Not Much Going On Today..

I heard that "pandemic" thing is not such a big deal, even though the WHO raised their warning level to 5? So confusing...

One US car company is on the road to recovery, or distinction. I guess we will see.

Sean Penn is getting divorced, like anyone cares? Why is that "news"?

The UK military is leaving Iraq this week. We in the US should all say "thank you" to them!

Pakistan Problems Continue...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8025903.stm

I Love Halle Berry

click to enlarge..

But what the hell is she doing to her botom lip??!!!

WHO Has Us at Level 5..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8025931.stm

Supreme Court Says, “Don’t Swear”!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8023341.stm

Arlen Specter Needs To Retire

Come on dude, you are 79 years old and know you can't win again. You already switched sides before. Knock that crap off and go spend some time on a beach with your grand kids.

http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/what-kind-of-democrat-will-specter-be/?hp

Eurovision 09 - Albania - Armenia

Strong entry, great voice. Kejsi Tola sings Carry Me In Your Dreams.



Inga & Anush - Jan Jan, Armenia. Nice harmony.

That Wedding

Just a couple pics from the wedding I went to in March...

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There is nothing funnier than Storm Troopers holding roses and the ladies holding the Blasters! Darth does not look pleased.

Madagascar News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8021362.stm

It just keeps getting better over there...

No Bull..

This cracked my ass up....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8017391.stm

Lebanon Is Smart

Really they are, so sarcasm. Their Central Bank pulled all of their money out of international investments in 2007...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7764657.stm

I hope they have fair elections (coming very soon) and we don't see all this wealth in the hands of unfriendly folk.

Bea Arthur, Dead

87 Years and a hell of a good life. Smooth sailing lady...

Armand Van Helden

How can you hate hot chicks playing, bouncing and getting wet? Great video.

My Bank Has Been Sold...

Yep, Provident is going ahead now with the switch to M&T Bank. I got this package in the mail yesterday and this is going to be a pain in the ass. The print is so small, I don't know if people with poor eye sight are even going to be able to read them. I worry for the elderly, who may need help making the switch and reading the documents. Some might dismiss it as junk mail.

If the account number changes I will have to get new checks too. I haven't read deep enough into the "packet" to figure that out. This is going to kill my whole weekend, because they didn't give us a simple timeline of when to do what...

At least the PIN on my check card won't change. I rarely use it.

Dianne Feinstin Is Busted

It's just another rich bitch trying to get richer...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/21/senate-husbands-firm-cashes-in-on-crisis/

They are all crooks.

I Don't Feel So Good

Sixty Dead in Mexico http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8018356.stm

Latest from WHO: http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_04_24/en/index.html Avoid the "*.*dine" ani-viral meds, they don't work.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a5TC3EjZNb9Q

Fun Facts from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/key_facts.htm

Man, I thought we had to worry about the Bird Flu, seems like it's the Pigs instead. Now if "Pigs fly", we should all know it is officially the start of the apocalypse! I guess if this is air born, then that covers it. Head to the hills!!

The Alphabet From Satellite

http://rhettdashwood.com.au/16575

Too much time on your hands dude....

You Think Unemployment Is Bad In The US??

In Spain, it is at 17%. I guess we in the US should say "sorry". The whole world is blaming us for their bad investments anyway.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8016364.stm

I Can Stop Bullets!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8015242.stm

Wonder Woman could use these too!

Who's Time Has Come?

WALL, MEET FERGI...


I think I would rather bang a light socket with the power turned on.

The Special's Going On Tour...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5201150/The-Specials-setting-the-tone-for-Grey-Britain.html

I guess I would only say "too bad" they didn't do any new material for this tour. A bit lame??

Danny Macaskill

He rides a bike 10 feet up a frigging tree!

Here's another...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb-HqZQ4YyE

Mutemath

Good tune. Thanks Stacy Dupre!!

http://www.myspace.com/mutemath

Facebook Etiquette

About the funniest thing I have seen all week.

Is Jackie Chan A Bad Guy??

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/spokesman-jackie-chan-comments-out-context-ap

I don't think so, if you read this story, his comments were taken totally out of context when he was talking about the entertainment business.

Chios Greece Is The Place To Be!

At least for the Orthodox Easter celebration.

Walkout At UN Race Meeting

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8008572.stm

Pretty funny. Poor Amakemediagean!

Hmm...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6161691.stm

It's a small problem.I am sure they can fix this in short order. Not a big thing at all.

How's Your Helmet?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8007565.stm

What no one is asking is; why are bullets going right through the freaking helmet??? It's supposed to stop them.

Michael Hayden Is Mad

Mad at President Obama for letting these 4 documents about the US use of torture out into the wild. I see his point, he is worried about winding up in jail, so it's not a shock that he is against this happening. Maybe he could try being against violating the Geneva Convention.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/19/cia.torture.chief/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

And I pat myself on the back for staying away from bald jokes, or spewing what kind of polish to use on the top, or being a good model for future missile technology.

And look at all those medals! He never saw a day of combat, but gets all these trinkets!! So cool to be him...

Extremism

This is an interesting view on extremism in Pakistan, which probably applies to the whole world.

http://www.pak-times.com/2009/04/18/extremism-redefined/

South Africa Point Of View

The things I hear in this are "crime" and "corruption". The same I hear from my friend who lives there. And I thought things were bad where I live....Oh right, they are.

Spring In Japan...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8002030.stm

Really good story, insight into Japan's culture..

A Wrench In The Obama Plans

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8006597.stm

So if the UN says letting the dudes who did the waterboarding off the hook is a "no no" how does he get around it?

Oh right, he will do what most countries do and just ignore the UN. It's ok, they won't do anything about it. The rest of the world will, maybe.
(No one was tortured or hurt in any way while producing the bolg post)

Against All Odds

I guess since we have been left hanging for 4+ years, this might be the lat Postal Service tune. Sad Gib can't take a few months off from DCFC to wrap up a new CD.

Working Together

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8006135.stm

Even a socialist nation like Venezuela can see the bright side of talking with the very country it wanted to wipe out 4 months ago. Hmm, could Obama be actually opening some doors that have been closed over ideals and not real differences? I say yes. At the end of the day, we all want a beer and dinner and something on TV that doesn't suck.

It Hurts To See You Dance So Well

By the Pipettes, I love the stretched harmonies. I could eat these gals with a spoon!

Broadcast

I like that broad...

The Cure

Roxana Saberi Is A Spy!

So says Iran;


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8005660.stm

Eight years in Jail for reporting the news. Nice place that Iran. She was Miss North Dakota too, maybe tack on another couple years for that?

Angoraphobic??

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/8003982.stm

I thought that was a fear of Cats!

Meg And Dia Are Cute

Kind of cookie cutter "pop" music. I like Meg!

This is Roses, live in studio..

Pirate News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8003799.stm

Oops, not that kind of Pirate. These dummies hosted a site that let anyone share anything they want. It was full of virus infected files (so I hear?) and anyone frequenting it was at risk anyway.

Why the hell is no one prosecuting every Chinese Market and house all over the world. They have all the movies before they are even released and no one seems to care???

Bye bye Pirate Bay...

May That Be With You

I suppose it's no worse than any other religion on earth, so what the hell. Let us be Jedi!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8003067.stm

Why the coppers though? Should they designate if they are "dark side" or not? Do these blokes get special helmets and cool utility belts? Do they call the Seargeant "My Lord"? And does the Seargeant mind it?

I guess the light sabers won't break any UK gun laws, so go for it!

Green Lung?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/5152953/Surgeons-find-fir-tree-growing-inside-patients-lung.html

A little bloody if you watch the video, but could someone really inhale a seed and have it grow in their lung?? I recall that watermelon seed growing in the stomach from my childhood...

Must See This!

Pretty god damn amazing singing on the UK's version of American Idol (it's the original, we copied them).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPZh4AnWyk

Simon is an ass.

The IE 8 Experince

I just upgraded to IE 8, yes, I am brave.

First off, it's a 23 MB download, a slow one.

Once I ran the Setup, it asked me to run Windows Updates. Annoying, my PC is up to date...cancel.

Next was the MSN Toolbar. I would rather cut off my penis with a chainsaw...cancel.

The install was funny. MS has totally given up on having a progress bar and just had a sliding indicator that the install was still doing something.

Reboot.

Now it's acting like an update..configuring part 1, wait, wait wait, login, wait.

Once I open IE 8 , the Links toolbar is loaded with MSN this and that links...delete, delete, delete. It asks a bevy of questions, like using compatibility with older browsers. Why the hell would I install a new one if I wanted an old one??

I am waiting to see what the "Smart Screen Filter" does. I left that turned on. I guess it replaces the old Phishing filter??

French Port Blockades

Blockades are something out of WWII or the Cuban Missle crisis. Oh, Star Wars Episode 4 too.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7998795.stm

These ports are used by fisherman and ferrys that carry folks betweek the UK and France. So A lot of people are understandably pissed that the fishermen are doing this. I guess these French fisher dudes would rather lose their jobs entirely, by over-fishing, rather than cutting back. It sounds like they have too many dudes fishing. Go drink some warm wine.

Titannica, From Mr. Show

About the funniest thing I have seen in ages...

Don't Try To Change Things In Iran

http://www5.irna.ir/En/View/FullStory/?NewsId=428455&IdLanguage=3

Nope, try it and you will wind up in prison, hung or stoned to death. My Iranian friends tell me how wonderful Iran is, and I think they believe that. They also call the government "crazy", and I think they are right.

It's a shame Persia has lost it's way and the great heritage they once held in the world. Things could change I suppose, but I doubt that will come from within.

The Low Frequency In Stereo

Very 60's-ish. Out of Norway, I think...

Bahamas


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Homepage; http://www.lowfrequencyinstereo.com/home Check out the Sound and Video.

De Phazz

The Mombo Craze, I love it!


Turn it up, Lullaby. Very cool string and horn arrangements.

Mala Vita

They have a BIO here; http://www.malavita.net/biography.php

Balkans with a Latin twist. Not bad at all... Put on your shirts though.

Japanese Synchro System

Interesting stuff. This is called Check It, Spread It.

Dan Deacon Is Insane...

Or a genius, it's up to you to decide;

Heard Hird?

Jazzy electronic goodness..

About Those Gas Prices..

Forbes ran a story pointing to Goldman Sachs and others being at the center of it.

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0413/096-sachs-semgroup-goldman-goose-oil.html

When oil prices started coming down, I remember hearing all these news stories about demand dropping too. But everyone I talked with didn't get it, they still drove as much as ever.

Einstein And Newton Had Aspergers??

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2988647.stm

My son was diagnosed with the same, but mild. I am waiting for him to find a spark to discover something to change the world....

Trek This..

Can I Get A Drink?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7990070.stm

Personally, I find getting to know the bartender and tipping real good will lead to reduced bills. The smaller the bill, the bigger you make the tip. Eventually, you will wind up just paying for one drink in a night.

Stripper Tax?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7993694.stm

That's about $4 million dollars US. There are either a whole lot of these Swedish strippers, or they make a real good living!

Tegan And Sara

Nineteen, yeah...listen.



Come On



Living Room

Billy Bob Is Out Of His Fucking Mind

Or maybe he is just a complete asshole who can go fall off the face of the Earth. Oh wait, he already did...

Funny Radio

The Junkies kill in this segment...

http://www.wjfk.com/episode_download.php?contentType=36&contentId=3618979

Open it and go to wjfk.com if you want more.

The PUMA?

It's a prank. Nice try GM. It won't help. Who the hell wants to ride in one of these?? If you do, you don't live near a major city.

Oral Causes Cancer?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6639461.stm

That sucks (get it?). Um, really though. You chicks need to keep your "head" on straight, ahem. It would really "blow" if all of the best felationists' wound up with Cancer. Us guys would really miss you and your talents. That's more than could "swallow". Keep a "stiff upper lip" and don't let it "blow up in your face" ladies.

I Don’t Like Spam

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7988579.stm

Yep, 97% of all email is now SPAM. I know at work, they block over 2 million spam emails per day, but still they come....

Global Cooling

I actually write down when we get our last snow flurry on my Calendar each year. Last year, it was April 4th. Today it is happening on April 7th. That must mean we have gotten almost one percent cooler, because it is happening one percent later in the spring. Refute those "facts". Go ahead, the data is as solid as anything real "scientists" are tossing around.

Israeli Police Kill..

A guy in a car.

Yeah, I can understand killing a guy for wanting the "Police" to stop demolishing a house because the original owner was a terrorist. Of course, everyone in the house must be terrorists too.

It would be like tearing down the house of a guy who killed someone when driving drunk, and putting the rest of the family out on the street. Would that be cool in any "modern" country? Of course not.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7987317.stm

Way to build support for your side, all of you, both of you.

The Infamous Chins

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44 Afghans Dead In Pakistan

Pretty fucked up, they want out so bad that they pack into a tin can like a bunch of sardines. It's not funny.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7983634.stm

Oliver Comes To Life

In Rome. The world is going to hell in a hand basket.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7983880.stm

I might check the storm drains in my neighborhood tomorrow.

Do Jews Hate Women?

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Just the "Ulta Orthodox" ones. No position of authority for you! Hmm, sounds a little like something I read about the Taleban. Maybe they can use that common ground to some useful compromise?

The whole story is here; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7982146.stm

About Getting Old

I don't know if my parents went through this, but in the last year I have been shedding the many many toys my two sons had collected over their childhood. My youngest is now 19.

So, we have matchbox cars dinged and dented, enough to fill a two gallon bucket. Lego's and Connects, enough for a 4 gallon bucket. These never wear out. A slew of board games, many never used and tucked under the bed in the spare bedroom. A collection of other items, some pretty high end stuff, like a Roboraptor;



It was used twice I think. I gave it away to friend with a young son, whom I hope enjoys it.

It marks the end of parenting; when gifts of anything more than a check, or cash will go to waste. I hope people do like me and give all this stuff to people who can use them. The Lego's and MatchBox cars and board games can go to friends with younger children, or to Good Will.

Trust me, I don't miss having small children, but it makes me feel older to not have any. I guess I have to come to grips with old age, even though I don't think like I am old. Maybe I should grow up? I doubt it, put me in the ground, then call me an adult. Until then I will blur the line between work and play as much as I possibly can.

Burning Airlines

Give you so much more...



Brian Eno from Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy.

At the tail end of the 70's I was listening to some radio station in Detroit that played music that you would never hear on a commercial radio station and I heard Brian Eno for the first time. It was like none of the Disco and commercial music I had grown up with. This broke so many musical rules, that I was drawn to it like a moth to a lamp. The off key harmonies are cute, because it feels innocent. Like listening you a child in a 2nd grade play. I nearly wore out the Cassette tape of Tiger Mountain that I had purchased at twice the price of regular albums. I guess I felt compelled to listen to it twice as much.

The use of percussion, out of tune violin, horns, organs and insane guitar still stuns me, even now, 35 years later.

Cooling Is Normal With Global Warming

Ok, the first problem is having people who can't predict the weather next week, thinking it's "normal" to have cooling in a warming trend. The word normal implies you are sure about something, which no one is. They are all guessing, as are "computer models".

This article also contradicts itself by saying good long term data would result in better conclusions and proof, and counting 10, 20 or 100 years is no where near enough time to develop a "trend". It would take more like 5-10 thousand years, if not more. Better get started on that guys.

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/cool-spells-in-a-warming-world/?ref=science

A Lego Messiah?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/5089339/Thou-shalt-not-copy-Playmobil-unleashes-legal-action-against-toy-Bible.html

It's actually not Leggo, but PlayMobil. I wonder if they do equal time for Buddhist, Muslim and Judaism?

Fannie/Freddie Bonuses

http://www.startribune.com/business/42417792.html

Well, if this doesn't chap my ass, nothing else will. Those are my tax dollars and out of the 7600 employees getting bonuses, I bet a select few will get huge ones.

Th average would be $27,600 each, but you know most of them will get about $500 and a few bastards will get millions. I want my $210 Million back!!! Lets sell off that campus and put these assholes in the shitty empty offices downtown in Crystal City. I sound a little angry, huh?

I Can't Open My Eyes!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5094098/Woman-glues-eyeball-shut.html

People never cease to amaze me.

Dr Who Stuff

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/5061531/Doctor-Who-exhibition.html
That's cute. The new season should start here in the US next Saturday.

More Google Street View Madness

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/7980737.stm

Dude, chill. They are driving down the street taking pictures of the neighborhood, just like anyone else with a Camera can do.

This Explains A Lot

Sisters Are Good!!

We had 5 boys and one girl in my family, so I guess we deserve to be messed up. All in all, we aren't that bad... I wonder what would be different if one of my brother's had been a sister? Oh, I would have an extra Brother-In-Law!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7977454.stm

Don't Hit Me!

WARNING, DISTURBING, BUT HONEST


Well done Keira..this is pretty disturbing. I am going to find her boyfriend and kick his ass.

Sweden Cuts Pirates

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7978853.stm

Oh, not that kind. The ones who share music and video via Bit Torrent. It will only piss off the kids, until they find a way around it.

Ted Stevens Will Walk..

This is funny because I doubt Stevens will run for office again, so go have a good death. What is even funnier is that all these attorneys prosecuting Stevens were part of the Bush administration. All they had to do was play by the rules and Stevens would finish his time in the clink.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ted-stevens2-2009apr02,0,838380.story

Oh, wait (conspiracy alert). Could these Bush attorneys have broken the rules on purpose, so Stevens would get off the hook?? Hmmmm. I would not count this out. I am sure Dick Cheney has a firm these guys and go work at.

Seafood Will Kill You

So is being a total showoff brazen asshole...

This is 20 kids who will never eat Salmon.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/04/a-charter-boat-crew-member-choked-to-death-after-swallowing-a-bait-fish-as-a-joke-in-front-of-elementary-school-children-duri.html

That Annapolis Thing Was a Waste Of Time

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/5090518/Avigdor-Lieberman-repudiates-key-Israel-Palestine-accord-on-first-day.html

Yeah, Israel doesn't want to bother working towards "peace", let's just keep killing each other. It might help with that overpopulation problem (see below).

Strange these types of stories get no air time in the US?? Oh wait, I forgot. To the US, Israel can "do no wrong".

Too Many People

I can get behind this. We need more wars to cut back all these populations. Less food aid too. Kill a child, save the planet...I get sarcasm. Maybe we should just fuck less, it has worked for me.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7974995.stm