random ramblings

One of my favorites from the storm pictures.

Jan 29th

Photos of the terrible ice storm down in Arkansas are here...

Jan 29th

“The capital flew into a bit of a tizzy when, on his first...”
— From the Top, the White House...

Jan 29th

Uh, not a problem.

Jan 29th

hilker: “Consider these facts. Ninety percent of all...

Jan 28th

My New Year's resolution was to read...

By that, I mean books of substance, rather than the spy novels I have been gobbling up for the last...

Jan 26th

“Garofalo is a self-described pessimist: “I guess I...”
— Janeane Garofalo - Wikipedia,...

Jan 25th

via people-press.org Economy is #1, but Deficit reduction...

Jan 24th

“In the beginning the universe was created. This made a lot...”
— The Guide (via tellthatmick)...

Jan 23rd

onemoretimewithfeeling: whatthehale: (via bowlsby) Oh....

Jan 23rd

“WASHINGTON—Network news cameras covering Barack...”
— Hillary Clinton Mouthing Along...

Jan 23rd

“I remind all my colleagues: We had an election,”...”
— Senate Gets Reacquainted With...

Jan 23rd

What we don't know about Obama - Politico.com

Jan 23rd

Watch

hilker: this video is great until 3:56 when it scares me to pieces. the president of the united...

Jan 23rd

Curbing Imperialism

squashed: John Brissnden has called me out as “the kind of liberalism that says imperialism’s fine...

Jan 23rd

So I apparently gained, and lost, the...

Based on their name and content, I think they were temporarily confused about my political leanings.

Jan 23rd

“Police responding to the crash about 30 miles north of...”
— Police: Angry customer rammed...

Jan 23rd

Some friends and I have recently been messaging one another on Facebook about what has happened in...

Jan 23rd

“My point is that you can be baptized in the church, raised...”
— Mark Driscoll in Vintage...

Jan 23rd

“Personal affection is a luxury you can only have after all...”
— Orson Scott Card, Empire Hmm.

Jan 22nd

Bunky Echo-Hawk, a Native American artist, created a work of...

Jan 22nd

So when I went to share this video from ABC showing how...

Jan 22nd

“We contend, and we contend relentlessly, for the dignity of...”
— Richard John Neuhaus (via...

Jan 22nd

“Thousands of current and former faculty, staff and students...”
— Florida Man Confesses to...

Jan 22nd

Biden's Oath Joke Doesn't Amuse Obama

Jan 22nd

Updated: Will Obama break 1981 Reagan record...

Jan 22nd

Obama Staff Arrives to White House Stuck in...

Jan 22nd

“Outgoing-president George Bush is known as Tumbler”
— Obama becomes ‘Renegade’ on...

Jan 22nd

1.20.09

jaimeleighfairbrother: qod: Happy Obama y’all! In honor of the man, what would your Secret Service...

Jan 22nd

“The first president was head of one branch, not yet the...”
— ‘TO SET ASIDE CHILDISH...

Jan 22nd

sds: View full-size. So much for the following quote: ...

Jan 21st

retropolitics: scheuguy: This is the...

Jan 21st

“A photo of President Obama in the Oval Office this morning...”
— -Political Wire (via...

Jan 21st

“They spoke about how Obama had changed their lives and which...”
— CNSNews.com - Obama Is Like...

Jan 21st

fakebarackobama: talix18: inauguration: via jstn If I...

Jan 21st

It's funny how people are so nit-picky...

(via sds) You know, I am pretty bad about bad-mouthing Obama, so I should probably praise him a...

Jan 21st

PostSecret O…k…?

Jan 21st

via www.daybydaycartoon.com

Jan 21st

Bumper stickers from DeadElephant.org. Some of my...

Jan 21st

“Another woman said, correctly, that “we had heard it...”
— Barack Obama inauguration: his...

Jan 21st

“While no one from the U.S. Secret Service have yet to...”
— President Obama Wears...

Jan 21st

Call me crazy, but shouldn’t Barack Obama be on this...

Jan 20th

A Movie Idea

davereed: interstate: The internet is wonderful. This would be the greatest movie...

Jan 20th

theyahooanswers: Watch out for bear side-effects. Heh.

Jan 20th

needtherapy: ...

Jan 20th

Watch

Go Meat Go meat I said a Beef Hot Links I said a Beef Hot Links I said a Beef Hot Links I said a...

Jan 20th

“The Rex Ryan inauguration is tomorrow, and the Jets need him...”
— FOX Sports on MSN - NFL -...

Jan 20th

This from ABC - Teddy Roosevelt is the only president to not use the word “I” in an...

Jan 20th

I thought the first half of Obama’s speech would have been more appropriate for the State of...

Jan 20th

A look at U.S. presidents' job-approval...

Jan 20th

via the Drudge Report

Jan 20th

“James Poniewozik - 12:13 p.m.: @KT: I am registering...”
— Liveblog - TIME.com »...

Jan 20th

“Michael Grunwald - 12:30 p.m.: I feel bad for this poet. If...”
— Liveblog - TIME.com »...

Jan 20th

“[W]hen black will not be asked to get back, brown can stick...”
— Nation World Article ?

Jan 20th

Lego Obama Presidential Inauguration Brings...

Jan 20th

I love how people are referring to “these United States.”  It hearkens back to our...

Jan 20th

Say it Like Obama

Jan 20th

“So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and...”
— Obama’s Inaugural...

Jan 20th

“We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver...”
— Obama’s Inaugural...

Jan 20th

Obama's Inaugural Address: Full Text

Jan 20th

Uhhhh he's fuckin it up

winstonwolfe: Millions of school chidren in the future will now watch a historical moment and giggle...

Jan 20th

via www.whitehouse.gov

Jan 20th

Did John Roberts just upstage Obama in his first line?

Jan 20th

It’s 12:00 in DC.  Constitutionally, though Yo Yo Ma and others are still playing, we have a...

Jan 20th

“We’re called to weep with those who weep and rejoice...”
— A Year @ Queen’s:...

Jan 20th

Is Obama President?

Jan 20th

squashed: Have past inaugurations felt like national holidays? Because I don’t remember this. There...

Jan 20th

The president-elect is Barack H. Obama, but the outgoing president was George Walker Bush? Hmm.

Jan 20th

Sidney Harris : “I think you should be more...

Jan 19th

“Obama has said he has been studying previous inaugural...”
— Monumental expectations for...

Jan 19th

What to lay at Bush's feet

squashed: It didn’t seem fair to criticize the Bush administration for the illegal actions of a...

Jan 19th

“We justified the world, and condemned as heretics those who...”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer,...

Jan 19th

“Harold Burbank, an attorney from Canton, Conn., said,...”
— Bashers End Bush Era Deflated...

Jan 19th

sds: missbrightside: theipodguru:hotg0ssip: daieny:...

Jan 19th

Bush commutes sentences of former US border...

Jan 19th

“In politics, the Obama campaign is the epitome of the...”
— Fineman: America’s New...

Jan 18th

Why Young Evangelicals Voted for Obama

Jan 18th

“ABC has a new reality show about how our government protects...”
— Latest Late Night Jokes -...

Jan 18th

“Activists are pressuring President-elect Obama to make good...”
— Latest Late Night Jokes -...

Jan 18th

Watch

Videos show jet crash-landing - CNN.com

Jan 18th

Watch

When I first saw a television commercial for Bumpits (Big Happie Hair!), I thought it was a parody....

Jan 17th

“Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation has become so extreme that...”
— Boing Boing

Jan 17th

“I certainly respect the Constitution,” Melton said,...”
— Boing Boing Oh really?

Jan 17th

sds: onemoretimewithfeeling: ...

Jan 17th

Copilot.com

Jan 16th

Starting January 21, Starbucks will salute everyone who pledges 5 volunteer hours with a free Tall...

Jan 16th

On Preaching to the Choir

squashed: Writing for people who already agree with you is rewarding and easy. Judging by book...

Jan 16th

Fine. I'll play. But I won't follow all...

SDS: I hate you. I hate sds. I hate doing things like this. I tend to complain a lot. I have...

Jan 16th

Great.  Now Tumblr’s going to be even more addictive. Tumblr developers: are you trying to...

Jan 16th

I'm glad this link still works

Jan 16th

“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is...”
— John Adams (1735-1826) via...

Jan 16th

Dad accused of selling girl into marriage for...

Jan 16th

“If you are just starting out in the working work or looking...”
— Best Career for Your Zodiac...

Jan 16th

Watch

Star Wars: Retold (By Someone Who Hasn’t Seen It)

Jan 16th

“By some measures, the United States already has a milk...”
— Watertown Daily Times |...

Jan 16th

“The Neighborhood Ball is for Washington, D.C. residents, and...”
— The Associated Press: Beyonce...

Jan 16th

kick-ass: James bond plane crash wedding cake (via...

Jan 16th

un: kick-ass: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger brings the...

Jan 16th

“It truly must be The End of Days. The United States Senate...”
— Deceiver.com

Jan 16th

From my new favorite site, the Deceiver. I just don’t know what to make of the revelation that...

Jan 16th

“[Ah, the comments. My favorite part.] Pastafarian: After...”
— Obama Been Backpedallin’ at...

Jan 16th

Obama/Iron Eyes Cody mashup. “People start pollution;...

Jan 15th

From the House, $825 Billion Stimulus Package...

Jan 15th

superuseless superpowers SUPERUSELESS SUPERPOWER:...

Jan 15th

“What the right is experiencing at the moment is a phenomenon...”
— Big Hollywood » Blog...

Jan 15th

Google killing Jaiku, Dodgeball, Notebook,...

Jan 15th

Pipl - People Search

Jan 15th

I got on the radio yesterday

sds: Driving home yesterday, the local alternative station started a game called “What do you...

Jan 15th

Will Smith ‘to play’ Barack Obama as US...

Jan 15th

Map the Internet

Jan 15th

Man, I’m glad it’s not like that here.  Feel...

Jan 15th

See below.

Jan 14th

A friend sent me some Australian political cartoons.  This...

Jan 14th

sds: This book came in the mail yesterday. So good.  When...

Jan 14th

24freedinners: proudpbskid:kylebunch: ...

Jan 14th

“Raccoon meat is some of the healthiest meat you can...”
— McClatchy Washington Bureau |...

Jan 14th

“And [Mickey Rourke] is baffled by the U.K.’s approach...”
— Daily Express | Showbiz ::...

Jan 14th

Bush Greets the Obamas - Funny Photo Caption

Jan 13th

sds: hilker: (via bagcoffee) I think the funniest thing...

Jan 13th

50 Inspiring Vintage Advertisements // WellMedicated

Jan 13th

50 Inspiring Vintage Advertisements // WellMedicated

Jan 13th

“At a time when Nazi Germany seemed poised to invade England,...”
— Right Wing News This quote...

Jan 13th

The United Plates

Jan 13th

Vice President-elect Biden arrives in Iraq Why is it that...

Jan 12th

Student auctions off virginity for offers of...

Jan 12th

Obama: 'Much more determined' to break...

Jan 12th

PostSecret

Jan 12th

Latest addition to the family.  In other words, my...

Jan 10th

I am not even going to attempt to assert myself into the middle of SDS’s and Squashed’s...

Jan 9th

“The truth about the “conservative film movement” that was...”
— Big Hollywood » Blog...

Jan 8th

Porn industry, citing limp economy, seeks its...

Jan 8th

Obama and Spider-Man appear in comic together

Jan 8th

About three weeks ago, I got in a car accident. I posted my car for sale on Craigslist and in the...

Jan 8th

Inaugural Balls Promise Few Tickets, Long...

Jan 7th

“Fundamental, Dispensational, Pre-Trib., Pre-Mill.,...”
— Religious views on Facebook. ...

Jan 6th

“WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish man got the shock of his life...”
— What are you doing here?: man...

Jan 6th

Bailout tab approaching $8 trillion (H/T Hilker) I was...

Jan 6th

Dreams

sds: I typically don’t remember my dreams unless I’ve slept poorly and, since I was sick last...

Jan 5th

“WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Democratic officials say...”
— Obama picks Leon Panetta to...

Jan 5th

Something is magically eating up my hard drive space, and I can’t figure out what it is.  I...

Jan 5th

“As the year draws to a close, the president’s Council...”
— Dave Barry on 2008 - The...

Jan 5th

“Speaking of winning, in … NOVEMBER … Obama, in...”
— Dave Barry on 2008 - The...

Jan 5th

“Speaking of epic performances, in … JULY …...”
— Dave Barry on 2008 - The...

Jan 5th

“I am in the top 4% of all members of Addicted to The Office...”

Jan 5th

The images of 2008 - CNN.com

Jan 3rd

Watch

SNL may actually be getting funny again.

Jan 1st

“Like most veterinary students, Gerri breezes through...

Jan 1st