Race walking is an Olympic sport?

I'm sure there's more, but I just saw one of the funniest posts on failblog. It's actually a short video clip but there's no embedding code posted. Look for posts from June 26th and scroll until you find the "Epic Striptease Fail"...I promise you won't be disappointed -- I laughed so hard I cried!

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Randy Pausch, author of and lecturer in 'The Last Lecture,' died of pancreatic cancer yesterday. If you've not seen his lecture, it is available online on youtube and through Carnegie Mellon's website (and there is also a link on Google's homepage, something I've never seen...pretty indicative of how influential he was to the world of virtual ( Read more... )

Has anyone else had trouble reading Yahoo mail while on Firefox? I can log into my mail successfully, but when I open a message I see a blank screen -- although the sender information (name, time sent, etc) is still visible.

Barack Obama has the delegates he needs to secure the Democratic party nomination!!!!!

This brought tears of joy to my eyes. And I think my grandma a steadfast Democrat who passed away three years ago -- that's her in the icon -- would be pleased. I wish she was alive to see this day.

There are some who believe that Barack Obama isn't a seasoned enough politician to have a legitimate chance at winning the White House; others wonder if he possesses the savviness and connections to select a good support team and Cabinet. Obama has already shown considerable judgment in his choice of strategists; it is to their credit -- along ( Read more... )

...the Republicans will eventually turn on one another. I guess they like to eat their own, particularly when one of their elite former insiders comes forward and claims that the president himself authorized the leaking of Valerie Plame's identity to the media. Why isn't this bigger news?

I found this article today on yahoo (soon to be Microhoo?) about some of the unhealthiest, gut busting, workout destroying, artery clogging drinks. 2310 calories in one drink alone? Unbelievable.

Mars is sitting on my lap, purring so happily that he's drooling (again).

He just drooled onto my laptop, smacked his lips to catch the rest of the drool and hopped down to get some more kibble. I think sitting on my lap and getting scritches behind the ears gives Mars the munchies. :o) Is it odd that I found this cute?