• Politics, Schmolitics

    The One-Fingered Victory Salute

    Yep, that’s the Resident. This was back when he was governor of Texas. If you click on the image, the clip should play (but it’s from Salon.com, so it may throw you into a nag screen first). Kinda makes you wonder whether that smirking badass fratboy still roams the halls of the White House after the handlers have left for the day.

  • Childfreedom - Good and Joyful Things - Politics, Schmolitics

    My Marriage Is NOT Irrelevant

    Keyes was also asked about another comment he made last week critical of gay marriage in which he declared: “Where procreation is in principle impossible, marriage is irrelevant.” Keyes said the logic of that statement would not preclude elderly people past child-bearing age from getting married. Overshare Alert! Well, in my case “procreation in principle is impossible,” because reproduction has been permanently circumvented. However, this doesn’t stop us from fooling around anyway. Yay! Therefore, I’m childfree, and Alan Keyes would think I’m a monster, with an irrelevant marriage. Apparently, he would have people who are unable or unwilling to have…

  • Geek Out!

    Lunar Eclipse Webcast Tonight

    David was disappointed we were going to miss the total lunar eclipse tonight, but it turns out there will be a webcast. Yay!! UPDATE: I don’t know if the webcast sites will be any good, but the moon is visible through light haze at the moment, with a small bite taken out of the lower lleft quadrant. David’s trying something fancy with his camera involving a tripod, a long lens, and a hat. We’ll see if it works.

  • Clan: McTiVo

    TAR Shenanigans Begin Again

    Yes, the broadcast date of the 6th installment of The Amazing Race is November 16, and the CBS site has been updated with team profiles. After learning a lesson about not forming too many opinions on people before the premiere airs (that is, I tended to dismiss the TAR4 Klowns until I felt the Klown Luv and realized they were terrific, fun racers), I won’t say much. However, what’s with the woman in the red pullover and the “lookit my boobs!” pose? Oh, right, she’s a model. The professional wrestlers kind of bug me, but who knows? They might turn…

  • Politics, Schmolitics

    Ex-Pats Barred From W Site

    Surfers outside the US have been unable to visit the official re-election site of President George W Bush (Ed. note: www.georgewbush.com, and hell no, I’m not linking to it). The blocking of browsers sited outside the US began in the early hours of Monday morning. Since then people outside the US trying to browse the site get a message saying they are not authorised to view it. The blocking does not appear to be due to an attack by vandals or malicious hackers, but as a result of a policy decision by the Bush camp. It may be a bandwidth…