Jon Web Log

Megan Fix is hot

2009-05-15T23:53:00.000-06:00

Only because she was in Transformers.

terminology

2009-05-13T21:41:00.001-06:00

story arcs are threads in math/science lingo

imho, threads is a better descriptor

firefly, season 4

2009-05-13T21:30:00.001-06:00

super awesome ending

slither, the movie

2009-05-13T21:29:00.001-06:00

is whedonesque. evidently, joss had nothing to do with it, but I would say he definitely influenced it.

joss whedon's best work, by far, exponentially, is firefly

2009-05-09T21:54:00.002-06:00

it's non-soapoperatic

Fox fools, cancelled firefly, now dollhouse

2009-05-02T01:40:00.001-06:00

Whedon characters

2009-04-11T23:00:00.002-06:00

River, Echo, Sierra, November, Willow

wow! Iowa is on the awesome list, no bigotry there

2009-04-03T20:35:00.000-06:00

News Release
For Immediate Release: April 3, 2008
Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal
House Speaker Pat Murphy

Iowa continues to be a leader in guaranteeing civil rights

This is a joint statement from Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal and Iowa House Speaker Pat Murphy on today's Supreme Court decision:

"Thanks to today's decision, Iowa continues to be a leader in guaranteeing all of our citizens' equal rights.

"The court has ruled today that when two Iowans promise to share their lives together, state law will respect that commitment, regardless of whether the couple is gay or straight.

"When all is said and done, we believe the only lasting question about today's events will be why it took us so long. It is a tough question to answer because treating everyone fairly is really a matter of Iowa common sense and Iowa common decency.

"Today, the Iowa Supreme Court has reaffirmed those Iowa values by ruling that gay and lesbian Iowans have all the same rights and responsibilities of citizenship as any other Iowan.

"Iowa has always been a leader in the area of civil rights.

"In 1839, the Iowa Supreme Court rejected slavery in a decision that found that a slave named Ralph became free when he stepped on Iowa soil, 26 years before the end of the Civil War decided the issue.

"In 1868, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated "separate but equal" schools had no place in Iowa, 85 years before the U.S. Supreme Court reached the same decision.

"In 1873, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled against racial discrimination in public accommodations, 91 years before the U.S. Supreme Court reached the same decision.

"In 1869, Iowa became the first state in the union to admit women to the practice of law.

"In the case of recognizing loving relationships between two adults, the Iowa Supreme Court is once again taking a leadership position on civil rights.

"Today, we congratulate the thousands of Iowans who now can express their love for each other and have it recognized by our laws."

the Bush legacy

2009-04-02T23:23:00.002-06:00

seth green

2009-04-02T23:11:00.001-06:00

guess that I like Seth Green now, after his performance in Buffy, season 3. :/

take five

2009-03-29T21:03:00.003-06:00

This song written by Paul Desmond and performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet is one of the best ever.

Claire De Lune

2009-03-26T21:10:00.001-06:00

this song brings me to tears

twilight

2009-03-26T20:59:00.001-06:00

I'm watching the movie and they're playing the Claire de Lune, one of my all-time favorite songs. great movie too, should probably read the book.

Bobby Jindal's volcano erupted

2009-03-23T17:53:00.001-06:00

To quote John Aravosis:

"

Bobby Jindal's volcano erupted

by John Aravosis (DC)

The one he was criticizing the monitoring of? Just erupted in the last day or so. A friend writes:

Erupted 4 times overnight. Nobody’s dead. The FAA and the National Weather Service know where the ash cloud is (drifting away, not toward, Anchorage, thank God) and planes are being diverted around it. Gee, it’s a good thing people were monitoring.

The eruption was accurately predicted when the number of earthquakes on the mountain suddenly jumped to 40 to 50 per hour Sunday morning. So everybody had time to get ready.

Your tax dollars put to work by dedicated scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey who keep doing their jobs even when politicians decide to demean their work for a cheap sound bite.

If we were approaching this from a less scientific perspective, some might be tempted to appease the volcano gods by throwing somebody into the crater. Since he doesn’t like volcano monitoring, perhaps Bobby Jindal would volunteer?

Bill O'Reilly is smarter than karl rove

2009-03-13T21:08:00.001-06:00

i feel like an idiot for saying this. has o'reilly turned a new leaf? i'm so confused?

Jim Cramer

2009-03-13T21:01:00.002-06:00

hey, the guy did and excellent job on the Jon Stewart show. He was grilled and responded respectively. I was impressed and am subsequently supporting the guy. He took the burden/bridle of everything finance related. I guess, based on this interview, that he is a good man. at the very least, he's got some balls.

PS:

firefly

2009-02-02T23:31:00.001-07:00

Serenity is Episode 15 of Firefly.

NOW

2009-01-30T20:46:00.004-07:00

NOW is a show on pbs, with former Marketplace host David Brancaccio. Currently he is talking about business and economics with Bethany McL:ean and he is in his element. He rocks. When he is talking about b&e the show is like Marketplace with video!

Bethany McLean

2009-01-30T20:42:00.003-07:00

Is on the awesome list. She first investigated and reported the Enron scandal and has great insight on the latest crisis. Currently writing for Vanity Fair, she would probably be better suited running Vanity Fair. Co-Author "The smartest guys in the room". She was interviewed by David Brancaccio on NOW on pbs tonight.

Kevin James (and will smith) r awesome

2009-01-23T22:28:00.000-07:00

summer glau is awesome

2009-01-17T21:15:00.001-07:00

My tribute to the Pats

2008-12-29T00:00:00.003-07:00

Patriots went 11-5 this season and yet didn't make the playoffs, while the Chargers (8-8) did make it into the playoffs. There is something wrong with the current system.

Morgan Freeman

2008-06-13T22:18:00.001-06:00

One of my favorite thespians. Truly a cool cool, modern guy, and a good actor.

Alize' (pronounced Alazay per 2pac)

2008-04-12T21:11:00.001-06:00

The first beverage in the line, Alizé Gold Passion, was created in 1984 by Marie-Claude and Jean Paul Lafragette as a blend of French cognac, passion fruit juice, and other exotic fruit juices.

Bob Marley should be revered as a God

2008-04-12T20:30:00.001-06:00

A quote (seems to suggest he was a Taoist?):

I don't have prejudice against himself. My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don't dip on nobody's side. Me don't dip on the black man's side nor the white man's side. Me dip on God's side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.