• Hot Off The Presses

    Republicans: Do They Think We’re Stupid?

    Here’s why I wonder if Republicans think the rest of us are stupid: They line up to howl about issues that they think will get them attention, then quietly slink off and do exactly as they please. Case in point: the Republican Congressional leadership are all loudly calling for lower gas prices, energy efficiency, and anything that makes them look like they’re doing something about the problem. So they held a press conference recently at a BP gas station in Washington DC, and Speaker of the House Denny Hastert (R-IL) showed up in a hydrogen fueled car. Very nice, very…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Rush Limbaugh Arrested

    Oh, it was only matter of time, but still it’s sweet as candy on the tongue to type the words “Rush Limbaugh Arrested.” I about had convulsions just now when we were watching the tail end of Numb3rs, and a news teaser came up with the news that Rush Limbaugh had been arrested (oops, I did it again). Rush Limbaugh Turns Himself In On Fraud Charge In Rx Drug Probe MIAMI, April 28 — Talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh surrendered to authorities Friday on a charge of committing fraud to obtain prescription drugs, concluding an investigation that for more than…

  • Blogs Wot I Read

    Fogless Shower Mirrors

    If you only knew how many fogless shower mirrors we’ve bought over the years, and Chad Everett reminds us of the perfectly simple solution that was… staring my husband David in the face the whole time. That’s right. Spit. I know, it isn’t pretty. It works. When I was learning how to scuba dive, the instructor told us not to buy the de-fogging stuff for our masks because a: it didn’t work very well and b: it cost money. Instead, we should just spit in the mask, then spread it around and rinse. What do you know? It worked. I…