An attempt at comic relief
Putin's nagging problem Freepussyriot.org Well, it didn't take long for my grim assessment of a couple of weeks ago to flare again, but I'd rather offer a bit of relief and ridiculousness at this...
View ArticleA moron by any other name ...
... would be Chad Javon Johnson Ochocinco Johnson Alleged Newlywed Wife-Beater. Since I lived a number of years in various Ohio locales I rooted for the Cincinnati Bengals during good times and bad...
View ArticleSome unsolicited salty behavior
Dude, your bra strap is showing So it appears we have been beset by a plethora of idiotic behavior recently although I don't think Joe Biden can claim he's been on 'bath salts' (but it would be a...
View ArticleA reflection on an obsession
I'm glad to see some sense provided by an appliance manufacturer, as Whirlpool recently whipped out a new premium exterior finish that they call “White Ice.” I really don't care what they call it...
View ArticleA hard right, then around the bend
Victoria Jackson in Tampa Ever wonder what happens to comedians after they leave Saturday Night Live? Well some overdose, some get shot by their wives and one occasionally picks up...
View ArticleKeep your hands off my vagina!
Not everybody was on board in Tampa After witnessing one political convention and watching the other I am left more amused than enthused. Having access to the Republican confab in Tampa...
View ArticleThe power of real and reel imagery
You won't find this gate decor in Germany. Imagine my surprise receiving an 'intra' email targeted to us development dwellers announcing a plea to support the Diwali Hindu festival by signing a...
View ArticleBuddy, can you spare a bon mot?
A slight smirk spread across my face as I read the results of a poll which found that even the French can't stand the French. Ipsos, a well-respected polling and global independent market...
View ArticleHair of the dogs
Trump ... on a good day What do Überriche/Überconnected Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Rupert Murdoch, Jon Corzine, Rick Scott, Larry King and Rod Blagojevich have in common? A bizarre attachment...
View ArticleThere's flashing lights and there's flashing lights
My wife and I don’t see eye to eye about a lot of things, one of which amuses me greatly. Apparently in Florida there’s a recent law that allows motorists to flash their high beams to warn...
View ArticleA bad case of filthy-rich athlete's head
And I gave up a testicle for this? Nothing goes better with drugs than denial ... okay, maybe whiskey. But this past week we saw the decline of a pair of sports icons — one who had admitted to...
View Article"Hey, flock o' seagulls"
My 5 year old and I were discussing groups of animals and their occasional esoteric monikers. Okay, she didn’t say esoteric, per se. But she asked me what a group of penguins is called and I was...
View ArticleEarly voting has its problems
Early voting in North Carolina. 2sides2ron Far be it from me to know all the precautions taken to maintain the integrity of voting in the US but there are certain aspects about early...
View ArticleThe end is near (or God hates politics)
I'm not sure if anyone else has broached this subject, but have you noticed the major political events of 2012 have been affected by storms? The Republican convention in Tampa got off to a fitful...
View ArticleWeary electorate: "Are we there yet?"
Was Chris Christie looking ahead? Well, Election Day is here and I want to stress that the official day will always be the day I vote, although, should I be nonabulatory in the future I may need help...
View ArticleNo Wonder we're in a pickle
"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out,...
View ArticleAll atwitter over Asscrack, Ark.
'A great day for a cool dip in the pool.' wiki pic I was attempting to watch The Weather Channel again, only to be once again disappointed. For what seemed like two weeks recently an inordinate...
View ArticlePearls of wisdom fading fast
Now that I'm reporting and executing camera-work again I get to meet interesting people. When I first started out in the business I edited a weekly: the most difficult and rewarding professional...
View ArticleEnd of the world cancelled
Zephyrhills, Fla., Christmas parade 2012 Even though the world has not ended, dusk is some hours away. Perhaps the Mayans and Nostradamus and others were speaking in a more general than specific...
View ArticleOkay, Mr. Zuckerturd, I'll bite
Well, it's happened. I now have a Macebook account. I held out as long as long as possible but now that I work with a group who uses the 'social' media platform it was best for me to relent and...
View ArticleShow of hands, who got a pay raise?
Shadow of the Gecko (just a random lanai shot) Well, here we are five days into the new year and I've been already wondering how it's going to end. Twenty-twelve was full of ups and downs...
View ArticleHey, Hervé, I'll see you in Timbuktu
Scent of a sailor? I'll pass. Well, it was bound to happen. Tired of relentless claims of being called "a bunch of surrender-monkeys," French President François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande...
View ArticleA Norse of a different color
As previously mentioned, the television weather channel I love to hate (that being The Weather Channel) has stooped to further inanity — naming snowstorms that occur [gasp] in the middle of winter....
View ArticleStrap it on, it's Stupor Bowl time!
It's all about the beer .... sure it is. Budweiser, manufacturer of the second worst line of beers in America, is about to assault the country with yet another marketing campaign. I say marketing...
View ArticleRun silent, run deep
I am reminded of one of my favorite books (and worst movies [with Johnny Depp, no less]) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, in which there are multiple suggestions by the Samoan attorney: "As your...
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