July 31, 2006
Castro's Hand-Off
Nobody panic. The media is adament to alert us that Fidel Castro is still kicking around down in Cuba, despite having emergency surgery and having to temporarily hand off power to his brother.We're sure he'll be back to condemning the...July 29, 2006
Well They're Obviously Not "Stock"
Hezbollah, that is. While Israel certainly has the upper hand against the Hezbollah fighters (claims of Hezbollah victory notwithstanding, the disappearing Hezbollah leadership and talk of a mutual cease fire tells quite another story) the battle reports that have been...And The Definition Of Oppression Is...
...Banning foreign words and replacing them with ridiculous variants from your own language.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered government and cultural bodies to use modified Persian words to replace foreign words that have crept into the language, such as "pizzas"...July 26, 2006
So Democrats Finally Found Someone They Could Stand Up To
Of course, it's the prime minister of Iraq who they've decided to target.As he addressed our Congress today, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's looked out to see a chamber that was not full, because some Democrats decided to bitch at...Definitely Not The Venus de Milo
Apparently an artist has taken inspiration from Sharon Stone (yes, really), and decided to immortalize Hillary with a presidential bust - to be honored at the Museum of Sex this August. The title of the exhibit is (like you couldn't...Why Joe Wilson Really Went To Africa
July 25, 2006
Snakes In The Mail
No really.A German woman sparked panic at her local post office when a 1.5-metre (5-foot) albino python escaped from a packet she had mailed, police said on Tuesday.One of the postal workers in the western city of Mechernich, who was...July 24, 2006
Perhaps He Was Drunk
Everyone's blogged about this John Kerry comment about the fighting in Lebanon, about how if he were president "this wouldn't have happened."We really don't have much to add, as most of the reactions have been fairly well thought out. Ours...July 23, 2006
"Like Sands Through The Hourglass..."
It would really be a lot simpler if TV Guide wrote this. Just imagine:South Korean Yonhap news agency shocked by North Korean press accounts of Kim Jong-Il's marriage to his secretary, confronts China for keeping it a secret. Bolton vents...July 22, 2006
Goodbye "Casual Pi" Day
Darn it. Can't believe we missed this!Everyone please note: Tomorrow is Casual Pi Day. Tomorrow's date, written European style, is 22/7, a good approximation to Pi.Ah well, we'll just have to go back to using the rounded approximation: 3.14159 26535...July 20, 2006
Honestly, We're Just Glad He Stopped Crying
It appears that Senator George Voinovich has had a change of heart, and he's now ready to support John Bolton, should the President renominate him this Fall....July 17, 2006
Snakes In A Theater!
The first review of the movie is here.Of course “Snakes On A Plane” is ridiculous, but it’s also nonstop fun. These filmmakers aren't embarrassed to deliver everything exactly as promised. The only thing that will probably go unnoticed after the...Sort Of Like An Interplanetary Trebuchet
We always knew the French would come up with a plan to save us. What? Okay, so maybe it's still early, and we haven't had our coffee yet. But hey, let no one deny that when the French actually do...The Importance of Reading Labels
These criminals might have fared batter if only they had followed the washing instructions.When Anthony Digiosaffatte and Paul Villanueva laundered the money nabbed in a bank robbery, authorities say, they took the literal approach - sticking some of the cash...July 15, 2006
Mayor Booker Tackles Crime...Literally
The new mayor of Newark is apparently taking his job and campaign pledges pretty seriously. No really.Mayor Booker and his guards left Newark’s City Hall around 12:30 p.m. yesterday for a meeting and stumbled upon what appeared to be a..."We're In Jeopardy! Losing Our Grip! They're Wresting Control!"
No, it's not a movie quote, though it certainly reads like one. But this is what passes for hard news these days, where basic reporting gives way to tales about the titanic struggle between good and evil. Or, in the...July 13, 2006
"What Did The Parrot Say?"
It would appear that our worst fears have been realized. The snakes don't need planes anymore. They've recruited birds.A power outage that blacked out about 2,000 customers in Las Cruces is being blamed on the combination of a snake and...July 12, 2006
It's Like Camping, Really
You get the gear (making sure you remembered the duct tape), get suited up, check the weather, leave early, check out the site, pick your spot and set up, light something on fire, sleep under the stars...and then fix yourself..."Sticks And Stones, Love"
The Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, and his mother are upset. No, strike that - the Prime Minister's mother is upset. At George Bush. And we're pleased to announce, that somebody has finally found something that is actually his...Mice On A Plane
These people actually need some snakes on their plane."We had to take the chairs off and that's when everybody saw mice running around on the floor and one ran down one of the mechanic's arm." The plane arrived in Missouri...July 10, 2006
We Suppose It Was Inevitable
It seems that as the New York Times and the rest of the mainstream press continue with their reporting spree of classified government operations concerning intelligence gathering and law enforcement operations essential to our homeland defense - you know, the...July 08, 2006
Behold The Power Of The Paperclip
And the Internet, and the press... The man with one red paperclip has met his goal, successfully bartering all the way up to a house. Suddenly, our garage full of junk doesn't seem all that worthless......John Kerry Wanted An Exorcism
While Senator Joe Biden continues to wrestle with his claim to fame in Washington, namely his big mouth, it strikes us as odd how John Kerry seems to have escaped from his latest political oops.During the Japanese Prime minister's visit...The London Attacks, One Year Later
We had planned to write a more timely article about the one year anniversary of the London terror attacks. In fact we spent a bit of time yesterday delving into old posts, trying to remember what the world was like...July 07, 2006
Now They've Gone Too Far
The leakers and the media have struck again, only this time, it's not national security...it's birthday gifts.Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, visiting the White House, also brought birthday greetings and a surprise gift. But Bush found out about it during...July 06, 2006
Following The Money
As the Justice Department begins looking into who leaked the classified information about the SWIFT terror-finance tracking program, more details are coming to light about the effectiveness of the program. It turns out that the importance of SWIFT grew as...C. Montgomery Burns Won't Like This
Scientists are attempting to use his sun shield for good......July 05, 2006
Kim Jong-Il's Train Set
In a foreign policy display that couldn't have been better scripted by Karl Rove, Kim Jong-Il decided to celebrate American independence by turning his Taepodong missile, and a bunch of assorted junk scuds, into a fireworks display. And then to...July 04, 2006
Happy Fourth Of July!
Happy Birthday, America! 230 years! God bless this country, and our soldiers past and present who fought and died for our freedom. God bless the American dream, and the way of life we hold so dear....