Michael Jackson. Damn. Michael Jackson.

It was easy to forget as he descended into self-parody over the last fifteen years or so, but for a good, solid 15 years, he was the coolest man on the planet. Dude was a hitmaker from back in 1969, and that Jackson 5 material still sounds fresh and vibrant, over three decades later. And, to be fair, it ( Read more... )

I'm strongly considering moving from pseudonymous to eponymous blogging.  (And, hopefully, upping the content at the same time.)  My impulse is that Wordpress is the best platform from which to accomplish this, but are there any other suggestions, or vouchings (is that a word?) for Wordpress?

Reading the recap of the Kentucky-Notre Dame game on ESPN, I came upon the following:

Asked about how he feels about all the judgment he's facing after posing a 40-27 record in two seasons at Kentucky, [Kentucky coach Billy] Gillispie said: "There's only one judgment I'll ever be concerned about, and I hope I pass that judgment. That's the only one ( Read more... )

Little Adam Pacman
Hoppin' through the forest,
Pickin' up the field mice
And boppin' 'em on the head!

Now along came the Goodell Fairy, and he said . . .

Little Adam Pacman,
I don't want to see you,
Picking up the field mice
And boppin' 'em on the head!

Now I'm going to give you one more chance, and if you don't stop, I'm going to turn you into a GOON!

Ladies and gentlemen,

CHOCOLATE COVERED BACON.

That is all.

IM IN UR BASE

STEALIN UR VOTES

I'm pretty sure anything I could think of has already been said, and better ( Read more... )

In 2004, the Sox won the World Series, but Bush won the election.

If this is the sacrifice we must make, I'm at peace with that.

That said, please, Phillies, shut up those cowbells once and for all.

Do you, like me, vaguely understand what's going on with the economy, although you don't quite understand how the pieces fit together?  Well, I just finished listening to the most recent episode of This American Life, "Another Frightening Show About The Economy."  And it comes with my highest recommendation.  (If you listened to their sub-prime ( Read more... )

This is what the McCain-Palin "campaign" has sunk to:

Worse, Palin's routine attacks on the media have begun to spill into ugliness. In Clearwater, arriving reporters were greeted with shouts and taunts by the crowd of about 3,000. Palin then went on to blame Katie Couric's questions for her "less-than-successful interview with kinda mainstream ( Read more... )