Category: Misc

An earthquake leaves thousands dead in China. With all the tornadoes, cyclones and all this other weather news happening right now it makes you wonder if the planet isn’t trying to send us a message.

If you decide to use the host’s family in an analogy, make sure you are aware rather the person is alive or dead. Terry McAuliffe said this on Meet the Press today: “But it’s not impossible for Hillary Clinton to win,” said McAuliffe. “A lot of people have said that. Big Russ, if he were […]

You end up getting burned: The man picked by the John McCain campaign to run the 2008 Republican National Convention resigned Saturday after a report that his lobbying firm used to represent the military regime in Myanmar. We will just file this under the GOP chapter of “profit trumping life”.

They are now considering changing the cremation procedure for our soldiers. It turns out our soldiers have been cremated at a company that also cremates animals. I wonder which Bush administration official was buddies with this company and got them the contract?

Old Time Fun Originally uploaded by intoxination This is a remake of one of my photos I posted last week. In the original, I wasn’t too happy with the sepia toning, so today I took it a bit further. I did a coffee stained paper technique for the background, then added a torn/burnt edge effect […]

Looks like a picture from decades past, but instead it is from yesterday: Russia showcased its military might and youthful new president to the world Friday, as heavy tanks and missile launchers rumbled across Red Square in a Victory Day parade for the first time since the Soviet era. In a nationally broadcast speech two […]

There is a big debate going on if John Edwards said “I voted for him” or “I voted for ’em” on MSNBC this morning. Here’s the video and the entire interview is damn good. More at the HuffPo

If their numbers hold true, then what excuse does Hillary have now? He has won the most states, the most popular vote, the most pledged delegates and now the most super delegates. Perhaps she should have looked at getting rid of Mark Penn earlier, like when he thought Democratic primaries were “winner take all”.

In all honesty, this is poetic justice: High fuel prices are causing the value of used SUVs to plummet, often below what’s listed in the buying guides many shoppers use to negotiate with dealers. As a result, some new-car buyers think they’re getting cheated by dealers who are offering them little for their SUV trade-ins. […]

McCain is such a straight and honest guy, really: Sen. John McCain championed legislation that will let an Arizona rancher trade remote grassland and ponderosa pine forest here for acres of valuable federally owned property that is ready for development, a land swap that now stands to directly benefit one of his top presidential campaign […]