The Poor Man sets the record straight, in case you were confused: Bolton: Michael Bolton John R. Bolton Primary hair issue: Stole Robert Plant’s ‘do and chest hair Has been wearing the same unconvincing hairpiece since 1972 Early inspiration: Stevie Wonder Jesse Helms spent 1981 in: Blackjack The Reagan Administration later in the decade, teamed up with: Laura Branigan Ed … Read More
The Book Meme
There’s a book meme going around, so I will give it a shot, although I don’t really read as much as I should or as much as I would like to… You’re stuck in Fahrenheit 451. Which book would you be? A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. The first chapter alone never fails to make me laugh. Have … Read More
Y’all Check This Out
My Linguistic Profile: 45% General American English 35% Yankee 15% Dixie 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
Some Web Recommendations
For your amusement only. Please, no wagering: Funny Game Show Flubs The 25 Largest Empires in World History Cat Juggling Confess Your Sins Online A School Where You Learn Not To Cuss Do-It-Yourself Autopsy
Climbing Up High In The Stupid Tree
Light blogging today and probably tomorrow, for this reason: I don’t like Mondays, for the same reason as everybody else. Today was to be an unusually busy one. I had reams of documents to review at work, and rehearsal for "Noises Off" in the evening. I also needed to find time to review my lines for rehearsal. And last night, … Read More
1,2,3,5,7,11 . . .
Is 2,552,513 a prime number? Yes. Yes it is. Duh.
So I Took The Quiz And It Said…
You Are 50% Normal (Somewhat Normal) While some of your behavior is quite normal… Other things you do are downright strange You’ve got a little of your freak going on But you mostly keep your weirdness to yourself How Normal Are You?
The Journalism & Blogging Panel
For those who missed it on C-Span yesterday, I will answer the questions you want to know: 1. Yes, Jeff Gannon is really amazingly stupid. 2. No, Wonkette did not talk about ass-fucking. I think she was aware she was on C-Span. In fact, she did quite well, as did Matt. Digby has some nice comments.
Friday Random Ten
I don’t usually do this, although many bloggers do. When they do, I feel old, because they often list songs and groups that I have never heard of. But that’s not the reason why I don’t do it. The reason I don’t do it is simply because I don’t usually have my iPod with me when I blog (it usually … Read More
They Fight Crime!
He’s a shy neurotic cowboy living undercover at Ringling Bros. Circus. She’s a foxy mute journalist trying to make a difference in a man’s world. They fight crime! He’s a war-weary voodoo photographer with acid for blood. She’s a cold-hearted foul-mouthed mercenary with the power to see death. They fight crime! He’s a genetically engineered soccer-playing card sharp on a … Read More
Face Shake
Relax your face, jaw, tongue, etc. Set your camera. Shake your head back and forth really fast. Snap your picture. And then send your photo to these guys, which has to be one of the oddest sites on the web.
Pull The Plug?
Things are looking bad for BlogsforTerri.com. Nobody visits the site anymore, as the graphic on the right shows. Apparently, her insta-celebrity death was overtaken by a real celebrity death thousands of miles away in Vatican City. So who gives a crap anymore? It has been suggested to the webmaster of the site that he stop providing posts to the website. … Read More