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07/01/2009 01:11 PMPenn & Teller pretty much sum it up...
[ via Atheist Media Blog ]
06/26/2009 06:04 PMThere is no news today: nothing has happened in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, or with the economy. However, a pop singer has apparently died...
06/24/2009 07:35 PMExhibit A:
Exhibit B:
The four door version of the Koup, the Forte is getting great reviews and will probably steal sales from Honda, Nissan, and Toyota. It's a good looking performer with lines penned by a designer Kia stole away from Audi.
Exhibit C:
The 2009 JD Power Initial Quality Survey just came out and Kia tied with BMW and Volkswagen. They handily beat out such supposed 'better built' cars as Scion, Volvo, Mazda, and Subaru. Kia's corporate parner Hyundai came in fourth place. Mini came in dead last, by the way.
Exhibit D:
I wear my love for the Kia Soul on my sleeve. Check out the limited edition Soul Denim. Cute as a fucking bug...
06/19/2009 02:25 PMThe lawn needed to be done. To keep from looking like an abandoned home, it's best that I at least mow the grass. I pay so little attention to the other things that need doing around here a mowed lawn is about the only thing that keeps the evil-doers wondering if there are actually people living inside my home. I was felt it was imperative that it be done today. I could've waited until Saturday or Sunday, but I hate doing yard work on the the weekends; with all the neighbors out walking around I feel like I'm being judged...
I got out in the yard a little later than I had planned and the temperature was already at 85 degrees with a heat index temp of 91. There was a decent breeze and some cloud cover, so I thought if I took it easy all would be fine. I mowed. The first few passes were just fine and felt good, so I started pushing. The sun came out and my sweat glands went into overdrive. I took a couple breaks and drank plenty of cold delicious fluids.
I noticed towards the end of the mowing that the mower was a lot heavier than I remembered. When that was done I broke out the weed whacker. I found myself not trimming according to my usual plan of attack. I was wandering. Instead of my regular counter-clockwise around the yard trimming method, I was going here to there back over to here then back over to there.
The final task today was trimming the hedges and the sun was shining brightly. Sweat poured into my eyes. I would trim some then step back to judge the straightness of my work. Not so level. I found myself standing and staring at the hedges for a little too long, my mouth open and mind wandering. This was not good. I left the hedges lumpy, did a little clean up, put away the tools and joined the dogs lazing about in front of the air conditioner.
A few minutes later I checked the temperatures: 91 with a heat index of 96. I am a pussy.
Two hours later and I am still dizzy, nauseous, and headachey. Though my belly protests, I keep drinking water. I am a mess...
06/16/2009 12:34 PMDue to circumstances beyond my control our next party here at The Grassy Knoll has been moved back to the third quarter of 2010.
Also, the promised '24 Hours of Le Mans' party will not take place until June of 2011.
Please adjust your calendars.
06/15/2009 01:20 PMThere are amazing, world changing things going on in Iran right now. Since the sham of an election on Friday, the people of Iran have started a revolution. People are dying.
Where is CNN? Fox News? There is hardly any coverage! It's embarrassing and frustrating. What's going on there, right now, is equal to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989! CNN was all over that! Even on CNN International the true importance of the events in Iran is being downplayed, despite being the 'top of the hour' story.
If you want to get a better feel for what's going on over there, you have to (literally, have to) check out Andrew Sullivan's blog over at The Atlantic. He's compiling Twitter feeds from Iranians, YouTube Videos, and keeping track of actual reporting of the events taking place there right now.
The Government of Iran has been sporadically shutting down the internet and SMS messaging. There have been Denial of Service attacks on many of the legitimate news services that they haven't pulled the plug on-- even Sullivan's blog has been targeted!!
06/05/2009 12:49 AMThe big party is this weekend at The Graveyard Tavern in scenic East Atlanta, gateway to Ellenwood. Added to the musical bill is Atlanta's legendary Bitch, so it's gonna go all night long. Yay!
Also, I've received another shipment of Roland buttons just for the party. They are in short supply, so if you want one you'd better catch me early. The price? Zip! Zero dollars! Just like admission to the party! But you better bring some money to buy some raffle tickets, dag blammit!
06/05/2009 12:31 AMThis is the bestest thing I've seen all week. Watch it. You simply must watch it. Then when you're done watching it, view the second vid for a side by side comparison of Han Solo, P.I. and it's original inspiration. Fucking brilliant!!
[ via Giz ]
06/05/2009 12:15 AMCraig Ferguson is a funny, funny man. His cold openings (before the theme song) can be rather riotous. On Wednesday he did a little lip-syncing production of They Might Be Giants' Istanbul. Enjoy the hilarity:
05/30/2009 01:24 PMTonight at 10pm ABC begins airing the final three episodes of Pushing Daisies, giving a somewhat dignified send off for what was arguably the best show on TV.
Do not call from 10 to 11. Do not drop by. Do not look for me at the bar.
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