Hard to really pick the most important things from the year, but I’m gonna give it a go. In some ways, this was a very good year. Note, that I’m not going to put this in context of news, etc, … Continue reading
Stupid ass people on the internet and around the blogosphere are saying the United States is only giving 19 cents per person in aid to the countries levelled by the tsunami on Sunday. How dumb do you have to be … Continue reading
Instead of helping the relief efforts, some tools in Thailand decided to take in the sun… Picture via Drudge You have to wonder how quick the Washington Post will call these folks insensitive for bathing on a beach where tens … Continue reading
Yahoo! Sports The spread was 96. Furman almost covered.
TheKansasCityChannel.com – News – Man Admits Hate Crime Attack Was False INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Police said a 22-year-old man was charged with filing a false report about a hate crime. Floyd Elliott, of Independence, told police that on Dec. 14, … Continue reading
I must have heard that comment spewed forth so many times today that I can see the people who said it to me saying it when I close my eyes. You would think that after 100,000 people are killed in … Continue reading
To all my readers, even the ones who hate me… Merry Christmas… I hope Santa brings you everything you want for, and hope you and your families enjoy one of the best Christmas’ ever. It’s a great time to get … Continue reading
Tension mounts on eve of Ukraine vote, Putin vows no dirty tricks
At this point, nothing I could get for Christmas would be this cool. Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but this one is definitely up there! Judge dismisses New York’s bid to force bike rally to get permit NEW YORK (AP) … Continue reading
If they didn’t, you wouldn’t find this in the World Tribune: “At this stage there will be two states,” Khaddoumi told Iran’s Al Aram television last week. “Many years from now, there will be only one.” And this in the … Continue reading
No wonder I find myself agreeing with The Other Mike S. and Slobokan so much lately… Here’s where I was a year ago. Here’s where I am today. The first time I took this test, I was four blocks into … Continue reading
The male Blue Whale’s penis is about 5 m long (16 ft) and the testicles weight about 10 kg (22 pounds). That’s some pair of balls!
Imagine my surprise when I got this in my e-mail: The truth trickles out. “It now appears that the premise of the question that caused an uproar around Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was, so to speak, off base,” FNC’s … Continue reading
After Arafat died, there was a general sense that things may improve. Olive branches were being extended, apologies for the armed uprising prompted by basically nothing were flowing, and all seemed to be improving. But don’t make the mistake of … Continue reading
My robotic kitty. I figure since Lisa had a picture of hers up, I should have a picture of mine.
Did you know that combined, the United States and Japan pay 44% of the UN budget annually? Think about that the next time someone says that worthless chunk of blue glass over on the East River doesn’t have the support … Continue reading
Now I did… Aren’t you glad?
10:47 — stageleft — we got lots of snow here this year, saw a whole bunch of kids sliding on a big hilll while while we were on the bus headed for a ….. mall You can bet your ass … Continue reading
This isn’t just dumb, it’s pretty damned tasteless:
44.7% of abortions performed in New York City are performed on girls under the age of 18? (source)