad for Father’s Day. I was dressed in grubbies–not only that, but grubbies that are four sizes too big because now everything I … Continue reading →

I’ve been waiting five months for today! Tentative outcome: better than I expected. As most of my friends know, I’ve pretty much given up television. Some years back, I cancelled my cable TV for good out of disgust at the … Continue reading →

13:14 Last line of this story brought tears to my eyes. This is just too wonderful. 6th grdr gives class report on Harvey Milk: is.gd/ZYy6 # 23:12 If it’s good enough for Simon & Schuster…*Mortal Touch* is now for sale … Continue reading →

12:38 If it’s in a scientific journal, can we trust it? Bentham accepted bogus paper for its “open access” scientific journals: is.gd/YY7X # 13:22 Single guys, want to be successful in the dating scene? AskMen.com says date like a vampire: … Continue reading →

13:26 Salon: The man who created flash mobs explains why crazes like Susan Boyle ruin our ability to focus on the big picture. is.gd/XwqA # 13:38 An “extended preview” (5+ minutes) for new TV show Vampire Diaries online: bit.ly/f7Jz3 # … Continue reading →

In How to Go Viral: The man who created flash mobs explains why crazes like Susan Boyle ruin our ability to focus on the big picture, Salon.com interviews Bill Wasik, whose book, And Then There’s This: How Stories Live and … Continue reading →