http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Enjoying Life, Liberty and Pursuing Happiness Since 1965 en Vox Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:34:58 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/viva-la.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/viva-la.html?_c=feed-rss http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/viva-la.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:34:58 -0700 So, I’ve been listening to Coldplay’s new album Viva La Vida, and it's ok. To me, it sounds good, but the lyrics banal at best. I think what gets me is that Coldplay sounds like they’re trying to be really deep – and they’re just not. There wa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/viva-la.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fa968643bc0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music coldplay opinion polls http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-oh-canada.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-oh-canada.html?_c=feed-rss http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-oh-canada.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:20:42 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fa968413500003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fa968413500003-50si" alt="Jace" /></a> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad6968abe0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad6968abe0004-50si" alt="Skins" /></a> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fa96836fa10002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fa96836fa10002-50si" alt="TRW" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> In honor of Canada Day, show us your favorite Canadian. How can you choose just one? I've enjoyed the NFL and a lot more because of these guys... Jace Skins ... and of course Tight-Rope Willy (who for all you ladies bears a certain resemblance... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-oh-canada.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fae8c802bc000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> neighborhood vox canada day vox hunt favorite canadian http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/go-see-wall-e.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/go-see-wall-e.html?_c=feed-rss http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/go-see-wall-e.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:20:41 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad695683d0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad695683d0005-50si" alt="WALL-E" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I had a whole idea for Me & My Monday, but of course I forgot my camera today. So, instead of that, I offer a rare movie review. The Beloved and I realized the other day that we don’t go out to see movies all that often. Apparently, we prefer ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/go-see-wall-e.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad695685f0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> pixar movie review movies new jersey apocalypse wall-e http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/qotd-favorite-time-of-day----easiest-answer-ever.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/qotd-favorite-time-of-day----easiest-answer-ever.html?_c=feed-rss http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/qotd-favorite-time-of-day----easiest-answer-ever.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:17:52 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad695804c0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad695804c0004-50si" alt="Sunrise at Sunset" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> What's your favorite time of day and why? Well, that’s such an easy question, it hardly bears answering. My favorite time of the day is: Happy Hour!! Tonight, the Beloved is enjoying a zanahorita, and I’m prepared to enjoy a tall, cool tequila... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/qotd-favorite-time-of-day----easiest-answer-ever.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad6949d4f0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd tequila happy hour cocktails tequila sunrise happy friday favorite time http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/book-em.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/book-em.html?_c=feed-rss http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/book-em.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:16:38 -0700 “The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed.” 1) Bold: I have read. 2) Italics: Those I intend to read. Actually, it would seem that there aren’t any… 3) Underline: Books I love. 4) Strike o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/book-em.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fae8c6eb04000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books meme literature http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/they-dont-call-it-the-golden-state-for-nothing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/they-dont-call-it-the-golden-state-for-nothing.html?_c=feed-rss http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/they-dont-call-it-the-golden-state-for-nothing.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:53:36 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad693ee1e0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad693ee1e0004-50si" alt="Happy Summer" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Nice way to end the weekend... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/they-dont-call-it-the-golden-state-for-nothing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fae8c56b1f000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> summer california sunset san diego the aerie http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/poll-question.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/poll-question.html?_c=feed-rss http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/poll-question.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:09:23 -0700 Because she loves me, the Beloved got us concert tickets to tonight's Death Cab For Cutie concert being held at SDSU. So, my question is: that at the ripe, young age of 42: So, the answer is: No -- not by a long-shot! There seemed to be a reaso... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/poll-question.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fa96802da20002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> concert death cab for cutie getting old san diego age http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-photo-thursday.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-photo-thursday.html?_c=feed-rss http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-photo-thursday.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:49:16 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad692020b0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad692020b0005-50si" alt="Hummer_Sunday" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Show us the very last picture you took. No cheating! Sitting out back this weekend, I tried to capture some hummingbirds that were flitting around that giant flax plant I hate. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-photo-thursday.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad69202180005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hummingbird flax vox hunt last photo the aerie http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/from-iceland-with-joy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/from-iceland-with-joy.html?_c=feed-rss http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/from-iceland-with-joy.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:44:17 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fae8c41065000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fae8c41065000b-50si" alt="Iceland-flag" /></a> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fa967f7f070002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fa967f7f070002-50si" alt="Kveðjukossinn" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Cruising Wikipedia, I noticed that yesterday was Icelandic National Day, which celebrates their independence (in 1944) from Denmark. To celebrate that (and because this song played on my iPod on the way into work this morning), I thought I’d sh... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/from-iceland-with-joy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fad691b1da0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music piano iceland flis http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/tuesday-meme.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Steve Betz) http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/tuesday-meme.html?_c=feed-rss http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/tuesday-meme.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:02:24 -0700 Nothing cures a blogging slump like a good meme.... The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://stevebetz.vox.com/library/post/tuesday-meme.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521fe748fdb00fa967f368b0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> science jobs cheese meme snacks careers gin crackers schedule nmr