Just Well MixedJason Lefkowitz's Weblog. ("I'm not confused. I'm just well mixed." -- Robert Frost)It's George Carlin's World, We Just Live in It- (Found July 2, 2008 ) George Carlin died yesterday: George Carlin, the Grammy-Award winning standup comedian and actor who was hailed for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and language, and groundbreaking routines like &8220;Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television,&8221; died in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sunday, according to his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He was 71. There have been a lot of tributes to Carlin&8217;s spectacular career today. But the...http://www.jasonlefkowitz.net/blog1archive/2008/06/its_george_carl.html Hardy Heron is Coming!- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Ubuntu 8.04 (code name &8220;Hardy Heron&8221;) ships this week: Lots of new features coming for Ubuntu and for Kubuntu. I can&8217;t wait.http://www.jasonlefkowitz.net/blog1archive/2008/04/hardy_heron_is.html Pathetic- (Found July 2, 2008 ) From The Hill magazine, &8220;Dems Hedge on Healthcare&8221;: Congressional Democrats are backing away from healthcare reform promises made by their two presidential candidates, saying that even if their party controls the White House and Congress, sweeping change will be difficult. It is still seven months before Election Day, but already senior Democrats are maneuvering to lower public expectations on the key policy issue&8230; Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), a member of Senate...http://www.jasonlefkowitz.net/blog1archive/2008/04/pathetic.html What Do Ann Coulter and a Colonoscopy Have In Common- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Seen on the web, courtesy of Google AdWords: What is a colonoscopy, you ask, and what could it possibly have in common with Ann Coulter This consists of the doctor inserting a tube into your rectum and snaking it through your lower digestive system. There is a light at the end of the tube that allows the doctor to look for abnormalities and to take pictures. Sometimes the jokes pretty much write themselves&8230;http://www.jasonlefkowitz.net/blog1archive/2008/04/what_do_ann_cou.html The Day After- (Found July 2, 2008 ) It&8217;s hard for me to remember sometimes that there is now a whole generation of people walking around who have no memory of what it was like to live every day under the threat of nuclear annihilation. Oh, sure, there&8217;s still the threat that some terrorist group will get their hands on a nuke. That would be pretty bad. But during the Cold War, we all lived with the knowledge that a few bad decisions in Washington or Moscow could result in a nuclear apocalypse so horrific that it...http://www.jasonlefkowitz.net/blog1archive/2008/05/the_day_after.html David's Situation- (Found July 2, 2008 ) This Vanity Fair interview with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross (who have teamed up again after a decade to create a new sitcom for HBO titled David&8217;s Situation) just reinforces my conviction that these two guys are among the funniest people working in the world today: David: If we did a sketch show and we lived in Flint, Michigan, I&8217;m sure that a lot of our observations would be about the dying auto industry. We live and work and breathe in Hollywood. Bob&8217;s wife is a manager,..http://www.jasonlefkowitz.net/blog1archive/2008/05/davids_situatio.html Goddamnit, Now I Have to Buy a Blu-Ray Player- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Announcement from the Criterion Collection: We&8217;ve got some exciting news for this fall: our first Blu-ray discs are coming! We&8217;ve picked a little over a dozen titles from the collection for Blu-ray treatment, and we&8217;ll begin rolling them out in October. These new editions will feature glorious high-definition picture and sound, all the supplemental content of the DVD releases, and they will be priced to match our standard-def editions. Here&8217;s what&8217;s in the...http://www.jasonlefkowitz.net/blog1archive/2008/05/goddamnit_now_i.html Inventing Situations- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Could there be any better anthem for the age of YouTube and the &8220;cognitive surplus&8221; than the Talking Heads&8217; &8220;Found a Job&8221;, from their 1978 album More Songs About Buildings and Food &8220;Damn that television &8230; what a bad picture!&8221; &8220;Don&8217;t get upset, it&8217;s not a major disaster.&8221; &8220;There&8217;s nothing on tonight,&8221; he said, &8220;I don&8217;t know what&8217;s the matter!&8221; &8220;Nothing&8217;s ever on,&8221; she...http://www.jasonlefkowitz.net/blog1archive/2008/05/inventing_situa.html Some Free Advice- (Found July 2, 2008 ) If you&8217;re going on one of the cable-news yack shows armed with a set of talking points (like &8220;Appeasement!&8221;), be sure you know what the talking points actually mean: Otherwise you kind of look like an ignorant fool. You knowhttp://www.jasonlefkowitz.net/blog1archive/2008/05/some_free_advic.html Three Stories for Memorial Day- (Found July 2, 2008 ) In honor of Memorial Day, three stories of heroism and sacrifice. The first is the story of a group of my personal heroes: the Seabees. When World War II broke out, the U.S. was faced with the daunting prospect of pushing Imperial Japan back across thousands of miles of Pacific Ocean. To make that possible would require an extensive network of ports, airfields, supply depots, bridges, roads, and other facilities that, simply put, did not exist. The men who were charged with creating those..http://www.jasonlefkowitz.net/blog1archive/2008/05/three_stories_f.html |