August 2011
1 post
“Pro ballplayers always play catch in empty stadiums. Whether it’s the big...”
– Fernando Perez (Buffalo Bisons)
January 2010
1 post
Unsolicited Advice for Conan
I think I have a solution that suits everybody involved with the Conan/Leno fiasco:
Conan goes to FOX, and goes back to writing for The Simpsons, where he worked for several seasons. Heck, maybe they’d even let him take over as Executive Producer, the position from which Al Jean has watched the show spiral into the ground since 2001. Thus, everybody wins: Conan gets a viable creative...
November 2009
3 posts
October 2009
10 posts
Man admits driving drunk in his custom Lay-Z-Boy →
So many amazing things about this article:
A souped-up Lay-Z-Boy that can cruise at 15-20mph, decked out with stereo, cup holders, headlights (safety first!) and a power antenna.
A bar in downtown Proctor, MN called the Keyboard Lounge - a name that I imagine only understates the classiness and fine taste of the patrons within.
The chair’s owner blowing a .29 BAC...
A bladder that kept calling keeps Dave Chappelle... →
It’s unfortunate that Chappelle lost, but he may want to look into investigating the current record. The rules say you “have to continuously tell jokes that are funny”, wouldn’t that disqualify Dane Cook after about 3 seconds?
Nick Coleman: An election in search of a middle... →
You know you have a ridiculous gubernatorial election when Nick Coleman is the voice of reason pleading for some moderation - and it’s still over 12 months away. He hits it on the head though; it’s going to be a reeeeal long year if no candidate is willing to venture outside of his partisan base.
In honor of the newly-commissioned USNS Medgar...
Bear With Me
Sorry, still wrapping my head around this Peace Prize thing. Could the reason that they haven’t given one to a sitting US president in 90 years be that the last one was for another guy with a great plan for peacemaking that didn’t work out so well? I don’t want to seem like a conservative ranter; I like Obama and it would be great if he could do all that he’s promised. ...
Breaking: Obama is the Brett Favre of Peace →
Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland announced this morning that President Barack Obama would receive the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. According to Jagland:
“Just look at him, he’s just like a kid out there, mediating and resolving conflicts just like he did on the schoolyard back in the day. This is a guy who just wants to go out there and make peace happen. You gotta love that...
Starting Up
This is never easy. Though I guess that starting up is easier than starting UP, which for me involved 15 minutes of trying in vain not to blubber like a little girl in front of a theater full of people.
Now that we’ve broken the ice, do enjoy what will essentially be a mind dump and repository of the various interesting things I come across daily but don’t wish to subject all of my...