For serious, there’s some original content coming soon on here. I’m working on a history of the kibbutz (for gentiles) and, related, a fun list (with etymology!) of yiddish words used in english and some book reports. In the meantime, people jumping on swings!

And, pictures of other people’s parties from Flickr

I had a tooth pulled on Monday afternoon and I’ve been taking it easy the last few days. Making lemonade, sort of. Vicodin + Beer + blogs/video games/movies = achy mouth and fun times. I wish I was living in victorian times with a stern but luscious caretaker who brought me larger than needed doses of laudanum stroked my hair, tenderly.
I would need a chaise lounge, though.

From Christopher Beam’s Trailhead Blog:

In case you haven’t noticed, the Hillary Deathwatch operates a lot like the health meter in Gears of War. As long as you’re not getting shot at, your health goes up. In Hillary’s case…

Video game political analysis. So, Micael, just be smarter, funnier and better looking than the people who don’t play video games.
And this is awesome (from the bottom of the page):
About Christopher Beam
Christopher Beam is a Slate political reporter.
No Bullshit. No nothing.