Thursday, September 27, 2007

Running on Empty

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Nearly came a cropper: just about wheezed into the filling station this morning on fumes of ethanol.

Ahoy there! Today is/was World Maritime Day. Support your local Flag of Convenience.

Whither Belgium? The centre of international co-operation is also the home to a dysfunctional domestic federation.

Axis of Evil Updates
"You arrogant renegade, your accusation against the DPRK is no more than barking at the moon!"

(Ironic) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an unintentional comedian:

An Iranian-American journalist asked him to clarify his extraordinary claim on Monday that there were no gay people in Iran, pointing out, "I know a few myself."

"Seriously? I don't know any," the president replied, in apparent surprise. "Give me some addresses so we're able to go to visit them and learn about them."

Given that sodomy is a crime punishable by death in Iran, it was a particular chilling offer.

iPod-olatry
"The Bereaved" - Experimental Pop Band
"Have You Passed Through This Night" - Explosions in the Sky
"1983 (A Merman I Should Turn to be)" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
"Nailing Honey to the Bee" - Brian Jonestown Massacre
"Harold Budd" - Rothko
"Neon Golden" - The Notwist
"Personal Stereo" - Appliance
"Nixon in China: Act II, Scene II, Tropical Storm" - John Adams
"Zebra" - The Magnetic Fields

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