Peter’s Blog

Another classic from R Stevens.

I never made it to Jimmy’s (I was 20 when I graduated from the UofC) but, all the same, it’s fun to see a NY Times profile on Jimmy’s this weekend.

Frank Mundus, 82, Dies; Inspired ‘Jaws’ - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

On just such a venture in August 2007, the tail of a nine-foot thresher shark splashing off the stern of his 42-foot boat, the Cricket II, slapped Mr. Mundus and sent him reeling. He struck right back, planting his gaff — a giant fish hook on a pole — in the shark’s back and hauling it aboard.

It’s incredible enough to do that to a shark. It’s fucking awesome to do that when you’re 81!

“Local wars ahead “ is a really interesting interview on Sign and Sight with a Russian reporter who covered the war in Georgia. I found this quote very interesting:

The whole world fights with Russian weapons but Russia fights with its boys.

sevensixfive: Dettifoss

“I have to stay interested in something here! Because I am not interested in ships and containers!”

Says the captain of a container ship.

I just posted my LSE Masters dissertation on Danish and Irish EU referendum voting to the papers section of my site.

Some of my favorite Doors songs: whoscaresyou.muxtape.com

Games in Beijing Open With a Lavish Ceremony - NYTimes.com

At 8 p.m. on the eighth day of the eighth month in the year 2008 — eight being a lucky number in China — the world looked toward Beijing and the 91,000 people inside the National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest. The global television audience was estimated to surpass four billion viewers.

Well, I guess there’s a 66.67% probability that you watched the opening ceremony. I was at iDiDiD for Lunch 2.0. What a rebel I am! =)

Probably the funniest ventriloquism I’ve ever seen.

Shouts & Murmurs: Fourteen Passive-Aggressive Appetizers: Humor: The New Yorker

7. Have you ever noticed how sun-dried tomatoes and top-grade peyote look exactly the same? Not a suggestion, really. Just saying.

One of the funniest things I’ve read in a while!