Ebert on Elevation

Roger Ebert is such a good writer. He can humanize and bring humor to the results of an experiment on human emotions. I quote below: "You could say elevation is Oprah's opiate of the masses, so it's fitting that she early on gave Obama her imprimatur. And that for his victory speech [she was] was up front in Grant Park, elevation's moist embodiment, feeling so at one with humankind that she used a stranger as a handkerchief."

neurologically intact

That is the diagnoses of Ravens' running back Willis McGahee after a vicious hit in the Ravens/Steelers game last night. That game was full of some really tough hits. Two tough ass defenses were pulling no punches. If you missed the brutality of the McGahee hit you can view it below. During the second replay of the hit you can hear the stadium's reaction to the replay being played on the big screens.

CNN

While watching some television over the weekend I flipped over to CNN a couple of times and they have been all Obama all the time. It's pretty over the top and bordering on a love fest. Even as an Obama supporter and voter some of what I saw was cringe inducing. The only good thing that will come of all that nonsense is that it probably brought on much rage on the far right. Thousands of right wing blogs now have material for the next couple of days. The righteous indignation over the main stream media is going to be thick and furious.

Cold Weather Exploring

Yesterday was the coldest day of this winter so far I figured it would be a good day for a bike ride.


I swung by work to say howdy and saw that the fountain in the middle of the business park had iced over and ice had accumulated on the statue in the middle. It was purty.

Attention to Detail

I've seen the first three Star Wars movies several times and have read the Foundation series by Asimov at least twice but I never made the connection. By the way, if you enjoy science fiction even a little bit you should read this series.

A couple of Obama tidbits

I just saw that he has released his official portrait and he is going to use the same bible that Abraham Lincoln used during his first inauguration.

Jake Misfires on the field and off

It looks like Jake Delhomme's troubles only started on the football field. His whole weekend was tough.

Wow, this is so bad

I've seen better videos by teenage Japanese punk bands.

War Machine

No matter what side of the Israeli attack on the Palestinians you fall on it's important to know that it is American weapons the Israeli military is using.

Link found via Tom Tomorrow's website.

Disney Rejection Letter, 1938

Disney Rejection Letter, 1938
Originally uploaded by sim sandwich

Not much you can say about this.

Dumber than an inbred moth

I love year end lists and my favorite of them all is the list of the 50 Most loathsome people in America by the delightfully angry Buffalo Beast publication. I laughed out loud twice before I finished #49. Be aware that the language on this list is much like the language here used to be until I realized more than two people were reading this blog.