Archive for February, 2008
Shitstorm at US House of Representatives
A shitstorm just happened today in the U.S. House of Representatives.
(I’ll start with a quick summary, and then go into detail for those who want more info.)
A congressman died not long ago, and the service was held this morning at the House. But Republicans interrupted it midstream with political talk, which got Democrats riled [...]
Moving Beyond Capitalism (But Not Through Socialism)
Before you read this post, you have to watch this video:
When you’re done watching, read on. I’ll wait for you.
Okay, finished watching? Good. Now I have a few things to say. But before I start, I want to share the first thing I wrote down when I first watched this:
I’m still [...]
Skateboard Accident
So I’m sitting in my top floor office with a window (I’m just special like that, apparently), working off my three hour recording session for our weekly thirty minute podcast by reading Dilbert cartoons, when all of a sudden I hear someone screaming at the top of his lungs. Due to a certain someone [...]
Emoto’s Emotive Water Crystals
You may have heard about Masaru Emoto before–he’s the guy who claims that emotions, when directed at water just prior to freezing, will cause the water molecules to freeze in patterns that are associated with the emotion in question. He is, as you might imagine, completely fucking retarded.
Nevertheless, because the US gov’t is also [...]
Huckabee Announces Chuck Norris as both Head of Homeland Security & Secretary of Defense
Presidential Candidate Huckabee, at a rally in Alabama today, announced that if he gets elected President, he would appoint Chuck Norris as both Secretary of Defense and Head of the Department of Homeland Security. I am NOT kidding. I predict Huckabee will now win Alabama’s vote.
