July 2007
Why are we so scared of offending Muslims? - By... →
Y’know, I don’t really like Christopher Hitchins as a person, judging from what I’ve seen and heard of him on TV and radio, but he has a damn good point. Of course, this knife cuts both ways. Lest we forget, it was our ancestors who started the Crusades and our president who declared that our war against “terror” in the middle east was a “crusade.” Maybe...
Environmentalgraffiti.com » Just How Bloody Smart... →
I, for one, welcome our new amphibious overlords and would like to remind them that I can come in handy for rounding up slaves to work in their sponge-mines.
Please, No
The rumors are out there.
‘There’s a deal in place.”
“It’s as good as done.”
“He’ll be in Celtic green in no time.”
“Kevin Garnett is headed to Boston.”
I’m pretty sure I just puked in my mouth a little. Please, Kevin, go anywhere, anywhere, but Boston. Go to Chicago, go to Phoenix, just don’t go to Boston. You have […] (via Stupid White Boy)
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Please, No
The rumors are out there.
‘There’s a deal in place.”
“It’s as good as done.”
“He’ll be in Celtic green in no time.”
“Kevin Garnett is headed to Boston.”
I’m pretty sure I just puked in my mouth a little. Please, Kevin, go anywhere, anywhere, but Boston. Go to Chicago, go to Phoenix, just don’t go to Boston. You have no future there. It’s not going to get you a title, not with Doc Rivers as...
Paris Hilton loses inheritance | NEWS.com.au →
Shadenfreude at it’s best, I think. Finally, an elder speaks up. I think we should take a statement like Barron (now that’s a rich man’s name) Hilton’s to be a blanket condemnation of this new generation of vapid, stupid, ignorant party animals. At least I am.
Newsflash: Time May Not Exist — Discover Magazine →
Yes, I too am writing about the Simpsons Movie...
If you’re my age, around 27 or so, can you imagine your world without the Simpsons? Can you even conceive of such a place? After 19 years and 400 episodes, countless catch-phrases and inside jokes, can you see yourself without a single nugget of Simpsons-related miscellany?
I can’t. In fact, I don’t want to.
Too many of […] (via Stupid White Boy)
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I, Too, Am Writing About the Simpsons Movie Today
If you’re my age, around 27 or so, can you imagine your world without the Simpsons? Can you even conceive of such a place? After 19 years and 400 episodes, countless catch-phrases and inside jokes, can you see yourself without a single nugget of Simpsons-related miscellany?
I can’t. In fact, I don’t want to.
Too many of the life events are tied up in the Simpsons. Tangled in their pasty yellow...
I Think I’m Gonna Be Sick…
By now, you’ve all heard about Pat Tillman, the NFL football player who gave up a multi-million dollar salary to defend our country and was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004.
You’ve probably also heard about how his death was initially covered up by the government, how it was portrayed as a legitimate […] (via Stupid White Boy)
If this is a national disaster, I’m a tomato... →
has anyone checked in on New Orleans lately?
Fit Nation: The Obesity Fight - Special Reports... →
Yeah, and people still say there’s not time for mandatory gym class in elementary, junior and high school. Maybe we should re-think that.
Get It In Writing: Copywriting Blog - Anti-Bush... →
Is This Debate?
I think I need to re-evaluate my idea of a political debate, because this is what I think of when I think of a real debate. Honest Abe and Stephen A. Douglas going back and forth over the big issues of the day, but mostly revolving around slavery. I remember being held in rapt attention […] (via Stupid White Boy)
ESPN Page 2 - The Sports Guy: The Donaghy scandal →
Guess What? I Heard Back.
Remember when I wrote my congressman? Ahh, those were the days… Well, oddly enough, I heard back. Here’s what I received from Congressman David Wu:
Dear Mr. Sjol:
Thank you for contacting me to express your concerns about the Bush Administration and your support […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Classically Liberal: Why the Christian Right hates... →
The Bill Richardson difference | Salon News →
Odd that we would even consider electing a person with tons of experience in multiple levels of government and foreign relations…odd.
No Surprises, Please
Everyone’s crazy bearded uncle, Sam Beam of Iron & Wine has done it again. It wasn’t enough that he played a trancendant version of “The Trapeze Swinger” at the Sasquatch Music Festival in 2006, as rain began to fall on the crowd (I was there, it was like a religious experience), now he’s covered a […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Leahy Sends Attorney General Questions In Advance... →
It’s almost enough to make you move to Vermont, so you can say Leahy represents you. Almost.
Train Like a Pro, Even if You’re 12 - New York... →
“How do you improve the vertical jump of an 8 year old?” These people are insane. Period. Quick story time; when I was in high school, I was one of the best athletes in the entire school. I’m not bragging, I’m just stating the truth. I’m not saying I was the best football player or the best basketball player, I’m just saying that I was one of the best athletes....
Max Blumenthal: Generation Chickenhawk: the... →
Tom Delay (R-Money Laundering) Brilliant!
BIGfib.com Satire: Upon Return, Jesus Taken For... →
That’s Right, I Wrote My Congressman
I just got done sending off a letter (or an e-mail, if you wanna be a dick about it) to my congressmen. I know that they’ll most likely never read it and that some anonymous staffer will be charged with sending me one of the multitude of form letters with a stamped signature, but I […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Quebec and Vermont Towns Bond Over a Sleepy Border... →
I. Am. So. Confused.
Paul Craig Roberts: Impeach Now →
Well, either that’s the wingnutiest thing I’ve ever read or the single most frightening thing I’ve ever read. But, if he is in fact in possession of all of his facilities, then I think I’ll see you all in Canada. There is no way in hell that I’d want to be any part of that kind of country and I definitely wouldn’t be getting drafted, I can tell you that.
COMIC CLOBBERS COMIC IN L.A. - Gossip - New York... →
Y’know, I hate Jon Lovitz, but anyone who disparages Phil Hartman deserves a beating. No exceptions. Well done, Jon.
Truthdig - Reports - Phony Piety on the Far Right →
…imagine that, there’s money-changers in the temple.
Real Men Love the Fifth Element →
‘Nuff said.
Islamic Creationist and a Book Sent Round the... →
It seems that Americans haven’t cornered the market in fundamentalist creationist wingnuts.
Vitter, Happier
Click on the photo for the article.
You may or may not have heard about the whole dust-up in DC about prostitution and “escorts.” The gal dubbed the “DC Madam” by the press (because actually remember a name is too difficult for them) released a phone number list of her clients, implicating (supposedly) dozens of […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Get To Work, People!
My friends don’t blog often enough for my tastes. I’m not asking for much, here. Maybe once, twice a week at most. Surely you all can handle that. I don’t want to hear lame excuses like, “But Nate, I have a life.” Pish-posh, we all have lives, but it seems that only some of us […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Daily Kos: Reagan Republican Says: Impeach NOW! →
Dolphin voyeurs kill the mood for saucy... →
We’re just a pane of glass away from a man/woman/dolphin threesome. We need to make this happen for the good of mankind!
Who’s Sorry Now? - New York Times →
War Room: Political News, Politics News - Salon →
he’s right, giving all of those children stuck in the margins of society free health care would be a terrible thing to do to our corporations. I mean, how are they supposed to maintain their profit margins if kids are getting the care they need?
Impeachment
I’m going to get more into my own personal feelings on this matter at a later time, but I really wanted to get this out there as soon as possible, because it’s important.
Bill Moyers Journal, a program that I’m sure many of you had no idea existed, ran an episode tonight about impeachment as it […] (via Stupid White Boy)
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EEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Rat Story
Like some of you, I was up late last night. Unlike you, though, I was wearing a pair of hiking boots, basketball shorts, work gloves and a wife-beater. Oh yeah, and I was holding a flashlight and a broomhandle. No, this wasn’t all part of some sort of frighteningly strange sexual escapade…we had a rat […] (via Stupid White Boy)
ESPN - Forde: College coaches are going after even... →
I’m sorry, but that’s just preposterous. Someone needs to pass legislation outlawing this kind of corruption of youth.
For an Old Hand at Cycling, Just Another 750-Mile... →
I hope I have that kind of initiative when I’m that age…
Praise Zeus!
“With Pope Benedict XVI’s blessing, the Vatican released a document Tuesday that said the Catholic Church is the one true church and other Christian bodies shouldn’t be called churches.”
Now this one’s right in my wheelhouse. Please Excuse me for a second while I take a few practice swings… …. ….I’m sorry, I can’t get […] (via Stupid White Boy)
How Alberto Gonzales' incompetence became a... →
MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP!!!!!
Happy GA GA GA GA GA Release Day!
Get out there and buy the new Spoon album! Oh, happy day!
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Halifax to Vancouver in a Smart Car (TreeHugger) →
In all seriousness, I’m planning on getting either one of these or a (fingers crossed) plug-in Prius as our next car.
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run > Losing the War on... →
I have a gut feeling, too. Mine tells me that Michael Chertoff is a fucking moron.