The Snail Shell

Granted, "a lot of time" is relative. Maybe 30-45 minutes, total. Two things: Consider the Lobster , an article by David Foster ...

Hey readers! All of you! I know at least some of you must have Chicago ties. I'm going to visit some friends there in a bit, and I kn...

Me: Whole Foods's cheapest apples are $1.99/lb, and Safeway's cheapest are $1.50, but for $1.99 at Whole Foods you get organic gala ...

Hey, if you're a relative of mine and you want to buy me things, and you've already been over the previous guide for if you want to ...

Or "wheat" and "dairy" if you prefer. It's all the rage to hate on these guys these days. What's the truth? I ...

I saw a beggar today with a sign that said "I bet you $1 I can guess the state you were born in." She looked about my age, not su...

Preface: this post makes no sense after my last one. Whatever, it's on my mind rather heavily, so I gotta spit it out. My dad forwarded...

I was thinking a bit. I think I've gotten a little too argumentative here on this blog and in life. (not that I don't enjoy your co...

Okay, so I'm a little hard-lined on food. I think you should buy the best (read: localest organickest humanest sustainablest) food you ...

First of all, Guantanamo is/was so bad , but you probably already agree. (China is pretty bad too!) But more entertainingly, last night I f...

So, because I'm a flaming liberal, granola, dreadlocks, organic, etc, I think that when a whole lot of people are being murdered maybe w...

Orgh. Three rounds in the ring with chocolate, cayenne pepper, and asparagus, and a winner is not me. It's really just that chocolate ...

Wow, so many posts to write, and so little time. I mean, in the grand scheme of things. Let's start out with this quick one: BUY MORE ...

Thank you for everything; I have no complaints whatsoever.

What's a commodity? Jared and I were discussing this. I've figured it out. This post might be full of highfalutin hand-waving and...

People unnecessarily start sentences with "so" a lot. Particularly math professors. This is a funny quirk. Is it a nerd thing? ...

Seattle, is it me, or is it you? Life is mostly pretty good here. Work is back on the rockin' track where I love writing software, ther...

I was watching the Of Montreal show tonight and I was all like "ehh rock shows are so lame" because I was tired and standing up a ...

How does one get into electronic music? I've happened upon it a couple times, like Decibelfest, and the Seacompression event last weeke...

Geez! I am so cold! I got in like 15 minutes ago and I'm still shivering. I remember being really really cold only a couple times: on...