Anyone who knows anything about the political blogosphere knows of Digby, the witty writer of Hullabaloo. Many is the time when other bloggers (including myself) have written posts with the title "What Digby Says" and simply linked to, well, what Digby said. Insightful and witty, with the ability to focus on with laser-beam accuracy on the issues of the day … Read More
Why Will Nobody Listen To Me About Killer Terrorist Squirrels?
I wrote about them on December 2, 2005. I wrote about them on November 2, 2006, and again on November 7, 2006. And again on May 10, 2007. What do I have to do to get people to pay attention to this impending global threat? Make an Academy Award-winning documentary? An aggressive squirrel attacked and injured three people in a … Read More
New Words
The folks at wordspy.com are always on the lookout for new words and phrases popping up in the English language. Here are some of the latest: password fatigue n. Mental exhaustion and frustration caused by having to remember a large number of passwords. (Citations) Streisand effect n. The widespread dissemination of information caused by an attempt to suppress that information. … Read More
Spoof Of The Dove Real Beauty Campaign
First, the real ad campaign (which I’ve posted before): Now, the spoof: RELATED: Is your dog fat? This gadget will tell you.
Theological Question
The new tech guy where I work — whose name is Bill — has a tendency to talk about himself in the third person, as in: "When he gets a chance, Bill will come and take a look at your computer problem" or… "Bill does not like it when you have a bottle of water so close to the keyboard. … Read More
Jenny’s Alternate Phone Numbers*
867-5306 (cell) 867-5307 (work) 867-5308 (pager) — by GRETCHEN VANWORMER — from McSweeney’s Lists (* If you’re under 30, and/or over 50, and/or have to ask, then look here.)
Speaking Of Cameras…
A guy mounted a camera on his cat to see where it goes and what it does. Results are at Project CatCam.
The Moral Of The Story: Don’t Shake Off Varitek
Why not? "With two outs I was sure I had it," the 40-year-old Schilling said. "I shook off [Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek] and now I’ll have to deal with a ‘what-if’ the rest of my life." Why not? Pedro Martinez once lost a no-hitter late in a game in 2004 for the same reason — shaking off Varitek.
A Post Intended Only For My Family (About My Family)
My, we Ashfords can kick up some dust, eh?
Steam Trek
There’s no dearth of Star Trek parodies out there, but this has to be one of the best — a silent movie version:
How Much I Weigh
Pounds? No, I won’t tell you in pounds. I will tell you that I weigh 51.03 chickens, which is equal to 0.204 whale testicles, which is equal to 2.045 Jennifer Annistons. Here’s how I know. P.S. I’m also 17.5 human tongues tall.
Hi There!
Such an interesting week politically — two NH Democratic debates, another GOP debate, Scooter getting jail time. And I’ve been on the sidelines for all of it. Probably just as well — I can keep my two cents and donate to a worthy cause. Sad news about Steven Gilliard, a popular liberal blogger — he passed away this weekend at … Read More