Not much of a college basketball fan myself, but the city of Winston-Salem has come to a stop as news is spreading that Wake Forest BB coach Skip Prosser just died.
High Flying, Adored
NASA astronauts flying in space …drunk? Astronauts?!? Hmmmmm….. Top Ten Signs Your Starship Captain is a Drunkard 10) When Spock mind probes him, Spock gets hammered.9) Wakes up next to a Klingon chick at least once a week.8) Starts the ship’s self-destruct sequence just to fuck with the yeoman who blew him off in the officer’s lounge.7) Each time you … Read More
LOL Cats
Time magazine focuses on the web phenomenon, icanhasacheezburger.com: Take a picture of a cat doing something cute. Then make up a caption–something witty that the cat would be saying if cats could talk. Bear in mind that cats can’t spell all that well and that they’re not so hot on subject-verb agreement either. Photoshop the caption onto the image, and … Read More
The Unauthorized “Christians United For Israel” Tour
Max Blumenthal has done it again. He attended a conference of the "Christians United for Israel" people, and brought his camera. What he saw was alarming. Watch it. Rapture Ready: The Unauthorized Christians United for Israel Tour from huffpost and Vimeo. There is, of course, nothing inherently wrong with anybody being pro-Israel. What makes me squirm about these people is … Read More
More Cracks In The Wall: Rove Subpoenaed
Breaking news from CNN: they have issued a subpoena to Karl Rove to testify about his role in the Department of Justice attorney firings. If he goes the route of Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolton — i.e., refusing to comply — he (like them) faces contempt of Congress charges.
Gonzales: Another Bit Of Perjury Yesterday
This centers around a meeting held on March 10, 2004 with members of the Bush Administration and the "Gang of 8", members of Congress who head up intelligence committees. The topic discussed was — well, that’s the issue. Here’s what Alberto Gonzales said under oath on Tuesday: At a heated Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Gonzales repeatedly testified that the … Read More
Help! The Tax Protesters Are Swarming!
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Yeah! It’s THEIR Fault!
New study says you’re fat because your friends make you eat. Obesity spreads through social networks, according to the study, so if your friends put on weight, you’re more likely to put on the pounds, too. Your family members or spouse can also influence you; as they get heavier, you’re more likely to gain along with them. But, your friends—even … Read More
Death-Predicting Cat?
Associated Press: PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than … Read More
About That Hurricane Season
Forecasters predicted a bad 2007 hurricane season, but it’s seemed pretty mild so far, yes? Well, don’t un-duct-tape your windows yet, cowboy: Worst of Atlantic hurricane season still to come MIAMI (Reuters) – Nearly eight weeks have passed since the last tropical storm in the Atlantic-Caribbean region faded away, but banish any notion the 2007 hurricane season has been unusually … Read More
Contempt!
MSNBC: WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee voted contempt of Congress citations Wednesday against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and President Bush’s former legal counselor, Harriet Miers. The 22-17 vote, which would sanction the pair for failure to comply with subpoenas on the firings of several federal prosecutors, advanced the citations to the full House. The full House … Read More
Debunking An Email
There’s an email circulating — maybe you’ve seen it — that is so replete with factual inaccuracies that it cannot withstand even the slightest scrutiny. Here it is, with my debunking: This is worth remembering, because it is true. It’s familiar territory, but those of you that graduated from school after the early 60’s were probably never taught this. Our … Read More
Gonzales Follies
Hearing, watching or reading Gonzales’ tragically comical performance yesterday is painful. TPM Muckraker has a good Youtubed roundup. The best part, everyone seems to agree, is this exchange with Sen. Schumer. Schumer is pointing out how Gonzales in his previous testimony — um — basically lied to the committee. Watch how Gonzales, the Attorney General of the United States — … Read More
The Fifteen Most Frequently Used Words On Blogs
Not sure if this is true, but this guy, citing a Oxford University Press study, says the 15 most-used words on blogs are: bloggerblogstupidmemyselfmyohyeahokpoststufflovelyupdateniceshit Oh, my. Just thought I would post this stupid shit on my blog, okay? UPDATE: Yeah. Lovely stuff, huh? Nice.
Fan Mail
From a reader: I typed in ‘latest news on ed brown’ into google and some how i got to this pathetic excuse for a website! wow the above statement is one of the stupidest things ive ever read; you say ‘false arguments’ for all those points but dont explain why theyre false (hint hint you cant prove that theyre false … Read More