Archive for November, 2005
Another One Bites The Dust
Duke’d out, as a matter of fact.
Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and tax charges and tearfully resigned from office, admitting he took $2.4 million in bribes to steer defense contracts to conspirators.
Cunningham, 63, entered pleas in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud and wire fraud, [...]
Now Available – An Extra Set of Pajamas
By now I’m sure you’ve read about Pajamas Media, who became Open Source Media, then reverted back to Pajamas Media due to more than a few start-up problems. The story continues today as one PM/OSM/PM member decides to exit, for now. Will there be more?
MORE: Conspiracy theories.
Hillary Challenged from the Left
An ex-Green Party member will run against Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in an attempt to take over her seat in the U.S. Senate.
A former Green Party member who advocates an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq says he will challenge incumbent Hillary Rodham Clinton for the 2006 Democratic nomination for Senate.
“She’s in favor of the war and [...]
Peanuts Can Be Deadly
What a tragedy.
AP – Teen With Peanut Allergy Dies After Kiss
A 15-year-old girl with a peanut allergy died after kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter snack, hospital officials said Monday.
Christina Desforges died in a Quebec hospital Wednesday after doctors were unable to treat her allergic reaction to the kiss the [...]
Saddam: The Continuing Adventures
The trial of Saddam Hussein continued today, then abruptly adjourned until December 5th because of complaints from the former dictator and his co-defendants. Among the various problems cited by Saddam, a chief gripe of his is that his pen and paper has been taken away from him. After being assured by the judge in the [...]
A Wasted Day
After I got out of church today, I spent the entire afternoon and evening trying to recover data from my dead hard drive. Nothing worked. That’s all I did today, and it was a complete and utter waste.
It’s time to let it go.
Today’s Wide Angle Lens
Headlines and Commentary for 11.26.05
News Telegraph/UK – Hillary engages Clinton double act for White House
Hillary Clinton has enlisted her husband to attack the White House over Iraq in an attempt to shore up her sliding support among Democrat activists. The New York senator, who is expected to run for the White House in 2008, has [...]
The Unthinkable Happened
I lost a hard drive today, and along with it, a ton of data that I have been saving for years. I can’t quite describe the moment when it happened. Typical really – the feeling that your heart just dropped into your stomach, the denial as you frantically evaluate the situation, and then the sense [...]
Black Friday
If terrorists wanted to launch an attack on the United States, this would be the day.
Shoppers around the country are currently in a state of psychological stupor running from store to store grabbing merchandise off shelves. In some cases, they’re beating each other up.
Only in America can you find this form of mind control. It’s brilliant actually. Ala [...]
“Wax On, Wax Off”
Noriyuki “Pat” Morita is dead. He was 73 years old.
Morita died Thursday, November 24, 2005, at his home in Las Vegas, of natural causes. He’s to be buried at Palm Green Valley Mortuary and Cemetery. He is survived by his second wife, actress Evelyn Guerrero, and three daughters from his previous marriage to Yuki Morita-Scott.
He always played characters [...]
Happy Thanksgiving Day
As a gift, here’s an annoying animated turkey.
Gimme My Xbox 360 or I’ll Lick Off Some Shots On Ya
Remember this? (don’t miss the riot at 2:25 seconds in)
Well now, it’s this. People are punching each other out over Xbox 360 which was released today.
From the AP via CNN - Melee Cancels Local Xbox Sale
A melee erupted among a crowd of shoppers in the rush for the new Xbox 360 video game console at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in [...]