Meet ‘Giant George’ the 7ft-long blue Great Dane who just last month was recognized by Guinness as the world’s tallest dog. Standing at nearly 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder, and weighing a staggering 245lbs this dog outweighs most … Continue reading
The Now That’s Nifty blog reports on photo tarpaulins from the German company Style Your Garage. These tarps are giant flexible photos designed for “up-and-over” garage doors, and they attach with Velcro. They have a variety of themes ranging from … Continue reading
via thedailywh.at Wow… SO accurate if you work in an office. Posted via Posterous
Standing across the street and yelling? Ineffectual. Using idiots as a fundraising tool? Brilliant.
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — After a year of crippling delays, President Barack Obama’s $5 billion program to install weather-tight windows and doors has retrofitted a fraction of homes and created far fewer construction jobs than expected. In Indiana, state-trained workers … Continue reading
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via nypost.com “Men are bad at planning, unless it’s for a threesome — then they become event planners. I’m like, ‘Is that a clip board? Why is the “Braveheart” soundtrack playing?’” Posted via Posterous
Some 3,800 Big Apple motorists were nailed yesterday for using their cellphones while driving in an NYPD crackdown. The summonses were issued during the first part of a routine 24-hour dragnet designed to stop motorists from chatting or texting up … Continue reading
SAVE energy but please don’t turn off your TV. This was the conflicting message delivered to eco-enthusiasts yesterday when John Gormley launched Earth Hour 2010 – which just happens to clash with his televised leader’s speech at the Green Party … Continue reading
via americanpatrol.com …these are dozens of people. Maybe hundreds. Posted via Posterous
Las Vegas, NV- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spent Saturday evening with former Vice President Al Gore headlining a fundraising event at the Rio Hotel and Casino. The annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner benefits Clark County Democrats. Vice President Gore spoke about the … Continue reading
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But perhaps most profoundly, the bill does not mandate that people pay 8% of their annual income to private insurance companies or face a penalty of up to 2% — which the IRS would collect. As Marcy Wheeler noted in … Continue reading
via verydemotivational.com Oh yeah… I’ve had days like that… Posted via Posterous
Oof… He’s gonna be reliving that one for awhile.
Let’s look at all arguments for health care. First they tried to sell the thing on moral grounds. Didn’t work. Then on efficiency grounds. Still didn’t work. Then they switched to saving money. Thirty million new people to insure, and … Continue reading
So as the anger surrounding the health care bill escalates, many in the media are reporting how the anger surrounding the health care bill is escalating! Now I’ve been down this road so many times I could navigate it blindfolded … Continue reading
GM plans to make yet another round of loan repayments to the U.S. and Canadian governments worth about $1.19 billion, the company said Thursday. After a similar payment in December, GM has made considerable progress in paying down the $6.7 … Continue reading