Team W L PCT GB NY Yankees 66 42 .611 – Boston 65 45 .591 2.0 Toronto 58 53 .523 9.5 Baltimore 50 62 .446 18.0 Tampa Bay 47 65 .420 21.0 It’s the injuries; it’s the bullpen. It sucks.
I Have A Question
It’s actually a two-parter: (1) Why do they sell milk on Amazon.com? (2) Why are people reviewing it? Avoid using this product, August 5, 2006 Reviewer: Andrew Rickert (Denver, CO) – See all my reviews Unfortunately, after a terrible night’s sleep, I have concluded that this product is not suitable for use a a pillow. Al Gore Approved, August … Read More
The Wilhelm Scream
In 1951, a Gary Cooper film called "Distant Drums" was being filmed. The scene called for a man to get eaten by an alligator. As is usual in filmmaking, the actual scream was dubbed in later and edited into the film. That recorded scream later went into the sound recording vaults of Warner Brothers studios. It became known as the … Read More
iPod Accessories
Emily’s blog post about iPod-compatible backpacks got me doing a little googling*. I think it’s now possible to spend 24 hours with your iPod. Imagine. You wake up all snug and warm after a good night’s sleep in your iPod-compatible bed. Wiping the sleep from your eyes, you wander into the bathroom to make use of your iPod-compatible toilet paper … Read More
The Conyers Report Is Out
Available here for free. Conyers writes: The report, which is some 350 pages in length and is supported by more than 1,400 footnotes, compiles the accumulated evidence that the Bush Administration has thumbed its nose at our nation’s laws, and the Constitution itself.
Web’s 15th Birthday Approaching
On August 6, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee, a consultant at a physics lab in CERN in Switzerland, made — for the first time — computer files available to the public which allowed people to build their first web pages. The first web page appeared at http://info.cern.ch/. It provided an explanation about what the World Wide Web was, how one could own … Read More
How Hot Is It?
It’s so hot that Sandi Fontaine of Bedford, NH is using her car as an oven. Literally. Full story here, including this cooking tip: As a matter of fact, anyone can turn the family car into an oven on wheels.The only requirement, Fontaine said, is the outside temperature has to be at least 95 degrees Fahrenheit. RELATED: On the other … Read More
Tom “Six Months” Friedman Gives Up
New York Times columnist Tom Friedman earned the nickname "Six Months" because of his repeated prognostications about the War in Iraq, which all sounded really similar. "The next six months in Iraq—which will determine the prospects for democracy-building there—are the most important six months in U.S. foreign policy in a long, long time."[New York Times, 11/30/03] “What we’re gonna find … Read More
Pat Robertson Believes In Global Warming
Pat Robertson has always been a little half-baked — like the time he and Jerry Falwell sat around and blamed 9/11 on lesbian sex, or the time he said that Katrina was the sign of the biblical apocalypse. Maybe this heat has converted the doughy mess that was Pat Robertson’s brain into something solid and reasonable. Anyway, it’s a good … Read More
Friday iPod Random Ten
You Little Trustmaker –The Tymes Let’s Go Crazy — Prince Don’t Stop — Fleetwood Mac Ferry Cross The Mersey — Gerry & The Pacemakers Trickle Trickle — Manhattan Transfer Cruel To Be Kind — Nicke Lowe Dream A Little Dream Of Me — The Mamas & The Papas 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas — Harry Chapin Respect — Aretha Franklin Lay … Read More
Soundbites From The Right
(1) Judie Brown at Renew America: But when it comes to avoiding pregnancy, there is a simple solution: A woman can avoid sexual contact with members of the opposite sex. Um, okay. Hot lesbian action works for me. (2) Marie Jon Apostrophe at Renew America: The Iraqi people are grateful for the United States and our magnificent troops. We freed … Read More
Why Trust Rumsfeld?
Today on the Hill, Hillary Clinton accused Donald Rumsfeld of giving optimistic assessments of the War on Terrorism in the past. She then asked why anybody should believe him now. Rumsfeld responded: "I don’t think that’s true. I have never painted a rosy picture. I have been very measured in my words, and you’d have a dickens of a time … Read More
What Happened To The Original “Debbie”?
It’s a mystery. In fact, nobody is even sure of her real name.
Heat Don’t Lie
USA Today, December 12, 2003: "UN: 2003 Third Hottest Year On Record" USA Today, December 15, 2004: "2004 is the Fourth Hottest Year For World Since 1861, Says UN" Washington Post, October 13, 2005: "New international climate data show that 2005 is on track to be the hottest year on record, continuing a 25-year trend of rising global temperatures." MSNBC, … Read More