The strange geopolitics of Risk
posted on October 30, 2009 at 7:18 am
A laugh-out-loud sentence from an article in The Atlantic about the possibility of finding oil in Greenland.
With such massive potential oil reserves, Greenland is poised to achieve a geopolitical importance it hasn’t had since the invention of Risk.
Only funny if you’ve played the game Risk, of course.
The Photographic Periodic Table of the Elements
posted on at 6:39 am
Finally, a Photographic Periodic Table of the Elements. Thank you, Internet.
posted on at 1:01 pm
In Memphis for East Carolina football, barbecue ribs, and gambling. Not necessarily in that order.
Music from the South Pacific
posted on October 26, 2009 at 6:53 pm
I didn’t really think the film “The Thin Red Line” was so great. But, this enchanting South Pacific song has always stuck with me. Enjoy:
