Nice kitty! Now where's that phone number for PETA?

Wilson was always a socially correct type of guy.

It's too bad the giant cat thought he was a rat and had him for lunch!

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What's up with all these tax dodgers being nominated?

President Obama: You better get a more competent "vetting team" or something. It's starting to look like Larry, Moe, and Curly Joe, are the vetting team!

So far, they've selected Geithrer (Mr. Opps I made a mistake and forgot to pay Uncle Sam), and Daschle (Mr. "I'm sorry for not paying over a hundred thousand in back taxes").

Not a good start. Then your pick for first chief performance officer, Nancy Killefer (shown here), has to turn down you down and not take the performance czar position because she has some problems with - GUESS WHAT? - Your right! Taxes! Good grief Mr. President!

This is really getting to look like a double standard, as these questionable selections for office all seem to have problems with their own finances, yet they are getting nominated.

What happening to cleaning up Washington? These selections are all starting to look like political payback time to the Clinton's by hiring people that have previously worked for them to staff the new administration.

Everyone knows how the Clinton's have clout in Washington, and it appears to me that you've gone to bed with them to get elected. Say it ain't so Barack?

As It Stands, just get rid of the stooges who have been recommending these people to you Mr. President, and remember...You won the election. Not the Clintons!

click here to read the Associated Press account of today's news regarding Killefer and why she has withdrawn her candidacy for the performance czar position.

BREAKING NEWS - CNN ANNOUNCED (around noon Eastern time) THAT Tom Daschle HAS WITHDRAWN FROM HIS NOMINATION as Health and Human Services Secretary, stating he didn't want to be a distraction for the Obama administration. This clearly illustrates my point.

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So what did a Muslim think about my column on khat?

After picking up my column this Southern Arabian web site made the following statement:

 "If anyone knows where I can score some Shami, let me know. Finally a sane point of view on the matter. The govt. propaganda on the substance is laughable. Not saying Qat isn’t dangerous…it is economically dangerous - at least for Yemen.  Coincidence a pro-qat article comes form Eureka? I think not."

Here's a link to the web site. Note: be sure to scroll down a ways, as the front page is blank till you get halfway down.

Also here is a link to the khat/Qat column I wrote:

It was a Garden Party for Kobe in New York last night

Bryant continues to amaze people. He had the Madison Square Garden Knick fans actually cheering for him when it became apparent he was going to set another NBA record.

Kobe broke the current Madison Square Garden record with 61 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers looked plenty potent without Andrew Bynum (out for the season) in a 126-117 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday night.

AP/photo – Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) goes up for a layup as New York Knicks forward Wilson Chandler …

A Real HotWheel: Kids toy transformed for zany adults!

  

(Source: cars.ign.com)

A funny ad that I remember being on the back of comic books

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Another Round for Brown? He's hoping for an historical repeat

 

NOW AND THEN: Linda Ronstadt and Governor Jerry Brown. Jerry Brown today at 70 years-old.

I remember thinking Jerry Brown meant change in 1974. It was the year I got married, and I was inspired by this 36-year-old reformer who believed in alternate energies like wind and solar. He was popular and often caused his critics to call him "Gov. Moonbeam" because they considered his ideas wild and unworthy when he talked about energy conservation, and the use of alternate energies.

Janis Joplin and the Beatles were riding a cultural transformation that brought out reformers like Brown after WaterGate. His long romance with popular singer Linda Ronstadt caused a lot of talk among conservatives, but the liberals loved him. I'm just surprised that at age 70 he's even interested in holding another elected office. This will be his 12th campaign to get an elected position. He tried running for president a couple of times, but had no luck.

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Comcast Tucson Airs Graphic Porn During Super Bowl!

 

By John Herrman,

Tucson, Arizona was probably not the best place to watch the game last night. Partly because of the disappointing result, but mostly because of the huge, flapping penis.

With under three minutes left and just after Larry Fitzgerald's heroic comeback(ish) touchdown for the Cardinals, the video feed abruptly switched to a scene from stablemate channel Club Jenna, treating viewers to the sight of seemingly omnipresent porn guy Evan Stone swinging his junk around like a maniac. This interlude lasted about 30 seconds.

Comcast told the Arizona Daily Star that engineers have been "working throughout the night" to figure out what happened, but haven't yet come up with an explanation. It could have been a simple case of human error, but given just how wrong it all went, I'd put my money on a disgruntled outgoing employee. Video of the event below, obviously NSFW. [AZStar, image from Getty. —Thanks, Jason and Nic!]

 

President Obama -- It's time to stop illegal spying on all Americans

Dave Stancliff/For the Times-Standard

Posted: 02/01/2009 01:31:08 AM PST

Dear President Obama;

I know you have a full plate right now but there's something I need to talk to you about.

Does anyone on your staff remember former National Security Agency (NSA) analyst, Russell Tice, who offered to provide you with illegally suppressed information regarding spying on all Americans, including journalists?

For the rest of this column see today's "As It Stands" in the Times-Standard by clicking here.

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Awesome Typewriter Art: Paul Smith's true inspirational story

  

I was really inspired when I ran across this web site, after getting a tip from my pal Carl, and I want to share it with all of my readers. It's a story of a man who passed away two years ago, but who has left behind an inspiring legacy in art.

Here's the link to a site that tells his story, and shows all of his art work. I highly recommend you take a moment and check his story out. It sure inspired me.

 

Another Controversial Pick: Daschle failed to pay $128,000 in taxes

Obama's choice to lead Health and Human Services is the second Cabinet pick to run into tax problems, jeopardizing his confirmation.

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Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is flanked by former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, left, and his wife Linda Daschle, center, as he testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill January 8 in Washington, DC

For the whole story in the LA TIMES today click here.

This car was supposed to challenge the Chevy Corvette

Can you imagine if Chrysler would have come out with this baby back in the days of no seat belt laws? This art was featured on the 1960 edition of Motor Trends magazine that went for 35 cents a copy.

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LA area family doubles in size with birth of octuplets!

There's no photos available yet on the LA area family that just had octuplets, so to give the reader an idea what that many kids might look like I got this photo (right) of the Littleton Family (total 14 kids) from a blog called "Stand Your Ground."

The news this morning is that the couple who had those eight babies, also have six more children at home! That's a total of 14 kids! Wow! And in this depression too!

It's no wonder the family doesn't want their name released. They know they would be in for a media circus if they did. However, you can't hide a group of kids that large forever, and it's inevitable that the press will get this story.

Apparently the mother took fertility drugs, despite having six children already. What is your reaction to this story? Too many kids? Never too many kids? I look forward to your comments.

Click here and see the LA Times story about this family that has suddenly doubled in size.

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Iraqi shoe-thrower honored with monument of his deed

You gotta love it! The Iraqi's are right-on with this testament to al-Zaidi. Actually, I expect more to go up in other Arab countries. Dubya isn't popular with these people because he never treated them with respect.

A statue built for Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who hurled his shoes at former U.S. president George Bush, is seen in Tikrit, 150 km (95 miles) Baghdad, January 27, 2009.

An Iraqi town has unveiled a giant monument of a shoe in honor of the journalist who threw his footwear at former U.S. President George W. Bush.

The letters on the sign reads "Muntazer is fasting until the sword breaks his fast with blood, silent until our mouths speak the truth". Picture taken January 27, 2009.

REUTERS/Sabah al-Bazee (IRAQ)

Metal animals and insects - good pets for your robot!

  

These creatures are made from scrap metal, and have a very elaborate cybernetic look.
Edouard Martinet's gallery is definitely worth checking out: a kind of robotic zoo.

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Rush Limbaugh: the New Conservative Icon or Next Republican Leader?

Right-wing Radio nut, Rush Limbaugh, and his slavering devotees think they have died and gone to heaven because President Obama mentioned his name the other day!

Republicans are wetting themselves while waiting in line to pay "El Rusho" homage. This poster-boy for OxyContin signed a contact extension last year for $400 million to keep rabble-rousing conservatives until 2016.

That's a scary thought. Even scarier, he claims to have 13 million listeners every week, based upon a combination of Arbitron ratings and it's own metrics.

To think that many people tune in to listen to this drug addict rant about every move President Obama makes, is enough to make a sane person hurl! Demigods like "Limp Ba" rise in times of recession/depression when people are desperate and willing to believe any propaganda that they think will improve their lives.

Sad, but true. Obama should have never mentioned his name. It was like giving him validation. It was a mistake.

 The rolly-polly King of Lies has landed on that little mention of his name, and is now proclaiming himself king of the conservatives by way of this acknowledgment.

 Pathetic, but probably effective in rallying his core cronies. What a world. People are losing their jobs right and left and clowns like "El Rusho" are making millions spewing hatred and lies.

As It Stands, the Republican party might as well elect Rush to head them up if he can bring 13 million voters with him!

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There's new hope for people who snore while sleeping

My wife often claims that I snore. My response to her is, she snores! So we both snore at night. The trick is to go to asleep before your partner, or better yet, at the same time.

I've tried that band aide type of product to stop snoring, but it didn't work according to my wife.

So now we have a new product. I wonder if it really works. The idea of sticking something up my nose at night isn't too attractive however.

Brez premium nasal breathing aids, are the first commercially available device for inside the nose and are clinically proven to reduce snoring and increase overall sleep quality for the bed partner, according to the company.

The product launched in pharmacies nationwide this week.

Available in three sizes (small, medium and large), Brez inserts easily into the nose and gently lifts, expands and supports the interior walls of the nasal passages to reduce the resistance of airflow.

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A Cool Advertising campaign for Australia Day event

 

Shades of the sixties dude! Think San Francisco at it's hippie heights when posters like these advertised legends like Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, The Cream, and many more.

Advertising Agency: Loud Sydney, Australia

Click HERE, HERE and HERE to see more event posters.

Source: Ads of the World

The world's most expensive autograph belongs to the bard

  

The World's Rarest Signature
According to Luxist.com this honor goes to the autograph of William Shakespeare:Every occasion of this signature, if found, will go for a cool $3 million.

Turkey terror in Rockport: Post Office suspends some deliveries after birds' attacks on carriers!

 

After I stopped laughing at this story I knew it would become a classic in mail delivery lore. Score one for the turkey's in this situation. I tried to imagine the poor postal carrier, but in my mind he comes across kinda like the bumbling detective (Inspector Jacques Clouseau played by Peter Sellers) in the comedy "The Pink Panther." Anyway, I thought it was the funny read for the day!

By Jonathan L'Ecuyer
Staff Writer/Gloucester Daily Times

ROCKPORT — Through rain, sleet and snow, Rockport mail carriers deliver — until now, anyway.

And it wasn't the rain, sleet or snow that stopped some of them.

Nearly every day over the last five months, an average of 10 turkeys — led by a pair of male "ring leaders" — have been chasing and attempting to peck a postal worker on his route along Marmion Way and South Street.

Rockport Post Office Delivery Manager Tim Russell said slippery sidewalks and territorial dogs are common challenges for his carriers, but over the 22 years he's worked for the U.S. Postal Service, he's never seen anything quite like this.

"Some of the neighbors said their dogs have been attacked, but mostly it's just been our postal truck," Russell said. "They chase the truck down the street — two males in particular — it's just unbelievable."

The local post office stopped delivering mail to several South Street homes after an incident Jan. 15 when a number of passers-by stopped to help the postal worker as he was being chased by the quick-trotting turkeys.

"Last week, people had to intervene so (the mail carrier) could get back to his truck," Russell said yesterday. "He was trying to wave a bag full of mail at the turkeys as he ran when some folks pulled over to shoo the turkeys away."

For weeks prior to the incident, Russell said the mail carrier had tried to park the truck out of sight or change the time of day he was delivering the mail to that area, but nothing worked.

Postmaster Bob Kerrigan sought help this past week from Capt. John Tulik of the state Environmental Police.

Tulik said turkeys exercise dominance over their area and the only way to deal with them is to be more dominant. Tulik suggested arming the postal worker with an umbrella. When a turkey begins to charge, the carrier should open the umbrella toward the turkey, which in turn should trick the bird into thinking it's facing another dominant male flaring its tail feathers.

Russell said the Environmental Police no longer relocates the birds.

Kerrigan said he's cautiously optimistic the umbrella idea will work.

"We're not going to go out with an umbrella everyday, but after a couple of times it should show the turkey that the carrier is dominant," Kerrigan said. "But I'm a little skeptical because nothing seems to stop them from going after the carrier and truck."

Russell and Kerrigan both said the top priority was the safety of the mail carrier.

"Either the turkeys are going to get hurt or one of the carriers," Russell said.

"The last thing we want to do is strike one of the animals with a truck," Kerrigan added.

Part of the problem, police Chief Tom McCarthy said, is that neighborhood residents have been feeding the birds over the last several years.

"People feed the birds," McCarthy said, "Otherwise they'd be looking for food elsewhere."

Russell said if the umbrella doesn't work, postal workers will have to come up with a "plan B."

Jonathan L'Ecuyer can be reached at jlecuyer@gloucestertimes.com.

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