Category Archives: Human Interest

No, it snot.

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Someone can answer this for me: How come three-year-olds are always covered in snot?  Maybe another way to ask this is: How come we’re not covered in snot all the time like three-year-olds are? I’m sure there’s a simple answer, … Continue reading →

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Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Motherboard

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

So it seems like people on both sides of the so-called spectrum are concerned about this NYT piece that lays out how technology, specifically the cool tech, is negatively impacting “the kids.” By all rights, Vishal, a bright 17-year-old, should … Continue reading →

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Congrats

Posted on August 5, 2010 by

Via 826 Valencia: Everson Perez, Nathan Jillson Memorial Scholarship Recipient Everson goes to Mission High School, and this year, he has also enrolled at Build San Francisco, a program that offers classes for aspiring young architects. When not designing future … Continue reading →

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Yay, public radio

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Lest you think I’ve just been sitting around playing Halo or something while I’ve been ignoring you… BEHOLD. (This is what I did for about 35 hours over the weekend.)

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A whole buttload of awesome.

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

This is for Zacky, who I know has the internets now, but who is probably bogged down by his backed-up Google Reader: Actual detention notice– (via)

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A great wrong has been… um… righted.

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

This, from the Guardian (UK) today: Smuggled and bootlegged, it has been the cause of transatlantic tensions for more than two decades. But after 21 years in exile, the haggis is to be allowed back into the United States. (Emphasis … Continue reading →

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Diru’s School of Driving

Posted on January 3, 2010 by

Lesson 1:  Do Not Drive With PBag: Lesson 2:  Do Not Drive With PBag (via Starts With A Bang)

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(The Agenda) > (NPR)

Posted on December 25, 2009 by

Hey, remember THIS? NPR came up with their own version of it and played it today during the national broadcast of Morning Edition. You can find it by scrolling down on this page and looking for the StoryCorps segment on … Continue reading →

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“I did not leave anybody out.”

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

New StoryCorps segment from KMUW, told by Randolph Cabral, the founder of the Kansas Braille Transcription Institute, about his father, a Mexican immigrant who fought for the U.S. in World War II and later lost his eyesight to glaucoma: Listen!

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StoryCorps, y’all.

Posted on November 17, 2009 by

Hey, listen to KMUW tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at 6:35 or 8:35 to hear the first of quite a few local StoryCorps segments that I’ll be producing. This first one is very cute. If you miss it, it’ll be available online, … Continue reading →

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