FebruaryFeb 23 Monday 09
Wikipedia Album Generator ∞
This site makes fake CD covers using a pic and phrases from Wikipedia. Good for a laugh :)
DecemberDec 10 Wednesday 08
auto bailout
I just emailed the following to my congressman:
I believe the "Big 3" auto manufacturers have mismanaged their companies and their funds and do not truly deserve the bailout that they have asked for. In the upcoming vote for the bailout, the only way I, as your …
DecemberDec 4 Thursday 08
What Have I Done? (meme)
Bold what you've done.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. …
NovemberNov 24 Monday 08
bacon pt 2, not always mmmm...
After seeing the turbaconducken I mentioned in the previous post and mentioning it to a coworker, I went looking for more bacon-inspired food items. Bacon is awesome, but I'm not sure it goes with everything...
Bacon-wrapped shrimp sounds really good...
I'm not …
mmm... bacon
Because turkey, duck and chicken together (turducken) just isn't enough meat, now there's turbaconducken
NovemberNov 20 Thursday 08
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates
courtesy of Schlock Mercenary (via Wikipedia)
Most books written in prison do not tend to sell well, but this one did. Eventually, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates was translated from Galstandard West into the other four Galstandard languages (East, …
NovemberNov 18 Tuesday 08
speed test
My connection at home.
My connection at work (must have been a good day - sometimes its sloooowwww)
NovemberNov 17 Monday 08
oooh, shiny deck chairs!
From hello.virb.com
We have tentatively scheduled this maintenance to take place sometime in the next. While we are well prepared, there is still much to do. The upgrades and data migration could take up to 48 hours to complete. So before the weekend is over, and we …
NovemberNov 14 Friday 08
look forward, not backward...
I'd like to thank Wil Wheaton for putting my feelings (and his feelings, obviously) into words...
"I guess we're supposed to be gracious in victory," I said, "but I'm profoundly offended to hear 'we need to look forward and not backward' and 'we need to stop being so …
NovemberNov 6 Thursday 08
Fox throws Palin under the bus
edited to add another clip
it has the bonus of showing O'Reilly losing it...
NovemberNov 3 Monday 08
Wassup 2008
On a separate (but similar) note...
What do the G1 Google phone, T-Mobile and the presidential campaign have in common? Jim Marcus.
NovemberNov 2 Sunday 08
Obama wins!
Yep, I'm making my prediction official. Obama is a lock to win all the west coast states, so here's my prediction of what the Electoral Vote map will look like roughly an hour after polls close east of the Mississippi, with the west coast states added.
If the …
Straight talk?
(From Playbook on politico.com)
DRIVING THE CONVERSATION - Banner in The Washington Times, "McCain lambastes the Bush years," by Joseph Curl and Stephen Dinan: "ABOARD THE STRAIGHT TALK AIR -- Sen. John McCain on Wednesday blasted President Bush for building a mountain …
OctoberOct 24 Friday 08
Pop quiz! The donkey is the symbol for which party?
If you said Democrat, you're right! However, it appears that one of our VP candidates didn't know.
On the plus side for the RNC, it appears that someone gave her the scarf/keffiyeh, so at least it's not something she bought with the $150k they gave her.
On the …
OctoberOct 20 Monday 08
Idiocy and Loathing in PA
These people, my fellow Americans (or are they my fellow prisoners?), worry me.
Multiple choice:
Barack Obama is:
a) a terrorist
b) a communist
c) a baby-killer
d) a Muslim
e) all of the above
f) none of the above
OctoberOct 19 Sunday 08
More fear and loathing...
Another article about McCain's body language here, but I think the best part of the article was:
There's a lot of fear in the air right now to deal with. To make matters worse, the McCain/Palin campaign is working overtime to increase the amount of fear in our lives. …
OctoberOct 18 Saturday 08
Fear & Loathing in North Carolina
Wow. This is just so sad and disappointing on so many levels...
OctoberOct 15 Wednesday 08
McCain's "new" speech
Jon Stewart says it sounds kinda familiar.
Hey McCain,
OctoberOct 10 Friday 08
Body (Language) Poli-tic
Some interesting articles from the Huffington Post about McCain's and Palin's body language and what it tells us about them.
Body Politics: What McCain's Smirks, Tics And Jaw-Clenches Really Mean
Any good therapist learns to read the language of the body, but you …