Oliver Stone’s latest movie “W” will be released to theaters on October 17th 2008, mere weeks before the Presidential Election in Novemeber.
Oliver Stone says:
“We don’t really know much about Mr. Bush beyond the controlled images we’ve been allowed to see on TV. This movie’s taking a bold stab at looking behind that curtain.”
Here is the [...]
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Oliver Stone makes Bush Movie - W
Published by July 29th, 2008 in Arts & Leisure, Election 2008 and Politics. 1 Comment
Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America
Eric Alterman
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Barack Obama
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384 pages
Bush explains that the economy was drunk and now has a hangover
Published by July 23rd, 2008 in Miscellaneous. 0 Comments
From the Houston Chronicle:
Unaware he was being recorded, President Bush at a Houston fundraiser last week compared Wall Street to a drunk with a hangover and cracked jokes about the ailing housing market.
“There’s no question about it. Wall Street got drunk — that’s one of the reasons I asked you to turn off the [...]
Robert Novak listens to NPR while running over pedestrians
Published by July 23rd, 2008 in Politics. 0 CommentsLike me, Robert Novak enjoys listening to NPR’s Morning Edition. Unlike me, he uses it as his soundtrack to mow down pedestrians in D.C. traffic.
Here is his interview from Politico.com after being detained by the Police:
Apparently, he was driving his black convertible Corvette down K Street in D.C. when he mowed down a pedestrian. [...]
How to have Sex in a Car
Published by July 15th, 2008 in Arts & Leisure, Humor, Miscellaneous and Panties. 0 CommentsOh how I wish this video were available for me 20 years ago. I could have used the pointers back then. After much trial and a few errors I finally got the hang of it…
For those who are new to having sex in a car, this video is for you.
From the folks at Howcast.com.
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There really is magic in those mushrooms
Published by July 1st, 2008 in Miscellaneous, News and Technology. 0 CommentsFor years I have believed that everyone should experience, at least once, a full fledged mushroom trip. A 2006 study shows that the long term effects of such a trip are both profound and positive.
From Wired magazine:
For the 2006 study, Griffiths recruited 36 people who hadn’t previously taken the drug. Six were given a ritalin [...]
I just completed the 2008 Race to Robie Creek, the Northwest’s Toughest Half Marathon. My time was 02:03:32. Not bad, 613th out of 2,431 and 114th out of 230 in my age group. You can view my photos on MySpace in my Race to Robie Creek Album.
There are several things which make [...]
The Center for Public Integrity has a project which created a database which documents the lies which led to the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
935 comments from 8 top administration officials including President George W. Bush are documented in the story:
On at least 532 separate occasions (in speeches, briefings, interviews, testimony, and the like), Bush and [...]
The transit system in Seattle is pretty good, even without light rail, but what is one to do when they miss the bus? Should a person walk to their destination or simply wait for the next bus?A recent article in the NewScientist article addresses the topic:
Scott Kominers, a mathematician at Harvard University, and his colleagues [...]
Unshackled - Set your iPhone free
Published by January 4th, 2008 in Miscellaneous and Technology. 1 CommentA friend recently showed me his iPhone. It was no big deal, I had my own in my pocket. But then he showed me the NES games he could play on it. Mine didn’t do that…
So, a couple nights ago I went about unshackling my iphone. The key to unshackling an [...]
My Race to the Race for the Cure
Published by September 23rd, 2007 in Humor, Miscellaneous and Travel. 1 CommentI found myself in Portland this weekend visiting with family. While reading the Saturday paper I discovered that the Susan G. Komen Portland Race for the Cure was on Sunday. Having never run a 5k before, I decided to sign up.
The race was scheduled to start at 7:30 a.m. Last night I got prepared. I [...]
