Archive for October 2, 2004

The Mother Road

A couple of guys, Chip and Terry, have taken Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica on motorcycles and produced a fascinating photo album. Passing through New Mexico they even managed to get a photo of NewMexiKen’s house! (Click to enlarge.)

Well done guys.

Thanks to Albloggerque for the pointer.

Busted

What can happen when you leave children Home Alone.

Timothy McSweeney’s Lists

The web site Timothy McSweeney’s has, among other things, a number of amusing lists. Recent ones include:

Some Possibilities in a Half-Hearted Campaign to Rename the Middle West

Really Boring Books for Children

Old Bumper Stickers Updated

How to Tell If Your Employer Has You Under Surveillance

Worth noting between now and November 2nd

“[T]he Central Intelligence Agency has fewer experienced case officers assigned to its headquarters unit dealing with Osama bin Laden than it did at the time of the [September 11, 2001] attacks…”

The New York Times