I know, I know, all the conservatives and tea party types are up in arms about this movie, but let's take a minute to look at it honestly. I know this review is lagging a few weeks behind but que sera sera ( Read more... )

In the past week I have ruined two irreplaceable pots. The first was my Grandmother's, a 9" Sidney Hollow Ware Co. cast iron skillet. There's more to it than that though. Sidney Hollow Ware Co. was bought out by Wagner around the turn of the century, so this pan being made prior to 1900 was in all probability handed down from my g-grandmother to ( Read more... )

So yeah Facebook just sucks for blogging! I love to be able to make a simple point then expound on it a bit with is ridiculous on Facebook as:

1. No one reads notes, and the formatting of the notes is so rough that it makes for difficulty in emphasis
2. Dumping a long thought into a status message isn't right either, as you don't get that many characters ( Read more... )

And so, I speculate hopefully: what if Facebook is the new LiveJournal?

You might not remember LiveJournal, a now-moribund social-blogging site, but Mark Zuckerberg does: the second scene in The Social Network depicts him liveblogging a hacking jag on his LiveJournal. (Unlike much of the movie, that scene is mostly true-to-life.) I was on LJ too, ( Read more... )

Today is a very important day, it's Veteran's Day. Thank one, kiss one...etc... you know the drill ( Read more... )

This is an absolute classic. If you're in a hurry just listen from 1:55 through 2:40, it's worth it!

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And no, this doesn't make him "real" or someone "I'd like to hang out with" It makes him an uncouth redneck.

I love to screw this president with his own words.

Fact: The Ground Zero Mosque has a constitutional right to be built as long as it is in accordance with local zoning etc...

Fact: The building of a mosque in close proximity is considered inappropriate by a vast majority of AmericansNow here's where the values that our country were built on are ( Read more... )