kung fu grippe

a personal weblog,
or “blog,”
by Merlin Mann

Jesus Seminar (Authentic sayings, as determined by the seminar)

  1. Turn the other cheek (92%): Mt 5:39, Lk6:29a
  2. Coat & shirt: Mt5:40 (92%), Lk6:29b (90%)
  3. Congratulations, poor!: Lk6:20b (91%), Th54 (90%), Mt5:3 (63%)
  4. Second mile (90%): Mt5:41
  5. Love your enemies: Lk6:27b (84%), Mt5:44b (77%), Lk6:32,35a (56%) (compare to black rated “Pray for your enemies”: POxy1224 6:1a; Didache 1:3; Poly-Phil 12:3; and “Love one another”: John 13:34-35, Romans 13:8, 1 Peter 1:22)
  6. Leaven: Lk13:20–21 (83%), Mt13:33 (83%), Th96:1–2 (65%)
  7. Emperor & God (82%): Th100:2b–3, Mk12:17b, Lk20:25b, Mt22:21c (also Egerton Gospel 3:1-6)
  8. Give to beggars (81%): Lk6:30a, Mt5:42a, Didache1:5a
  9. Good Samaritan (81%): Lk10:30–35
  10. Congrats, hungry!: Lk6:21a (79%), Mt5:6 (59%), Th69:2 (53%)
  11. Congrats, sad!: Lk6:21b (79%), Mt5:4 (73%)
  12. Shrewd manager (77%): Lk16:1–8a
  13. Vineyard laborers (77%): Mt20:1–15
  14. Abba, Father (77%): Mt6:9b, Lk11:2c
  15. The Mustard Seed : Th20:2–4 (76%), Mk4:30–32 (74%), Lk13:18–19 (69%), Mt13:31–32 (67%)
Beach House

I think this may be the most melancholy image on the internet. Might be my “lonely sandwich.”

Beach House

I think this may be the most melancholy image on the internet. Might be my “lonely sandwich.”

Steve Martin/Marty Robbins-El Paso

I knew I hadn’t hallucinated this. Because it might be the greatest thing ever.

There are no feminists in the Disney Store. Jeffrey Zeldman

CNET Live: May 29, 2008 video - CNET TV

Tom and I talked about Inbox Zero on CNET Live the other day. My bit starts about 10 minutes in.

(Thanks, Alex Faber)

Nicknames - Lostpedia

Sawyer’s nicknames for people. Selected:

  • Charlie: Amigo, Babynapper, Chuckie, Has-Been Pop Star, Jiminy Cricket, Little Limey Runt, Munchkin, Oliver Twist, A Reject From VH1 Has-Beens, Sport, Tattoo, Three Men & a Baby (with Hurley and Aaron - “I counted Hurley twice”)
  • Hurley: Annoying, Avalanche, Barbar (mispronunciation of Babar), Gumby, Chicken Little, Deepdish, Ese, Grape Ape, Grimace, Hammo, Hero, Hoss, Hulk, International House of Pancakes, Jabba, Jumbotron, Kong, Lardo, Mongo, Muttonchops, Montezuma, My Roommate, Number One Draft Pick, Pillsbury, Pork Pie, Rerun, Sabu, Snuffy, Stay-Puft
  • Kate: Baby, Belle of Ball, Boar Expert, Freckles, Girl, Hon’/Honey, Kiddo, Magellan, The Mighty Huntress, Little Lady, Pippi Longstocking, Puddin’, Sassafras, Sheena, Shortcake, Sugarpop, Sweetcheeks, Sweetheart, Thelma, Timmy (from Lassie), Tinkerbell, Woman

I’m with Scott: today, you’re all “Kenny Rogers.”

Jeremy Bentham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Auto-icon)


  As requested in his will, his body was preserved and stored in a wooden cabinet, termed his “Auto-icon”. Originally kept by his disciple Dr. Southwood Smith, it was acquired by University College London in 1850. The Auto-icon is kept on public display at the end of the South Cloisters in the main building of the College. For the 100th and 150th anniversaries of the college, the Auto-icon was brought to the meeting of the College Council, where he was listed as “present but not voting”. Tradition holds that if the council’s vote on any motion is tied, the auto-icon always breaks the tie by voting in favour of the motion.

Jeremy Bentham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Auto-icon)

As requested in his will, his body was preserved and stored in a wooden cabinet, termed his “Auto-icon”. Originally kept by his disciple Dr. Southwood Smith, it was acquired by University College London in 1850. The Auto-icon is kept on public display at the end of the South Cloisters in the main building of the College. For the 100th and 150th anniversaries of the college, the Auto-icon was brought to the meeting of the College Council, where he was listed as “present but not voting”. Tradition holds that if the council’s vote on any motion is tied, the auto-icon always breaks the tie by voting in favour of the motion.

Amazon.com: Bottom Toilet Tissue Aid Self-wipe Cleaning: Health & Personal Care

Why is all the cool stuff for “disabled” people? I could totally use this.

Amazon.com: Bottom Toilet Tissue Aid Self-wipe Cleaning: Health & Personal Care

Why is all the cool stuff for “disabled” people? I could totally use this.