Information on previous presidential administrations goes to the National Archives, and snapshots of the previous whitehouse.gov are helpfully archived. Clinton’s complete letters and speeches are available as well. The full context of the Bush quote turned up in the New York Times, December 21, 2000, from a news conference naming the treasury secretary. Q. Mr. […]
Being unable to rid myself of yesterday’s Bush quote from the calendar, I’ve been trying to find out what the context was. I haven’t been able to find it (he made the remarks before he was in office, but (I think) after he had been appointed), but I did find these remarks, which seem likely […]
I have this calendar that purports to contain stupid things people have said, or written (it was an xmas gift). Most of them are clearly typos; granted, they’re sometimes funny ones, but not necessarily indicative of stupidity. By far the majority of the truly stupid things are quotes from W. Today’s, for instance: “Natural gas […]
According to this review, the Funeral Home scent is a mixture of “Carnations, cigarette smoke and old oriental rugs[.]” Hmm.
A very cool article on queer history in Seattle from the very cool Historylink. I’m looking forward to reading the new(ish) book on the subject, Gay Seattle: Stories of Exile and Belonging by Gary Atkins. I’ve heard Don Paulsen’s book An Evening at the Garden of Allah is excellent.
I just scored a copy of the Better Homes and Gardens Baby Book from 1956. It’s filled with fabulous pictures of fifties moms and newly minted boomers, plus horribly dated medical advice (go ahead and smoke every once in a while while you’re pregnant). Yet the most ominous excerpt so far is this, on keeping […]
Seed Packet Art, art clocks, and The Matrix’s art department.
Nifty Chinese advertising posters, huffah!
The David Nelsons of the world have been shafted by TSA’s secret list. This is pretty much what people said would happen, with a secret listing that you can’t appeal saying who can fly and who gets extra special searching (with complimentary disapproving looks). There is a number you can call (866-289-9673) to see if […]
According to YM magazine, Alyson Hannigan is planning her wedding to Alexis Denisof. D’oh. And here I thought I had a chance.