In case you missed it, John McCain absolutely killed at the 63rd Annual Alfred E Smith Memorial Dinner last night. He had Hillary literally rolling. Barack Obama was pretty funny, too, but McCain was more natural. I can't wait for him to host SNL again next year. He also had more glowing things to say about Obama than the other way round.

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This pretty much sums up the last debate:

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And, in case you missed it:

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Peacekeeper Wars is on some network called "ION." It may be a local station, but it isn't UHF.

My friend Corey is convinced that Obama will win Georgia. I'm convinced he won't. So is his wife. So was everyone else at their house last night for Break Fast. Made for an interesting evening. That, and his wife has turned their son into a Phillies fan, for which I will never forgive either of them (his wife for doing it, Corey for failing to ( Read more... )

If you like sports and pop culture even a little bit, you need to be reading the Bill Simmons mailbag over on ESPN.com's Page 2.

a sample:Q: Shouldn't Elizabeth Perkins have faced statutory rape charges in "Big ( Read more... )

The Waffle House at Underground is open! WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!

So. Stoked.

I've been waiting and waiting. The sign's been taunting me for weeks. Finally, somewhere awesome for lunch (other than Rosa's).

The USA Today has an article on the Goucher-created "Humans vs Zombies" game. Stephen Colbert picked it up and made zombies his #1 Threat in Tuesday's Threat Down:

Back in April, I mentioned the Washington Post story about it. I guess it's still going strong. Here's the main website for the game.

H/T: goucherian

I think I've finally figured out who Sarah Palin reminds me of.

Sarah Palin:

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Oswald Bates:

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My friends, did anyone else get the feeling that John McCain is a lot like the sweet, old grandpa at a wedding? He totters around from table to table, talking to everyone with a genuine joviality even if he doesn't know them but calls them by name anyway, my friends. My friends, he tells the same story over and over again, getting a few of the ( Read more... )

Saturday was a busy day. In the early afternoon, I drove all the hell way out to Stone Mountain Park for a little LJ get together, mostly folks lemon_says knows. Since they all had small kids, the idea was to meet at the big-ass playground they have on the opposite side of the mountain. But the road was closed ( Read more... )