Kerouac: “So. Anybody feel like watching ‘Dragnet’ and maybe ordering in a pizza…?”
March 14, 2005
If instead of going On The Road, famed Beat writer Jack Kerouac spent the early 1950s at home on his couch.
March 14, 2005
“I don’t think US should be the leader of the world”
So says Washington Post Managing Editor Philip Bennett, in an interview with China’s People’s Daily Online: I don’t think US should be the leader of the world. My job is helping my readers trying to understand what is happening now. What is happening now is very difficult to understand. The world is very complex. There are various complex forces occurring in it. I don’t think you can imagine a world
March 14, 2005
protein wisdom’s world-famous impressions, 2: Oscar Wilde visits a US Military base in Afghanistan
Wilde: “Why, thank you for the invitation, dear boy. But one would no more climb in to a hummer than would a small child climb in to his lollipop…”
March 14, 2005
Creating new terrorists: Chimpy McHitlerBurton’s smirky rodeo ride through history continues, #11
From the BBC: Nearly one million people have gathered for an opposition rally in Beirut, officials say – a month after the death of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The BBC’s Kim Ghattas in Beirut says the crowds have turned the city centre into a sea of red, white and green – the colours of Lebanon’s national flag. The protest is against the continuing presence of Syrian forces in Lebanon.
March 14, 2005
That’s my Bush…?
Social security, private accounts, and the gay community: an economic consideration. **** (h/t Another Gay Republican; see also, Boi from Troy)
March 13, 2005
Scenes from my driveway, continued x 54
Deadbeat neighbor: “Man, when I was out here yesterday in my t-shirt and sandals, I never thought I’d be spending today shoveling 4 inches of snow off the sidewalk.” Me: “8 inches, actually.” Deadbeat neighbor: “No, 4 inches. Just heard it on the news.” Me: “Uh huh. But if you want to use my shovel, you’re going to have to clear my walk, too. And 4 plus 4 makes 8…”
March 13, 2005
BREAKING: FOXNEWS WASHINGTON EDITOR BRIT HUME RESISTS LATEST WAVE OF PRESSURE FROM LEFTWING MEDIA WATCHDOGS TO RESIGN HIS POST, DECIDES INSTEAD TO “DO A LITTLE GOLFING”; A DETERMINED AND ANGRY OLIVER WILLIS DISMISSES HUME’S LATEST AFFRONT TO TRUTH AS “RIGHTWING ARROGANCE,” NOTES THAT “BRIT CAN RUN, BUT HE CAN’T HIDE. WHEREAS IN MY CASE, I CAN DO NEITHER. BUT THAT’S JUST TOO MANY PULLED PORK SANDWICHES.”
Meanwhile, in less important news Iran has urged the US to offer it further incentives to resolve the dispute over its nuclear programme. The US should unblock frozen Iranian assets, lift sanctions and stop “hostile measures”, a senior Iranian negotiator told BBC News. President George W Bush announced a major change in US policy on Friday. He said the US would back European talks to resolve the stand-off and, unlike
March 13, 2005
Creating new terrorists: Chimpy McHitlerBurton’s smirky rodeo ride through history continues, #10
From the AP: Ukraine withdrew 150 servicemen from Iraq (news – web sites) on Saturday, beginning a gradual pullout, as Shiite and Kurdish politicians refined plans to form a coalition government that officials said includes an agreement not to turn the country into an Islamic state. […] In political developments, the country’s main Shiite and Kurdish coalitions were putting the finishing touches on an agreement they hope to sign on
Former teen idol Leif Garrett comments on new Chinese law giving Beijing the legal right to use force against Taiwan if it moves towards declaring formal independence
Garrett: “I once dated this totally hot Chinese waitress from the Wok and Roll on Santa Monica and Vine—a nice girl, fantastic in the sack, but dumber than a box of JiaoZi, y’know? “Anyway, after a couple of weeks I decide it’s time to move on, so I invite her over to the house to break it off. But instead of being cool about it and just enjoying the great