Sarah Teen USA Palin (Scripting News)

http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/09/25/sarahTeenUsaPalin.html#disqus_thread

Ok,  now that's sad.

Unfair to everyone,  but still real in a Very Scary way.

  jeff

David Letterman on McCain's Suspension Campaign.

mentioned on the 'net....

"You don't suspend your campaign. This doesn't smell right. This isn't the way a tested hero behaves." And he joked: "I think someone's putting something in his metamucil."

"He can't run the campaign because the economy is cratering? Fine, put in your second string quarterback, Sara Palin. Where is she?"

"What are you going to do if you're elected and things get tough? Suspend being president? We've got a guy like that now!"

And now for some comic relief: Won’t Get Fooled Again

http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/09/wont_get_fooled_again.php

Bail Out Comedy!

Really!

Go Read.  Including the comments.

Hey Washington, can you buy my bad investments too?

http://www.buymyshitpile.com/

Have you bought stuff that you'd like to sell but no one will buy?

Stuff that won't even sell on eBay,  but you KNOW is way valuable??

Or maybe a loan for a car that turns out to be crap and you can't afford lawsuits over?

Well those things are very much like the houses bought by sub-prime no money down loans given to people who were suckered in.

So http://buymyshitpile.com is building a SHITPILE for all your crap,  and you're invited to add yours to it!  They are up to almost 8 BILLION dollars so far... that's nothing compared to the money they want to shovel at banks,  so why not join the line for handouts?

To quote the SHITPILE site:

With our economy in crisis, the US Government is scrambling to rescue our banks by purchasing their "distressed assets", i.e., assets that no one else wants to buy from them. We figured that instead of protesting this plan, we'd give regular Americans the same opportunity to sell their bad assets to the government. We need your help and you need the Government's help!

    

Works for me

        - Jeff -

In this week of turmoil, consider the Enabling Act of 1933

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enabling_Act_of_1933

I saw a comment on Scripting News wondering if the bail out bill was an "Enablement Act".  Took me a while to find out what that referred to.  Basically it was an act in 1933 of the German Government which enabled Hitler to take complete control of the German Republic.

So the fear/pondering about our present time is if the current bail out legislation combined with the 9-11 legislation could be an enabling act for some current politician to take dictatorial powers.

You know, like declare a national emergency and suspend elections.  Or something like that.

This is why I'm seriously hoping that our congress people go slow on writing the blank checks.

     - Jeff -

The Big Picture | How SEC Regulatory Exemptions Helped Lead to Collapse

http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2008/09/regulatory-exem.html

hmmm...  that clarifies a few things.

It's crazy that the five big culprits they point at are the very three that have gone kablooie and the next two are teetering.

China threatens 'nuclear option' of dollar sales

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/08/07/bcnchina107a.xml

read about relation to the US pres campaigns.

    jeff

and Pontius Pilate was a Governor

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/what_a_community_organizer_doe.html#comment-564546

Jesus was a community organizer

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/what_a_community_organizer_doe.html#comment-564546

What a Community Organizer Does

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/what_a_community_organizer_doe.html

It was a "faith-based" organization.

  Jeff

convention C-SPAN Live Stream - C-SPAN

http://cspan.org/Watch/C-SPAN_rm.aspx

tonight at 5pm ET,  that would be 4pm CDT.

For Mac users... I couldn't get Flip4Mac to work... installed Real Player 11... installed it, chose Real Media stream & it works nicely.

Upcoming game for Wii & Wii Fit

http://picasaweb.google.com/balanceboardblog/RabbidsGC08

Slide show: http://picasaweb.google.com/balanceboardblog/RabbidsGC08/photo#s5237131486357983826

I love these Rabbits.

    Jeff

new experience... Zumba

http://www.google.com/search?q=Zumba

Did this today at nearby fitness center.  It was very good. Lots of music I was semi-familiar with.

I found myself being comfortably achy tonight.  Pretty sure I'll be going back.

from the wikipedia article:

Zumba

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Zumba is a fitness program inspired by Latin dance. It was founded by Miami-based dancer and choreographer Alberto 'Beto' Perez, who teamed up with two local entrepreneurs: Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion. Zumba combines Latin rhythms with cardiovascular exercise to create an aerobic routine that is fun and easy to follow. The name Zumba is derived from a Colombian word meaning to move fast and have fun. Zumba sells DVDs/videos through its website and via infomercials. More than 3 million DVDs have been sold in over 30 countries. Zumba currently has over 9,000 instructors worldwide. On October 15, 2007 Zumba was showcased on the Today Show.

"We utilize the principles of fitness interval training and resistance training to maximize caloric output, fat burning, and total body toning. It's a way of mixing body sculpting movements with easy-to-follow dance steps," says creator Beto Perez. "It's fun and addictive." "It's wonderful to see so many people having fun while getting fit," says Perez. "I think the terrific Latin rhythms in the program have taken the 'work' out of "working out." ^[1]

Hulu - The Process: The Simpsons

http://www.hulu.com/watch/31515/the-simpsons-the-process

The Process

The Simpsons

Excerpt |00:50 |

Chief Wiggum tells Marge how they will discover if she is or is not a witch.

This is worth signing up for HULU for.  Hulu is a combined presentation from NBC & FOX.  So what you'll find there are lots of interesting CLIPS, ads, and offers for you to buy DVD's.

Cringely Analyzes Squirrel Behvior

For the squirrel lovers I know:

       http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20080711_005222.html

This starts with a really interesting analysis of why squirrels behave in some of their squirrelly ways.

Then there is a big big chunk of computer "stuff" which should just be ignored, then the next to last paragraph mentions the squirrel again.

I had never thought of squirrels in this way.  Quite entertaining.

Powerful Wind! | WEEK News 25 | YouNewsTV Near Morton Illinois

http://www.week.com/younews/19959539.html?img=1&mg=t

Somewhere WEEK has a video of this... this may be a still from said vid.

We drive past this corner all the time.  It's not actually a barn... it's a storage shed for an FS (Farm Services) fuel station.  Lucky there wasn't a tank there at the time,  or as Judy said... maybe there was!  This was last Tuesday (?) mid afternoon.

'Bridge To 21st Century' Crap Forgotten | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Channelling Bill Clinton...

At The Onion..

> 'Bridge To 21st Century' Crap Forgotten | The Onion - America's
> Finest News Source
> http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29957

Oh Wait!... he's not dead yet.... Well it looks like channelling to
me. I know when I have my spriti guides look around the Etherial
Plane for me that this is what they are reporting... and there it is
on The Onion!

Jeff

Al Franken wins endorsement for Senate in Minnesota

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MINNESOTA_SENATE_FRANKEN?

SITE=NVLAS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Something fun in the political "arena".

me in Korean... MagicDrum 的音乐专页 – 用户 - Last.fm

http://cn.last.fm/user/MagicDrum/

I've been listening to a lot of dance & unusual music from http://
icompositions.com ... saw an author referenced several times....
googled the name and found two hits... both to me of all things.
One in Korean and the other in Croatian or something. Both copies
of my english version of my last fm log.

Not sure why it didn't land my last.fm anywhere else.

And not sure why it didn't get icompositions in the first place...
thinking maybe icompositions requires one to join before viewing.

At least I've been getting a lot of interesting dance music not found
elsewhere.

Enjoy the heat.

Jeff

Bruce Duncan Phillips, 73, Folk Singer - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/arts/music/27phillips.html?

_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin

I was at several of Utah Phillip's shows. He was a great entertainer.

Jeff