Month March 2005

Karl Rove, WA Dems Have A Beef With You.

“Renew your membership today at the most generous level you can afford and help me stop Rove’s mignons [sic] in their tracks.” -Washington State Democratic Party chairman Paul Berendt in a fundraising letter quoted in the Seattle Times, March 5th,…

The “Cedar Revolution” Continues

…And, amidst the swirling anti-Syrian/pro-freedom sentiments flooding the streets of Beirut these days, Cattalarchy notices something interesting. Heh. It seems as though the US has indeed become the purveyors (both directly and indirectly) of “Democracy, whisky, sexy!”

Penny Arcade Slays Me

I know that the PA guys can be alternately crass, profane, sacrilegious and scathing and sometimes all four simultaneously, none of which generally interfere with their strips being genuinely funny. However, every once in a while, they come up with…

Jinkies, A New RBF Album!

Reel Big Fish, (henceforth: RBF) to put it mildly, tends to rox0r my sox0rs. They served as a “gateway band” for me, opening up my ears to the wonders of the entire genre. Had it not been for RBF (and,…

Finally, Some Validation!

I guess playing the role of “Grammar Stickler” (some would say “Grammar Nazi”, but then that’s invoking Godwin’s Law meaning they automatically lose. *grin*) has finally paid off. I came across this “commonly misused words” test by way of Owen’s…

Monday Morning Funnies

In the mood for some uplifting humor blogging to lighten those Monday morning blahs? Scrappleface and IMAO have the goods for you. Scrappleface: Troops Shoot Italian Hostage’s Car Despite E-ZPass Recently released Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena, a writer for the…

Great. Just Great.

My brain is fried. Now, in addition to being addicted to “Lost”, I’ve managed to wander on to the forums of Lost-TV, www.4815162342.com (that makes sense if you’ve seen the latest episode), and The Fuselage. I am now officially awash…

“That 70’s Catalog”

Heh: “‘Rich’ and ‘masculine’ aren’t two words that usually come to mind when I think of corduroy. The two words I usually think of are ‘necrophilia’ and ‘shazbot’.” My eyes! The goggles, they do nothing!