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Talk It Up 1970-01-01 00:59:59 A further request to ESPN's talking heads concerning the upcoming Super Bowl:Continue as you were.Seriously, keep running your mouths about how the Bears are going to lose. Keep mentioning how their defense isn't dominant anymore and can't keep up with an explosive offense. Keep flapping your lip about how Rex Grossman is going to have the mother of all meltdowns in Miami.And while you're at it, go ahead and talk up Peyton Manning. Talk about him and his famous family. Talk about his old man and how he never got to the Big Dance. Talk about how his brother is going to be the Next Big Thing. Talk about how this is finally his moment. Most of all, be sure to use the phrase "team of destiny" as often as you can when you talk about the Seahawks Saints Colts.And please, please please please please please please ohdearsweetGodinheavenplease, do something astoundingly stupid as this again:Especially you, Theismann. I'd consider it a great personal favor if you'd pick the Colts to win on
A La Mode, Baby 1970-01-01 00:59:59 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Cherry Pie, originally uploaded by Naseemo. Today is National Pie Day.Yum. Now this is a yearly holiday I can get behind.technorati tags: pie, food, National Pie Day
Ten on Tuesday 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Ten Things You Have a Weakness Forchocolate ice creamcomic booksnew musiccoffee with chicorytiny, powerful mintslogic puzzlesbad science fiction moviescold weatherdebates about anythingredheadstechnorati tags: meme, Ten on Tuesday
randomness: comfort food 1970-01-01 00:59:59 randomness...feed your mind and your blogweek of 21 january: comfort
foodWhat's your favorite comfort food
?With no small amount of modesty, I must proclaim that my mom is the best cook ever. She loves to bake, so anything she makes is good. My favorite comfort food that she makes would have to be her tamale pie. Cornbread, chili and cheese ... mmmmmm.till next time ...technorati tags: meme, Randomness Read more:randomness
Funny Lawyers 1970-01-01 00:59:59 All right, when did lawyers get a sense of humor?It has come to our attention that the website located at http://www.getafirstlife.com/ purports to appropriate certain trade dress and marks associated with Second Life and owned by Linden Lab. That website currently includes a link in the bottom right-hand corner for "Comments or cease and desist letters"As you must be aware, the Copyright Act (Title 17, U.S. Code) contains provisions regarding the doctrine of "fair use" of copyrighted materials (Section 107 of the Act). Although lesser known and lesser recognized by trademark owners, the Lanham Act (Title 15, Chapter 22, U.S. Code) protecting trademarks is also limited by a judicial doctrine of fair use of trademarks. Determining whether or not a particular use constitutes fair use typically involves a multi-factor analysis that is often highly complex and frustratingly indeterminate; however a use constituting parody can be a somewhat simpler analysis, even where such parody Read more:Funny
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A Thousand Words or So 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Saw this in my Bloglines, via LAist:Exactly.technorati tags: Bush, internets, funny Read more:Words
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What I Did On My Winter Vacation 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Tom was the only one who brought it up, but I figured now was as good a time as any to explain why I went away for a bit.Have you ever seen A Knight's Tale? Interesting movie, and by "interesting", I mean "holy crap who wrote this train wreck it's horrible storytelling nothing make sense no one ever acted like that in the Dark Ages turn it off but I can't stop watching", which means that, much like XXX, I watch it whenever it comes on, even though I know I shouldn't. What can I say? I'm Pavlovian that way.Right, the point: there's a scene in Knight's Tale where Heath Ledger and Shannyn Sossamon are in the church, and he is trying to put the moves on her in a vain attempt to convince her that he loves her. Problem: she is totally not buying it. (I'm pulling all of this from some rather rusty memory archives.) She tells him that the only way she'll ever believe that he loves her is if he starts losing on purpose in the upcoming tournament. He bristles at this, and s Read more:Vacation
Bad TV 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I wasn't going to watch it, because, let's face it: once you've heard the same speech 200 times in a row, number 201 really doesn't need to be heard, does it? As soon as I got home, I did the sensible thing and took a nap. As my "short" naps are Wagnerian in length, this seemed like the best way to avoid watching a supposedly grown man butcher the language and principles of his home country.Having roused from slumber due to the deep grumbling of my digestive system (sorry about that 4.0 earthquake last night, Orange County) and confident that enough time had passed, I ambled down to the kitchen for a fridge raid, only to freeze in horror at the base of the steps.He was still talking. The TV was on in the kitchen and he was still talking. Good God, the fool went on longer than a Peter Jackson film.OK, new plan: grab the food and run back to the bedroom before he said something stupid. Sadly, this plan fell apart when I realized that my name is not Wally West. Two seconds int
Hump Day Hunt - Week Fifty-Six 1970-01-01 00:59:59 CatKittens, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were going to St. Ives?technorati tags: photo, Flickr, blog, meme, Foto Pherrets Read more:Hump Day
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Andy Griffith: Terrorist Sympathizer 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Why does Andy Griffith
hate America? [/sarcasm]And when did Opie turn into Alberto Gonzales?Via the Boing.technorati tags: Andy Griffith, Patriot Act, spying, funny Read more:Terrorist
Red State Blues 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Hey, Red State
folks! You know how y'all hate those effete latte drinkers from frou frou places like San Francisco and New York, with all of their fancy cars and expensive houses and all that money they keep in their swimming pools so they can swim around in it like Scrooge McDuck? Well, now you have one more reason to hate Blue State people: their kids are going to live longer than yours.Says ABC News:According to his findings, nine of the 10 top states with the best outcomes for children today were blue states. The top 10 states, in order, were Wisconsin, New Jersey, Washington, Minnesota, Nebraska, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Iowa (the sole red state in the group) and New Hampshire. All 10 of the bottom-rated states were red states — Wyoming, Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana and Mississippi.So, buck up, Mississippi: you may be at the bottom of the list overall, but at least you can swell with pride at having the fourt Read more:Blues
Downward Spiral 1970-01-01 00:59:59 THIS is what happens when you treat your customers like criminals:In a slow week for both sales and new releases, the Sony soundtrack to the Beyonce-starring "Dreamgirls" ascends 3-1 to claim the summit. The set sold 66,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan, despite a sales decrease of 36%. Indeed, "Dreamgirls" registers the lowest sales total for a No. 1 album since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991.However, "Dreamgirls" becomes the first film soundtrack to rise to the top since "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" in 2002.Every top 10 title on The Billboard 200 experienced a sales hit of 27% or more. Overall, album sales are down 34% from last week's total and 18% compared to the same week a year ago at 9.41 million units. Way to go, music industry. Nice to see that the tactic of suing kids and dead people for dowloading music is working out so well for you. Keep up the good work, and soon the comic book industry will be outselling you.Via Metafilter.tec Read more:Spiral
Booking Through Thursday: TBR 1970-01-01 00:59:59 TBRHow many unread books do you have in your house, right now? (Your own books, that is--not ones that belong to other family members--and not counting things like school books, if you have them.) Clearly, an estimate will do.Unread ... books ... whuh ... **ack ack ack** *falls over dead, wakes up quickly*Such rude language! Unread books?!? No such thing here! I have no unread books.Which pretty well kills all other questions, I guess.technorati tags: books, Booking
Through Thursday
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The Heavens Rumble 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I knew one day that there would war in the firmament. Intraweb Jesus vs. the new Lord and Savior of Scientology.Pray for deliverance, ye heathens.technorati tags: Warren Ellis, Tom Cruise, funny Read more:Heavens
Not Funny 1970-01-01 00:59:59 America, meet your future bosses.Tareleton State University, Texas:JANUARY 25--Students at a Texas college threw a Martin Luther King Jr. Day party that featured attendees wearing gang apparel and Afro wigs, carrying malt liquor, handguns, and fried chicken, and even one woman dressed as Aunt Jemima.UConn:JANUARY 25--Seems that questionable parties were not limited this month to a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at a Texas college. Turns out students at the University of Connecticut School of Law also opted for do-rags, gang signs, gold teeth, malt liquor, and a fake machine gun during an off-campus gathering last weekend, just days after the civil rights leader's January 15 birthday. Bonus points for stupid racist college kids: they posted pictures of their stupidity on Facebook, which have been removed from that site, but preserved in all of their glory at the Smoking Gun.My favorite turds:Pelz noted that the party was started a few years earlier "because one of best friends Read more:Funny
Blast from the Past 1970-01-01 00:59:59 See if you can guess who this is.Via Joshua Ellis.technorati tags: Gong Show, YouTube, funny Read more:Blast
Bombs Away 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Alas, the "miserable failure" Google bomb is dead. In fact, it looks like all Google bombs are pretty much finished.That's OK. Dubya will always be a miserable failure to me.Via the Boing.technorati tags: Google, Bush, google_bomb, search Read more:Bombs
Top Five On Friday - Week 108 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Anger ManagementPart one: Pick an emotion that best describes how you've been feeling lately. Tell us what emotion it is.Umm, ok. Since I've been keeping up with the news, I'll go with anger. (Sure, I could've gone with love or happiness or something else nice and sedate, but I think a good, righteous anger is needed now and then.) Part two: Top Five
songs that best convey that emotion for you.moby and public enemy, make love fuck warbeastie boys, right right now nowrage against the machine, wake upthievery corporation, the state of the unionnina simone, mississippi goddamtechnorati tags: Music Memoirs, music, meme, Friday
Doctor What? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 OK, after reading this, I need to pour bleach into my eyes and have an immediate lobotomy.Russell T Davies has revealed that he wants pop star Britney Spears to appear in an episode of Doctor
Who.ohdearsweetGodinheaven, please take away the pain Russell Davies has lost his mind ...technorati tags: Doctor Who, Davies, Britney
Red Bull Donuts 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Mmm Sprinkles, originally uploaded by NoNo Joe.I think that this is the greatest thing I've ever heard.DURHAM. N.C. - That cup of coffee just not getting it done anymore? How about a Buzz Donut or a Buzzed Bagel? That's what Doctor Robert Bohannon, a Durham, North Carolina, molecular scientist, has come up with. Bohannon says he's developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods, without the bitter taste of caffeine. Each piece of pastry is the equivalent of about two cups of coffee.The website that will collapse your heart into a quantum singularity is here.Via Konagod.technorati tags: donuts, caffeine, genius Read more:Red Bull
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Old Time Hockey!! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Also posted on my blog:technorati tags: NHL, hockey, fight, YouTube Read more:Old Time
random flickr blogging: 5019 1970-01-01 00:59:59 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } IMG_5019, originally uploaded by ddurbin123. "This is crazy, you know"I peered over the bank of electrical equipment at Chester, frowning at yet another of his whining comments. "We've been over all of this already. I've checked the calculations four times. This is the night we've been waiting for, so I'd appreciate a little more cooperation and a lot less guff, if you don't mind"Chester sighed again. He was always trying to dissuade me from my more spectacular ideas, but I could always count on him giving me 100% when the time came for action. He tightened the bolts down on the compressor and stood up, looking over the table."I'm just saying, Doc; there are easier ways to do this I'm not sure if you want to follow the instructions of some old book you found in an online auction.â€
Random Ten - Week 90 1970-01-01 00:59:59 the "bored without football" mixmeat loaf, it's all coming back to me nowjohnny cash, the man comes aroundchris isaak, super magic 2000no doubt, start the fire10,000 maniacs, i hope that i don't fall in love with younatalie merchant, cowboy romanceharry connick, jr., junco partnerfranz ferdinand, walk awayhooverphonic, jackie canelaika, girls without handsI should have gone to the beach. I didn't. Stupid me.technorati tags: meme, random, music, photo, Music Memoirs Read more:Random
Dim Bulbs 1970-01-01 00:59:59 What light through yonder window breaks?Ain't the sun, fair JulietWhy do I get the idea that the people advising the president on scientific matters all got their training from watching bad science fiction movies?The US government wants the world's scientists to develop technology to block sunlight as a last-ditch way to halt global warming, the Guardian has learned. It says research into techniques such as giant mirrors in space or reflective dust pumped into the atmosphere would be "important insurance" against rising emissions, and has lobbied for such a strategy to be recommended by a major UN report on climate change, the first part of which will be published on Friday.[…]The US response, a copy of which has been obtained by the Guardian, says the idea of interfering with sunlight should be included in the summary for policymakers, the prominent chapter at the front of each IPCC report. It says: "Modifying solar radiance may be an important strategy if mitigation of emissions Read more:Bulbs
randomness: finish these sentences 1970-01-01 00:59:59 randomness...feed your mind and your blogweek of 28 january: finish these sentences
1. Someday I want to see the rest of the world before it goes away.2. I hate it when the phone rings when I am deep in thought.3. Last nite I dreamt of a beautiful woman, a monster and a flying machine.4. My greatest fear is failing the ones I love.5. I'm most proud of the people I love.till next time ...technorati tags: meme, Randomness Read more:randomness
Not Too Late 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I received Norah Jones' new album in the mail yesterday. I'm listening to it right now.It's quite good. It's not the same as the previous two albums, yet it's exactly the same as the previous albums. I think that's called "progression", and I like it very much.technorati tags: Norah Jones, music
Ten on Tuesday 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Ten Things You'd Like To Change About Your CountryNo political advertising on TV or radio. And don't tell me that people won't be able to stay "informed" when you clearly mean "manipulated". Advertising does more to erode conscientious decision-making capabilities than anything else (c'mon, did you really need that 80-inch plasma screen to watch the commercials around the Super Bowl this year?); the very last place that the political process needs a voice is in a medium that is little more than an overblown echo chamber. No more racism/sexism. I know, as long as I dreaming, right? Face it, though: you can't help what color skin you have or whether you have a penis or a vagina; stop behaving like it matters worth a damn and start treating other people with respect. And don't bother holding up other people's idiocies as some sort of rationalization for your own. Behavior like that doesn't make you look clever; it just holds you up as a dumb, Pavlovian idiot Read more:Tuesday
Take Me Back Tuesday - Week 109 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Arena RockNot really my cup of vodka, but I'll take a shot at it.songsdamn yankees, high enoughscorpions, rock you like a hurricanequeen, we will rock youartistsheartdef leppardjourneyalbumsjourney, greatest hitsdef leppard, hysteriameat loaf, bat out of hell II: back into helltechnorati tags: music, meme, Tuesday
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2000 1970-01-01 00:59:59 So this dude named Tino wanted to get a bunch of us bloggers together for a group shot, but his camera couldn't fit all of us in. So we did the next best thing. Sorry if this completely destroys your computer. I'm somewhere near the bottom, looking the most foolish.technorati tags: 2000 Bloggers, blogosphere, photo, links
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