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July 30, 2008
July 25, 2008
QUITE POSSIBLY, MY FAVORITE T-SHIRT EVER.
July 19, 2008
THE ONION GETS IT RIGHT YET AGAIN.
July 17, 2008
BAD PHOTOS FROM THE HOUSING BUBBLE BUST.
"A collection of poorly chosen photos from real estate listings. With love."
THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF "DRUNK HISTORY."
July 15, 2008
TODAY IN UPDATING.
FAVORITE PHOTO 'O THE DAY.
July 14, 2008
JUST IN CASE YOU WONDERED WHY PEOPLE WENT ON REALITY SHOWS.
July 11, 2008
IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEADS.
"The McCain campaign is working hard to distance itself from statements made by economic adviser Phil Gramm describing the current economic downturn as a "mental recession" and saying America had "sort of become a nation of whiners."
McCain Campaign Initially Stood By Gramm Remarks - Politics on The Huffington Post
July 09, 2008
TODAY IN ADS I WISH I'D DONE. (NEXT IN A SERIES)
The punchline is "Don't let the foods you love hurt you."
July 08, 2008
TODAY IN IRONY.
July 07, 2008
THE FEELING IS MUTUAL.
July 05, 2008
COMING SOON.
CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN.
"Senator John McCain has voted with President Bush 100% of the time in 2008 and 95% of the time in 2007."
John McSame - Progressive Media USA
SPENDING WISELY.
"An independent market-research firm, AIMRCo (Adult Internet Market Research Company), has discovered that many websites focused on adult or erotic material have experienced an upswing in sales in the recent weeks since checks have appeared in millions of Americans’ mailboxes across the country."
TODAY IN GREAT, SIMPLE IDEAS.
"The Phinney Neighborhood Center's tool lending library is one example of group ownership working to everyone's advantage. This program, still in a growth phase with limited hours, nevertheless shows the possibilities. For reasonable weekly use fees that generally range from $2 to $30 (a few expensive appliances run $80-$115), you can borrow the tool you need for your job, and then return it (with no need to clear another storage space in your home!). Available tools include basics like extension cords and wrenches, yard tools like lawn mowers and pruning shears, and even advanced equipment like a pressure washer, cement mixer or table saw."
WorldChanging Seattle: Own the service, ditch the stuff!
YOU KNOW, I THINK "GIRL SCOUT BLIZZARD" WAS ON THE MOVIE OFFERINGS IN MY LAST HOTEL ROOM - BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.
AHHH...MEMORIES.
"To rob the Negro of his reputation of thinking through a problem in his own fashion is about the same as trying to pretend that he doesn't have a natural instinct for rhythm and for singing and dancing." — Helms responding in 1956 to criticism that a fictional black character in his newspaper column was offensive.
The Associated Press: Jesse Helms quotes on life and politics
July 04, 2008
MAKE SURE TO BE "SAFE AND SANE" TODAY FOLKS.
July 03, 2008
IT JUST KEEPS GETTIN' CLASSIER DOWN AT FOX.
"During a segment in which Fox & Friends co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe "attack dogs," Fox News featured photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe that appeared to have been digitally altered -- the journalists' teeth had been yellowed, their facial features exaggerated, and portions of Reddicliffe's hair moved further back on his head."
Media Matters - Fox News airs altered photos of NY Times reporters
July 01, 2008
BET ON HOW LONG WEDDINGS WILL LAST. GO TO HELL.
HISTORY WILL JUDGE.
"From the Department of Damned-With-Faint-Praise, a group going by the regal-sounding name of the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is planning to ask voters here to change the name of a prize-winning water treatment plant on the shoreline to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant."
An Honor That Bush Is Unlikely to Embrace - NYTimes.com
EVEN WHEN INJURED, YOUNG REDSTATERS FEAR THE ROUTE TO HOMOSEXUALITY. ("DON'T TOUCH ME!")
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