Posts by Christopher Null
All About Me
Who knew I was so much about sports? [click for full size] Try yourself here.
Read MoreOn City Life
Loved this piece by David Byrne in the Wall Street Journal (of all places)… Every time I visit San Francisco I ask out loud “Why don’t I live here? Why do I choose to live in a place that is harder, tougher and, well, not as beautiful?” The locals often reply, “You don’t want to…
Read MoreBuy Organic
No idea what this is from, but I like it a lot. …
Read MoreMarket Street to Close to Traffic for Pilot Project
Well thank God for this. Lord knows when I’m walking near Market and 6th what I really want to be doing is wandering around in the street.
Read MoreMaking New Friends!
Just for the record, this story was not my idea. It’s all good fun, folks. All good fun.
Read MoreAw Jeez, Wally
Anyone else find themselves trying to read the faux newspaper articles and notes that appear for a split second on TV shows and movies? Here’s a classic from Leave It To Beaver.
Read More#3, #4
I like the cut of the jib of the guy that wrote these spelling words. [click for full size]
Read MoreDying to Know the Origin of This
[click for full size] Update via Reddit: The picture itself was created by the artist Hugh Fleming and called “Star Wars Rocks,” and made as an exclusive to the official Star Wars fan club in the late 90s. Original prints are collector’s items now, although Lucas officially resells the poster (as mentioned above by another…
Read MoreSorry
Joe Queenan offers a dazzlingly insightful look at the modern apology and its apparently utter lack of actual remorse. Even in more recent, less theatrically vindictive times, true regret for one’s transgressions has always required a willingness to accept punishment, even if the punishment consists of nothing more than humiliation. The wrongdoer must admit that…
Read MoreElegy for the Tone Deaf
Can’t sing? Here’s why. (Hint: Blame your brain architecture.)
Read MoreBenjamin Franklin: Full of Win
Love this page on Franklin, but this daily to-do list is the best part.
Read MoreAnd What Is Your Age, Sir?
New rules at the airport, yay! As of Saturday, you may (or may not, who knows!) have to provide your gender (gay) and age (uhh) when buying your little online plane tickets so you can go to New Jersey or whatever, for a funeral. Hooray!
Read MoreThis Is All Kinds of Awesome
The world’s most expensive champagne looks fit for the Flintstones. (Thanks for the tip, Toby!)
Read MoreMind vs. Matter
Brain says: Delivery is from 10 to 12. Reality says: Delivery is from 12 to 2. Brain loses. So does stomach, which was waiting for delivery to go get lunch.
Read MoreWhat Does the Fire Alarm Sound Like?
Surely They Make a Toilet-Shaped Piece
Been waiting for this news all my life. TOP Gear presenter James May is looking for volunteers to help him build a new house in Surrey – but one made entirely out of Lego bricks. As part of his BBC series James May’s Toy Stories, he plans to build a two-storey house in the middle of Denbies…
Read MoreI’m Leaving Home Without It
My cell phone number: xxx-xxx-0033 + American Express’s new number they’re using (and which shows up on Caller ID) when they’re demanding their money from people: xxx-xxx-0333 = A dozen confused people who can’t make their credit card payments calling me at all hours every day… and probably assuming I’m trying to scam them somehow.
Read MoreBig Brother Is Comin’
And he’s comin’ on strong.
Read MoreThe Kool-Aid Is Served
Final recording from Jonestown, November 18, 1978. 44 minutes of preaching and death. Yeesh.
Read MoreWhoever Wins, We Lose
Huxley vs. Orwell In some ways, they were both right.
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