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Influential author Vonnegut dies at 84
Influential author Vonnegut dies at 84 - Yahoo! News "I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center."
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coolest. blog. design. ever.
Remember Commodore 64? Morticious Thrind Ah, for the old days of command-line interfaces...... (kid brother has a birthday and I'm reminiscing. What's wrong with this picture?)
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"It was wonderful"
Professor Stephen Hawking takes his *first* weightless flight. "Space, here I come". I am *so* jealous. That's MY number 25!
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Rachel Lucas----she's ba-a-a-a-a-a-ck
Rachel Lucas Now, if she can only figure out her template thingies.
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heh...
The giggle of the day is at: Badger Blog Alliance God help 'em if they ever messed with 'sconsin native heroes Matt or Danica.
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now reading......
well...."devouring" is more like it. I keep reading, thinking "*I* remember that!! and THAT!!!" Review may follow, but I am enjoying the read. Reagan Diaries
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Women in Art
A friend sent along this link to a YouTube vid featuring 500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art. Incredible.
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To the skunk walking around in the dark outside my house.....
.... you stink. Even though I can't see you, I know you're there.
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Admin note:
Trying out a couple of new themes today, so don't be surprised if things are a little wonky. We will return to our (ab)normal scheduled programming shortly.
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Go. Watch. This.
If this documentary is anything like his others, it will be well worth the time spent to see Ken Burns' latest work. The PDF viewers' guide is here.
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Now THAT'S the way to win a game!!
Against Denver. *In* Denver. On Monday Night Football. With an 82 yard play in OT. :-D 6-1, wooHOOOOO!!!
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Kurt is spinning at this moment
I am watching David Letterman right now and I have just seen the most bizarre thing in my entire life. Paul Anka doing Nirvana's "Smells like Teen Spirit" with a swing beat in front of a big band. I think the end of the world is nigh.
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Truer words were never spoken...
Sent to me by a former Minnesotan. Yep. One who got smart and came out from behind the Cheddar Curtain into the light. 98% OF AMERICANS SAY "OH SHIT" BEFORE GOING IN THE DITCH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD. THE OTHER 2% ARE FROM MINNESOTA OR WISCONSIN. THEY SAY,...
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Bill Whittle blows a gasket.....
...and it's great. :-D I don’t really have the time to do this correctly, but just as something to do over a milk and cookie before bed: American, have you considered the possibility you might be a f**king idiot?
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Public Notice
Okay. Christmas is over. It can stop snowing anytime now. ( I can hope, can't I?)
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A new way to see the world
I can't remember where I stumbled onto this link, but I bet I have spent hours playing here. Absolute Satellite Heaven. Flash Earth
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musing on this morning's "Meet the Press"
Sen. Chuck Schumer certainly is fond of the word "internecine" in reference to the Democratic Party's selection of a presidential candidate. Scary thing is, I knew what he meant. :-P Sunday's Meet the Press guest list - Meet the Press, online at MSNBC-...
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Its a Rats life!
A picture is worth a thousand words.
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Yes. Yes, I agree
If we were just a touch less civilized...
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pause
Life in Wisconsin just took a break for the press conference, carried live on probably every single station in the state. Those of us who weren't already crying in our cheese curds shed a few during Favre's emotional goodbye. It sure was a fun run, wasn't...
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hey, i almost forgot
Along with all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth over yesterday's tragedy... wasn't there a Presidential Primary somewhere yesterday? Not that you'd know it by listening/ watching news reports in our great Dairy State.....
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Coulda been worse...
It could have been much worse. Instead of braving 40 degrees and occasional sunshine, I could have been here on Friday. Glad it was them, and not *us*. Sorry. NOT.
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"Brick walls are there for a reason. They let us prove how badly we want things."
Randy Pausch, 1960-2008
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British sarcasm knows absolutely NO bounds
He ventured forth to bring light to the world ....And suddenly, with the men appeared the archangel Gabriel and the whole host of the heavenly choir, ranks of cherubim and seraphim, all praising God and singing: “Yes, We Can.”
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Remakes
I still love those old Seventies songs. This was a goodie, now remade by some bald guy from "American Idol" (heh), as an ad for the League of First Time Voters. Enjoy. Daughtry "Feels Like the First Time" Foreigner Cover for CNN - The Great American Idol...