Archive for May, 2005
Baby Got Book! Watch the Video
I had to send this link to Nate, the Youth Minister at our church. If you’ve ever wondered what Sir Mix-a-Lot’s song “Baby Got Back” would be like if it were’t about large butts, but instead referenced Bibles, this is the song for you. I found it via Ace of Spades, where it has generated [...]
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Review
The wife and I just returned from my big birthday event. We went to see The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I won’t go into great detail, and spoil it all, but I do want a couple things to be clear. First, the movie was great. I had come to expect something less than that [...]
Happy Birthday to Karl Marx
A classic post from Lockjaw’s Xanga PageOn May 5, 1818, Karl Marx was born the son of a rabbi. Along with Engels, he authored one of the most prominent works of fiction the world has known, “The Communist Manifesto.” Armed with such falsehoods as the belief that wage-labor is oppression, and that capitalism is the [...]
Dennis Kucinich -vs- Howard Dean
Howard Dean, continuing his promised tour of “Red States,” gave a speech in Minnesota. As part of the speech, Dean said, “The president has created an enormous security problem for the United States where none existed before. But I hope the president is incredibly successful with his policy now that he’s there.” This prompted Dennis [...]
After 10 Years, Donald Herbert is Back
During a house fire in December of 1995, firefighter Donald Herbert was buried in a collapse. He went without air for several minutes, and emerged from the fire brain damaged and in a coma. The coman lasted for two and a half months. Afterward, the brain damage kept him blind, with no awareness of his [...]
Holy Crap! Powerline at 25 MILLION Hits!
I’m coming up on 25 thousand hits someday soon on my blog. That’s cool. Powerline, though, has reached the 25 MILLION hit mark. Congratulations are in order. I’m awed.
One eBay Auction You Don’t Want To Miss Payment On
My friend Doug, down in Texas, is auctioning a copy of Max Headroom’s Guide to Life. If you’re looking for an odd piece of ’80s memorabilia, this one might be for you. If you win the bidding, though, you’d better pay up. Down toward the bottom of the page, you’ll find these payment terms. “Payment [...]
Busy Weekend – Concerts – Street Fair – Rain
This weekend has flown by. I’ve hardly had a moment to breathe between all the fun. Friday night, my family and I went to an unofficial event for the church’s youth group. A local church has an annual “RockFest” which brings in several local christian rock bands, and this year our church provided two of [...]