shrink wrap
Ice caps and crème eggs
Are shrinking. Woe is me, and
To the polar bears.
Read: They’re Shrinking Our Cadbury Crème Eggs and Denying it
Image source: Candy Snob
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one third the pay, three times the fun!
In borrowed, travel on 04/13/2009 at 6:00 pm
gives new meaning to the word "court"
In a crushing blow
Biglaw lawyers cruise the globe
At twice what I’m paid.
(courtesy of nelly!)
Read: $80,000 for a Year Off? She’ll Take It!
Image source: Flickr
Its always election hour, somewhere
In crazy, elections, politics, travel on 04/08/2009 at 6:19 pm
big country, enormous ballot
It’s Election Day!
Third largest democracy,
But first in our hearts.
Read: Elections 2009 The Jakarta Post
Image source: Indonesian Election 2009
Father’s Little Helper
In nasty, politics, religion, travel on 12/30/2008 at 6:26 pm
state secrets
Santa Claus brings gifts
Of Taliban secrets, and
A little blue pill.
Read: Little Blue Pills Among the Ways CIA Wins Friends in Afghanistan
Image source: LA Times
Democracy in action
In politics, travel on 12/18/2008 at 4:20 pm
ninja parliamentarians
Sledgehammers, blockades,
Feisty MPs. Its just a
Day at the office.
Russian me crazy
In politics, travel on 08/17/2008 at 4:49 pm
the emperors’ old robes
No surprises with
Georgia. Putin brays, whispers
Respond from the ranch.
When the going gets
tough, its time for vacation.
A good life lesson.
Read: Russia is Not Jamaica
Image source: Rockford Register Star
再见, olympic gold
In attractive men, entertainment, olympics, travel on 07/28/2008 at 8:27 pm
that’s paul hamm, in the middle
Paul Hamm, how will we
Get through August without your
Smiling face? Heartbreak.
Getting going in Gitmo
In politics, travel on 07/21/2008 at 8:52 pm
detainee graffiti
U.S. v. Hamdan.
Victory for Bush? Just a
Drop in the bucket.
Gimme a C!
In chinese food, economics, entertainment, olympics, politics, travel on 07/19/2008 at 5:18 pm
feel free to insert your own communist-themed caption here
China! China! Chiiiiiii-
Na! China China China!
Go China! China!
Read: Western Olympic Ads Cheerlead for China
FARC that
In politics, travel on 07/02/2008 at 9:59 pm
A brilliant rescue
Mission, hostages freed. Jack
Bauer would be proud.
Breaking news.
In politics, travel on 06/30/2008 at 10:12 pm
Khyber pass, back when it was just a few farmers transporting their poppies
Bandits criss-cross the
Khyber, GIs sit and watch.
Superpower stunned.
A to Zimbabwe
In dynasties, travel on 06/23/2008 at 9:59 pm
Voters hopes ignored.
Democracy in tatters,
Mugabe – till when?
Kung pow!
In chinese food, deliciousness, olympics, travel on 06/19/2008 at 10:40 pm
mmmm
Ox tripe in chilis.
No matter how you say it,
It is still ox tripe.
Bean curd made by a
pocked marked woman. Dee-lish! I
will order double.
There is no stopping in the red zone
In travel on 06/12/2008 at 1:42 pm
very expensive luggage (saddleback leather company)
Fuel costs rising, and
passengers getting fatter.
Failing airlines fret.
Fifteen dollars a
bag. Soon we will be paying
charges per kidney.
Read: United Joins American in Charging $15 for First Checked Bag
