Archive for November, 2009
Want to Give Your Favorite Blogger or Podcaster Some Good Press?
The 2009 Weblog Awards hosted by Kevin Aylward of Wizbang are taking nominations for this years competition. Long-time readers of the blog may remember that I’ve been a finalist four times since 2004. Though I’ve never won (actually, I’ve never finished higher than fifth place), I’ve enjoyed being part of the contest and I’ve always [...]
Whew! The NFL Really Dodged A Bullet with Rush, Huh?
“I made the point, and I’ll make it again here today, that the NFL is about bringing people together, it’s about unity…and that we do not move towards divisive actions. And in fact our teams, I think have demonstrated that on and off the field.” – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, in testimony before Congress, October, [...]
Invite Your Friends for a Shower Party Tonight, I Dare You!
If you’re up around 1 A.M. Tuesday morning or anytime from then until dawn, you might as well wander outside and catch one of the best, and easiest to find, meteor showers of the year. This month shower, called the Leonids because they seem to emanate from the constellation Leo, won’t be as spectacular as [...]
How I Wish For an ACORN-Free Christmas
Wouldn’t it be a good Christmas if ACORN had to close up shop? As its financial resources dwindle, radical advocacy group and organized crime syndicate ACORN may have to file for bankruptcy protection before Christmas, ACORN insiders say. “They may have to file for bankruptcy if they don’t have several big pending grants approved or [...]
Calling Recovery Sheriff Biden! There’s Some Stimulus Hikjinks A’Brewin!
Eddiebear over at Doubleplussundead found something quite interesting on the Recovery.org website. In an effort to figure out how many jobs had been “created or saved” in Missouri, he found that the administration is claiming quite a lot of job saving mojo for the Stimulus Bill, including in the 10th, 14th, 16th, 29th, and 31st [...]
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