The story of Jaycee Lee Dugard is all over the news. It’s a horrible story. The best that can be said is that Jaycee Lee Dugard is alive. The damage to her and to her family can never be undone. It is a story illustrative of the consequences of an inability to empathize, a human [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Finding a woman to blame.
Posted in how we live, tagged Jaycee Lee Dugard, misogyny, Nancy Garrido, Phillip Garrido on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Too dumb to remember pants?
Posted in Comic Relief, photographs, tagged regular folk, Walmart on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The People of Walmart Right click, choose “view image” to see full size, if you dare.
Sweet Release
Posted in Bush, Foreign Affairs, tagged iraq, justice, Muntadhar al-Zeidi, shoes on August 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who has been in custody since December 14, 2008, when he lobbed his shoes in protest at former President Bush, is scheduled for early release from his three-year sentence. He will be a free man on September 14, 2009.
“Maybe they’re right when they tell me I’m wrong …”
Posted in music, Videos, tagged American anthem, Denis Leary on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Nah, I’m an asshole!”
Frozen Food Review
Posted in Comic Relief, health, Something to Eat, tagged food review on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Swanson Hungry Man All Day Breakfast comes frozen, and if you care about yourself at all, it should stay frozen. If you are looking for a way to kill yourself but can’t bring yourself to pull the trigger on a gun or don’t have access to a quantity of appropriate pharmaceuticals, a week of [...]
What’s Up, Pussycat?
Posted in Animals, photographs, tagged cats on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Click on the last image to go through to see more photos of Our Gracie and Mr. Mittens.
“World’s Most Offensive Joke”
Posted in Comic Relief, how we live, Videos, tagged Boris Johnson, Darcus Howe, Johann Hari, World's Most Offensive Joke on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BBC Television ran a program in May 2007 in which a variety of people talk about — and tell — offensive or tasteless jokes about a variety of subjects. I find it an interesting discussion about what’s funny, what’s not, how humor changes depending on your perspective, etc. Directed by Bruce Hepton. With Ricky Grover, [...]
“Buy Sudso!”
Posted in Comic Relief, Videos, tagged Harry Enfield, mockumentary, Norbert Smith on August 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Norbert Smith – a Life is a spoof TV documentary film (a “mockumentary”) charting the life and career of the fictitious British actor Sir Norbert Smith. It stars Harry Enfield in the title role. It was written by Harry Enfield and Geoffrey Perkins and directed by Geoff Posner. It was made by Hat Trick Productions [...]
