Articles for July 31st, 2007
RE: World Clock
Should it scare me that Merritt and I were thinking alike?
RE: World Clock
That is awesome.
I think we need one of those for our website. Proposed categories:
Burgers consumed at Goff’s
Hollywood rolls at four-way stops
Interest on oil money produced
Number of cars sitting in the valet line outside Cafe Pacific
Re: World Clock
I’d like to see a Park Cities version of that. You know, like Chanel bags being purchased and plastic surgeries taking place.
Terror in the Heart of Hardwood-floor Owners
Look for a rewrite of this press release on NBC 5 tonight:
Dear Editor,
Everything might be bigger in Texas. But fortunately, the dust bunny problem is not.
Re: World Clock
I have a pain in my chest and I can’t breathe.
World Clock Freaks Me Out
This is pretty cool. And terrifying.
Math or Gambling?
My husband took the week off and I’m not sure it was such a good idea. I went home to check on everyone and found my husband and nanny teaching the kids how to play Blackjack. I just stood there in disbelief and my husband said, “What? Its a math lesson.”
Then my 9 year old, without taking her eyes off the dealer said, “Hit me.” At least there is no money changing hands.
Re: Calm Yourselves
Granted, Dr. Weiner is a neurosurgeon, so he has real pressure that needs to be alleviated. The article still annoys me because it reminds me of how anti-calm I am. Yay, deadlines.
Calm Yourselves
This DMN article about being calm has my heart rate up. I think I might be better at calming myself if, like Dr. Richard Weiner, I could cool my nerves in my shiny private plane. It’s worth noting that a section of the article is called “appreciate simplicity” — the simplicity of life in your private plane, perhaps?
Re: McMansions
I love the “plywood palazzo” label, although some of these look more like a cinder block chateau to me, especially the newest one on Euclid.
McMansions Make News Overseas
I like this article from The Guardian mostly because of this paragraph:
“Huge mansions are a common site across the US, dotting the landscape alongside motorways in Colorado, or squeezed into tiny plots in urban areas. Wherever they are found, they share common features: large atrium-style hallways, showpiece kitchens, multiple bathrooms, walk-in wardrobes, built-in garage and garden statuary; a style familiar to viewers of the Sopranos. While McMansion is the most frequently used pejorative term, “plywood palazzo” is another.”
The Reputations of MySpace and Facebook
Don’t know if you knew this but apparently Facebook is for “good kids” and MySpace is for the baddies.
From a Berkeley PhD:
“The goodie two-shoes, jocks, athletes or other ‘good’ kids are now going to Facebook. These kids tend to come from families who emphasize education and going to college. They are primarily white, but not exclusively,” she said.
“MySpace is still home for Latino/Hispanic teens, immigrant teens, ‘burnouts’, ‘alternative kids’, ‘art fags’, ‘punks’, ‘emos’, ‘goths’, ‘gangstas’, ‘queer kids’ and other kids who didn’t play into the dominant high school popularity paradigm. MySpace has most of the kids who are socially ostracised at school because they are geeks, freaks or queers.”
No wonder Merritt’s searches are so fun!
PS From research group IG Central: “If you still think of Facebook as a college social networking site, think again. Research from a recent user study shows that more than half of Facebook users are not currently enrolled in a university or college and that the site’s fastest-growing demo is the 25+ age group.”
Lambert’s & Robb and Stucky
Lambert’s President Paul Fields will be giving a presentation on creating your own lovely outdoor environment next Wed. Aug 8, at 10:30am at the new Robb & Stucky store in NorthPark. Fields will also be signing his book Leading Residential Landscape Professionals for all you landscaping groupies out there. RSVP: 972-403-3063