Read it. Some samples…. From June: In disturbing medical news, a new study of 1,000 Americans finds that obesity in the United States has gotten so bad that there actually were, upon closer scrutiny, only 600 Americans involved in the study. From November: President Bush, needing to make another appointment to the Supreme Court, conducts a thorough and painstaking investigation … Read More
Miner Miracle
The Talent Show looks at today’s major newspapers across the country, some of which carry the banner that the miners were found alive, and some of which actually get the story right. What amuses me (well, "amuses" isn’t the right word, but you know what I mean) is how the same photos are used to convey the entirely opposite outcomes. … Read More
New Year’s Resolutions For America
With some shameful borrowing from around the blogosphere, plus some of mine own, here’s the list of New Year’s Resolutions for the entire American citizenry: Become intelligent-thinking during political campaigns so as not to be deceived by jingoistic and meaningless phrases such as "Compassionate Conservativism," "I’m an outsider," and "Mission Accomplished" Learn to distinguish between facts and opinions (including, "expert … Read More
This Is Just Plain Mean
Some college-age guys pull a fast one on their friend. They TIVO the winning lottery numbers announcement from the week before. They then buy a lottery ticket for the next drawing with those old winning numbers. On the day of the drawing, they tell a friend (the "victim") to come over, and — oh, yeah — buy a couple of … Read More
Woman Marries Dolphin
But don’t worry, moral evangelists. Even though the dolphin’s name is Cindy, he’s a dude. And so on Wednesday afternoon, the thrilled bride, wearing a white dress, walked down the dock before hundreds of astounded visitors and kneeled down before her groom, who was waiting in the water. Cindy, escorted by his fellow best-men dolphins, swam over to Tendler and … Read More
The Year In Blogging
National Journal’s Blogometer has a wrap-up of the year in political blogging, including the ever-increasing influence that blogs have on media and politics. A must-read.
The Truth Is Out There
UFO Casebook’s Best UFO Photographs of 2005 Although Puerto Rico seemed to have a lot of sightings this year (or so it seems), the image at the right was taken in July in Modesto, California: I took this picture tonight at dusk. At around 8:50 I noticed some kind of craft toward my left that appeared from behind a tree … Read More
iMeat
The hot Christmas present this year was, as expected, a Video iPod. It looks like someone at Walmart in Hawaii knew this, and played a little prank: If you got a Video iPod for the holidays this year, you should be thanking your lucky stars it didn’t come from the Hawaiian Keeaumoku Wal-Wart. Rachel Cambra, a mom and an employee … Read More
Plugging Back In
There’s no point in trying to catch up with a world that keeps on spinning while you take the holidays to be with family. However, had I been around, I would have liked to comment on a thing or two. They are, in no particular order… (1) Vincent Schiavelli (pictured left) died. I always liked him. A good character actor. … Read More
The Meme Of Four
Everybody’s doing it (like here and here and here), so I’ll join in: Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Drummer with a troupe of singing waiters, short order cook, agent for playrights, attorney Four movies you could watch over and over: Hmmmmm. Heaven (Diane Keaton’s documentary, sort of), Dr. Strangelove, The Bandwagon, and Run Lola Run. Of course, if … Read More
25 Dumbest Quotes of 2005
From About.com: 25) "I think with a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, you can’t play, you know, hide the salami, or whatever it’s called." –Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean, urging President Bush to make public Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers’s White House records, Oct. 5, 2005 (Source) (Read more stupid Dean quotes) 24) "If I would do another ‘Terminator’ … Read More
