➠ October 8, 2008
Impressed by @fountaingoats’s ability this evening to take my sprawling multifaceted list of ideas & concerns and boil it down to five words
Posted to Twitter at 9:53 p.m.
USATaxDollars - See Your Tax Dollars at Work
Enter your salary, and see how it breaks down gov’t spending-wise. I’d seen the percentages before, but breaking it down to real dollars is very interesting.
TSA calls Newark screener a one-person crime wave
Stealing a $48k professional video camera and trying to sell it on eBay? Not smart.
The Muppet Newsflash: Whatnot Workshop Opens this Month
Wicked awesome — FAO Schwartz has created a Build-a-Bear-like experience for creating “Whatnot” Muppets (the random background artistes of the Muppet world). The at-home experience is particularly clever — you get a set of cards and vinyl clings, put together the Muppet you want, send it in, and they make and ship you your Muppet. Note to my family: Yes, this is what I want for my Christmas.
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