Sports aren't a morality play. I need to say this. I may need to say it over and over again. Quite frankly, the idea of sportsmanship, while nice in the abstract, isn't really relevant, especially in professional sports ( Read more... )

I'm sorry, I think this image is worse than Dukakis in a tank or Kerry windsurfing.

It looks like McCain is..., you know, I don't know what it looks like McCain is about to do. But I laugh every time I see this picture.

Via scottso:

Even if you don't care about baseball, go here. Just... do it.

Evidence that the lead designer for Vista was Satan himself: I managed, through a simple keystroke combination, to reorient my desktop 180 degrees. That's right, I turned the desktop upside down! Reversing the keystroke did nothing, of course, and I was forced to struggle for 15 minutes to get it right side up again.

What possible reason could a ( Read more... )

So I'm going to Montreal this weekend with friends. We'll likely be visiting a lot of churches and museums, which is a good thing, because I think I came across a sign of the apocalypse in the Metro this morning, so I may want to head to confession Very Soon Now. Admittedly, it's not quiet boiling seas of blood or the Mark of the Beast suddenly ( Read more... )

I don't really want to use this space to bitch about how awful my life is. For one thing, it's not awful at all. For another, I'd far rather fill this space with important stuff like sharp political analysis, thoughtful book, movie, and music discussions, clever humor, and, well, calling people asshats. (I know, I know. I've done the asshat ( Read more... )

All is not well in the Undersea Kingdom of Atlantis. The sky has turned a strange color, life-giving moisture no longer drifts through the air, and there's a giant ball of fire above us that grows nearer and nearer the land as the day draws on.

Could it be the world is ending?