By Dave Hitt on Sep 30, 2009 in Atheism | 2 Comments
Today is Blasphemy Day because, well, just because. The religious have a plethora of holidays to choose from, so why shouldn’t atheists, apostates and blasphemers have their own day as well? The Capital Region Atheists & Agnostics meetup group will be celebrating, of course. Our dinner table will be decorated with butter sculptures of Christopher […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 16, 2009 in Pop Culture | 3 Comments
Just for fun let’s take a brief break from snarky rants. Jem Moore is the best hammered dulcimer player in the US, which is about a profitable as you might imagine. (He makes his living as a pilot.)  If you search his name on You Tube you’ll find lots of people playing his compositions – […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 16, 2009 in Political Correctness, Politics | 6 Comments
This week we’ve seen some fine examples of media bias in action. The left wing insists that liberal bias in the mainstream media is a myth, cooked up by those horrible people at Fox. The right wing insists that Fox is as fair and balanced as talk radio. Both opinions are idiotic. Bias, like pornography, […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 14, 2009 in Uncategorized | 6 Comments
It’s been a busy news weekend. Kanye West set a new record in his endless series of records for douchbaggery. Serena Williams had a tantrum and discovered her inner child has a potty mouth. And the demonstration in DC had the media fighting over who could do a better job of displaying their bias. The […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 11, 2009 in Cigars, Writing | 4 Comments
Jefferson picked up the intact motorcycle and examined it in the moonlight. “This is great! I wonder where that dirtball got a hold of this beauty. Check this out, Catherine, it’s a 1957 Harley 74 Panhead with a Fat Bob gas tank. What a great crotch rocket.” TNT’s show “Leverage” features some great characters and […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 5, 2009 in Amusing, Big Brother, Politics | 1 Comment
This video is getting sent all over the place. It’s already more popular than Sex With Ducks. This guy isn’t a one hit wonder; he’s done quite a few very funny, well done parodies. You won’t fully appreciate the next one unless you’ve heard the original. Not only is Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus Take The Wheel” […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 3, 2009 in Junk Science, Yeah - That'll Work | 12 Comments
My disdain for Consumer Reports started in the late 70’s, when I was an audio salesman. They frequently gave lousy products a “Best Buy” rating. Back then audio was getting better on an almost daily basis. All receivers and amplifiers had Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) down to a fraction of a percent. It was amusing […]