“Did I know sin before I knew salvation? You bet!”
-Jeff Gannon, in the June 2005 edition of Vanity Fair.
-Jeff Gannon, in the June 2005 edition of Vanity Fair.
***Note: My e-mail is not working right. I received an email from my wife at 6:25 that she sent at 3:00. I have not received other mail that I know has been sent to me. So, if you sent me an email, and I didn’t get it, please be patient. Once I get librarylil’s GMAIL invite, I will be ditching my piece of crap Verizon account. Thanks lil!
No problem Booman. Let me know at librarylil at gmail dot com, if there is an alternative address where I can send you another invite — can send to Mrs. Booman’s email addy, for instance.
…a joke I received via email:
The boss of a Madison Avenue advertising agency called a spontaneous staff meeting in the middle of a particularly stressful week. When everyone gathered, the boss, who understood the benefits of having fun, told the burnt out staff the purpose of the meeting was to have a quick contest. The theme was Viagra advertising slogans. The only rule was that they had to use past ad slogans, originally written for other products that captured the essence of Viagra. Slight variations were acceptable. About seven minutes later, they turned in their suggestion s and created a Top Ten List. With all the laughter and camaraderie, the rest of the week went very well for everyone.
The top ten were:
And the unanimous number one slogan:
1. This is your penis. This is your penis on drugs.
oh if we’re doing ‘jokes i received by email’ today…..
Here’s a dilemma for you…what would you do?
This test only has one question, but it’s a very important one. Please don’t answer it without giving it some serious thought. By giving an honest answer you will discover where you stand morally. The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation, in which you will have to make a decision. Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous. Thoughtfulness is important for this evaluation to be
meaningful!
Ready? Begin!
You’re in Florida…In Miami, to be exact… There is chaos around you, caused by a hurricane and severe floods. This is a flood of major proportions. You are a photojournalist working for a major newspaper caught in the middle of this great disaster. The situation is nearly hopeless. You’re trying to shoot career-making photos. There are houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing under the water.
Nature is showing all its’ destructive fury. You see a man in the water! He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken away with the water and debris. You move closer. Somehow the man looks familiar. Suddenly, you know who it is… it’s George W.Bush! At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take him under, forever. You have two options. You can save him or you can take the most dramatic photos of your life. You can save the life
of George W.Bush, or you can shoot a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo, documenting the death of one of the world’s most powerful men.
Now, here’s the question (please give an honest answer).
Would you select colour film, or rather go with the classic simplicity of black and white?
Given the current military state we live in, I’m too much of a spineless coward to give you mojo for that one (I’m even afraid to think about giving you mojo for that)
The Civil War’s Lessons for Today, Op-Ed Division
David Brooks and David Ignatius try to apply the lessons of the Civil War to today’s politics, not always with good results.
See my blog entry:
http://hiramhover.typepad.com/hiramhover/2005/05/the_civil_wars_.html
Check out The Nation’s new site and if you want you can
submit your site to their ‘Sites We Like’ list, see if
they like it.
http://www.thenation.com/contact/letw
when is the jimmyjeff story gonna be seriously followed up…? oh, silly me… probably when bush, rumsfeld and gonzales are held accountable for torture…
I just read the VF article in the tub, and it sucks. I can’t think of anything new I learned from it all.
Oh wait!!
A former high school classmate says he was ambiguously gay, but sexy.
He has a Jack Russell terrier, who still likes him.
And he has a ground floor apartment, so stealing his computer won’t require a ladder.
Uh, don’t steal. Stealing is bad. I’m serious.
VF…?
Vanity Fair
-Jeff Gannon, in the June 2005 edition of Vanity Fair.
Anyway, I’d like to take this opportunity to whore for someone else’s blog…
http://www.oursenate.com/
It’s run by a college kid, and he does a really good job keeping up with the latest Senate election news. I feel bad, ’cause he never gets many comments on his posts, but it really is an excellent site for election junkies.
Have you suggested cross links to Boo? I noticed the site had links to MyDD and Kos. . .and Boo was looking for opportunities in that arena. (If you’ve already recommended to Boo, please disregard this comment)
no, haven’t done that. I wonder how one contacts BooMan…do I have to e-mail him, or is he omnipresent, a benign god able to see all comments on all threads at once. Hmm.
Okay, so I’m a moron. Idiot. Dolt. Downright stoopid. Have yourself a wonderful day, Snark Boy!
Forgive me if this has already been posted. I found it at the Burnt Orange Report.
How Republican Are You?
This is me: (Oh, phooey. html they give you doesn’t seem to work with Scoop. Must do it as a blockquote instead)
Well, I like the commentary, but I’d prefer to be 0% Republican.
Hah! I got the right (or left) answer, lol. Although I’m not sure about some of the questions 😉
11% republican:
Hey, I resent that. If a label is needed, then I’m a red social democrat (red, as used in Europe: red=left, blue=right) 😉
Type: ‘Karl Rove 616’ into google and this is the second entry. I’m headed for Gitmo.
… To quote Booman, “Let that be a lesson to Karl Rove”. … Loved the whole 616
story and how Marvel comics apparently already knew this. …
http://www.boomantribune.com/ ?op=displaystory;sid=2005/4/29/64216/8879 – 22k – Cached – Similar pages
One does get the distinct impression that the court’s knowledge is first hand…
Vent of the day: call from Kerry’s minions requesting 1) sign petition for children’s health care initiative (ok); and 2) money (kiss my ass).
Somewhere in a dark, secret, dank place, 50 stories underground and accessible only by a 5-way biometric identifier lives the “Vortex”. That vast chasm choked to the brim with political contributions that goes in and never comes out.