November 2008
1 post
YES HE DID!
Barack Obama is not…
…a terrorist …a socialist …a communist …a racist …a dangerous radical …a Muslim …a “Manchurian Candidate” …a threat to our country …a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy
Barack Obama is…
THE FORTY-FOURTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
President-elect Barack Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, and...
October 2008
1 post
Funny? Disturbing? Both?
This might be the funniest thing I’ve read in quite a while. From a comment thread over at MGK concerning the final Presidential debate:
McCain is like if Gopher from Winnie the Pooh turned into a real person, only not in the cool way where you and Tigger have crazy antics, [but] in the way that makes you horrified that Pooh is a morbidly obese idiot savant and that Piglet is the little...
September 2008
1 post
Thoughts From Septembers Past...
A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
I wrote this piece two years ago, although it seems like it’s been much longer. Sadly, not much has changed since then, except now we, as a nation, are in a position to once again change the direction of our government, away from the disastrous vector of the last seven + years, and are at great risk (once again) of being duped, cowed, and intimidated into not...
August 2008
3 posts
Lean On, Brother...
Word.
The Sickness of the Right Wing Base
This, apparently, is what passes for humor amongst American “conservatives” now days:
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Waterboarding, in case you didn’t know, is a form of torture consisting of restraining a person on their back, head angled downward, and pouring water over the victim’s face and into their breathing passages. In other words, when someone is waterboarded, they are drowning. ...
What I Do
I think I’ve found the perfect graphical representation of my job. The committee in my case is usually a committee of one — the boss — and at times the customers themselves (who generally wouldn’t recognize good design if their lives depended on it).
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Honestly, I love my job. It’s the people I can’t stand. Which leads, inexorably,...
June 2008
2 posts
George.
Those who know me know of my affinity for the comedy/philosophy of George Carlin. Many of the funniest (and most wise) things I’ve ever heard or read came from him. My own sense of humor (at least the part that wasn’t shaped by my father) was formed largely by being exposed to old Carlin routines.
George is gone now. The world (or at least my world) is a brighter, funnier, more...
YES WE CAN!
“America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past. Our time to bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face. Our time to offer a new direction for the country we love.”
-Barack Obama June 3, 2008
May 2008
2 posts
Robert Rauschenberg, 1925-2008
Well…damn. While he was never the first name to come to mind when I thought about my favorite artists, I think my style (or lack of one), outlook, and approach to art and art-making are probably closest to those of Robert Rauschenberg. He died of heart failure last night at the age of 82. Robert Rauschenberg 1925-2008
Stumbling Towards Obsolescence
In “The Obsolete Man”, from the second season of The Twilight Zone, a man, Wordsworth, is found to be obsolete by the State. He is secretly both religious and a librarian, and is sentenced to death, for both religion and books are illegal. He requests that his final hours be televised, and is granted a choice in his manner of execution. In his final hours, Wordsworth summons the...
April 2008
2 posts
Taxman
Let me tell you how it will be There’s one for you, nineteen for me Cos I’m the taxman, yeah, I’m the taxman Should five per cent appear too small Be thankful I don’t take it all Cos I’m the taxman, yeah I’m the taxman If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat If you get too cold, I’ll tax the heat ...
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
One man come in the name of love One man come and go One man come he to justify One man to overthrow In the name of love What more in the name of love In the name of love What more in the name of love One man caught on a barbed wire fence One man he resist One man washed up on an empty beach One man betrayed with a kiss In the name of love What more in the name of love ...
March 2008
3 posts
Five Years
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. I bet George W. Bush feels like such a big man, that he was able to have his very own war, just like Daddy. Was it worth it, Mr. President? The nearly 4,000 dead U.S. servicemembers? The tens of thousands more injured, both physically and mentally? The more than 100,000 dead Iraqis? The millions of displaced Iraqis? The inflammation...
No More
I speak for a man who gave for this land Took a bullet in the back for his pay Spilled his blood in the dirt and the dust And he’s come back to say What he has seen is hard to believe And it does no good to just pray He asks of us to stand And we must end this war today With his mind he’s saying, “No more” With his heart he’s saying, “No more” With his...
Declare Independence
Declare independence! Don’t let them do that to you Declare independence! Don’t let them do that to you Start your own currency Make your own stamp Protect your language Declare independence! Don’t let them do that to you Declare independence! Don’t let them do that to you Make your own flag! Make your own flag! And raise your flag! (higher, higher) Raise your...
February 2008
3 posts
Less is More
Ever wonder what would happen if you took a Garfield strip and removed the titular character? Turns out it gets a whole lot funnier. source Garfield minus Garfield has this to say about itself:Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life?...
John McCain says...
. A free-of-charge piece of advice to all politicians: if you can help it, never speak after Barack Obama. You’ll just come off sounding old and tired, and, quite possibly, anti-hope, which is never inspiring. Actually, no. I take that back. Go ahead and speak after Obama. It will only serve to illustrate how old and tired and uninspiring you really are, and maybe the rest of the...
Happy Birthday...
…to, among others, and in no particular order: Babe Ruth Tom Brokaw Rip Torn Axl Rose Bob Marley Aaron Burr Tycho, of Penny Arcade …and Me
January 2008
1 post
Champions
Despite an early ten-point deficit, last night LSU defeated (embarrassed?) Ohio State to win their second National Championship in five years. Despite an early ten-point lead, last night Ohio State lost the National Championship game to an SEC school for the second year in a row. GEAUX TIGERS!
November 2007
2 posts
Final Straw
as I raise my head to broadcast my objection as your latest triumph draws the final straw who died and lifted you up to perfection? and what silenced me is written into law. I can’t believe where circumstance has thrown me and I turn my head away if I look I’m not sure that I could face you. not again. not today. not today. if hatred makes a play on me tomorrow and forgiveness...
...Part of a Balanced Breakfast
I get the strangest feeling of Deja-Vu from this strip. Hmmm. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I really miss Calvin and Hobbes.
October 2007
4 posts
Darth Vader Can Be A Real Dick Sometimes
Sean Hannity Doesn't Understand How Our System...
I’ve commented before about the Sean Hannity Super Crazy Fun Time Wingnut Call-In Show. Yesterday, on said show, which is heard and mindlessly parroted by millions of people each day, Hannity called for the expulsion of Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA) from the House of Representatives. Surely Rep. Stark must have done something truly horrible to warrant calling for him to be kicked out of...
Happy Birthday John
John Winston Lennon, born October 9, 1940
To All the Oil Companies...
September 2007
2 posts
Mime Time
. Marcel Marceau, the most famous mime in all the world, has died. He was 84. To honor him, I won’t say anything about it.
The Rebirth of a Mascot
As a follow-up to this post, the new live tiger mascot for LSU, a two-year-old Bengal/Siberian mix donated by Great Cats of Indiana and named Roscoe, was formally designated Mike VI yesterday, September 8, 2007, before the first home game of the season. To honor Mike, the #2-ranked Tigers went out and beat the hell out of the #9-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies. Geaux Tigers, and long live Mike VI!
August 2007
3 posts
Mmmm...Pi
source Funny, and deep too.
Revisionist History
…and here we have that masterpiece of American History, General George Washington crossing the Delaware at the Battle of Trenton on Christmas night, 1776, or as it is more commonly known, simply Washington crossing the Delaware. Now, there are those that would tell you that this painting is not historically accurate in a number of ways, foremost among them the fact that the American flag...
Understanding how things work (or not)
Earlier today, on the Sean Hannity Super Crazy Fun Time Wingnut Call-In Show, Hannity asked a guest whether Hillary Clinton could win the Presidency. In response the guest said yes, she could, and the reason why is that the public schools were filling the citizenry with people who had no understanding of Civics, or how our government works, or Freedom*. On the one hand, I have to agree with the...
July 2007
2 posts
bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored board? bored bored bored etc…
The other day I was thinking, “You know what this place needs? A picture of David Byrne in a big suit.” So here it is, a picture of David Byrne in a big suit:
June 2007
6 posts
The Breakfast of Admirals
Mr. Wizard, R.I.P.
Don Herbert, better known to the blossoming geeks of the 1980s as Mr. Wizard, died yesterday morning. He was a month shy of his 90th birthday. Here’s to ya, Mr. Wizard. You’ll be missed. Official website of Mr. Wizard Studios Wikipedia entry for Mr. Wizard’s TV shows Wikipedia entry for Don Herbert, a.k.a. Mr. Wizard
Lucy...In the Sky...With Diamonds!
There’s not a lot to be said about this, except that I don’t know where the video originated, but the audio is authentic. Just watch.
It Was Forty Years Ago Today...
…Sgt. Pepper blew the world away. Yes, today is the fortieth anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the album that, essentially, created the album (at least it’s the fortieth anniversary here in the US; in England the album came out June first, the day before). Sure, there were albums before it that were singular, cohesive works and not just a...
Wish Fulfillment (slightly delayed)
In the previous post, I stated that, despite my supposed adulthood, I still wanted my very own R2 unit, straight outta Star Wars (you know, to calculate my hyperspace jumps and whistle indignantly at Threepio when he gets all prissy). Then, as if the interweb gods themselves were smiling upon me, I see mention of astromech.net, home to the R2 Builders Club, on the tele. This is a club of people...
May 2007
8 posts
A Long Time Ago In a Galaxy Far, Far Away....
Thirty years ago today, May 25, 1977, the world changed forever. That was the day Star Wars (since re-titled Episode IV: A New Hope) opened in theaters. From that point forward, there has never been a world without Star Wars. Now, this may seem inconsequential, the anniversary of the opening of a movie. And it would be, if it were any other movie. But it isn’t, and it isn’t. This...
The Life (and Death) of Mascots
Mike V, the live Bengal tiger mascot of LSU, died last week of kidney failure. He was 17, which is within the life expectancy for a tiger. As his name would suggest, he was the fifth live mascot at LSU, and I’m sure I’m not the only fan that thought, upon hearing the news of his death, that a new mascot absolutely must be found before the start of football season. I realize two and...
Death of a preacher man
So Jerry Falwell is dead. While I take no joy in the fact that a man has died, Jerry Falwell was a vile, hateful, manipulative person. He was a snake oil salesman that played on the fears and prejudices of people, then amplified and provided “justification” for those fears and prejudices, all in the name of lining his pockets by selling his product, JEE-ZUS*. To quote L-7,...
Star Wars + Robot Chicken = The Funny
. And Mom said playing with toys wasn’t a real job.
Ohio
Tin soldiers and Nixon’s comin’ We’re finally on our own This summer I hear the drummin’ Four dead in Ohio Gotta get down to it Soldiers are gunning us down Should have been done long ago What if you knew her and Found her dead on the ground? How can you run when you know? Gotta get down to it Soldiers are cutting us down Should have been done long ago What if...
Happy Star Wars Day!
It is the fourth of May, which is (unofficially) Star Wars Day. May the fourth be with you. ; )
addendum to "OOPS!"
Last night, the asshole from the previous post vetoed the military spending bill he had been sent by Congress. So when he claims that the Democrats have kept necessary funds from the troops, don’t believe him. If the money for the troops was that important, he could have signed that bill. He chose not to. Clearly it’s not that important to him.
OOPS!
Four years (and 3,200 dead Americans, give or take) ago today.
What an asshole.
April 2007
7 posts
I Am Mine
The selfish, they’re all standing in line Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time Me, I figure as each breath goes by I only own my mind The North is to South what the clock is to time There’s East and there’s West and there’s everywhere life I know I was born and I know that I’ll die The in between is mine I am mine And the feeling, it gets left behind All the...
Coolest. Balloon. Ever.
Just imagine… it’s a quiet day at the local annual hot air balloon festival, the brightly colored balloons lifting slowly into the air, when all of a sudden, rising slowly from over the hills, you see… —-cue ominous music—- THIS! source If that isn’t the coolest thing I’ve ever seen, then I must’ve seen something cooler. Still, that’s pretty...
Two Words...
…Arcade Fire. Yes, Arcade Fire is an “Indie Rock” band, and yes, they are from Canadia (not sure why either of those facts should count against them, and they shouldn’t, and as far as I’m concerned they don’t, but you know how some people are), but shit-damn they make some good music. They’ve got two albums out, “Funeral” and “Neon...
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Today is the 60 year anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s first game in the major leagues, and the breaking of the color barrier in baseball. Here’s to ya, Jackie.