2009 archive
Mencken Was Right 0
Terminated 0
Not that it affects me in any way:
I tried to watch the first Terminator. Failed.
Twits on Twitter 0
The end of the personal life.
Podiatric Target Practice 0
Burgle a store, record it on video, and post the video on Facebook. Sheesh.
And she was perplexed when she came in to find the toilet seat raised.
“I knew something was up. I just didn’t know how and who or what,” said Eystad, 40.
Then, Saturday night, Pitman police came to her door with news of a video posted on a Facebook account.
Shot in the wee hours of Friday morning, the footage shows five people stealing sweets from Ladybug Candies, 50 S. Broadway. One alleged burglar shot and posted the video, which documents the theft in progress, the stolen property, and even the license plate of the get-away vehicle.
They had a key. One of the suspects is her landlord. He claims it was a one-time impulse theft that happened after another tenant reported loss of electricity. The storekeeper is skeptical.
Net Neutrality 0
Who’s trying to take over the internet?
Follow the links to learn more.
Outfoxed: Big Lie Dept. 0
At Guardian, Michael Tomasky comments on the poll that showed that persons who get their news from Fox are not only uninformed, but fervently believe stuff that just isn’t true about the current kerfuffle over health care:
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Soap opera audience increases:
(snip)
The number of people collecting long-term unemployment benefits edged up 2,000 to 6.24 million in the week ended August 8, the latest week for which the data is available. However, the four-week moving average declined 2,500 to 6.27 million.
Internet Taking Over Your Life? 0
Scroll down here and click the “Off” switch.
American Conservatism 0
Well-described here.
Gun Nuttery 0
Air America asks, “What if Liberals packed heat at a Tea Party?”
Yeah. What if.
Watch Ron Reagan speak sense and Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation speak double-talky gobbledegook:
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
Related: A TPM reader shares some thoughts.
Why PowerPoint Is Evil 0
As a professional presenter, amongst other things, I loathe PowerPoint, amongst other things.
This article explains why.
Be sure to read the comments.
Twits on Twitter 2
Ya know, there might be an upside to Twitting after all:
ReagoBushonomics: The Dream 0
The end of government:
Non-essential services such as rubbish collections, libraries and health centres were closed, in the first of three planned reduced service days.
When Zombie Banks Walked the Earth 0
Christopher Swann considers pay in the banking industry and finds it grossly overblown.
That does not surprise. But he goes on to demolish the arguments the banksters use to claim that they are somehow different and deserve to be overpaid. A nugget:
Aside: If they were as smart as they claim to be, they wouldn’t keep blowing all those bubbles, now, would they?
Straight Talk 2
More persons need to confront the lies directly:
I have heard Congressman Frank interviewed several times. He doesn’t mince words.
Via Huffington Post.
Gun Nuttery 0
TimF at Balloon Juice locks and loads.
In the Grocery Store, Fall Has Fell 3
Outside, it’s still 98 Fahrenheits and sunny.
They also rearranged all their shelves and it took me ten minutes to find the crackers I like.
Criswell predicts that we’ll see Christmas decorations start to appear by the end of September.