• Mini-Posts - Politics, Schmolitics

    Beck Campchair Revival Crowd Individually But Not Collectively Big

    Beck’s team got a permit for 300,000, about 87,000 showed up. Via @KeithOlbermann Glenn Beck Rally Attracts Estimated 87,000 – Political Hotsheet – CBS News An estimated 87,000 people attended a rally organized by talk-radio host and Fox News commentator Glenn Beck Saturday in Washington, according to a crowd estimate commissioned by CBS News.

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics - Religion

    Who Are All These Tacky People On My Front Stoop?

    “Don’t make me come out there.” What the hell, I ended up live-blogging the whole damn thing. I took this photo a few years ago on a trip to Washington DC, with the “good camera” that’s been sent off to Canon for possible repair, or I’ll be in the market for a refurbished 30D. I Tweeted a lot of my Lincoln Memorial photos last night after getting irked at all the Beckamania co-opting of the imagery of Lincoln, Dr King, and all the hoo-ha about reclaiming the nation’s honor. It bugged me that the national honor so much in need…

  • Funnies

    Roll The Ugly Away

    No matter the beauty flaw, there’s a tool to roll it away. Nose too fat? There’s a roller for that. Jowls dangling? Roll them away. Cheeks sagging? Roll them up. Cottage cheese thighs? Roll them bye-bye.

  • Twitter

    Weekly Tweets 2010-08-22

    Low-information people who oppose the NY mosque really should listen to Speaking of Faith's Ramadan Revealed show. http://is.gd/eiFXj # My gd camera borked; shipping 4 repair. Took Chicago architecture boat tour Friday with only iPhone camera. http://moby.to/vak0d1 # RT @jeffersonreid @reverendadam: "Republicans don't actually believe in freedom of religion. They believe in freedom of Christianity." in reply to jeffersonreid # RT @SecondLie "Now that I'm evidence, will the cops bag and tag me?" They need only tag you, and then you're IT in reply to SecondLie # Do not anger the Juggalos, for they are subtle and quick to turn…

  • The Never-Ending Bloga - Today

    Is Too Much, I Will Sum Up

    I’m still alive, and hoping to break free of my Google Reader addiction in order to fall back into the more creative addictive habit of actually blogging something about what’s going on in my life or in my head. Today is Caturday. There, I’ve blogged something. And I’ve been wrasslin with WordPress, updating all three of my sites/blogs. Er, well, I have a fourth blog but it’s quite inactive at the moment, it’s Riley the Cat’s blog. I’ll get around to that later – he’s much too lazy to do his own blogging and I’m too lazy to do my…

  • Twitter

    Weekly Tweets 2010-08-15

    RT @EddieMcClintock "As heard on tomorrow night's episode of #WAREHOUSE13 ! • PUSCIFER • The Mission ♫ http://blip.fm/~ume6w" YAY! in reply to EddieMcClintock # RT @tarrylclark "Tomorrow we get to flex our civic muscles! Don't forget to vote! http://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/ #mn06 #goDFL" in reply to tarrylclark # WXRT missed opportunity: coulda played Burl Ives' "gimme more of some 'a that frog juice!" # Glenn Beck's Wrong Notion is coming. Tinfoil shortage expected in NW Chicago 'burbs http://is.gd/ehBDF # Achhh nooooo ssssssssss! Salon playing music I've learned to hate: soft rock used as airline hold music by Delta. # RT @jacksonstbooks "@SkateFoss:…