Bush almost places the Queen in the 18th century: Bush noted the queen’s long history of dealing with successive American governments, just barely stopping himself before dating her to 1776, the year the 13 British colonies declared their independence from Britain. Elizabeth has occupied the British throne for 55 years and is 81. "The American people are proud to welcome … Read More
By The Numbers
What’s this a picture of? It’s a picture representing the number of plastic bottles used in the United States every hour (2.5 million). Here’s a partial closeup of the same image: And an even closer close-up: Lots more like this can be found here.
Gas Is The Highest Price Ever
Yup, we broke a record. But I guess you knew that. UPDATE: And CNNMoney is saying it’s going to get worse: With gas prices near record highs, experts say $4-a-gallon gasoline is just around the corner. "I think it’s going to happen," said Phil Flynn, a senior market analyst at Alaron Trading in Chicago. "Unless things change dramatically, I think … Read More
Where Are The Bulldozers And The National Guard?
A category F5 tornado virtually destroyed the town of Greenburg, Kansas this weekend. Now the rebuilding begins. Except, not so much: The rebuilding effort in tornado-ravaged Greensburg, Kansas, likely will be hampered because some much-needed equipment is in Iraq, said that state’s governor. Governor Kathleen Sebelius said much of the National Guard equipment usually positioned around the state to respond … Read More
How To Act Around The Queen
Queen Elizabeth 2.0 is in the country, and I’m sure we’re all in need of a refresher course on how to behave in case we run into her. Fortunately, the Washington Post delivers, sourcing Robert Lacey, the queen’s biographer and royal historian: 1. Try to relax and be natural. 2. You don’t have to curtsy or bow. That requirement went … Read More
Sack Of Monkeys In My Pocket
That’s the name of a well-written and popular blog by a woman named Laura Linger. Back in October, when her younger brother was redeployed to iraq, she wrote: This is for you, my darling, wonderful, intelligent, hilarious, beautiful baby brother. You see, these are the only kinds of things that I can do for you now. Meaningless gestures commemorating a … Read More
The GOP Debate
I didn’t (nor wouldn’t) watch it, but I was curious as to what the right blogosphere and right punditry thought. The consensus seems to be this, as expressed by the New York Sun: But, now, to name the winners and losers. Off the bat, let me stipulate that I don’t consider any of the seven dwarves to necessitate much analysis. … Read More
1980s Videos Explained: She Works Hard For The Money Edition
Time for another installment of our sort of regular feature, 1980s Videos Explained. Today’s video is Donna Summer’s She Works Hard For The Money: The central character in his video is a middle-aged single working Mom named Meryl. We find discover Meryl dreaming about Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Shows, when her alarm clock rudely awakens her at … Read More
Pascal And Rapp To Rejoin “Rent” Cast On Broadway
Starting July 30. For six weeks only.
What’s Where’s The Buzz?
I’m kinda getting worried about this bee thing: Honeybee die-off threatens food supply Unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is wiping out many of the nation’s honeybees could have a devastating effect on America’s dinner plate, perhaps even reducing us to a glorified bread-and-water diet. Honeybees don’t just make honey; they pollinate more than 90 … Read More
Attorney Purge Updates
This scandal is getting out of control. hard to keep up: (1) Monica Goodling is now facing a Justice Department investigation for her role in screening career attorneys for party affiliation. The Justice Department has launched an internal investigation into whether Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales’s former White House liaison illegally took party affiliation into account in hiring career federal … Read More
Coming This Sunday
02:03:04 05/06/07 It won’t happen again for another hundred years, so enjoy it while it lasts.
Dissed
Time Magazine has come out with its list of the Top 100 Most Inflluential People In The World. This is broken down into several categories (Top Political Leaders, Top Entertainers, etc.). And here’s the list of the "Most Influential Leaders and Revolutionaries": • King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia • Peter Akinola, archbishiop, Nigeria • Mohamed Omar Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir, president, Sudan• … Read More
Uh… Thanks?
What gift do you give to the person who has everything? Or even better . . . what gift do you give to the person who doesn’t deserve anything? How about giving them . . . Nothing? That’s right. Some enterprising people have packaged, and are now selling, …nothing. The cost is a little over $6.00 and you get a … Read More
Opening Night
Lots of good theater this weekend in the Winston-Salem area. This year marks the 50th year of the debut of West Side Story, and the North Carolina School of the Arts is mounting a huuuuge production of the classic, with a cast of over 100. The musical is being directed by the directorial assistant of the original Broadyway production, using … Read More