Zombies in Austin

For all of us old farts who remember when the "M" stood for music, MTV is putting the whole video archive online.  Now I can watch Sharp Dressed Man again:

MTV Music Videos

From: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/opinion/23collins.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=print


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From http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/opinion/17brooks.html?th&emc=th


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From here:  http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/opinion/10brooks.html?th&emc=th


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http://www.money.co.uk/article/1000390-13-year-old-steals-dads-credit-card-to-buy-hookers.htm

"A 13 year old from Texas who stole his Dad's credit card and ordered two hookers from an escort agency, has today been convicted of fraud and given a three year community order.
Ralph Hardy, a 13 year old from Newark, Texas confessed to ordering an extra ( Read more... )

I was watching Finding Nemo recently, and it occurred to me that the seagulls reminded me of a couple of people.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/opinion/10herbert.html?_r=1&th=&oref=slogin&emc=th&pagewanted=print

May 10, 2008
Op-Ed Columnist Seeds of Destruction

By BOB HERBERT
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Courtesy of a good friend of mine, I present to you The 9 Most Badass Bible Verses

By the way, I'm still alive and stuff. Hi.  Hugs and kisses.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/washington/20tsa.html?th&emc=th

So they've decided that it's okay to carry lighters on planes, but water still poses a grave danger to public safety.  The 100 proof booze they sell on flights combined with the lighters obviously could never harm anyone.

They did decide that breast milk might not destroy planes, but ( Read more... )

For those who care about the Austin City Limits music fest coming up in September, the lineup is here: http://www.aclfestival.com/lineup.aspx

Bob Dylan, The White Stripes, and about 140 other acts for $145.