Archive for June 2008

The monthlies.

• New Yorker, Take 2

  My second attempt at the New Yorker caption contest… Image: New Yorker Oh great, my GPS navigator is wrong again.

• SFO-AMS

  My wife and I have just purchased our plane tickets for our trip next summer. We will be traveling to Poland with a stop in Amsterdam, since we were able to find a non-stop direct flight to Amsterdam on KLM (which will make the trip go that much more smoothly)… Image: Los Angeles Public Library [...]

• Just Another Gay Muslim Racist

  The smear campaign is in full-swing (emphasis added)… But on the Internet, in his grocery store, at his neighbor’s house, at his son’s auto shop, [Ohio resident Jim] Peterman has also absorbed another version of the Democratic candidate’s background, one that is entirely false: Barack Obama, born in Africa, is a possibly gay Muslim racist [...]

• Blogger No More (Officially)

  As readers have already been informed, I switched over from Blogger to WordPress a few months ago, and although I still have the template to work on (trust me, it’s coming), I have been able to straighten out most of the stuff behind the scenes. I have built* myself a series of hefty .htaccess documents [...]

• Returning the Favor

  In an effort to act unified, Barack Obama donated $2300 — the legal maximum — to help cover Hillary Clinton’s campaign debt, which reportedly stands at $20 million ($12 million of which is the New York senator’s personal contribution). The Clinton’s returned the favor, however, “donating $4600 to his campaign today.” Something about this makes [...]

• ICANN IWANT

  It is about time. With

• Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (Original Theatrical Version)

  This movie is alright, but is it safe to say that this may possibly be — and I mean possibly — the most over-rated film in the history of the (known) universe? Is that saying too much? It surely was a remarkable film for its time, but looking back, has society elevated the film (and [...]

• Scene: Snapple Fact

  My most recent post on Snapple facts reminds me of a scene I wrote over two years ago and published on a now-defunct website of mine (although it still remains — as of right now — active on my server). I have re-published it below… Lying on a bed, with several pillows against headboard allowing [...]

• Snapple Periods

  I just realized something. Not all of the facts underneath the caps of Snapple bottles — Snapple facts, of which I am a frequenter — end in a period. But some do. This is going to kill me.

• Bush’s EPA

  This is an impeachable offense in my book… that is, when the EPA becomes an accessory to the oil cartel instead of working to protect the environment. Over the past five days, [senior E.P.A.] officials said, the White House successfully put pressure on the E.P.A. to eliminate large sections of the original analysis that supported [...]

• McCain Internet Ad

  This is a good one (via Gawker*)… Image: DailyKos * Eh, I feel dirty.

• McCain’s Oil Drilling Psychobabble

  “Even though it may take some years [for oil production to be realized], the fact that we are exploiting those reserves would have psychological impact that I think is beneficial.” — John McCain, speaking about his plan to allow states decide whether or not to drill for oil in currently-protected coastal waters. Ladies and gentlemen, [...]

• Obama’s Muslim Supporters

  What surprises me most about this story — that Muslim-supporters of Barack Obama are upset with the candidate’s distancing himself from them — is that the supporters are as politically tone-deaf as they contend to be. Do they truly find fault with Obama’s campaign strategy to win the election? Do they truly think it is [...]

• A Fitting Memorial

  Coming soon to San Francisco… “the George W. Bush Sewage Plant.“

• Religion Is Bullshit

  Although I certainly enjoyed some of his material, I was never the biggest fan of the late George Carlin, but his religion routine was one of my favorites… God loves you.

• Grass Valley Fire

  It smells like one big campfire in the Bay Area; it reminds me of Tahoe actually. The Grass Valley fire is around twenty minutes from our house. We noticed it on Saturday afternoon (when the temperature was over 100 degrees, and the conditions were extremely dry). The resulting smoke makes for unreal sunsets, but that [...]

• Hagel

  Hmm… Chuck Hagel, of whom I once honestly blogged, “one of only a handful of Republicans that liberals, even me, would consider voting for,” says that, if asked, he would consider joining Barack Obama as his vice-presidential nominee. If asked. The senator is highly-respected on the issues surrounding foreign policy, and is also a Vietnam [...]

• Currently Reading

  The Two Percent Solution opened my eyes (a lot) on the topic of centrist-based solutions, however the issue of education reverberated most with me. I plan on posting more on that topic and others in the near future. A great book, with many tangible ideas and workable solutions. I only wish it weren’t written five [...]

• Obama… Coming Soon.

  One thing that I have tried to do on this blog — throughout all of the years and hundreds (and hundreds) of posts — is to maintain my impartiality. And I think I have done a pretty darn good job. In fact, I would challenge any reader to surmise my political loyalty. Go right ahead. [...]

• Obama Funds

  What are my thoughts on Obama opting out of the public financing system? I do not like it. I understand the decision, but I nevertheless do not like it. The behind-the-scenes stuff will never be truly known, so we are not completely sure a handshake agreement could have been made between the two candidates (to [...]

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