Makes you think...sort of...

Obama & Co. Celebration

I'm not sure if it's okay to find this funny...but what can I say...I do. =-)

An old (I think) Apple "Think Different" ad

I heart Apple marketing...

City Empires

Okay...I'll admit it - I love playing some of these online sim games. =-) What can I say...we all have our guilty pleasures.

In any case - I wanted to suggest this one for folks who also enjoy these games.


www.CityEmpires.net

MSNBC Keith Olbermann on Prop 8, Marriage and more!

Seriously...how cool is it that this guy is our President?

Google Map Election Results

Mac vs. PC, West Side Story Style - awesome

David Sedaris on Undecided Voters - brilliant

Here is a wonderful piece by David Sedaris in the New Yorker about Undecided Voters.

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2008/10/27/081027sh_shouts_sedaris?currentPage=1

This part is perhaps my favorite:

To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”

To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.

I mean, really, what’s to be confused about?

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2008/10/27/081027sh_shouts_sedaris?currentPage=1

Daily Kos Electoral Map

Partnership for a McCain-Free White House

I've been told this was not Photoshopped...

US Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) reacts to almost heading the wrong way off the stage after shaking hands with Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) at the conclusion of the final presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, October 15, 2008. By Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty

prop 8 ad

The Call California

Okay...I know this is probably offensive to someone...but I swear as I was watching this I really thought it could be a spoof. I mean really...I'm a religious person...and this seemed WAY over the top to me. But then again...I'm CLEARLY not in the audience that they're trying to attract to the event...

Late Show's Sarah Palin Debate Recap

McCain speechwriter on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Thanks to Chad for passing this along...

This man is crazy!!

YEAH TOAST!

I couldn't stop laughing when I saw this video...

test

I LOVE this latest idea from the Obama campaign

Amazing Generation Y outreach!

Rather similar to the idea in the below Sarah Silverman video... =-)

The real Palin / Biden debate

If only Tina Fey were running for VP...

Sarah Silverman for Obama!!

I think what I love most about this video is that it's a real video for a Jewish GOTV efforts...kudos for being bold...

Don't Vote...

Why these people are voting Republican...

Palin...the gift that keeps on giving...

Walt Disney Pictures Presents...Palin

SNL: Palin Interview

iYo to recharge your iPhone!

This is cool!!

iYO YOYO from Peter Muungano on Vimeo.

Elect me and I'll pass a few taxes...

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Swift Kick Moms for Truth

McCain Advisor Says SNL is Sexist

Sexist? Seriously? Talk about missing the point entirely...

Palin/Hillary - LIVE FROM NY IT'S SNL!

This is hilarious!!!

McCain: Mayors, Govs Don't Have Nat'l Security Experience

Spinning Rainbow!

Matt Damon Rips Sarah Palin

I like Matt Damon a tad more now...

Mac vs McCain Ad

What really happens when Mario rescues The Princess

Proof that everything Seth MacFarlane touches is comic gold...

CAD PSA

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

iPhone controlled R/C car

cool idea...

The Eastern Media Elite

Awesome...

McCain Gets All Uptight on Viagra/Birth Control Question

Front Fell Off

I can't imagine this is completely real...but it's damn funny!

Nintendo theater

Something we did or said today made us both start to think of this song at the same time...that deemed it worthy of being posted...even though I've posted about it before...

Introducing...Vice President Candidate - Sarah Palin

Yeah......

Preparing for the GOP Convention

 

Looks like this guy is ready.

My favorites from Very Funny Ads

We just watch the TBS special for VeryFunnyAds.com - we both got a big kick out of it...yes...I said kick out of it...anyway...here are some of my favorites (in no particular order) from the show...enjoy!

OMG...Willard Scott...really?!?!

There were so many things that were so wrong in this clip I don't even know how to mentally digest it all...I'm almost at a loss for words...

Twitter commentary by...well...you'll see

I don't normally try to make humor out of Hitler related clips...but this is funny and too good to pass up sharing...

Iraq War charge on my bill...classic...

Phelps clan uses fire as opportunity to protest...

There was a fire at the Phelps clan's property and they decided to record the firefighters...and well...as long as a camera was out...might as well hold up a few signs and protest gays while the firefighters do their thing. How weird are these people?

Check out the video:
http://video.ap.org/v/Default.aspx?g=f37b6aa1-9419-4e0f-a3f2-c538ab8cae50&mk=en-ap&f=kstop

Updated: Phelps family wakes to garage fire
By Ann Marie Bush
The Capital-Journal
Published Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 4:06 p.m. CDT

Flames woke members of the Phelps family early this morning.

Topeka firefighters were dispatched to Westboro Baptist Church, 3701 S.W. 12th St., at 1:05 a.m. A fence and garage were engulfed in flames.

Lucas Mark and his girlfriend, Monique Webster, were in the drive-through of McDonald’s at S.W. Huntoon and Gage when they noticed flames in the east. They drove toward the flames and ended up at the church.

“We called 911,” Webster said. “My boyfriend knocked on the door.”

Mark notified an occupant that their garage was on fire.

Firefighters removed several of the Phelps’ signs from the garage as family members and neighbors watched.

Shortly after, family members began filming footage of the fire, taking photographs and documenting what occurred. Several carried signs as they watched.

A Topeka firefighter spokesman on the scene said although the fire started on the outside of the garage, it it isn't clear if it was arson. The spokesman said investigators would be brought in to determine the cause. He also said the damage was contained to a small area of the garage.

The cause of the fire wasn’t determined Saturday afternoon and remained under investigation, Topeka fire marshal Greg Bailey said.

"We won't rule anything out," Bailey said.

Investigators said the fire started outside the detached garage near two large trash can totes. Both trash cans and their contents were destroyed by the fire, which spread to the adjacent garage and wooden privacy fence. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the outside of the garage.

Bailey said structural damage was estimated at $10,000, with no reported damage to the garage’s contents.

Shirley Phelps-Roper said she thinks the fire was intentionally set.

“None of what they do is going to stop us from delivering our message,” Phelps-Roper said as she watched firefighters continue to spray water on the garage.

“We’re not surprised by this,” Phelps-Roper said, adding that anyone who may have started the fire were “cowards.”

Phelps-Roper said firefighters responded and “did what they were supposed to do.”

As she pointed to the house where her parents live, she said, “There are two elderly people who live here.” Phelps-Roper said her mother, Margie Phelps, is 82 and her father, Fred Phelps Sr., is 78.

She also said this is the most aggressive act toward her family to date.

Mandalorian Dance

Very amusing....

Mandalorian Dance @ Yahoo! Video

Wrestling? I just don't get it...

Bobby's sister insisted that we watch wrestling and uhm...what can I say? It's a group of bad actors dancing around in tights...

I feel like the average IQ of our apartment dropped every few minutes it was on...

Seriously...how has this show (which airs three times a week!!) survived this long? It's shocking to me that it gets the ratings that it does...

I...I...I just...I don't know....

Oh Republicans - you crack me up

This photo actually made it on to a Pro-McCain web article!!

Elderly transwoman allegedly assaulted at HRC's SF dinner

There's probably more to this...but it's still pretty surprising that this allegation even came out...

Here are more details: http://www.bilerico.com/2008/07/elderly_transwoman_dragged_screaming_fro.php

Walking Directions Now Available On Google Maps

This new feature on Google Maps is so cool!

Walking Directions Now Available On Google Maps
by Kimberley D. Mok, Montreal, Canada on 07.23.08
Got directions but want to walk the distance instead of driving? Well, we’re glad to see that Google Maps has now added a new walking option for directions, thanks to popular demand. Similar to getting driving directions, after entering your origin and destination, click “Walking” at the top left panel. You can see an example of this in action here. You can also drag the purple line around if you want to go by another specific route. Done, and done. (But maybe they will add a bicycling option soon.)
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/google-walking-directions.php

Iraq banned from Summer Olympics

Earlier this year I was debating with folks about if we should support a ban on the Olympics in Beijing. Ultimately the arguments that I couldn't overcome was the desire to keep the IOC as politics free as possible...

However...I think the whole notion of keeping the IOC a non-political entity just went right out the window (yet again - IMHO)....

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/24/iraq.olympics/index.html?eref=rss_world

Essentially because the Iraqi government is trying to clean out their political system – which involved turning over their Olympic Committee – the IOC has decided they cannot participate in this year’s Olympics...

Their responses make it seem like more of a procedural thing...but from what I’ve seen online there are plenty of political undertones...

Girl runs from President Bush

I think she did what so many of us would like to do with his presidency...run away from it as fast and far as possible...

Thanks to Carrie for sending this along! =-)

Cool clock

I want this clock....

Republican donation letter

The folks at The Bilerico Project have posted a GOP fundraising letter - it's fairly amusing (although somewhat scary at the same time)...

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/07/republican_donation_letter.php

Congressmen's flight to DC makes emergency landing miss vote on Aviation Safety Enhancement Act

How ironic is this?

Flight with 7 congressmen makes emergency landing

By CHEVEL JOHNSON – 4 hours ago

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Continental Airlines flight carrying former presidential candidate Ron Paul and six other members of Congress to Washington, D.C., made an emergency landing in New Orleans on Tuesday after a loss in cabin pressure.

The seven congressmen, all from Texas, were trying to get back in time for a Tuesday night vote on an aviation safety bill when the flight landed without incident, a spokesman for one of the representatives said. No injuries were reported among the 128 crew and passengers.

FAA spokeswoman Lynn Tierney said Flight 458 from Houston initiated a rapid descent to bring the plane to an altitude below where adding oxygen was necessary and was given priority to land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

Trevor Kincaid, a spokesman for passenger and Rep. Nick Lampson, said his boss told him "there was absolutely no panic on the plane." Lampson told Kincaid the plane's oxygen masks dropped down.

"Continental Airline's personnel and staff were exceptional; executing what seemed to me a textbook performance in emergency procedure. I was very impressed," Lampson said in a release.

Also on the flight were Reps. Paul, Ted Poe, John Carter, Solomon P. Ortiz, Ciro Rodriguez, and Henry Cuellar, Kincaid said. The group was trying to make a vote on the Aviation Safety Enhancement Act.

DeeAnn Thigpen, a spokeswoman for Poe, said the flight is frequently used by members of the Texas delegation who have returned home for the weekend. The 1:05 p.m. flight is the latest one that allows them to get back to Washington in time for 6:30 p.m. votes, she said.

Paul and his wife were aboard the flight and left New Orleans by 5:30 p.m., said Jesse Benton, a spokesman for Paul's non-profit Campaign For Liberty.

"There's no cause for alarm," Benton said.

Airline spokeswoman Julie King said the airline was working to get passengers on other flights.

The emergency landing was the third time in two days a plane was diverted over cabin pressure issues. A US Airways flight and a Northwest Airlines flight were diverted to airports in Kentucky and Wisconsin on Monday over cabin pressure issues.

Zappos.com

This site came recommended to me - http://www.zappos.com/

Bobby and I are going to give it a try...

Sentence from tonight

"If you have sex with a Buddhist are you having an orgy?"

Reporter gets told

What idiot decided to send an obnoxious reporter who clearly doesn't care about the topic to cover this story.

At least the folks in line told him off...and he had it coming...

Another reminder on why I don't like local television news.

New Xbox 360 Interface

Very cool!

Will the iPhone 3G blend?

Batman vs. Batman vs. Batman vs...well you get the idea

Reality Show participants don't need more friends

In case you were wondering...

Humorous Graphics - Part 2

Last one made at diy.despair.com - check it out!

Kick that monster's...er...butt!

Kids Exchange or Kid Sex Change?

You decide...

Either way...seriously...neither one sounds like a good name for this establishment...

Images from my desktop

These were sitting on my desktop...I don't remember exactly why...but I remember I wanted to post them here...so yeah...I'm doing that now to clean off my desktop.  =-)

Cats are funny...

It's a boy!

I'd like to introduce the newest member of our family to you...

Lincoln

He's SO cute!!  My Mom got him as a gift for us.  We got him from a wonderful dog breeder in Alpena.  They did a wonderful job raising him.  He's a Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) with Blue Sable Merle coloring.

He was born on March 19, 2008 and we officially became his parents on July 1, 2008.  I think it's good luck that we got him on the first day of the month.  I was born on March 1st and Bobby, I started our relationship on December 1st and my first official day as Acting ED of NYAC was April 1st.  So far...first days of the month have worked out well for me.  =-)

We named him Lincoln, after one of my favorite Presidents of the USA - Abraham Lincoln.  The Lincoln Memorial also happens to be one of my favorite DC memorials.  The fact that Abraham Lincoln was the last President from Illinois something I'm hoping will soon change - was a nice bonus.  =-)  Although technically he was born in Kentucky and Ronald Reagan was the last President born in Illinois...although technically Obama was born in Hawaii...so...you know...

Here are photos of Lincoln's parents, from the dog breeder's web site:

 

Here is Lincoln's puppy photo as provided by the dog breeder's web site:

The breeders still have two very cool Sheltie male puppies from Lincoln's breed available.  If you're interested in getting a Sheltie - I highly recommend that you get in touch with them.

I'll be sure to keep you posted about Lincoln as he grows up.  =-)

If you'd like to friend Lincoln on Dogbook (part of Facebook) - click here...he'd love to be your friend.  =-) 

You can see more photos of Lincoln here.

  

Firefox 3.0 users - check this out

Ben, NYAC's Special Projects Intern, pointed out this random Firefox 3.0 feature...

If you're using Firefox 3.0 - enter "about:robots" into the address bar (but...you know...without the quotation marks).

You get a rather humorous screen that appears.

Here's a sneak peek...

Hmm...Wal-Mart savings?

How McCain plans to resolve Iraq...

Sasquatch video by Tenacious D

This...this is also a very funny video...it's Tenacious D's description of their encounter with Sasquatch...awesome...

Demolition of Woodrow Wilson Bridge - very cool...

This video is so cool!!!

It's the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (the old one) being demolished by explosives...very cool...

This is a video explaining exactly what happened in more detail...worth watching...provided by Discovery-News.com.

Bye bye North Pole

Well...so much for Santa's workshop...

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North Pole could be ice-free this summer, scientists say

• Story Highlights
• Ice retreated to a record level last fall when the Northwest Passage opened briefly
  
  
• Weather patterns will determine whether the ice cover melts completely this summer
  
  
• Scientists say the Arctic meltdown is not part of a historic cycle
  
  

By Alan Duke

CNN

(CNN) -- The North Pole may be briefly ice-free by September as global warming melts away Arctic sea ice, according to scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado.

"We kind of have an informal betting pool going around in our center and that betting pool is 'does the North Pole melt out this summer?' and it may well," said the center's senior research scientist Mark Serreze.

It's a 50-50 bet that the thin Arctic sea ice, which was frozen last autumn, will completely melt away at the geographic North Pole, Serreze said.

The ice retreated to a record level in September when the Northwest Passage -- the sea route through the Arctic Ocean -- opened up briefly for the first time in recorded history.

"What we've seen through the past few decades is the Arctic sea ice cover is becoming thinner and thinner as the system warms up," Serreze said.

Specific weather patterns will determine whether the North Pole's ice cover melts completely this summer, he said.

"Last year, we had sort of a perfect weather pattern to get rid of ice to open up that Northwest Passage," Serreze said. "This year, a different pattern can set up so maybe we'll preserve some ice there. We're in a wait-and-see mode right now. We'll see what happens."

The brief lack of ice at the top of the globe will not bring any immediate consequences, he said.

"From the viewpoint of the science, the North Pole is just another point in the globe, but it does have this symbolic meaning," Serreze said. "There's supposed to be ice at the North Pole. The fact that we may not have any by the end of this summer could be quite a symbolic change."

Serreze said it's "just another indicator of the disappearing Arctic sea ice cover" but that it is happening so soon is "just astounding to me."

"Five years ago, to think that we'd even be talking about the possibility of the North Pole melting out in the summer, I would have never thought it," he said.

The melting, however, has been long seen as inevitable, he said.

"If you talked to me or other scientists just a few years ago, we were saying that we might lose all or most of the summer sea ice cover by anywhere from 2050 to 2100," Serreze said. "Then, recently, we kind of revised those estimates, maybe as early as 2030. Now, there's people out there saying it might be even before that. So, things are happening pretty quick up there."

Serreze said those who suggest the Arctic meltdown is just part of a historic cycle are wrong.

"It's not cyclical at this point. I think we understand the physics behind this pretty well," he said. "We've known for at least 30 years, from our earliest climate models, that it's the Arctic where we'd see the first signs of global warming.

"It's a situation where we hate to say we told you so, but we told you so," he said.

Serreze said the Arctic sea ice will not be the same for decades.

"If we had a few cold years in a row, we could put sort of a temporary damper on it, but I think at this point going to an ice-free Arctic Ocean is inevitable," he said. "I don't think we can stop that now."

Reduced greenhouse gas emissions could "cool things down a bit," he said.

"It would recover fairly quickly, but it's just not going to happen for a while," he said. "I think we're committed at this point."

There are some positive aspects to the ice melting, he said. Ships could use the Northwest Passage to save time and energy by no longer having to travel through the Panama Canal or around Cape Horn.

"There's also, or course, oil at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean," he said. "Now, the irony of that is kind of clear but the fact that we are opening up the Arctic Ocean does make it more accessible."

The U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center Web site -- NSIDC.org -- publishes a near-realtime image of the Arctic sea ice cover.

All AboutNational Snow and Ice Data Center • North Pole • Arctic Ocean

Find this article at: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/06/27/north.pole.melting/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

Home Shopping Network like you've never seen it before

I just don't know that there's any other explanation...these women were high....

I'm sure it was strictly for medical purposes that they were using anything in the first place. =-)

McCain's video game...

::smacks forehead::

Yes...this 1980's based video game will certainly help convince young voters that you're hip... I'm not even sure I was alive when the video game this one is based on was invented...

I was going to add the game to this entry so you could see it...but...no joke...the code they provided crashed the rest of my blog. No joke...I tried twice...

So instead - you'll have to click here if you'd like to see it.

McCain reaches out to youth - God help us

This McCain campaign video - an effort to reach out to youth - is...sad...funny...but sad...

Here's the take The Daily Show had on this video:

OMG! Big John Cornyn

You have my word...this is not a spoof...I know it may feel and look like one...but really...it's not a spoof...

Just in case you're still not sure if it's a spoof check this out.

My face displayed a complete look of shock, bewilderment, confusion, humor and horror all at the same time....

Seriously...I don't know Texas politics that well...but I just can't imagine that this will work out well for him...if I was on his campaign staff....I would resign...fast...

Obama Pride

Check out this video about Obama and LGBT issues.

RIP George Carlin

I always thought George Carlin was a pretty entertaining and amusing guy. I always liked watching his routines and performances in movies...especially Kevin Smith's films. As a kid I thought he did a great job as Mr. Conductor on various Thomas the Tank Engine shows on PBS. When I got older I always found it funny that the Mr. Conductor was the same person in all of these way out there comedy routines. =-)

Here are some of George's own thoughts on death...

The song Bobby and I are now addicted to...

Okay - I mentioned the commercial from Apple featuring Coldplay's new song (Viva la Vida) several posts ago. What I forgot to do was post the entire song...oops! So...here is a video with the entire song... Below the video are the lyrics for the song. Enjoy!

"I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt, pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
Once you know there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
(Ohhh)

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in.
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People could not believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries Wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

Hear Jerusalem bells are ringings
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh"

Tribute to Senator Robert Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Some anniversaries regarding both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy passed recently. I posted a brief blog about MLK, but never got around to posted one for RFK.

I respect and appreciate both of these men a great deal. I came across this famous video today. It's one of my favorite for many reasons. It's such an ironic and symbolic overlap of these two significant leaders. It's so amazing that this speech was made by RFK about MLK only months before his own assassination and less than a decade after JFK's assassination.

I learned even more about this speech on NPR this past year and have grown to appreciate it even more. Two things in particular..

1. RFK's son points out that because the neighborhood where RFK gave this speech was considered to be so dangerous that some of the police escort separated him from a chunk of his staff. It happens that he was separated from the staff which had the original draft for this speech. He didn't have it with him when he gave the speech. So much if this is from last minute notes, his memory and his heart. The poem that he recites at the end of the speech was from his memory - it was one of his favorite poems.

2. News of MLK's death resulted in riots across the USA. Almost every major city had at least some size riot. The city that this speech was given in, Indianapolis - which is not exactly known for it's racial peacefulness at that time - was one of the only major cities that didn't have major violence break out.

This isn't my favorite video for this speech - I don't like all of the photos - but it has a good and complete version of the audio.


As an added bonus I've also included this amazing speech given by Robert F. Kennedy on April 5, 1968...

The only Reagan speech I liked...

Okay - it's probably not a surprise to discover that I'm not exactly one of the biggest fans of Ronald Reagan (or The Power Rangers for that matter - but that's another story).

However, there is one speech that he delivered which I do appreciate. Something we were watching on TV today made me think of it and I've decided to share it with you... It somewhat pains me that it was Reagan who delivered it - but I suppose that makes it somehow even more significant.

In case you are somehow not familiar with what he's talking about in his speech...here's a clip to help remind you...

The Procrastinator

This was the funniest thing I've seen on The Daily Show in a long time...perhaps the funniest thing I've seen on television in a long time...my stomach hurt I was laughing so hard at times...particularly after the video where Bush talks about his belief on getting climate initiatives passed by the end of his term...



This press conference clip is perhaps the funniest thing I've seen Bush do lately...

RIP Little Cat - 1990-2008

Little Cat, my cat for the last 18 years, passed away early this morning.

It was all rather fitting for her personality... She woke Bobby and I up - and once she was certain we were awake and paying attention - got comfortable right near us and then...began to pass away. I don't know why, but I suddenly and rather quickly (remember - I'm not a person who thinks clearly when I first wake up) had an idea of what was happening.

Her health had actually been improving lately. Well...she had never really been sick...but she had lost some hair about a year ago. Recently she was starting to grow it back - so I suppose that's what I really mean by her health had been improving lately. Because of her age I was always on the look out for some of the "early signs" I've heard about. Bobby and I both agree that she hadn't been showing any of these signs. So while we knew this was going to happen one day - the exact timing caught me off guard.

It was a little drawn out - but seemed very painless. She did put up a fight and even hissed a few times. I know this sounds odd - but they didn't sound like hisses indicating she was in pain...more like she was really pissed off about the whole situation...her own way of saying "Fuck you death!"

Tribble knew almost right away that something was up - and jumped up on the bed with us. I was glad that we were able to all be there with her and that given the circumstances...she seemed to go on her own terms.

I've had Little Cat for eighteen years - she been with me through it all. I think in my life I've spent more time with Little Cat than any other living thing on the planet. She was always such a smart and unique cat - she had a lot of attitude and did things on her own terms. From pawing my face to walk me up when she wanted my attention for something to her lifelong pursuit of the freshest water around - in some ways she was very "cat" but in a lot of ways she was unlike other cats I've known. I still think she always thought she was more of a dog than a cat.

I loved, cherished and respected Little Cat a great deal. I know people always refer to their pets as their children, but I think I never felt exactly like Little Cat was my child (maybe because I was so young when I got her)...she was more of a close and trusted friend who kept an eye on everything going on. I hope she enjoyed her life and our time together - I like to think she did. I will miss her a great deal and will certainly never forget her.

This is an online photo gallery of various photos of Little Cat.

Here are a few photos from that gallery...

Brilliant new iTunes commercial.

Bobby and I love this commercial - Bobby is addicted to the song... =-)

Sequel to funny E-Trade commercial

This one cracks me up as much as the earlier one.

Flip for guy's night out

I love that this political comic in the Eastern Echo.  =-)

Meet The Press' Special Tribute to Tim Russert

A great video about someone I truly respected a great deal...

Do you have a flag?

This is one of my absolute favorite moments in comedy history...

Quote from a conversation...

Something that was just said during a conversation in our home:

"I confirmed it on Wikipedia - so it must be true. ::laugh:: No one
lies on the Internet anymore - that's so 1990's."

Oh dear....

__________
Sent from my iPhone.

Apple.com

Cool

The upside down world map scene

I'm happy to report that my Peters map is on its way to my office where it will be framed and hung on the wall. =-)

Funny E*TRADE commercial

Okay - right now this is my favorite commercial on TV...it cracks me up...

Obama on Colbert

Looking forward to his interview on The Daily Show tomorrow... =-)

Bush to Pope - "Awesome speech"

Seriously...why can't January come sooner?

Lost my voice

I've managed to lose my voice...it's very inconvenient...

Anyone who knows me knows that...well...not talking isn't always easy
for me. I guess having pain when I talk is karma...

Yeah...

______________
Sent from my iPhone.

Obama's response to elitism attacks

Personally...I think the attacks are a bit silly... It seems a little desperate on the Clinton campaign's part. I can understand it coming from McCain...we're use to Republicans being eager to attack anything...but Clinton? That's just low and again..desperate...

Here's Obama's ad responding to the issue...




Jon Stewart's response was by far the most entertaining....

Wal-Mart, Drag, and Discrimination - need I say more?

Kudos to the folks at Pride At Work for putting this together...

Random junkyard in the woods

Bobby, Tribble and I were out for a walk earlier today in some woods not too far from our apartment. These woods are connected to a soccer field that borders a rather nice and new subdivision. There are no roads that really lead to where this stuff was dumped...so someone had to essentially walk a few hundred yards to leave it in the middle of the woods. It looks like it happened about 20 years ago or so. I'm trying to figure out what thought they were having when they dragged this stuff out there...

Anyway, I just wanted to post some photos just as a reminder that we have a long way to go in repairing the damage we've done to the environment. I'm hoping at some point to get a group together and clean it up...but you know...only so much time available to do so much...