24 Nov
The holiday shopping season is just around the corner (aren’t you excited?) and if you’re considering the purchase of a video game for that youngster on your list, consider that some video games aren’t suitable for or even intended for children. I have no problem at all saying this — I’m not a prude and [...]
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19 Nov
This just in…
A new crime has reared its stinky head in southeast Alabama: Potty tipping. Someone has been overturning portable toilets at four construction sites in the Dothan area, with one company reporting that four or five were flipped in a week. Several firms have complained.
Let’s see… yup. Alabama is a red state.
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15 Nov
I just ran across this phenomenal (or perhaps ethereal) article by Brian Doherty over at Reason Online. My favorite moment has to be this one:
“My mouth feels like a leather bag full of sand, my lips are bleeding, and before I reach the RV this little car is crossing my path….Im making noises like, Araogaghrghrh. [...]
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11 Nov
Are you reading this on a 15″ Apple Powerbook? You might want to check this recall notice for the battery. Be sure to use a different computer though because yours might suddenly burst into flames, which would not only be embarrassing, but it could also, you know, harm someone.
I’m in no danger. See, I use [...]
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09 Nov
A friend of mine brought this article to my attention. In a story entitled Key GOP senator warns Bush on judicial choices, Arlen Specter throws a monkey wrench in the works.
Sen. Arlen Specter, fresh from winning a fifth term in Pennsylvania, also said Wednesday that the current Supreme Court now lacks legal giants on the [...]
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06 Nov
At the conclusion of the election, a friend of mine forwarded me a link to this proposed map of the United States of Canada. My Republican friends didn’t quite appreciate it as much as I thought they might but, well, I’m “with the terrorists,” and so anything I say is suspect.
While thinking about secession from [...]
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