Asked prior to the Mariners game against the Toronto Blue Jays last week for a prediction for the game, Mike Blowers, a former Mariners player and now color commentator, said he expected rookie Matt Tuiasosopo to hit his first big league home run in the game. But not only that – he predicted that it would come on a 3-1 count. … Read More
New North Carolina Laws Day
Being the beginning of another fiscal year, about 100 new laws go into effect in the State of North Carolina today. They're all listed here (PDF). But just so you know, here are a few: Local governments get to regulate golf carts now. Phew. Our long national nightmare is… uh… over? It's now illegal to sell novelty lighters. (A "novelty … Read More
Governor Perry (R-Tx) Trying To Bury The Willingham Case
I've blogged twice now (here and here) about Cameron Todd Willingham, the Texas man who was tried, convicted, and eventually executed on what now appears to be really bad "expert" testimony. In a nutshell, arson "experts" were convinced that Willingham intentionally started a house fire intending to kill his children (all three died). There was no other evidence against Willingham … Read More
Another Day, Another Michelle Bachmann Lie-Meme
So here's what The World's Worst Politican Evah ™ said on the floor of the House last night: For the video-impaired, here's a transcript: "[T]he bill orders that these clinics protect patient privacy and student records. What does that mean? It means that parents will never know what kind of counsel and treatment that their children are receiving. And as … Read More
The Japanese Mystery Cafe
In Kashiwa, Japan, the mysterious Ogori Cafe had a unique way of filling your order. According to Cabel Maxfield Sasser: At this cafe, you get what the person before you ordered. The next person gets what you ordered. The point of the cafe seems to have been to introduce surprise into an ordinary day and to encourage strangers to interact … Read More
Over The Top
This hockey open for the UAF Nanooks (aka "The Alaska Nanooks") strikes me as a bit much. I mean, a hockey playing polar bear destroying the solar system? First of all, how does he breathe? And secondly, what does that have to do with hockey, really? It should be noted that the UAF Nanook hockey team rejected this as being "too … Read More