Drinking complimentary local coffee in my room at the Hotel Aranjuez in Downtown San Jose (Costa Rica, not California), I can’t help but hear Dionne Warwick in my head, gently singing to me, wondering how I got here. Soon after breakfast, my wife and I will return the rental car and take that long, heavy flight back to the States ( Read more... )

this past sunday's boston globe crossword had some excellent clues ( Read more... )

Rapper/Producer John Forte Pardoned By George W. Bush


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SACRAMENTO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Sunday said "we will ... maybe undo" a measure passed by voters Tuesday stripping same-sex couples of the right to marry ( Read more... )

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i been getting more hater-y and hater-y each day, but i think this was pretty cool.

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cuz the original was made for bud - owned by cindy mccain's family, and this update is a pretty good representation of these dudes 8 years later.

all the original actors too!

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you know how mccain wants to take "credit" for the bailout?

when did we all decide the bailout was a good thing? this is so fucking bogus. every mainstream news source won't even consider the idea that the bailout isn't the right thing to do.

Came across this little breakdown by eric de place.

The Entire Debt of Africa Is Only $350 BillionI just ( Read more... )

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Surprised at how low Cynthia McKinney is. Maybe this survey asks the wrong questions. I like that Stephen Colbert is on this list. And is dead last too.


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