yawn

rock and roll hall of fame new members. Ever play air guitar to R.E.M.? I didn't think so

like to talk on the phone?

fucking republicans

stay the course

Mitch Hedberg

Get ready for some comedy

Freudian slip

Hassert orders the committee investigating why he kept Foley's secret for years to "get to the bottom of this issue". Interesting choice of words for someone who let Foley get to the bottoms of many young boys.

The Departed

Scorsese's Departed is getting great reviews

Dog's life

How dogs see the world: they're red/green color blind and have excellent night vision. So you don't have to leave lights on for them.

Dog saliva -- doesn't contain healing factors. That's an urban myth. They lick to remove dead tissue.

Slash slinging VWs

no new Velvet Revolver album...this Slash commercial will have to do for now

It's the futures traders' fault!

Gas prices going down before the election--GOP's fault? Actually, gas price fluctuation is the futures traders' fault. Mike has been trying to explain the futures market for years and now I finally get it...I think. From the article:

"When gas prices soared last year, it was only partly the result of such physical issues as oil fields burning in the Middle East. In a more real way, it was the result of traders investing heavily in oil on the bet the price would go up because of the hurricane season, the Iraq war and other factors that could decrease the supply. And because they bought so much oil, the price did go up. That's how the futures market, and the overall stock market, works: When people are buying big on the bet they're going to be able to sell even bigger, prices go up. The futures market is at least partly driven by self-fulfilling prophecy."

But also:

"Prices tend to go up in the summer, when people drive more; and they tend to go up in the winter, when people need more gas to heat their homes. In the fall, we face a sort of lull. With less demand comes greater supply, and with greater supply comes lower prices."

I guess the Republicans are God's angels.

colbert roasts dubya

all those things you wished you could say to dubya

Colbert roasts dubya 1

Colbert roasts dubya 2

Colbert roasts dubya 3

mixing religion and politics

A Republican lawmaker (R-GA) shows his commiment to god. Classic.

the few, the proud

I've been giving blood recently and the little motivational booklet they mail says that only 5% of Americans give blood. It also says that 30% of first-time donors give a second time...so, if we round off the population at 300k, then I get 4,500 Americans have given blood to the red cross more than once.
I also learned that I can give my blood to over 80% of Americans but only receive from less than half. I suppose that counts as altruism. I don't think we need to be told that god is love to help out our brothers and sisters.

free courses online

I just found that you can get many college courses online for free. That includes podcasts, videos, and lecture notes/exams. In time, I'll be giving some recommendations but if want to get started, try some of these links:

UC berkeley
includes video podcast of general human anatomy

http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses/feeds.php


the master link:
http://lifehacker.com/software/education/technophilia-get-a-free-college-education-online-201979.php