Oh, The Bitter-Tweet Irony

From “Jackson dies, almost takes internet with him” at CNN last week:

How many people does it take to break the Internet? On June 25, we found out it’s just one — if that one is Michael Jackson. The biggest showbiz story of the year saw the troubled star take a good slice of the [...]

on PUMA and other silly endeavors

Upon seeing Project PUMA, the new joint venture from unlikely partners GM and Segway, you might have thought of me. Specifically, you might have wondered, “What would Chris think of this?” And so I’m going to tell you a little story…
[strums guitar]
What? Okay, maybe not.
I thought, “What the hell are they thinking? Is there really [...]

Sheep + LED = wackiness ensues

These girls have some baaaadass moves! Enjoy!

Parched, but still hoping for a March Miracle

Well, as a farmer, I have a lot of worries, but lately this is what has been keeping me up at night.
California teeters on the edge of the worst drought in the state’s history, officials said Thursday after reporting that the Sierra Nevada snowpack – the backbone of the state’s water supply – is only [...]

Barr says: DOMA not working as planned, will take ball and go home.

Bob Barr, author of the Defense of Marriage Act, recants, like sort-of, in this article.
Maybe hidden in the causes of his commitment to federalism is an understanding of the inherent civil rights of human beings — as stated in the the Bill of Rights and, oh, in this little phrase from a certain document: We [...]

Prop 8: The Musical

Happy Monday!

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

Prop 8: What Happened to Separation of Church and State?

So, I’ve been asking myself that question a lot since Prop 8 eked out a victory this week at the polls — thanks in large part to the approximately 22 million dollars donated by members of the LDS (Mormon) Church to the Yes on 8 campaign. Seems like I’m not the only one asking [...]

your political WTF of the day

“I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out, are they pro-America or anti-America?”
— Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN), on October 17, 2008

Let’s play piggyback with the American Family Association

I am stealing this idea from Fark. The AFA is incensed that Hallmark is making same-sex marriage cards and is boycotting the company. In addition, they have a very nice website where you can write to those durned lib’rals at Hallmark and give them what fer! As was suggested on Fark, it’s also a convenient [...]

…Or how about a plague of frogs?

This is unbelievably lame, but will probably get me to pray the reverse just out of cussedness.