Obeia is no longer with us. It was very sad even though she had to be the most irritating animal ever to walk the planet. While I was with Obeia in her last moments Ashby took it upon herself to create her interpretation of heaven.

That’s pretty ballsy. They’re syncing your address book and sharing it with others. This means advertisers and companies that you allow via Facebook connect have access to a lot of information that I haven’t necessarily approved because some friend of mine has synced my contact information via this feature. I’m generally really liberal with things like this, but this is pretty appalling to me.

I’m not sure when they started this. I was syncing Facebook with my iPhone because I liked seeing everyone’s updated photos. Was I syncing friends and family private information before?

Cause of death in the city of London, 1647-1627. Eight were killed by “wolf” over this 20 year period. I found this in Edward Tufte’s book “Beautiful Evidence”. This is a fantastic book by the way. Brilliant work and a rare gem of a book with respect to the publishing quality.

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=FFFFFF&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=obln-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&asins=0961392177

This is the base recipe for the best chicken enchiladas I’ve ever made.

Via The Atlantic: Now That You’re Unemployed, How ‘Bout Becoming an Ewok Chief?

Via The Atlantic: What a Leaked ‘Today Show’ Clip Taught Us About Mankind’s Progress

Last week, a fascinating video was leaked from The Today Show archives circa 1994. It featured off-air footage of Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel struggling to comprehend what the “Internet” was and how it worked.

“What is Internet anyway?” Gumbel pondered. “You don’t need a phone line to operate Internet?” asked a puzzled Couric. The video was taken down quickly but not before others duplicated it and distributed it widely.

http://videos.mediaite.com/embed/player/?layout=&playlist_cid=&media_type=video&content=23843F11YMX85FLN&read_more=1&widget_type_cid=svp

Dulzura, CA miles from Tecate border crossing.

In Dulzura, CA