They’re even throwing in the towel over at the Red Sox Blog: I’ve never thrown in the towel this early in the season before. I don’t even have plans for the weekend, and I usually plan things well in advance according to the broadcast schedule. Not anymore. Stick a fork in me. I’m done. I won’t be watching any baseball … Read More
Maybe They Just Shouldn’t Watch
CBS is planning to air the documentary "9/11" on September 10. For those who haven’t seen it (I have), it’s a documentary about a rookie fireman. Or, at least, that’s what it started to be. The two documentarians, a couple of French brothers, were following the story of a rookie fireman in his new ladder company in lower Manhattan. You … Read More
How The Real President Dealt With Katrina
Hint: He didn’t fly over like a tourist. And he didn’t call a press conference. In fact, he’s never discussed it publicly. – From Susie at Suburban Guerilla
An Ugly Gadget That I Hope Doesn’t Catch On
This "personal trailer" is called "the Hipster", and it comes in both one and two-wheel models. Should have been called the "Dorkster".
Yeah, I Saw That Coming
After hours and hours and hours of focusing on John Mark Karr, the news organizations are going to eat a LOT of crow. Why? DNA evidence shows he didn’t do it. And they’re not filing charges. He’s just a weirdo wannabe.
Signs Of AntiSemitis
Yeah. A cheap shot, and a somewhat dated topic (Mel Gibson’s Malibu meltdown). But funny:
Some Headlines Are So Self-Explanatory, You Don’t Need To Read Further
Woman Crashes When Teaching Dog to Drive
Early American Textbooks
A strange editorial in the Wall Street Journal seems wistful for the days of 200 years ago: In early American public schools, there was no separation between church and state. Tenets of Christianity were embedded in almost every lesson and book, including spelling, reading, history, grammar, arithmetic and science. *** The schoolbooks used by early Americans were supposed to teach … Read More
As Hurricane Paths Go, This One Is Pretty Sucky
Hurricanes lose strength as they pass on to land. Ernesto seems to "know" this:
Debbie Pictures
I’ll probably do a full online "album" in a few days, but here’s some pictures from the show (stolen from Heather’s media page): "Jock Rock" (Girls [L-R]: Teresa, Rebecca, Heather, Cheryl, Emily; Guys [L-R]: Ken, David, Derrick) ************************************************************ Mr. Greenfelt propositions Debbie: "I’ll give you ten dollars to look at your breasts" ************************************************************ He not only looks at them; he … Read More
Katrina Anniversary
First, some one-year-after-the-fact facts: – Less than half of the city’s pre-storm population of 460,000 has returned, putting the population at roughly what it was in 1880. – Nearly a third of the trash has yet to be picked up. – Sixty percent of homes still lack electricity. – Seventeen percent of the buses are operational. – Half of the … Read More
More Homobigotry from UNC Professor Mike Adams
Seriously, why is this guy still employed? Here’s Mike Adams, professor of criminology at UNC-Wilmington: Several years ago, I began writing columns questioning the so-called gay rights movement. I prefer to call it the “gay privileges” movement because gays are not presently deprived of anything that is rightfully theirs. A gay man has the same right I have to marry … Read More
Okay, Bye!*
*Post title ripped off from Emily I’m done doing Debbie, and having a cigarette. If any theater experience can be described as "too much of a good thing", that pretty much sums up my present feelings about "Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical". I’m spent. What a great experience. It was an incredible. A dream cast — both onstage and off … Read More
Spoke Too Soon?
Last Friday: A U.S. military commander in Baghdad says significant progress is being made in reducing attacks against security forces and civilians in the Iraqi capital since a large-scale operation was launched several weeks ago. Army Colonel Robert Scurlock made the remarks during a teleconference from Baghdad. Over the weekend: BAGHDAD, Iraq — Gunmen and bombers claimed at least 69 … Read More