Who’s Stupider Now?
Bill O’Reilly and “stoned slackers”
Poor Bill O’Reilly. . . Jon Stewart is going to have a field day with this:
The folks at Comedy Central were annoyed when Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly kept referring to “The Daily Show” audience as “stoned slackers.”
So they did a little research. And guess whose audience is more [...]
Jerusalem priests brawl over opening of Holy Sepulcher door
Two go in: ONE COMES OUT!
Now this would end the schism in short order:
Dozens of people, including several Israeli police officers, were lightly hurt in the brawl at the shrine, which is built over the spot where tradition says Jesus was crucified and buried. Jerusalem police [...]
City official: Expos will move to D.C. next year
Texas Rangers still own the name “Washington Senators”
Speaking anonymously, it seems as if Washington will indeed become the next home of the Montreal Expos:
A city official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington has been notified by Major League Baseball of the impending announcement that will return [...]
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Sign Theives Strike Again!
The resurgence of a particular pet peeve of mine:
Where Bush-Cheney signs outnumber Kerry-Edwards, a contentious harmony prevailed among these political animals. Until recently. Norbert Gernes isn’t alone. At least seven of his neighbors have had their Kerry signs stolen. And returned, well done. But Kim Ross did something else. She set up [...]
Rome: Total War
Neither my desktop nor my laptop meets the basic requirements to play Rome: Total War. Yes, it is that traumatic of a personal event to post here.
For those of you who do not know what R:TW is, go to the Rome: Total War website and check out some of the neat features [...]
Battling for Iraq
“It will not be easy, but few worthwhile things are.”
Excellent words from U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, and well worth considering the next time someone mistakenly argues Iraq is falling into chaos.
Dad never ‘cut a hog’; I wish he’d applied same policy to ‘withes’
Of pigs, character, and ‘withes’
“Withes,” for those of us native to this part of Virginia, are switches. Switches, for those not native to Virginia or our southern neighbors, is a small branch of a tree used to spank a child.
Most [...]
“Don’t cry! I’ll be your best friend today.”
Jonathan was talking with Missy in the car today, mentioning some kid in grey that would always cry. Missy told him that he should do something to make him feel better and be his friend.
So Jonathan went to preschool today and, true to form, the child [...]
Teresa Heinz-Kerry “Embarassed” to Receive Tax Cuts
This kind of rhetoric just kills me. Teresa Heinz-Kerry feels embarassed to have received tax cuts:
She said she was embarrassed to receive tax cuts advocated by Bush and supports her husband’s efforts to roll them back for higher incomes and use those funds for education, health care and [...]
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