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Monday, September 24, 2007 Tidbits The best opening line I've ever read in a Washington Post article: "Like worn-out shock absorbers on a car, parts of the human body wear out from age or overuse--often both." Like worn-out shock absorbers on a car. It reads like the lead from an Onion article, not straight news. The best headline I've read in a while: Ahmadinejad urges world to renounce Satan; U.S. walks out. This is bad. The State of Michigan is facing such a budget crisis that state services may shut down if a deal isn't reached by Thursday. Schools and local governments aren't sure what kind of support they're going to get from Lansing--some school districts are preparing to borrow money in order to stay afloat. And it's not just the government that's facing a crisis--at 7.4%, the state unemployment rate is nearly double the national average and the worst in the nation. Here's a humorous take on the situation. Hatha ka bana is a cool, simple organization that's giving women in Calcutta's Red Light District an alternative to prostitution through something they already know how to do: make blankets. The blankets, which are made from recycled saris using a traditional stitch, are beautiful. The website's photography is too. An excellent poem about modern life. "They tell me that / I can have thousands / of naked women / at my beck and call / slipping unnoticed / through a tiny wire / in my wall." Thanks to Parke for the link. Labels: links ^ Top | 1:57 AM | | | 
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