—Not gonna happen today, sadly. The little fellow, as it happens, is down in Texas to attend the funeral of a cousin, who rumor has it polished off eight bottles of Pink Grapefruit-flavored Mad Dog 20/20 before wandering out onto SH 114 outside Idalou (around Route 82) looking for a pickup truck to throw himself under. And he found one, too—an old Ford Ranger crammed with beer-sodden Lubbock jocks on
April 28, 2006
April 28, 2006
“The yin and yang of intimate interpersonal relationships post, 23” (from the protein wisdom conceptual series)
yin: “I was thinking about making some stuffed truffles for dinner. Would you prefer a crabmeat stuffing, or feta and basil with sundried tomatoes?” yang: “If you’re asking me honestly, I’d say I prefer we skip the truffles altogether and just pit roast the clever little porker who nosed ‘em out of the dirt —maybe with nice honey glaze. But then, this is your gig, so whatever works for you
April 28, 2006
Sure, it’s idiotic. But at least he’s going about it correctly.
From AP/Breitbart, “Sen. Specter Threatens to Block NSA Funds”: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter said Thursday he is considering legislation to cut off funding for the Bush administration’s secret domestic wiretapping program until he gets satisfactory answers about it from the White House. “Institutionally, the presidency is walking all over Congress at the moment,” Specter, R-Pa., told the panel. “If we are to maintain our institutional prerogative, that may
April 28, 2006
“No Way to Treat a Relative”
Actress and Honorary Chair for PETA, Pamela Anderson—yes, she of “Baywatch” and a moutful of Tommy Lee fame—has penned (in eyeliner, presumably) an op-ed for today’s WSJ that decries the use of real chimpanzees by Hollywood. Let’s have a look, shall we? Writes Pamela: King Kong is my hero. He’s big, muscular, sensitive, a terrific actor—and he’s not real. The use of computer-generated imagery has really taken off in Hollywood.
April 28, 2006
Some Liberals Sense of Snow
From the National Journal’s Hotline, an transcript of yesterday’s White House press gaggle with Scott McClellan, where a reporter (Jim VandeHei?) — likely an acolyte of Juan Cole — registered a complaint about the White House’s choice to have their TVs tuned to FOX News. To be fair, unlike Professor Cole (who has called for FOXNew to be shut down on the grounds that it is “polluting” the information stream)
April 28, 2006
Star Jones of ABC’s “The View” waxes nostalgic
Jones: “Goddamn but do I miss Lisa Ling. And bacon cheeseburgers, with a double side of onion rings.”