2,996 is a tribute to the victims of 9/11. On September 11, 2006, over 2,996 volunteer bloggersjoin together for a tribute to the victims of 9/11.Each person will pay tribute to a single victim. We will honor them by remembering their lives. THE SEVENTH SENSE is proud to pay tribute to JOHN DENNIS LEVI ****************************************************** John Dennis "JD" Levi, age … Read More
Friday iPod Random Ten
Theme from "The Coca-Cola Kid" – Tim Finn Night Of The Swallow – Kate Bush Man Of La Mancha – Linda Eder Ants Marching – Tufts Beelzebubs Sweet Talkin’ Woman – ELO Band On The Run (Live) – Paul McCartney Pure Imagination – from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (the original one) You Belong To Me – Carly Simon … Read More
Senate Passes Porkbusting Bill
What happened to that bill that was on "secret hold"? Congressional Quarterly reports, via TPM Muckraker: The Senate passed legislation Thursday night that would create a massive, Google-like searchable database to track federal spending. The legislation (S 2590), which aims to create more transparency in exactly who gets how much federal money, passed by a voice vote after both Republican … Read More
Democrats To The Rescue
During the President’s speech yesterday, he made this startling boast. I learned a lot of lessons on 9/11, and one lesson is this: In order to protect this country, we will keep steady pressure, unrelenting pressure on al Qaeda and its associates. We will deny them safe haven; we will find them and we will bring them to justice. Steady, … Read More
Ironic Anniversary
Being the five-year anniversary of 9/11, we’re going to be hearing and seeing a lot of restropectives. But here’s a little factoid which you may not hear: as of today, the number of deaths of American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan has surpassed the number killed on 9/11/01. CNN reported this earlier in the week: As the fifth anniversary of … Read More
The Most Expensive Cell Phone In The World
"Le Million" is made by Goldvish. It’s designed by Emmanuel Gueit and is covered in 120 carats’ worth of VVS-1 grade diamonds. Along with the diamonds, you get a few good features, like Bluetooth, a camera with 8x digital zoom, MP3 playback, FM radio, included 2GB memory card and an EDGE connection. And yes, "Le Million" costs one million dollars. … Read More
I Don’t Condone Vandalism…
…except when it’s really cool. Sombody poured a box of detergent into the Love Fountain in Philadelphia. Cool results.
Anti-Gay Rove Loves His Gay Dead Dad
One of the arguments against gay marriage — and by extension, adoption of children by gay parents — is that it supposedly screws up the kids. That’s what the "pro-family" tightwads say, although they have no research to back up that claim. On the other hand, there is one good case study about the effect of gay parents on kids, … Read More
Bush’s Interview With Katie Couric
He said: "One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." Yup, I’m sure it is. Just like one of the hardest parts of my job is flying to the moon. Impossible, non-sensical things are always hard, Mr. President.
Write Your Own Punchline
Here’s the set-up: ‘Idol’ singer Clay Aiken may serve Bush Clay Aiken is in line to be named to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, the White House said Wednesday.
One Very Angry Cat
Trust me. You’ll look at this video and then you will say, "Wow. That is one very angry cat."
How To Write A Stephen King Novel
(1) Take this article from CNN’s travel section about a sleepy Maine town, which opens: No one strays into Castine. It’s not on the way to anyplace, and it contains only a handful of shops. But in this almost-too-perfect New England town, you can stroll shaded sidewalks past classic Federal houses as a historic church bell tolls in the distance. … Read More
Best. Show. Title. Ever.
Help! Help! I Know This Title is Long, But Somebody’s Trying to Kill Me It’s a show about a vaudevillian who stays true to the adage "the show must go on". In his case, he tries to make the show go on …even though his castmates are being killed off.
Olbermann On Bush (Again)
Good stuff: It is to our deep national shame—and ultimately it will be to the President’s deep personal regret—that he has followed his Secretary of Defense down the path of trying to tie those loyal Americans who disagree with his policies—or even question their effectiveness or execution—to the Nazis of the past, and the al Qaeda of the present. Today, … Read More
A Graphic Is Worth A Thousand Words
The next time you hear Bush (or whoever) saying how great the economy is, remember that it’s doing really great for the wealthiest, and not so hot for everybody else. This map shows the changes in median family income over the past six years: [Originally from the Detroit Free Press]