eith Olbermann gets this raise of the glass for his most recent Special Comment lambasting Bush for, among other things, giving up golfing to show solidarity for the losses of the families of soldiers who’ve died in the war.
Giving up golf. No. Really. I’m not making it up. I can’t. Even I, who am currently [...]
ack in the day, I lived with the (1st) ex in a run-down, nasty little trailer in the wilderness of northern Michigan. Actually, the property was really nice, back in the woods, near state land. The trailer was a shit hole, but it was a nice location.
My ex — we’ll call him “Dee”, which is [...]
et me first begin by toasting StumbleUpon, which is pure liquid crack. If I never get my novel written, it’ll be solely due to the joy of Stumbling. No, seriously. Go directly to the site, install the little toolbar, and proceed directly to the cracking. I’ve lost whole swaths of time due to this damn [...]
Toast to biofuels! Apparently, they aren’t as cool as we thought they were:
Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these “green” fuels are taken into account, two studies being published Thursday have concluded.
The benefits of biofuels have come under increasing attack [...]
irst up, a Toast to the Techno Viking, who is the unwitting star of this YouTube video and a resulting Internet meme. Take the Techno Viking, add any music you like, and hilarity occurs! I approve. The video in the corner is made by none other than my friend Violent Clay. Also, check out Techno [...]
irst, a quick site announcement: If I may, I direct your attention to the new and improved CHP Gift Shop. Mostly, it’s new and improved because I paid for it. Coming soon to a CHP Gift Shop near you — new designs! Well, soonish, anyways.
And now, a toast to The Golden Compass, now playing [...]
o Kindle, Amazon’s new toy. It’s strictly an E-Book reader, and it’s first generation, so it’s a bit buggy. I still want one. Can you imagine the joy of carrying an entire library around in your back pocket?
To finding ways around the stem cell bans! Dr. Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University has discovered a way [...]
o the common cold, which is apparently done screwing around with us:
Clinicians should keep their eyes peeled for a mutated form of adenovirus 14 that has caused at least 10 deaths, most of them among adults, the CDC warned.
Noting that control of adenovirus is “challenging,” the CDC urged health care practitioners to take extra care [...]
o Pandora Radio, which rocks hardcore and is creepily good at picking songs I like. I put in “Alice Cooper”, and it’s been playing awesome music all morning. I have a new friend.
To November, which is a month of writing and rain and heavy gray clouds, cool weather and naked trees, food and leftover Halloween [...]
o FEMA, for getting busted setting up fake press conferences over the California wildfires.
No one had any hard questions for the deputy administrator of FEMA, an agency deeply tarnished by its delayed action after Hurricane Katrina, when he held a news conference Tuesday to talk about the California wildfires.
”Are you happy with FEMA’s response so [...]
