IOC up to dirty tricks again

Via BoingBoing. The International Olympic Committee has trademarked a line from the Canadian national anthem, “with glowing hearts,” and is threatening to sue anyone who uses the line in Canada, as part of the Vancouver Games. This is par for the course. The IOC is a corrupt, bullying, greedy, hypocritical organization that uses trademark laws [...]

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Get ready for the next fad diet

The dolphin diet. Well, not really meant for people… Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low fat diet after developing pot bellies and failing to look sharp in their aquatic performances. Kinosaki Marine World in western Japan said Tuesday that all its 19 dolphins have been on a low fat diet [...]

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If Sarah Palin bows out of the race…

…it will be the media’s fault. I’m sensing something like how the media was at fault for the end of Paul McCartney’s marriage to Heather Mills, and how it had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Mills was bat shit crazy. Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his second wife, Heather Mills McCartney, said [...]

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Melamine baby plates

I was shopping for a baby shower gift when I saw these melamine baby plates. Melamine is the additive that has sickened and killed pets across the U.S. and now babies in China. The fact that the same product used in plates is found in baby formula and pet food says a lot about what [...]

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World’s fastest banjo player

Here’s a random post for a Sunday. I love the banjo.

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RIP Paul Newman

1925-2008 Here’s a clip from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

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Putin rears his head

Via BoingBoing.

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Those scary Canadians

As if John McCain insulting Spain wasn’t enough, Sarah Palin’s interview with Katie Couric shows her equating her neighbor Canada with Russia. Couric: You’ve cited Alaska’s proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that? Palin: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, [...]

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A realization about McCain

I’ve always assumed that the reason why the Republican base didn’t like John McCain was because of his so-called maverick tendencies, but then the last eight years have shown McCain not to be a maverick at all and as this election wears on I’m more inclined to call it pure folklore. But what if that [...]

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What to think of the Palin interview

Glenn Greenwald changes his opinion on Sarah Palin: But Sarah Palin’s performance in the tiny vignettes of unscripted dialogue in which we’ve been allowed to see her has been nothing short of frightening — really, as I said, pity-inducing. And I say that as someone who has thought from the start that the criticisms of [...]

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David Lettermen gets back at McCain

Everyone’s posting it so why not me?

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Is corporal punishment addictive?

Here’s an interesting article on parents who use corporal punishment in order to discipline their children. Instead of looking at the psychological affects on the child, it looks at the psychological and “addictive” affects on the parent. But parents keep on hitting. Why? The key is corporal punishment’s temporary effectiveness in stopping a behavior. It [...]

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Quote for the day

Sometimes you read something that you just can’t believe. The real estate industry expects more weak news Wednesday, when the National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for August. The housing agency’s director, James Lockhart, suggested Tuesday that mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could loosen lending standards to help more home [...]

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What is humanity?

Two weeks ago, I talked about the Japanese film trilogy The Human Condition which depicts the Japanese in Manchuria during World War II. *Spoiler alert.* There is a scene in the first film which is particularly poignant. The hero Kaji manages a concentration camp of Chinese political prisoners at an ore mine. Seven Manchurians are [...]

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Michelangelo’s David in trouble

Michelangelo’s famous statue of David could collapse because of its exposure to mass tourism, Italian experts say. They say the massive statue of the naked boy-warrior is in danger because of its size, shape and the weakness of the marble from which it was carved. But they warn that the greatest risk comes from the [...]

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2 nations divided by a common language

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The Bailout Plan

I’ve been reading Jon Taplin’s blog about the proposed 700 billion bailout plan. One of his commenters asked, and I’m totally paraphrasing here, given the the complexity of the situation on Wall Street and the fact that the administration allowed our markets to get into the state they are currently in, why should we believe [...]

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Alexander Godunov and The Smiths

An interesting commercial from 1995 on a number of levels. First of all why is famous dancer Alexander Godunov from the Bolshoi Ballet selling Canadian beer? Perhaps Godunov was more of a household name in Canada? His acting career in America certainly didn’t make him a household name although he was famous for those who [...]

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Consumerism

aka, the need to buy products. I went to the barber shop the other day to get a trim. For the past two years I have not used any conditioner after I wash my hair. You see I have extremely baby fine hair and I have more than enough natural oils to condition the hair [...]

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Charges dropped against RNC protesters

Because of course there was never any evidence to convict in the first place. Besides the objective to eliminate the protester’s right to free speech was already accomplished. Charges will be dropped against journalists who were arrested and charged with misdemeanors for unlawful assembly during the Republican National Convention, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman said [...]

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A trip to the ATM

David Horsey again.

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Happy People

Sometimes I just google words to see what comes up. I googled Happy People and got the band Yazoo from Essex. I have to admit the song gets in your head.

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John McCain caught on tape

Call me juvenile but I found this fake caught-on-tape interview with John McCain rather funny.

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Spain schmain

Can a man running for president of the United States really not know that Spain is in Europe? I mean prior to the Madrid attacks, they were an ally in the “war on terror”. This conversation reminds me of the many conversations I’ve had with people when I tell them I’m from Thailand. Oh, you’re [...]

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I couldn’t have said it better

I saw this while walking a friend’s dog the other day. So sad but true. You can buy it here.

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