Tag Archives: Kim Jong Il

On exploring space, drinking beer from my enemy’s skull, and the art of sweding

By Mark | December 20, 2011

Is it just me, or does it seem as though every time there’s talk of cutting NASA’s budget, the space agency issues a press release saying that they’ve found some new, Earth-like planet? I’m not faulting them for it. I’d probably do the same thing. I just think that it’s interesting. (I bet they’re sitting […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Other, Science, Uncategorized | Also tagged Earth-like planets, Hugo, Kepler 20F, Kepler space telescope, manned space flight, Mark as Kim Jong Il, Martin Scorsese, Maynardtown, Michel Gondry, Michelangelo, NASA, NASA funding, PBR, space exploration, supreme leader, Taxi Driver, the end of the earth, Twilight Zone, Water Street | 11 Comments

All that comes to mind is, “I hope the people of Ypsilanti react this way when I die”

By Mark | December 19, 2011

In other news, dissident Czech playwright turned politician, Václav Havel, has died. I feel bad for him that he had to die on the same day as Kim Jong Il. He deserved better than to be eclipsed by the little cult leader in the olive green track suit. But, people would rather talk about how […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, History, Mark's Life | Also tagged 30 Rock, Andrew McLaughlin, another famous person has died, Czech Republic, freedom of speech, North Korea, on facing death, Post-Totalitarianism, Power of the Powerless, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, Václav Havel, Velvet Revolution | 23 Comments

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