For the past several weeks, my assistant, J., has been slipping the word "Goddess" into casual conversation.I assumed he was doing it to make our Christian co-workers uncomfortable, seeing as how, last time I checked, he was an avowed agnostic. I don't necessarily disagree with making Christians uncomfortable, but from a managerial point of view, if he was only doing it to ruffle feathers around the office, I figured he should probably knock it off.So this morning, when somebody sneezed and J. was all, "Goddess bless you!" I wandered over to his desk and asked, "Just out of curiosity, why ...

Trip hop bad boy, Tricky, returns with his first full-length of new material in five years! Knowle West Boy – named for the neighborhood in which he [Tricky] grew up – is being widely held as a return to form. Indeed, online magazine, musicOMH.com, states the songwriting on  'Knowle to be on a par with Tricky's  work from his groundbreaking debut, Maxinquaye – some of it, anyway. The earlier return of fellow trip hop pioneers, Portishead (in April) with their third studio album, Third – also after a long hiatus – makes Tricky's reappearance all the more welcome. The  sound of Bristol is ...

Mmmm.  Salmonella - it’s what’s for dinner. Two things are infinite:  the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein The bumbling idiots at the Food and Drug Administration couldn’t catch a cold in the Klondike.  We’re now finding out that the salmonella outbreak may not be caused by tainted tomatoes after all, so the FDA has decided to look into other foods which are served with tomatoes - you know, things like lettuce, mushrooms, cheese, green onions, probably croutons and, most certainly, Thousand Island dressing.  Thing is, the FDA won’t bother to tell us which ...

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Stop the presses! "Hurricane" Grace is coming! Billboard is reporting that the title of Grace Jones' forthcoming album will be Hurricane, not "Corporate Cannibal" – a song from the album – as previously reported. Erroneous information about the album's title was reported on the website of the Tivoli Gardens theme park in Copenhagen, Denmark; Jones had performed at the amusement park on June 22, 2007 and the site had listed her upcoming full-length as being titled, Corporate Cannibal. Hurricane is slated for an October 27 release in the U.K. on the indie Wall of Sound label.   *Click here for ...

Life is short, little ones.  Too short, in fact, to respond individually to all the mail which winds its way ‘round the net and into my little inbox.  Let’s catch up and see what’s on the minds of my precious, god-fearing, and, no doubt, supple readers.  Time’s a-wastin’! It is quite obvious to those of us with half a brain that you either don’t know nor care about the TRUTH in the current election for President.  While George Bush has been a letdown to many conservatives, let’s face it:  he’s been leaps and bounds better than the atrocious Clinton or Jimmy ...

Part 1 here. Here’s the second hand of the situation I described in the previous post thusly, “My least favorite situation in poker: getting correct odds to call a large bet when you expect to lose a majority of the time.” In a live 1/2 NLHE game at Foxwoods, six players limped in, the small blind completed, [...] ...

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A very dear friend of mine, Chris, sent me this today – the fantastically brilliant "I'm Voting Republican". Straightforward and to the point, this viral video has been causing a stir for a little while now. I'm running a tad late posting it, but I just felt it was too good to pass up (and not share). "I'm Voting Republican" is – at once – good for a laugh, but also thought-provoking! Enjoy! Categories: I'm Voting Republican; viral video; Election 2008; Democrat; Republican; politics; political satire; Obama; McCain ...

I have written nothing - NOTHING! - regarding Sen. Obama’s cave-in on the FISA bill, giving the big telecoms immunity for previous crimes which may or may not have been committed, all in the name of cooperating with the war on terror.  Many, many progressive bloggers are mega-pissed, and rightly so.  So am I, as this bill effectively nullifies the 4th amendment of the Constitution.  But, while the current bill gives immunity for civil lawsuits, there’s a big loophole.  Olbermann explains:  I fully expect some amendments from Republicans when they return from their vacation.  Good luck with everything, Congress.  ...