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Just thought I'd share this awesome website to any hip-hop fans out there: SnacksAndShit.com

It's a site that takes rap lyrics out of context to highlight how ridiculous they can be. For example: (italicized commentary is from the site).

#150:

"Whoo! The snakes, the grass, too long, to see! UH! The lawnmower. UH! Sittin right next, to the tree! C'mon!" - DMX, Who We Be

I feel like here DMX is trying to really get things pumped up and amped. But you can't really do that by describing where lawnmowers are.

And #155:

"It's a privilege to breathe the same air that I farted in." - Joe Budden, Dumb Out

I just picture Joe Budden farting really loudly in the park and then saying, in all seriousness, "You're welcome."

It simply doesn't get much better than that.

Some other random links I'd like to share from my recent readings:

• How to be a program manager - Joel on Software - interesting read, and very true!
• U.S. banks may pay dearly for government aid - International Herald Tribune - the private market is rejecting the public bailout money - maybe the liquidity crisis is over now
• A free font success story | Clagnut § Typography · CSS techniques - a beautiful free font!
• Modern Love - In a Charmed Life, a Road Less Traveled - NYTimes.com - true love is about commitment - and this guy has it in spades (hope the story is true)
• Hey Apple, Don’t Be So Quick to Ditch Safari’s Tabs On Top - TheAppleBlog - Should the address bar be below the tabs? From a pure UI standpoint, it makes a lot more sense. But will people actually adopt it?
  
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Review: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review - At some point, I really need to get a point-and-shoot
  
• Steve McCurry Photography - beautiful and inspirational photography! This was the guy who took the famous Afghani girl photo
• Writing for a living: a joy or a chore?: nine authors give their views | Books | The Guardian "The joy of writing for a living is that you get to do it all the time. The misery is that you have to, whether you're in the mood or not. I wouldn't be the first writer to point out that doing something so deeply personal does become less jolly when you have to keep on at it, day after cash-generating day."
• 14 Rare Color Photos From the FSA-OWI | PDN Photo of the Day - I love it when they dig up these archives. Old color photographs always throw me off, because so little seems to have changed, yet I know tons has changed. 
• tiger-3_2.jpg (JPEG Image, 951x593 pixels) - Scaled (90%) - Tiger Woods is to blame for the economic turmoil!