http://arlodesign.com/blog Arlo's idle ramblings. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:59:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Grab the book nearest you. Right now. Turn to page 56. Find the fifth sentence. Post that sentence along with these instructions. Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST. So the nearest book to me, as is usually the case when I'm doing a big layout, is Robert ... http://arlodesign.com/blog/2008/11/13/its-one-of-those-silly-internet-memes-but-i-like-this-one/ My introduction to Studs Terkel was a monologue from Working that I used in high school for college auditions. A cop on the edge who got to say the F-word, just what a 17-year-old boy like myself wanted to scream. I was too young and naive to really appreciate how ... http://arlodesign.com/blog/2008/10/31/studs-terkel/ The first time I voted, it was absentee because I had just started college. (And I'm not afraid to admit that my first vote, in 1992, included a vote for George H.W. Bush. We live and we learn.) When I did finally step into a voting booth in 1996 -- ... http://arlodesign.com/blog/2008/10/19/early-voting/ Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do: This display of Christianity is not Christianity at all. Jesus sought to bring peace for those who believed in him. Do any of these people seem to have peace? They seem more bloodthirsty to me. Furthermore, what did Jesus preach if not ... http://arlodesign.com/blog/2008/10/16/intolerance/ After reading how AIG spent taxpayers' money, I wanted to respond to two things folks have said to me about our burgeoning economic nightmare. Be forewarned: I know very little about economics, and I shouldn't even be talking about this publicly. However, what are blogs for if not to espouse ... http://arlodesign.com/blog/2008/10/07/corporate-greed/ I loved his acting. I loved his philanthropy. Hell, I loved his Balsamic Vinaigrette and his salsa. Moment of silence for one of the all time coolest guys ever, Paul Newman. http://arlodesign.com/blog/2008/09/27/paul-newman-19252008/ David Foster Wallace died a few days ago, and I've been reticent to post this moment of silence. I know very little about the man other than the voracious appetite that people smarter than I am have for his work. However, I do know a little bit about fighting mental health ... http://arlodesign.com/blog/2008/09/18/david-foster-wallace-19622008/ Because, as mothers always say, if you can't say anything nice... John McCain has a fascinating story, and while I don't agree with his stance on just about everything, I firmly believe that he really does consider himself a public servant. He had the audacity to stand in front of the ... http://arlodesign.com/blog/2008/09/04/brain-dump-on-mccains-speech/ In a world... where a singular voice can embody an entire industry..., one man stood alone. As the movie makers threw bomb after bomb at him..., he rose up... to make all of those terrible films sound... interesting. That man... was... Don... LaFontaine. Moment of silence for "Thunder Throat." P.S.: Watch this. http://arlodesign.com/blog/2008/09/03/don-lafontaine-19402008/ Too much is at stake this election, so I'm fighting dirty. UPDATE: Okay, so it's not real. I don't care. But this one is real. http://arlodesign.com/blog/2008/09/02/because-i-need-to-ensure-that-as-many-people-as-possible-see-this-photo/