Les Pensées de Ed

Random quotes, images, and thoughts from Ed Ireson.

Jun 8, 2008 2:20pm

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-8)

  1. Jack Johnson 
  2. Gorillaz 
  3. The Postal Service 
  4. Green Day 
  5. Bono 

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Jun 7, 2008 12:53pm
I love the world. — J’adore this advertisement from The Discovery Channel. (via riotrepublic)
Jun 7, 2008 12:03pm
Sister Judith Brun — (Pardon my libertarian commentary here…) The government isn’t helping enough. Private citizens and organizations are picking up the slack. More of the relief effort (long and short term) should be handled by NGO’s. (via NYT) Sister Judith Brun — (Pardon my libertarian commentary here…) The government isn’t helping enough. Private citizens and organizations are picking up the slack. More of the relief effort (long and short term) should be handled by NGO’s. (via NYT)
Jun 7, 2008 11:59am

Holdouts at FEMA Trailer Park Test Aid’s Limits

A NYT’s piece on some of the residents up at Reniassance Village trailer park just north of Baton Rouge. I’m not fully convinced that FEMA deserves all of the blame here, they certainly should not have been then agency in charge of long-term housing for Katrina evacuees.
Jun 6, 2008 9:09pm
Difficult Is Worth Doing — Skydivers spell out “HONDA” on TV for the first live advertisement in the UK. Makes me want my Honda back… (Actually, it’s high gas prices that make me want it back.)
Jun 6, 2008 4:06pm
Change the world with one person. — Not sure why it has to be a girl, but an interesting concept nonetheless. And a well-produced video, too.
Jun 2, 2008 12:20am

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-1)

  1. Flobots 
  2. Newton Faulkner 
  3. Green Day 
  4. John Mayer 
  5. Red Hot Chili Peppers 

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
May 29, 2008 9:29pm
“ Dow said effective this weekend, prices for all 3,200 of its products are going to go up by as much as 20 percent. ” - Marketplace — This might just cause more people to start rethinking their use of petrol-based products. A 20% increase isn’t going to go over well with our current economy.
May 25, 2008 10:51pm

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-25)

  1. Linkin Park 
  2. American Public Media 
  3. Incubus 
  4. Daft Punk 
  5. Ying Yang Twins 

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
May 25, 2008 1:16pm
In an ABSOLUT World — Rioting with pillows. (via riotrepublic, pun purely coincidental)
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