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Interview with Drew Carey on "Drew Carey's Green Screen Show" From the Cleveland Plain Dealer some time ago: A merry mixture of improvisation and animation, Carey's WB show will take a high-tech approach to the type of comedy served up on his long-running ABC sketch program, "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" The Cleveland comic and his company of regulars, including "Whose Line" veterans Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, perform improvisational bits in front of a green screen. The footage is then sent to animators who fill in the green-screen background with cartoons, film clips, still photographs and anything else they wish to draw around Drew. Carey got the idea, appropriately enough, at the Improv while performing improvisational routines with some friends: "It was going so well, and it was so funny, I thought, Wouldn't it be great if I could just see the environment they're supposed to be in?'"... His new "Gr

I Believe in Zimmerman Newsweek is publishing selections from Bob Dylan's autobiography. Here are selections from the selections: I had been in a motorcycle accident and I'd been hurt, but I recovered. Truth was that I wanted to get out of the rat race. Having children changed my life and segregated me from just about everybody and everything that was going on. Outside of my family, nothing held any real interest for me and I was seeing everything through different glasses. Even the horrifying news items of the day, the gunning down of the Kennedys, King, Malcolm X ... I didn't see them as leaders being shot down, but rather as fathers whose families had been left wounded.... A few years earlier Ronnie Gilbert, one of The Weavers, had introduced me at one of the Newport Folk Festivals saying, "And here he is ... take him, you know him, he's yours." I had failed to sense the ominous forebodings in the introduction. Elvis had never even been introduced

Alma, That Emperor Boy Done Checked His Blogpatrol Again Dave Kampel and Angi Taylor were taking an evening walk by the shore of Lake Michigan. "Too bad it didn't work out for Tony Bruno," said Angi. "He'll find something," said Dave. "At least he's not dead like Rick James." "Or fighting for a job like Christopher Nance," replied Angi. "Even Christopher's OK," said Dave. "What if he still had a cushy weather job, but it was in Brimbaw, Texas?" Angi shivered at the memory of all of the people in that city. "You're right, honeybuns," she said. "So what should we do now, sweetie?" Dave smiled. "Why don't we go back to the apartment, and you can pretend to be Jennifer Hawkins at an Australian fashion show?" Angi frowned. "I'm tired of doing that every night. Go get Krystal Fernandez to do it for you. Or Paul Crouch." Dave sighed. "

Make me one with everything Written by Chris Wenham . Summary: A call to an outsourced and offshored computer technical support center ends in a trek up a punishing mountain in search of infinite wisdom. Read the story. By the same author: Tempus Fugit .

It's a Right and Left Wing Conspiracy! According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform, the following organizations support amnesty for illegal aliens . Click on the link for more information. Agricultural Coalition for Immigration Reform (ACIR—employers) American Health Care Association (AHCA—business) American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA—business) American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA—business) Essential Worker Immigration Coalition (EWIC—employers) International Franchise Association (IFA—business) National Association of Manufacturers (NAM—business) National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR—business) National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC—employers) National Restaurant Association (NRA—business) Society of American Florists (SAF—employers) U.S. Chamber of Commerce (business) American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO—labor) American Federation of State, County and Municipa

Argh I personally don't think that either of the candidates shined in their debate tonight, but I seriously have to question John Kerry's notion that a big summit with the allies will solve all of our problems in Iraq. Yeah, right. But maybe I'm wrong ... P.S. To see on-line post-debate comments, go to the comments link at the bottom of this post at All Things Jen(nifer).

Not a Well-Oiled Machine...Krystal Fernandez Pictures I'm not worried about big corporations taking over the world. They're incapable of doing it. As I previously noted [1] [2] , Tony Bruno is no longer broadcasting on Fox Sports Radio. Yet, as of this afternoon, there are still a bunch of radio sites that refer to Bruno's former show as an active operation. Presumably the stations will get around to correcting the stuff someday (or perhaps they're waiting for the replacement to be named). From KNBR : Teaming up with with his co-host and partner in crime, Andrew Siciliano, Tony brandishes his experience behind the microphone like a samurai sword and makes even the most of intimidating coaches and players squirm in their seats.... Using his swagger to capture the hearts and ears of the American public, Tony has secured the Number One spot nationwide in sports talk and shows no sign of slowing down.... Tune in weekdays from 5 to 9 am on KNBR 1050, call h

Checking the Blogpulse on Paul Crouch I don't think I posted anything about the accusations against Paul Crouch that were published in the Los Angeles Times a couple of weeks ago. I thought I'd catch up and see what Blogpulse was reporting on the matter. For example, here are excerpts from a post by Marcus Brown: Watchdog Group Wants TBN Leaders to Step Down I'm not surprised that this request is being made now. I am surprised that it hasn't been made for years. Paul and Jan Crouch have been off the reservation for over a decade now, with few people calling them on their behavior. Hank Hanegraff at the Christian Research Institute has been one. The Trinity Foundation, Inc., who publish The Door magazine is another. But now Wall Watchers is making a public call for Paul and Jan Crouch to step down and to re-tool TBN.... Of course, the article also says that TBN rejected these ideas, but is willing to provide financial information to Wall Watchers. If no

Momus Sound Samples Momus sound samples can be found at his website . So far I've just listened to "The Last Communist." And his blog is here .

I Have A Warped Mind! (Not that this is news....) In my very first blog post on October 14, 2003 (nearly a year ago - expect a bunch of that danged one year blog anniversary junk in the next few weeks), my very first sentence read as (very) follows: Why did synthetica start with fake bluegrass sounds? This was a reference to a long-forgotten Theo Tres Thr3 song that predated the posting of the first Ontario Emperor MIDIs in August 1998. (Comment: these were composed on a Mac, and the instrumentation does not sound all that great when played on your standard Windows computer. For a more representative sample of my aweless talents, listen to Rockford Vote Stuff .) Although I'd have to plow through the entire Ontario Emperor catalog to be sure, the only example of an Ontario Emperor synthetic bluegrass moment would be the opening seconds of the song "Deeper in Debt" from the deleted mp3.com CD Digital Judge. In essence, I've just had a lot of fun throwi

Are You A Democrat, Republican, or Southern Republican? I received this in e-mail from Victorian Lace : Are you a Democrat, Republican or Southern Republican? What with elections coming up, we should all decide. Here is a little test that will help you decide. Question: How do you tell the difference between Democrats, Republicans and Southern Republicans? The answer can be found by posing the following question: You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and charges. You are carrying a Glock .40, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Democrat's Answer: Well, that's not enough information to answer the question! Does the man look po

September 29, 2004

Time For Another Experiment Extremely dated material from absolutely.net : Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California to Nancy and John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives).Aniston, who is Greek, spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family but later, moved to New York when her father landed a role on the daytime drama, Love of Life.Aniston's parents separated when she was 9 years old. After the divorce, she was raised in New York City by her mother.Aniston was inspired to act after seeing the play Children of A Lesser God on Broadway. At 11, Aniston joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club. Aniston was, and still is, a very talented artist and at the young age of 11, one her paintings was displayed at an exhibit at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.At 15, Aniston was accepted to New York's High School For The Performing Arts. In 1987, after graduating from high school, An

September 29, 2004

Time for An Experiment From falwell.com : Falwell Confidential Date: September 24, 2004 From: Jerry Falwell THE VOTING CHURCH During the past few weeks at Thomas Road Baptist Church, the church I founded in 1956, we have been conducting a voter registration outreach. We have subsequently enrolled hundreds of new central Virginia and other voters. I believe this is the action of a responsible church, that we are biblically compelled to elect to office those people who uphold the traditional values of our nation’s founding. “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people,” Proverbs 14:34 tells us. It is therefore the duty of Christians to ensure that our leaders are those people who best reflect our values and core beliefs. The voter registration effort at TRBC is typical of what is taking place in churches across the country, as Christians continue in their role of being an informed and effective voting bloc. In the past ten days, I have

September 29, 2004

Urk(el) So I get to my father in law's to see an aunt and uncle, and said uncle is showing my daughter how to create a geocities web page. I'm getting old.

Products of the Day Not only can you show your political hatreds - you can pay for the privilege of doing so. FreedomToTheMax is selling JJohn Kerry Flip Flops . Meanwhile, BeatBushGear is selling the following bumper sticker : Bush is scary, vote for Kerry...Kerry flip flops...what's next?

Le Chateau and Death, Again? LA.com links to Vag Davis' blog (which I can't see at the moment) and quotes the following: i also heard from a reliable source that james was partying with pamela anderson and david lachapoop at the chateau marmont just before he died. when they heard of his death they declined to attend the funeral, changed hotels, and kept partying. After some searching, I found out that Pamela Anderson was getting down on hip-hop . Pamela Anderson Gets Down With Hip-Hop By Nolan Strong Date: 5/13/2004 12:10 PM Model/actress Pamela Anderson will step into the world of Hip-Hop, as she plays host on West Coast producer Damizza’s latest mixtape.... Damizza said that Pam’s love for Hip-Hop displays an exciting side to her personality that doesn’t necessarily radiate through televisions shows or the pages of magazines. “She’s got a sense of humor about her and she’s very diverse to where she would do a mix tape,” Damizza explained. “She respe

'Splain Why did I make these last two posts [1] [2] ? You'll recall that a few days ago I posted some information from buzzflash.com , which was subsequently discussed by Michael Hanscom. Buzzflash presented several graphs that looked at economic performance from a presidential point of view. Here's an example: Taking the previous links, some of this information can be presented in textual form as follows: Year President Surplus (Deficit) 1989 GHW Bush -152.5 1990 GHW Bush -221.2 1991 GHW Bush -269.3 1992 GHW Bush -290.4 1993 Clinton -255.1 1994 Clinton -203.2 1995 Clinton -164.0 1996 Clinton -107.5 1997 Clinton -22.0 1998 Clinton 69.2 1999 Clinton 125.6 2000 Clinton 236.4 2001 GW Bush 127.3 2002 GW Bush -157.8 So, the obvious conclusion is that the Democrats slowly brought the budget into alignment, but the spend-happy Republicans messed things up again. But let's look at the data another way, using Speakers of the

Recent Budget Surplus/Deficit In billions of dollars. Fiscal years. The U.S. Government fiscal year begins on October 1 of the preceding year (Wikipedia) . Source: the White House . 1977 -53.7 1978 -59.2 1979 -40.7 1980 -73.8 1981 -79.0 1982 -128.0 1983 -207.8 1984 -185.4 1985 -212.3 1986 -221.2 1987 -149.7 1988 -155.2 1989 -152.5 1990 -221.2 1991 -269.3 1992 -290.4 1993 -255.1 1994 -203.2 1995 -164.0 1996 -107.5 1997 -22.0 1998 69.2 1999 125.6 2000 236.4 2001 127.3 2002 -157.8

Recent Speakers of the House From Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives : 92nd Carl B. Albert Oklahoma Jan. 21, 1971 93rd Carl B. Albert Oklahoma Jan. 3, 1973 94th Carl B. Albert Oklahoma Jan. 14, 1975 95th Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Massachusetts Jan. 4, 1977 96th Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Massachusetts Jan. 15, 1979 97th Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Massachusetts Jan. 5, 1981 98th Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Massachusetts Jan. 3, 1983 99th Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Massachusetts Jan. 3, 1985 100th James C. Wright, Jr. Texas Jan. 6, 1987 101st James C. Wright, Jr. Texas Jan. 3, 1989 101st Thomas S. Foley Washington Jun. 6, 1989 102nd Thomas S. Foley Washington Jan. 3, 1991 103rd Thomas S. Foley Washington Jan. 5, 1993 104th Newt Gingrich Georgia Jan. 4, 1995 105th Newt Gingrich Georgia Jan. 7, 1997 106th J. Dennis Hastert Illinois Jan. 6, 1999 107th J. Dennis Hastert Illinois Jan. 3, 2001 108th J. Dennis Hastert Illinois Jan. 7, 2003

Presented Without Comment From here : Fundraising Dinner with William Pfaff: We Saw It Coming Tuesday, September 28 Renowned syndicated journalist, Bill Pfaff remained, from the start, strongly critical of the war in Iraq and the consequences it would have on the world. One of four pre-election fundraising dinners to put the Democrats back where they belong, in the White House and Congress This one at the home of Connie Borde, 240 bis Bd St-Germain, 75007 Paris At 8 P.M. 100 euros or a larger contribution. Please send check and dinner of your choice to Jane Donaldson, 65 rue de la Fontaine, 75016 before September 15. Make checks payable to Democrats Abroad. Federal law requires the occupation and employer of persons contributing over $200. Contributions can be accepted only from American citizens. Yet there are Republicans in France: RA France.... Voter registration event organized around the avant premier sponsored by RA of "Ronald Reagan Remembered" a

Relevant Tony Bruno Entry Found Via Blogpulse Ben Maller, 9/24/2004 Tony Bruno, who as the co-host of the Fox Radio's morning show was one of the few reasons to listen to that network's syndicated programming on KFXN (690 AM), has left the show. Thanks to Blogpulse . Ben Maller links to a forum which has received a barrage of comments. There are some very good comments there... IT'S AN OUTRAGE! Author: WDAEFAN50 Date: 09-20-04 13:23 Damn! That's an understatment for the record book! I was at my radio at 8:06 am. The local station has (or had) an open for Tony Bruno, the only indiviudial FOX Sports Radio one they have (or had). I could tell from the start when they played the one that said, "W-D-A-E. Dominating sports talk radio, 620 WDAE. The Home Of FOX SPORTS RADIO!" Oh, ****! Because its not done automatically for Tony Bruno, because there is Matt Sammon, the bord op.. He would always play something that said Tony Bruno. Then it go

Where is Tony Bruno? If you to to the Fox Sports website, you can read a biography of Tony Bruno: The Morning Extravaganza's Tony Bruno FOXSports.com Posted: 159 days ago Tony Bruno joined Fox Sports Radio as the mid-morning host for the network debut in September 2000, after spending eight years as the anchor host of ESPN Radio.... But for at least the last week, if you tune in to the Morning Extravaganza show, you can hear Tony's co-host Andrew Siciliano, along with a (sometimes changing) second host. No Bruno. For the last several months, visits to http://www.tonybrunoshow.com/ have resulted in 504 gateway timeouts. Zany Sports Lady offers a little more information in a September 20 post: I have to send a quick shout out to my favorite sports guy - Tony Bruno. Tony is no longer the voice I hear in the mornings as I bring you my juicy sports tidbits; and, I am sad about that. Tony Bruno has been the voice of Fox Sports Radio for so long tha

The Difficulties in Extreme Makeovers (Note: this is not really Scatology 101 , but it's sort of related.) If a television network wants to have the top-rated show, all they need to do is design a show in which a bunch of gay guys renovate a house and play poker in it. Well, I'm still heterosexual and still play the occasional round of Yahoo! Hold 'Em Poker , but I'm sort of experiencing the building renovation part. I work in a two story office that is undergoing extensive improvements. For example, during the week that I was in St. Louis , my work area was carpeted and my cubicle was moved. All this was done while I was gone, allowing me to walk in Monday morning, unpack some boxes, and get back to work. Unfortunately, I'm in the office for the current project - bathroom renovation. Our two story building has five sets of bathrooms - three sets on the first floor (which I'll call south, west, and central) and two sets on the second (which I&#

Why? (Hogan) Why is "coronel" pronounced "kelner"?

Why? (Numan) Why do Japanese drive on the right side of the road, but Canadians drive on the left side of the road?

Why? (UPS) Why was Edmund G. Brown Sr. called "Jerry," but Edmund G. Brown Jr. was called "Pat"?

Why? (Razza) Why do they refer to Pete Rose as a "black" baseball player, but they never refer to Jackie Robinson as a "white" baseball player?

Why? (Voz) Why is Bea Arthur's voice "sultry" while Suzanne Pleshette's voice is "masculine"?

September 26, 2004

David Dreier and Joe Baca are Investigating! As I have previously mentioned, I often use blogs to learn the latest news. Therefore, I must thank Jimmy Akin for alerting me of the mysterious disappearance of a Texas city with 1.2 million inhabitants. Full story here ...courtesy the Weekly World News. My theory is that the World's Fattest Cat ate the town. (But then again, didn't this cat become anorexic?) Excerpts: WHAT HAPPENED TO BRIMBAW, TEXAS? The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are looking for Brimbaw, Texas. By Ken Scarborough The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are looking high and low for Brimbaw, Texas, a once-booming financial center of 1.2 million people that investigators say vanished from the face of the earth on June 17, leaving behind just one man who remembers it.... "When it comes to hard evidence, there's precious little -- but what we do have is intriguing: A brick that apparently is all that's left of the

September 26, 2004

Writing Contest This should interest the average blogger, or the not-so-average blogger (of course, all of my readers are by definition well above average). In honor of a very special event , Tara Lynn Johnson is sponsoring a writing contest. Contestants must write 6.5 entire sentences and abide by some extremely simple rules. An absolutely astounding prize will be awarded. Details here . DEADLINE: 12:01 a.m. EST, October 1, 2004 (For the picky, that's 1:01 a.m. EDT. Play it safe and write your entry now.)

Inspiration is a Wonderful Thing Michael Hanscom was reading a Slashdot entry one day: Store clerks were rounded up and shipped to Guantanamo to possibly face charges of providing material aid to terrorists...or was that tourists. This inspired Michael to take a September 24, 2001 Presidential address and replace every instance of "terrorism" with "tourism." Good morning. At 12:01 a.m. this morning, a major thrust of our war on tourism began with the stroke of a pen. Today, we have launched a strike on the financial foundation of the global tour network. Make no mistake about it, I've asked our military to be ready for a reason. But the American people must understand this war on tourism will be fought on a variety of fronts, in different ways. The front lines will look different from the wars of the past. So I told the American people we will direct every resource at our command to win the war against tourists: every means of diplomacy, every

Al Yankovic, Teacher? From Storymania , written by NeedhamT: On my bus ride to school every day, my constant laughing used to irritate some of the other kids. When they asked why I was laughing, I point to my CD player and say, “I’m listening to Weird Al.” Their faces light up in recognition and their next questions are, “hey can I see that,” and, “wow, let me listen!” Weird Al is so funny and cool, and almost everybody likes him. I think he would make a great school teachre for several reasons. He is great with kids. He even taught accordion lessons during college. He says that he loved teaching kids to play the accordion, the instrument he loves. Al also is a cool guy after concerts, signing autographs and talking to kids in the audience. I think his love for kids would make him an awesome teacher. A sense of humor is another excellent quality for a teacher, and Al obviously has one.... Al is also very hard working....Dedication and determination are very important ch

US News and World Report Should Lower Yale's Score OK, so he sold tens of millions of albums. But this is not the time for Yale University to hold a scholarly conference on the music of Michael Jackson : Michael Jackson, frequently savaged in the tabloid press, was picked apart by more rarified critics as scholars gathered for a conference on the pop star at Yale University. Eighteen scholars from U.S. universities discussed sexual, racial and artistic aspects of Jackson's life and music Thursday and Friday in the first academic meeting to study him. Jackson "in many ways is the black male crossover artist of the 20th century," said Seth Clark Silberman, who teaches about race and gender at Yale. "He has grown up in front of us, so we have a great investment in him, even though some people today may find his image disturbing."... The conference avoided details of the child molestation case against Jackson in California, but it did look at how

What You Read On my to-do list: research Media News Group. In Southern California alone, Media News Group has the following media properties : Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles, CA LA.com - Los Angeles, CA LA Daily News - Los Angeles, CA Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Ontario, CA Long Beach Press Telegram - Long Beach, CA San Gabriel Valley Tribune - San Gabriel Valley, CA Pasadena Star-News - Pasadena, CA Whittier Daily News - Whittier, CA The Sun - San Bernardino - San Bernardino, CA Redlands Daily Facts - Redlands, CA U-Entertainment - Los Angeles, CA U-Daily News - Los Angeles, CA U-Daily Bulletin - Ontario, CA U-SGV Tribune - San Gabriel Valley, CA U-Pasadena Star News - Pasadena, CA U-Whittier Daily News - Whittier, CA U-The Sun - San Bernardino - San Bernadino, CA U-Redlands Daily Facts - Redlands, CA U-Press Telegram - Long Beach, CA Based in Denver, Colorado , Media News Group is controlled by (William) Dean Singleton . Singleton's name

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Scenes We Wouldn't Like To See In the course of a post about exercise, gyms, etc., Vadergrrrl tells the story of the time she met a former employer in a gym locker room: One time, I was using the bathroom in the locker rooms and I ran into a former employer. She is an older woman, and respectable member of the community. I stopped to say hi, and she immediately engaged me in a long and drawn out conversation. To my dismay, she was also changing into her swimsuit. I tried to end the conversation and quickly leave, but she kept me hostage and continued talking until she was stripped naked and into her suit. I was mortified. There are just some people you don’t want to see nude. Now, every time I see her, I get this horrible mental image. I still haven’t fully recovered. After reading this, I thought through all of my former male bosses: nope...nope...nope...nope...nope...nope...nope. As for me, I have to stop blogging and start walking....

Chaka Khan Chaka Khan Chaka Khan You gotta feel for the kid, but I gotta admit that Stereogum's captured email is funny. -----Original Message----- From: Kori Federline [mailto:kori@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 5:19 PM To: Jackson, Shar Subject: RE: help dear mommy, today daddy and britney and me went shoping. britney said she is my new mommy and that she is the prettiest mommy. britney also says NO SHOES!! even when i go to pee. tonite we r going to 711 for supper.tomorrow we r going tanning. daddy is yelling at me to finish my kabala homework.i miss you. luv kori ps. can i get a tatoo? (thanks to Laurie at LA.com )

At Least They Hid The Scripts Brian at la.com has posted a story of a "Blind Date" film shoot at the HMS Bounty. Due to technical difficulties, they had to stop shooting: Without the camera running, the two contestants didn't know what to do. They paid no attention to each other--just sort of looked around the bar with blank smiles on. Brian snapped a picture and annotated it to describe the scene. I actually like Blind Date better than some of the other shows, such as the shows in which multiple people of one sex are competing for a person of the other sex, and everyone ends up trashing each other. But even Blind Date has this air of unreality to it....

Still more on Christopher Nance Blogpulse notes that I am not the only one who has written about Christopher Nance's lawsuit. From their house in the middle of Franklin Avenue , the Franklin Avenuers said the following, in part: Former KNBC weatherman Christopher Nance -- he of the ubiquitous carnation on his lapel, and equally ubiquitous sexual harrassment allegations -- has sued his former employer, claiming "racial and religious discrimination." Nance was fired at the end of 2002; earlier that year, he was put on paid leave, as his relationship with an intern was investigated and while he dealt with other personal issues.... Nance now writes children's books, including "The Weatherman is Coming to my School Today," "If Not For Weather, We Would All Be Naked" (ewww).... Huh? You can pay a guy to come to your school and sell books with the title "If Not For Weather, We Would All Be Naked?" Sounds creepy in a Gloved One

An educational moment In compliance with Congressperson Pelosi's guidelines at set forth by the Federal Blog Commission, this blog will now publish the nationally mandated educational content. Here is a recipe for flour gruel, courtesy Mr. Breakfast : Here's a simple recipe for flour gruel: 2 teaspoons of flour 1 teaspoon of salt Boil one cup water. Separately, drip water on flour and salt until it makes a paste. Add the paste to the boiling water. Stir to a semi-fluid consistency. Strain to eliminate film. Serve warm. I will now return to my random postings.

Wisdom From Ari : I should never bring a library book to a bar {relax, I wasn't planning on reading it there. C'mon}

Answers to the question "What are you thinking?" MSN has reprinted an article from match.com. It contains pre-fabricated answers that men can use when a woman asks, "What are you thinking?" “By ‘thinking,’ do you mean the semi-ordered pattern of electrochemical impulses cascading through my brain at this very instant? If so....” “I was just thinking what a terrible mistake it would be to repeal the NAFTA protocols pertaining to manufactured-goods tariffs....” “What am I drinking? Just the usual....” “Well, since you asked, I’m going to tell you. It seems like you’ve been putting on a little weight lately. Not that you’ve ever been really thin, but come on! Have you looked at yourself in the mirror lately? Your behind, I mean, not your front, your front is pretty OK. Now your friend Charlene, she’s someone who really knows how to stay in shape....”

At One When I veered off topic and segued from a Christopher Nance discussion into a Michael "the Maintenance Man" Burton discussion, I was reminded of a sound bite that Kevin and Bean were fond of playing. The text below is from a transcript of Minister Louis Farrakhan's remarks at the Million Man March. I want to take one last look at the word atonement. The first four letters of the word form the foundation; "a-t-o-n". . . "a-ton", "a-ton". Since this obelisk in front of us is representative of Egypt. In the 18th dynasty, a Pharaoh named Akhenaton, was the first man of this history period to destroy the pantheon of many gods and bring the people to the worship of one god. And that one god was symbolized by a sun disk with 19 rays coming out of that sun with hands holding the Egyptian Ankh - the cross of life. A-ton. The name for the one god in ancient Egypt. A- ton, the one god. 19 rays. Look at your scripture. A woman, remem

The low spark of high heeled boys No, I'm talking about the other "traffic." Checking the search inquiries to this blog: Jennifer Hawkins traffic is down; I'm getting searches regarding Hurricane Ivan damage in Niceville (something I never wrote about, but go here if you're interested); I'm still getting Rick James hits (pardon the pun)... ...and the Dave Kampel and Angi Taylor searches continue. However, I haven't seen any reports of Taylor landing a Chicago job. In fact, she's disappeared from the news, as far as I can tell. Someone should tell Angi that Clear Channel's "Clear Careers" website lists three jobs in Chicago: Job ID: 2359 Last Updated: 11/24/2003 Description Clear Channel Chicago (Radio Stations WGCI, WVAZ, WNUA, WLIT, WKSC and WRLL) is accepting resumes for Account Executives. Details Job Title: Account Executive Location: Chicago, IL Industry: Radio Employment Type: Full-Time Job Re

A Missed Opportunity Yesterday I wanted to write a KOER appearance by David Dreier, accompanied by an unidentified guitarist, singing a song called "War Train" that detailed Dreier's plans for a successful re-election campaign. But I didn't.