And Forget the Upholstery!

Thank you, Cynical-C!

Shhhh - We're on the Air

I've read em all!
Christian Science Monitor on Sarah's reading list...

I Gotya Democracy Right Here, Punk

Signs of Fascism:

1. Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism
2. Identification of enemies as a unifying cause
3. The supremacy of the military/avid militarism
4. A controlled mass media
5. Obsession with national security
6. Religion and ruling elite tied together
7. Power of corporations protected
8. Power of labor suppressed or eliminated
9. Obsession with crime and punishment
10. Rampant cronyism and corruption

Thanks, Bro!

What I've Been Thinking

...Schools tend to mistake good behavior for good character. What they prize above all else is docility, suggestibility; the child who will do as he is told; or even better, the child who will do what is wanted without even having to be told. They value most in children what children least value in themselves. - John Holt in How Children Fail - Thank you, BoingBoing!

Served at a Google Cafeteria

Uh huh. Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburgers. They're real. People ate them.

Reconfigurable 3-D Spider Animation

This flash is seriously awesome. I encourage arachnophobes not to abandon it too quickly. Spider Animation

Thank you, BoingBoing!

Small Town Values from the Nook!

Thank you, DooberDan!

60's TV Sign Off

High Flight
by John Gillespie McGee

Unbelievable! I memorized this sign off when I was a child and still regurgitate it occasionally, albeit inaccurately, when the moment is right.

Thank you, BoingBoing!

I Can't Wait to Bag Me Some Pork!

The Sarah Palin Digest - Everything you want to know. (I recommend small doses to avoid nausea.)

I've Brought This Back for the Last Time!

Thank you, Abroath!

That's A VERY Big Gun Mr. Sheriff - Can I Have it?

The sheriff of Richmond County in South Carolina has the brain of Miss Teen South Carolina. This is their new swat team vehicle. I'm not kidding.

What the heck do they drink down there?
Thank you, BoingBoing!

I Understand

Thank you, Dark Roasted Blend.

Don't Even Think About It

That's right! If I can get up here I can get in your face!

McMoney

Thank you, 23/6!

McCain Thinks/Knows We're Stupid

I found this dandy little chart to be extremely illustrative of a point I've been making for several decades. Republicans have consistently relied on voters to respond favorably to their ad hominum attacks on intelligent candidates (they are out of touch) and general fear-mongering (the rest of the world is out to get us and we must respond militarily). All of this while they denuded the very fabric of security that would keep people from being susceptible to this bullshit at the onset. In the Bush era, Republicans have been tantamount to rapists. Screwing the poor is sport to them - they have no shame.

- From current.... blog.

Hubble Telescope Images for Wallpaper

Cool wallpaper available from Space.Com

Dark Matter

In 1991, Gang Lu, a doctoral student at the University of Iowa, opened fire killing 5 people and paralyzing one other. This film is based on that event and has been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan prize for a feature film dealing with science or technology.

The Crickster!

Francis Crick Discovers DNA Thanks to LSD: Crick spent the 50s and 60s throwing all night parties famous for featuring that era's favorite party favors: LSD and nudity. Crick never made it a secret that he experimented with the drug, and in 2006, the London paper The Mail on Sunday reported that Crick had told many colleagues that he was experimenting with LSD when he figured out the double helix structure.

Thank you, BoingBoing!

What's my accent?

An interesting "flash" game. Can you guess the accent of the reader?
I scored 25 and I really expected to do much better!

Crab Treats Are Gone! Yiiiiiiiiiii!

Thank you, Buxton! (and Shauna)