THE REAL OSCARS
Speaking of YouTube (see below) look at the results of YouTube users who voted on six nominees for each category: music, sports, comedy, instructional, short film, inspirational, commentary, creative, politics, series, eyewitness and "adorable."
(WASHINGTON POST)
Friday, March 21, 2008
YouTube - Leningrad Cowboys & Red Army Choir - SWEET HOME ALABAMA
COLD WAR NO MORE
Okay, this is too funny. Not only is the Red Army doing Sweet Home Alabama (Pssst! Don't Tell Tihart.) it's being done by the Lenningrad Cowboys, a Finnish group. (The White Army band apparently was not available.)
(Suggested by Matt McCarthy)
Okay, this is too funny. Not only is the Red Army doing Sweet Home Alabama (Pssst! Don't Tell Tihart.) it's being done by the Lenningrad Cowboys, a Finnish group. (The White Army band apparently was not available.)
(Suggested by Matt McCarthy)
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
ET TU, DREW?
Drew Carey, Adam Sandler, and Jim Caviezel have at least one thing in common. Their political donations have been 100% Republican. Aside from the novelty of getting to see who in Celebrityhood is giving to whom, this site lets you look up political donations by zip code and name.
(NEWSMEAT)
Drew Carey, Adam Sandler, and Jim Caviezel have at least one thing in common. Their political donations have been 100% Republican. Aside from the novelty of getting to see who in Celebrityhood is giving to whom, this site lets you look up political donations by zip code and name.
(NEWSMEAT)
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
MARDI GRAS PICTURES POSTED ON GOOGLE ALBUMS
This seems like a good low-cost and efficient way to immediately post my Mardi Gras Pix. These are, of course, low resolution pictures so that they'll download quickly. I have full resolution photos available.
This seems like a good low-cost and efficient way to immediately post my Mardi Gras Pix. These are, of course, low resolution pictures so that they'll download quickly. I have full resolution photos available.
Friday, February 01, 2008
I'M NOT LISTENING!!!!!!!!!!
A recent report on CBS's 60 Minutes attempted to answer what CBS reporter Scott Pelley claimed was a key mystery of the Iraq War: Why didn't Saddam Hussein tell the world he had no weapons of mass destruction, and thus avoid the U.S.-led invasion? But if Pelley had been watching his own network's exclusive interview with Hussein on the eve of the war, he would have known that Hussein did exactly that.
(FAIR)
A recent report on CBS's 60 Minutes attempted to answer what CBS reporter Scott Pelley claimed was a key mystery of the Iraq War: Why didn't Saddam Hussein tell the world he had no weapons of mass destruction, and thus avoid the U.S.-led invasion? But if Pelley had been watching his own network's exclusive interview with Hussein on the eve of the war, he would have known that Hussein did exactly that.
(FAIR)
BARELY POLITICAL
Okay, I don't know where I've been that I missed the first Obama Girl video, but a new one just came out. In the process, I discovered Barely Political's videos. How great! Reminds me of the National Lampoon parody of the Che graphic (Che with a pie in his face and the caption "Is Nothing Sacred?"). Well, the new video doesn't hold a candle to the original one. ("I Got A Crush On Obama") But there is so much more.
Okay, I don't know where I've been that I missed the first Obama Girl video, but a new one just came out. In the process, I discovered Barely Political's videos. How great! Reminds me of the National Lampoon parody of the Che graphic (Che with a pie in his face and the caption "Is Nothing Sacred?"). Well, the new video doesn't hold a candle to the original one. ("I Got A Crush On Obama") But there is so much more.
Why, just this morning Lee Stamp and I were saying appropriately horrible things about Ann Coulter and they have been so perfectly encapsulated in Leah Kauffman's video. Make sure you check out "Obama Girl vs. Giuliani Girl".
(Suggested by Tech Crunch)
COOKING FOR HER
Amongst the wonkish and IT insider tidbits that you find on TechCrunch are little tidbits like this one on Culinary Seduction, a site that is “the guys guide to cooking for girls”.
(Suggested by TechCrunch)
Amongst the wonkish and IT insider tidbits that you find on TechCrunch are little tidbits like this one on Culinary Seduction, a site that is “the guys guide to cooking for girls”.
(Suggested by TechCrunch)
BENEFIT CONCERT
Meticulous singer-songwriter Richard Shindell will present a night of acoustic music at All Saints Episcopal Church on Saturday, February 9. A featured artist at many prestigious North America folk festivals, this craftsmen of song has five studio albums and one live recording under his belt. He has recorded with Richard Thompson, Viktor Krauss, Eliza Gilkyson and others. Tickets are $15.00 and may be purchased at the door. Proceeds from the concert benefit All Saints Community Ministries.
Meticulous singer-songwriter Richard Shindell will present a night of acoustic music at All Saints Episcopal Church on Saturday, February 9. A featured artist at many prestigious North America folk festivals, this craftsmen of song has five studio albums and one live recording under his belt. He has recorded with Richard Thompson, Viktor Krauss, Eliza Gilkyson and others. Tickets are $15.00 and may be purchased at the door. Proceeds from the concert benefit All Saints Community Ministries.
For more information call 251 438 2492.
(Suggested by Barry Silverman)
Thursday, January 17, 2008
SHEDDING VIRTUAL BLOODSHED FOR RON PAUL
Lettuce B-Free won't give out her real name, she prefers her World of Warcraft moniker. There are two things that get her up in the morning, online gaming and the politics of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. On December 26, Lettuce B-Free found a way to bring the two together: organizing a Ron Paul rally in the World of Warcraft universe.
(VILLAGE VOICE)
Lettuce B-Free won't give out her real name, she prefers her World of Warcraft moniker. There are two things that get her up in the morning, online gaming and the politics of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. On December 26, Lettuce B-Free found a way to bring the two together: organizing a Ron Paul rally in the World of Warcraft universe.
(VILLAGE VOICE)
THE REALS
Between 150 and 200 real-life superheroes, or "Reals" as some call themselves, operate in the United States, with another 50 or so donning the cowl internationally. These crusaders range in age from 15 to 50 and patrol cities from Indianapolis to Cambridgeshire, England. They create heroic identities with names like Black Arrow, Green Scorpion, and Mr. Silent, and wear bright Superman spandex or black ninja suits. Almost all share two traits in common: a love of comic books and a desire to improve their communities.
(CITY PAGES)
Between 150 and 200 real-life superheroes, or "Reals" as some call themselves, operate in the United States, with another 50 or so donning the cowl internationally. These crusaders range in age from 15 to 50 and patrol cities from Indianapolis to Cambridgeshire, England. They create heroic identities with names like Black Arrow, Green Scorpion, and Mr. Silent, and wear bright Superman spandex or black ninja suits. Almost all share two traits in common: a love of comic books and a desire to improve their communities.
(CITY PAGES)
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
WORLD CLOCK
This is a rather interesting application of computer skills with reference work.
(Suggested by Tommy Bealle)
This is a rather interesting application of computer skills with reference work.
(Suggested by Tommy Bealle)
TRAVEL PLANNER
This is way too cool. If you are planning a trip, just plug it into TripIt. This organizes your travel plans and helps you make decisions about what to see, do, etc.
This is way too cool. If you are planning a trip, just plug it into TripIt. This organizes your travel plans and helps you make decisions about what to see, do, etc.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
SUPER FAT TUESDAY
It's a reality that Mobile has more vertical integration (with Pensacola and Biloxi) than with the rest of the state. The pinheads in Montgomery refused to change the election from Super Tuesday even though it fell on Mardi Gras Day one of our more important holidays. You see, they moved the primary up a few months to Super Tuesday to make Alabama's primary more relevant. Mardi Gras Day was a fly in the ointment but they pushed on ahead with their plans. The unintended result will most probably be that Alabama's election will become a super important litmus test. Since we have the election a week in advance, exit polls (from the state's most conservative counties) will be used to progosticate the results for the rest of the state and for the other Red States. We're going to get a lot of ink. Bet on it!
It's a reality that Mobile has more vertical integration (with Pensacola and Biloxi) than with the rest of the state. The pinheads in Montgomery refused to change the election from Super Tuesday even though it fell on Mardi Gras Day one of our more important holidays. You see, they moved the primary up a few months to Super Tuesday to make Alabama's primary more relevant. Mardi Gras Day was a fly in the ointment but they pushed on ahead with their plans. The unintended result will most probably be that Alabama's election will become a super important litmus test. Since we have the election a week in advance, exit polls (from the state's most conservative counties) will be used to progosticate the results for the rest of the state and for the other Red States. We're going to get a lot of ink. Bet on it!
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
CAN YOU HEAR GOD NOW?
Muslim clerics at a leading seminary in India have asked people to refrain from using verses from the Quran as ring tones for their mobile phones, saying the practice was un-Islamic.
(USA TODAY)
Muslim clerics at a leading seminary in India have asked people to refrain from using verses from the Quran as ring tones for their mobile phones, saying the practice was un-Islamic.
(USA TODAY)
Monday, January 07, 2008
WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT WAR, HATE, AND MISUNDERSTANDING?
The CIA has an almost unblemished record of screwing up every 'secret' armed intervention it ever undertook. From the overthrow of the Iranian government in 1953 through the rape of Guatemala in 1954, the Bay of Pigs, the failed attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro of Cuba and Patrice Lumumba of the Congo, the Phoenix Program in Vietnam, the 'secret war' in Laos, aid to the Greek Colonels who seized power in 1967, the 1973 killing of President Allende in Chile, and Ronald Reagan's Iran-Contra war against Nicaragua, there is not a single instance in which the Agency's activities did not prove acutely embarrassing to the United States and devastating to the people being 'liberated.' Therefore Charlie Wilson's War, the tale of a purported CIA success story, should be of some interest.
(TRUTHOUT)
The CIA has an almost unblemished record of screwing up every 'secret' armed intervention it ever undertook. From the overthrow of the Iranian government in 1953 through the rape of Guatemala in 1954, the Bay of Pigs, the failed attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro of Cuba and Patrice Lumumba of the Congo, the Phoenix Program in Vietnam, the 'secret war' in Laos, aid to the Greek Colonels who seized power in 1967, the 1973 killing of President Allende in Chile, and Ronald Reagan's Iran-Contra war against Nicaragua, there is not a single instance in which the Agency's activities did not prove acutely embarrassing to the United States and devastating to the people being 'liberated.' Therefore Charlie Wilson's War, the tale of a purported CIA success story, should be of some interest.
(TRUTHOUT)
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