Archive for September, 2009

Happy Blasphemy Day »

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 Hitchens, [...]

Jem Moore on YouTube »

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 – badly, [...]

Media Bias »

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, can be [...]

Norman Borlaug, The Greatest Man in The History of The World, Dies »

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 [...]

Writing – Getting the Details Right »

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 [...]

Tim Hawkins – The Government Can »

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”  filled with [...]

Consumer Reports – Still Clueless After All These Years »

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 to [...]

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