Manly Love via the BBC

My husband’s sense of humor makes a little more sense to me after reading this. Check out these excerpts from the BBC about the joint meeting yesterday between Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. As they were walked towards the lecturn there was a lot of touching, as is common in a new relationship. All evening [...]

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McCain in Why We Fight

I saw the enlightening film Why We Fight when it came out a few years ago. In this article filmmaker Eugene Jarecki describes his unsettling experience with McCain. The whole article including video from the film is worth a look. John McCain was featured prominently in my documentary film Why We Fight, which premiered at [...]

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The Simpsons Parody Mad Men

Mad Men has entered the popular consciousness.

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Hungry Hungry Hippos

At Seattle’s own Woodland Park Zoo.

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Visiting the Arctic Club

I just visited the newly renovated Arctic Club in Seattle. Click here to see my previous post about the history of the Arctic Club. 1. In the lobby you’ll see some photographs of the original members and a display of detachable collars. More photos after the jump.

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The Worst Road Signs

These images and more on the BBC. It’s kind of like the computer version of the blue screen of death.

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Regulation as interpreted by David Horsey

Via Seattlepi.

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Jamie Moyer’s tongue

I’ve got close to 40 hits based on search combinations of “Jamie Moyer tongue.” I even got some “Jamie Moyer Gene Simmons.” Clearly this gesture has touched a nerve. This picture comes to you from the Seattletimes.

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Kurt Cobain Photos

Cobain Unseen,” Charles R. Cross’ “illustrated biography” of Kurt Cobain (Little Brown, 159 pp., $35) in bookstores Monday, is a deeply personal, tactile, even visceral examination of the late, troubled Seattle rock star. Through his artworks and writings, you can see — and, thanks to the many facsimile pullouts, even feel — tangible evidence of [...]

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Rush is a communist

Giving further proof that right-wing Republicans haven’t a clue what socialism is, we find this statement from Rush Limbaugh: We’re going to get some rank and file, average American Democrats that are going to vote for McCain.  But these hoity-toity bourgeoisie… Well, they’re not the bourgeoisie, but… Well, they are in a sense. They’re following [...]

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Jamie Moyer is my hero

I had a great time yesterday watching the third game in the World Series where the Phillies beat the Rays 5-4. We used to get to watch Jamie Moyer all the time here in Seattle when he was pitching for the Mariners, but I’m quite pleased to see Jamie go on to better things. So [...]

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Happy-Go-Lucky

I just saw Mike Leigh’s new film Happy-Go-Lucky last night. HGL is a film about a woman who refuses to change her cheerful demeanor despite the ravages of the hardened world. In the opening scene the heroine goes into a book shop and tries to get a surly clerk into a conversation, but he proves [...]

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Mormons surprise me

Here’s an article from the Salt Lake City Tribune about how the LDS is fighting to get gay marriage banned in California. The LDS Church’s campaign to pass Proposition 8 represents its most vigorous and widespread political involvement since the late 1970s, when it helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment. It even departs from earlier [...]

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My life as an elitist

Okay I admit I have a bit of a chip on my shoulder about being called an elitist. If I’m going to get called that name I want to have the lifestyle to go along with it. Despite purchasing lottery tickets for several years I will still qualify for Obama’s under $250k tax plan. Although [...]

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Happy Days Reunion

I have to admit I like this video. There’s something about seeing The Fonz again that makes you happy. more about "Happy Days Reunion", posted with vodpod

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Sick as a dog

I won’t be blogging today.

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More great photos of Obama

The best photographers show us the moments that we can’t see in moving pictures. Earlier I wrote about how pictures of Obama’s family reminded me how in the end he is just a father, a husband, a man, and a human being. Lola has some great photos of children and Obama which you can find [...]

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Gird your loins

The Explainer on Slate tells you how to do it. I’m not sure when this will come in handy though. At a Seattle fundraiser on Sunday, Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden warned supporters that, if elected, Barack Obama will be tested by “an international crisis” early on in his first term. He also advised the [...]

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Deliverance

So I’m channel surfing the other day when I happen to find the movie Deliverance on CMT aka Country Music Television. This is curious to me. You would think that many viewers of Country Music Music Television are from the places depicted in Deliverance. I’m quite certain they don’t like the insinuation that back country [...]

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“You’ve got herpes” in your inbox

Via ABC: If a card that reads “you’re too hot to be out of action -– I got diagnosed with herpes since we played” ends up in your inbox, think twice before marking it spam. A public health Web site called Inspot.org has put the trend of e-cards, e-mail, and e-vites to a unique purpose: [...]

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Are you trying to lose the election for McCain?

McCain supporters ask this question to the guy giving out Obama/Islam bumper stickers. The strategy is not working guys. You’re going to have to talk about the issues.

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Depeche Mode: Just Can’t Get Enough

This weekend I was reminded how much I preferred Depeche Mode before they got all serious.

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Annie Proulx and Wyoming

The LA Times has an interesting article about Annie Proulx and how she fits in with the locals in Wyoming. I’ve never been to Wyoming, but I somehow doubt that in the tourist shops you’ll find a copy of Open Range. Or maybe I’m wrong. Of course you see The DaVinci code at the Louvre [...]

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I was waiting for this

You can become a 4-star General in the U.S. Army, hold the office of National Security Advisor under Ronald Reagan, go on to become the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under George H.W. Bush and then finally Secretary of State under his son. But in the end to some people, you’re nothing more [...]

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A first-class temperament

Great story. Obama arrived at the barbecue joint around 12:30 p.m., where an older and majority white clientele of several dozen were eating lunch after church services. Many patrons applauded as he walked into the diner, but Diane Fanning, 54, began yelling “Socialist, socialist, socialist — get out of here!” Obama did not look directly at her, [...]

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