God bless the Internets for bringing us this absolutely classic caught-on-tape Bill O'Reilly meltdown from the early days of his career.

I don't know what's freakier...that he veers from placid professional to raging, bellicose maniac on a dime, or that (as chestervhe put it) he actually had hair at one point ( Read more... )

( The Beginning Of The End )

Last night
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Via the man they call Bol C, the New York Post claims that Obama's post-Iowa victory song was none other than Jay-Z's legendary "99 Problems," as in "I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one" (NSFW):

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Now, if that's not gangsta enough, Matthew Yglesias points out that not only does Obama consider "The Wire" his favorite TV show, but his favorite ( Read more... )

Friday evening, mostly on a lark,
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One of the promises I made to myself was to travel more this year. I haven't been any farther than New Jersey or Delaware in two years, and I want to see more of the world before I'm too old and settled to really appreciate it. Now that I have a solid, steady job with some very good income and my financial issues are behind me, it's time to live ( Read more... )

My journey to buy the best HDTV set I can afford has hit a considerably bigger snag.

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I just came back from my credit union where I made my final payoff on my last loan.

How do I feel about it? Let's ask the Geto Boys:

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Damn, it feels good to be a gangster.

(I couldn't find the original NSFW version, which is probably for the best. I didn't want to get anyone fired. :))

My quest to find a new television is proving harder than I expected. I'm generally savvy with technology and new technical concepts, but the whole HDTV thing is confusing as all hell.

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The first thing I thought when the newscasters breathlessly announced this morning that "JLS is pregnant!" was that they were referring to Jamie-Lynn Sigler, formerly known as Meadow Soprano. While that would have derailed my plans to make her my next ex-wife somewhat, I was baffled as to why this was news at all ( Read more... )