Plug This

A funny essay from NPR.

On my way home from work today, I heard a funny essay on NPR, read by commentator Andrei Codrescu.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu muses on the appeal by friends to ‘plug’ their new books. He says there was a time when such a plea would have seemed uncivil. Now, the world has changed and publicity wins over decorum.

You can listen to it from this page.

Backwards Bush

Because counting backwards makes it go quicker?

Okay. Here’s a Web site that’s keeping track of how much time before George Jr. vacates the White House: Backwards Bush. If you go to the site, you can find a number of goodies:

  • PHP script to put the Bush Backwards clock on your Web site or blog.
  • Windows Backwards Bush screen saver.
  • Mac OS Backwards Bush widget.

And more!

It’s a funny world we live in.