In other news…a little perspective here

According to the World Health Organization, Oxfam and UNICEF, 14,500,000 children (aged 18 and under) die each year from abuse, crime, beatings, lack of food, rapes, nurder, lack of medical care, poor living conditions, and political agendas.
The vast majority of these children were not named JonBenet Ramsey.

Important Cultural Note, or a Bridge not far enough away

Fergie (of Black Eyed Peas fame) has a new song out called ‘London Bridge’. I certainly hope that Gwen Stefani is getting royalties for Fergie’s new hit, because it is the biggest rip-off since theaters charged admission for Gigli.
A few times I’ve been around that track
So it’s not just gonna happen like that
Because [...]

Why is this man smiling, or, Let’s gin out Rummy

When all else fails, blame the media and call your critics confused cowards. Let’s see, what story are we up to now: we had to attack Iraq because of 9/11, WMD, mushroom cloud , oh ok, seeds of democracy, that’s the ticket. We would be greeted as liberators and the war would [...]

Karr wreck, or, 14 minutes, 50 seconds and counting..

Time’s nearly up, buh bye. Anything else you’d like to confess? Don’t go away mad..just GO AWAY!

Attention Stephen King fans, or, my first PSA

The name of Stephen King’s novel is ‘SALEM’S LOT‘. There is no ‘S’ after the ‘T’ in the word ‘LOT’. I just don’t want you to be disappointed when you are looking for info on one of King’s early novels and you end up here.
I do like Stephen King and have read [...]

Putting the xeno back in phobia, or, we don’t need no education..

The state of Colorado recently passed a law outlawing the display of foreign flags on public buildings and adjacent property, which kind of makes sense if you are talking about the state house (we don’t wanna confuse the illegal immigrants).
One ridiculous consequence of this law is that a middle-school teacher was suspended for displaying foreign [...]

Sometimes I do believe in karma, or, Katherine Harris is going down in flames…

Fox News Channel/AKA Republican candidate for the Senate in the state of Florida, Katherine Harris’s campaign is in shambles. She’s run out of money, but not out of stupid speeches. Here’s a gem from yesterday:
“If you’re not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin,” Harris told interviewers from the [...]

What are da odds, or, I HATE 3:15 AM phone calls

When you have three kids, even when they are all adults (and one of them is living in Peru), the phone ringing at 3:15 AM is a dread-filled sound once one awakens enough to register the noise.
Our bedroom phone is on a nightstand on my wife’s side of the bed.
Phone rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring
Caller ID: a [...]

All in all, we need another brick in the wall, or, I’m embarrassed to say that Floyd the Barber could gain 10 yards on these guys

Watching the Titans game last night was painful. The offense sputtered, with occasional bursts of efficiency, but the defense, man, the defense…The corners without our fearless reprobate ‘Pac’ are constantly overmatched. The defensive line played a sacred tune – holey holey holey while the linebackers bit on every bit of cheese tossed [...]

Your really can’t make this stuff up, or, they should fit right in at the First Baptist Church in Saltillo..

Order yer own HERE. I’m sorry but these kids look more like they are girding up for a Klan rally or Sunday school at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Saltillo, Mississippi.

Pharmaceutically happy, or, take em’ if you need em’

Had barbecue for lunch at the best bbq joint in our town (you know the place..) with some friends where the topic of painkillers came up (not because of the food, thankyou) and I weighed in that you should take em’ if you need em’ because you heal much better when you’re not hurting, a [...]

Serial Killers, or, Top Ten TV most memorable TV characters

Joe Powell of ‘Cup of Joe Powell’ fame has a great Friday afternoon question:
Who are the ten most memorable TV characters

Here are mine, in no particular order:
Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers) – John Cleese
Mary Tyler Moore (D.V Dyke and her show)
Andre Braugher from Homicide
Homer Simpson (d’oh!)

George Castanza – Seinfeld(Jason Alexander)
Jackie Gleason (Honeymooner’s) so sue me..i’m older [...]

Pacman’s Rolling Dumbass Revue, or, something is happening here and you don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. JONES

The ‘new’ Pacman appears to be behaving much like the old Pacman. Pac was arrested last night at a bar in Murfreesboro (Sweetwater Saloon) after an altercation with his female companion. Pacman apparently is taking his drinking out of Davidson and his new property-tax-haven home in Williamson county by moving the Pacman show to Rutherford [...]

Now that we have downgraded and debased Pluto…

Any chance some scientist-type ZAND is sitting in some Plutonian conference dissing Earth?
Based on our studies, no signs of intelligient life…it’s just another moon with a moon…

Thanks to the scientists in this article, does this guy get demoted?

Please don’t cast me out for this, or, he ya Erschütterung mag es eine polaroidabbildung

You’ve probably already heard this great accoustic version of ‘Hey Ya’. To me, the original of ‘Hey Ya’ by OutKast is probably the best rock/pop song of the last few years.
On the other hand, this version, below, is by a German country and Western band called Boss Hoss. First of all, they [...]

A Survivor season that Andrew Young might watch…

I read on Parlancheq’s blog that CBS has announced the cast for this season’s Survivor along with this year’s gimmick. I’ve always been a fan of Survivor, but to me, the show has become stale and perhaps past the shark-jumping stage. Apparently, I’m not along in my waning enthusiasm. Last season’s show was the [...]

Please get well, Governor Bredesen…..

YiKeS!

No, I mean it, really, you’re killing me…stop…don’t forget to tip your waiters..

Oklahoma Senator James Inofe speaking today (August 22nd) on the war in Iraq and the UN:
U.S. involvement in Iraq has been incredibly successful and developments there have been “nothing short of a miracle,” Sen. James Inhofe said Monday.
During his half-hour speech before the Tulsa Metro Chamber at the Doubletree Hotel at Warren Place, Inhofe called [...]

Can you hear me now, or, THERE’s that stupid sponge…

Tomorrow’s doctor visit is my topic,
the top-down procedure endoscopic,
I pray that the tube,
is really well lubed,
and the doctor is non-misanthropic.
Wish me well, and I promise no pictures and no live blogging!

A more innocent time…

Apparently, the Stones weren’t using Hell’s Angels for security for this gig.
This is 41 years ago. My parents HATED this. Made me love it all that much more.
F(ist)T(ap) to Sharon Cobb.