“People are too depressed to be sexually active. This is very unhealthy as a nation. Americans can do without cars and such but they cannot do without sex. With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind. It’s time for congress to rejuvenate the sexual [...]
“It requires neither imagination nor acumen to predict that our current conglomerating, lowest-common-denominator, demographically targeted publishing industry will soon achieve its streamlined apotheosis—a single, worldwide, Exxon Mobil–owned literary empire offering up seven books twice per year. …” If Books Could Kill
“Despite all the carping, there’s a lot that is good to say about 2008. The presidential election was great. Britney seems to be improving. George W. Bush is leaving. Eventually. That collider in Switzerland didn’t create a universe-gobbling black hole. So far.
Before we move on, one last blast from the past. See how much you’ve [...]
Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama appeared on the “Late Show” with David Letterman in New York on Wednesday, a day after heated debate ignited over a “pig” remark some took as a slam against Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The following is a transcript of the “Late Show” interview.
Dave: “Let me ask you a [...]
Do Our Virtual Lives Make Our Real Lives Suck? - 236 - The Room
The problem with video games and the internet and Web-connected cell phones and giant TVs with surround sound is not that it makes us violent. It’s that it makes us bored with reality. If you’re under thirty-five like me, answer this question: [...]
1. Try to be original. No one cares if you do stuff the same way the rest of us do. If you haven’t got something new to say, don’t bother.
2. Unless it’s about opinions, keep them to yourself unless you’re an expert on the subject. You have a right to [...]
“…one mistaken click of the mouse began an ordeal that would overtake Petersen’s in-box for several minutes—thrusting the history major into an HTML-formatted world she “never intended to see.”
E-Mail From Aunt Accidentally Opened | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
This time, Jesus was almost guaranteed to return.
Someone stole a baby Jesus doll Wednesday night from a Nativity scene in front of the Wellington Community Center in Palm Beach County.
But village leaders were wise: They knew about a similar theft from Bal Harbour earlier this month, so they equipped their figurine with a GPS tracking [...]
As a prominent child psychologist and the father of two tween girls, I have grappled with the same problem that many parents are facing today: how to talk to your child about Jamie Lynn Spears. While this is an issue that every parent must navigate for him or herself, here are some questions that your [...]
I have finally decided to take the plunge. Last night I upgraded my Vista desktop machine to Windows XP, and this afternoon I will be doing the same to my laptop. …
…Windows XP is both faster and far more responsive than Vista. I no longer have the obligatory 1-minute system lock that happens whenever I [...]
Matt Williams, a well-known Amazon (UK) reviewer, takes on the Bic Crystal (medium point) ballpoint pen. http://tinyurl.com/399ja3
…and I’ll be taking the day off. But, in the spirit of the season, please accept this greeting.
Bill
How The Thought Screen Helmet Works
The thought screen helmet blocks telepathic communication between aliens and humans. An abductee who took voltage readings from a second helmet while wearing another one demonstrates that this communication is a form of electromagnetic energy.
Aliens cannot immobilize people wearing thought screens nor can they control their minds or communicate with [...]
My friend Tracey, the Suburban Diva, shares with us her thoughts on last-minute shopping for the holidays. In addition to being one of the funniest women on the planet, she is the only homemaker I know who has entertained the Stanley Cup in her living room. Read on…
In the bizarre world of holiday shopping, there [...]
From ProjectSidewalk.com via SiliconValley.com comes the Procrastination Flow Chart
A great resource for Halloween freaks, even if they don’t know the difference between “excepted” and “accepted.”
Halloween - A Complete Guide to Halloween
From Halloween Costumes to Spooky Decorations, the Halloween Online Magazine has been bringing you the best how-to articles, news, product reviews and more for over a decade now. Our goal is to help [...]
This is a video of a medium sulphur crested Eleanora cockatoo named Snowball living at the Bird Lovers Only Rescue in Schererville, Indiana.
Snowball loves the Back Street boys and has taught himself to dance to their song “Everybody.” He even tries to sing along.
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