September 2007
Fearless Predictions
I know it’s a bit late in the game to start a “College Football Picks” segment, seeing as we’re already four weeks into the season, but I’m going to anyway. After being told by some friends and my wife that I seem to know something about just about every game being played every weekend, and […] (via Stupid White Boy)
An Unobjective View of the Presidential Candidates
I’m tired of hiding behind a veil of objectivity when it comes to my personal politics on this blog. Sure, it’s a flimsy veil and and you can see the silhouettes of what’s going on on the other side pretty well, but still, it’s there. I’ve tried to hold back as to not offend certain […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Band That Fame Forgot - The Weakerthans
Here’s some things I’m not going to do in this post.
•I’m not going to quote verses and choruses
•Tell you “You HAVE to listen to this song, it’ll change you life.”
•Say that this band is the best thing since sliced bread.
That said, go buy the new Weakerthans album, Reunion Tour, as soon as you get done […] (via Stupid White Boy)
I’ll Have The Fire-Dancer With a Side of Hummus,...
I’d never played Marco Polo before. I know that might come as a shock to some of you. It certainly did to the rest of the party-goers as they tried to explain the inanely simple rules to me. As if I didn’t already feel out of my element. Marco Polo is apparently just like tag, […] (via Stupid White Boy)
*Ping!*
Summer’s almost over. Make sure to get that A/C fixed for the weekend!
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Guards’ Shots Not Provoked, Iraq Concludes - New... →
Fuck fuck fuck fuck…Blackwater=Imperial Troops
Driver vents anger with gun - OregonLive.com →
Umm…holy shit.
Let Me Get This Straight…
Today, Bush announced that he would veto the Senate S-CHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) legislation if it came to his desk in it’s current form. He claims that democrats are “playing politics” with children’s health care and are being fiscally and socially irresponsible in their requests for increased spending for the program.
He claims that […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Bush Assails Democrats Over Child Health Bill -... →
Sure, we have to be fiscally responsible when it comes to our children’s healthcare, but he can ask for $90billion more in emergency funding for a universally unpopular war. That makes sense.
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist,... →
Fuck Zoloft, hand me my Nikes
McClatchy Washington Bureau | 09/19/2007 |... →
Eyes Can't Resist Beautiful People | LiveScience →
So that’s why I’m always looking in the mirror…I’m threatened that I’ll steal my wife away from me. (joking)
On The Lighter Side…
Man, that was a dark and depressing post. Sorry about that.
Anyway, in an effort to move on to something a little more positive, I present you with the news that, while most of the national average of time spent commuting to and from work is riding high at 44 hours a year (top 85 metro […] (via Stupid White Boy)
What Are You Capable Of?
We’re capable of a lot of amazing things. From unheard-of feats of strength to wonderful acts of tenderness and compassion, we all run the gamut throughout our lives. Like just about everyone, I often question some of the things that I have done and second-guess the things that I didn’t do. It’s human nature to […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Yeah?
Not to steal any of the thunder from my earlier, more vitriolic Friday post, but I thought this was pretty damn funny.
Also, we don’t all talk like that, okay? Yeah, sure.
You betcha.
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Mary Peters is an Idiot
In a recent appearance on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters railed against what she perceived to be misuse of money that raised by gas taxes. She complained that we didn’t need to increase the gas tax. The problem, as she sees it, is that too much of that money is […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Strange Fruit
Racism is alive and well in America. In fact, I think we were long fooled into thinking it was in it’s death throes for all these years. I’m certain it was playing possum. We’re kidding ourselves by saying that it’s a thing of the past. Each and every one of us has had at least […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Why Portland is America's indie rock Mecca. - By... →
Ooh, Portland.
High School Football Teams Reflect Changes in... →
This is so weird. I grew up less than 20 miles from these towns. I know some of these surnames. I feel old.
That’s Not How Gay Works
I know that this is a second video post in a row, but I can’t help myself. I was literally doubled over laughing when I watched this last night. Man, it’s nice to have the Daily Show back from hiatus.
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100% Bill Murray
I was digging around the net this afternoon in a fit of worklessness and stumbled upon this little nugget. Needless to say, it made my “what-the-fuck-o-meter” go right off the charts.
Enjoy.
FCU with Bill Murray
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No, I Don’t Feel Guilty About My $100
Last week, after hosting a Apple release for the new line of iPods and deciding to cut the price of the iPhone by $200, Steve Jobs gave in to apparent overwhelming backlash from early adopters and has decided to humor us with a $100 credit to the Apple Store.
I’ll admit it, when I first heard […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Musicfest NW, Night One
It appears that my weekend at Musicfest NW has ground to a halt.
After catching Spoon, Viva Voce and Black Joe Lewis on Thursday and Jonathan Rice and Rilo Kiley last night, the main act that we want to catch tonight, The Thermals, seems to be a band too far. It’s not that we don’t want […] (via Stupid White Boy)
The Power of Human Voice
Pavarotti died a few days ago. I never really heard much of his music, and really didn’t appreciate it fully until I heard a clip the other day. In fact, for a long time, I never appreciated how much a truly great voice could move me until recently. So, in honor of Pavarotti’s demise, I […] (via Stupid White Boy)
I Swear I Will Have Something to Write About
It’s been a long week. Aside from having an obscene amount of sinus congestion, being busy at work, busy with side-projects and still not being sick enough to abstain from running and working out, but sick enough to feel overly worn out from doing it, this week couldn’t have been better. Oh, and I almost […] (via Stupid White Boy)
Rick Rubin - Recording Industry - Rock Music - New... →
Ups and Downs (way downs)
Well, the opening salvo for the 2007 college football season has sounded. We had some massive upsets (Appalachian State? Where’s that?) and some major beatdowns (Oklahoma 79, Some Poor Saps 10). For me, it was a rough weekend. I love seeing Michigan lose to FCS (Football Championship Subdivision, formerly I-AA) teams as much as the […] (via Stupid White Boy)