Barrack N' Roll

Oh, if only this had really happened at the Republican National Convention.

Literal Videos

These are pretty interesting literal videos. Some 80s classics with new lyrics telling you exactly what's happening in the video.

Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels


A-Ha - Take On Me

Someone Get Diogenes

At a Congressional hearing today Alan Greenspan admitted he was wrong to rely on businesses to self-regulate. Wow. Someone in Washington (albeit out of power) admitted that they were wrong with no real attempt at spin. What are the odds.

Say It Ain't So, Joe!

Turns out the story of Joe the Plumber isn't the ideal weapon with which to attack Barrack Obama. Oops. I feel bad for Joe. True, he should have gotten his facts straight before he approached Obama, but no one deserves to be spotlighted like this. Still, I think its going to do McCain more good than harm. More people tend to remember the story than the correction.

John McCain - Anything to Win?

For those of us Democrats who admired John McCain in 2000 and again in the primary season, this kind of stuff is particularly disappointing.

September post

This is probably going to be the only post for September since the blog resurgence has clearly passed. Enjoy.

Well Said

Paul Krugman wrote this in his column in today's New York Times. I think its a very succinct way to sum up the need for the US to have a new energy policy:

It’s true that scientists don’t know exactly how much world temperatures will rise if we persist with business as usual. But that uncertainty is actually what makes action so urgent. While there’s a chance that we’ll act against global warming only to find that the danger was overstated, there’s also a chance that we’ll fail to act only to find that the results of inaction were catastrophic. Which risk would you rather run?

If you want to read the whole op-ed go here.

Robbie Keane

I used to love Robbie Keane. Since I started following Tottenham a few years ago, he's been one of my favorite players. He plays with passion, is articulate, and is a goal-scoring machine. Now he has requested, and received, a transfer to Liverpool. Upon his transfer he said some pretty stupid stuff:

I would like to place on record my thanks to the board, players and fans of Tottenham for the past six years, which were the best and most enjoyable of my career to date. I will never forget them. I would specifically like to thank chairman Daniel Levy for understanding, that, as a fan, joining Liverpool is a lifelong dream of mine and one I couldn't let pass me by. I hope one day the Spurs fans, who have been brilliant to me, can understand this too. I have only good things to say about my time at Tottenham and expect them to go from strength to strength under Juande Ramos and Daniel Levy.

I understand what he's saying and he might even think he is being gracious, but he is MENTAL (to use the English term) if he thinks any Spurs fan will understand. He's going to one of the Big 4 at a time when Spurs are trying to make a move into the upper echelon of the Premier League. Look out for yourself, Robbie, that is certainly your right and should be your priority. But you have broken the heart of most Spurs fans - don't expect any of us to wish you success. As far as I'm concerned, you're not much better that Sol Campbell.

Fun Geography Game

This is the kind of game that Social Studies teachers like. The game isn't sizing properly on everyone's computer, so try it at the original site here.

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Who Buys This Crap?

Over the past few weeks I crisscrossed the country, flying to Denver, then to Seattle, then to LA, then back home. On the plane I flipped through the Sky Mall catalog a lot. Most of the products seem ok, but there is one business - Toscano - that sells some of the craziest things I've ever seen. Case in point: the Big Foot Garden Sculpture (pictured below).


For only $98.95 (+SH) you can have your very own Yeti sculpture to put... well, who knows where you'd put it. Believe it or not, this sculpture has a perfect 5 star rating from its 4 reviewers. For example, mikejp from Denver writes:

this item is a true work of art.
it is realistic and fine details just add to
this one of a kind piece.

Uh, if you say so, mikejp. In any case, I can't link to the item, but go to skymall and search for Big Foot Garden Sculpture if you want to read more about this true work of art. Better yet, search for "Toscano." They have a ton of unforgettable products.