http://www.nonfamous.com/wp commentary on the world around us, with an effort to keep paranoia at the lowest healthy level Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:04:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVNTdWbVBgc[/youtube] Details about the story here. http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2008/07/11/for-everyone-who-needs-cheering-up/ Ever since American Airlines announced they'd be charging for the first checked bag, this is the blog post I'd intended to write.  Well, close to it anyway -- I'd also thought that the only effect is going to be everyone trying to bring bags on board and making the clusterfuck ... http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2008/06/18/charging-for-checked-bags-is-a-stupid-idea/ I just discovered from this useful guide to gay marriage from the LA Times that as of 5:01PM on Monday, Jay and I will be married in California, thanks to our Vancouver, BC Wedding. I wonder if that means we can now go through immigration at LAX together -- several ... http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2008/06/14/married-in-california/ The Supremes have pitched the Bush Administration their 3rd strike. I am cautiously hopeful with the slight majority for Democrats in Congress and the lame duck status of The Idiot. I am unsure this means we can immediately restore the foundation of democracy - the right to challenge detention by ... http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2008/06/12/habeas-corpus-still-on-life-support/ With the end of the Democratic Party primary, I took some time today to review two speeches (Hilary Clinton’s concession & Barack Obama’s St. Paul, MN, address). I listened to Senator Clinton’s speech first because of 2 major factors: 1) The meme going about that somehow Senator Clinton’s die-hard ... http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2008/06/08/today-i-surprised-myself%e2%80%a6/ i totally recycled this from Engadget but if you haven't already seen this... it's amazing. http://www.vimeo.com/1109226 sidenote: i saw radiohead in dallas last week and it was one of the most inspiring concerts i've ever seen them do. thom was actually having fun and joking with the crowd. ... http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2008/06/06/radiohead-fans-this-is-amazing/ Some rightwing nutjob I'd never heard of convinced Dunkin Donuts to pull an ad featuring Rachel Ray. Not because it featured Rachel Ray (which is a perfectly valid reason not to show an ad), but because she was wearing a scarf which said nutjob thought seemed reminiscent of something some ... http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2008/05/28/lest-you-think-the-right-isnt-racist/ Can be found here. All I can say is that landing in Newark after leaving "God's Kitchen" was something of a letdown. http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2008/05/01/photos-from-sicily/ Thanks to everyone who came to Jay's 35th birthday party -- it was awesome to see everyone and I think it helped Jay get over his midlife crisis :).  The photos are up on flickr.  And confidential to Julie: the flowers were gorgeous, thanks! http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2008/04/08/jay-is-35/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFR-8NVjw-k[/youtube] and if you like that, you should go looking for Shatner's version of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds! http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2008/03/12/i-can-only-hope-this-brings-you-as-much-glee-as-it-did-me/