January 2009
109 posts
Puppy Bowl!
For those wanting something furry and cute, Animal Planet is back with its Puppy Bowl V starting at 3p EST on 2/1. This year’s Puppy Bowl features adorable puppies rescued from local shelters frolicking on the Animal Planet Stadium; “Pepper the Parrot” singing the national anthem; a “streaker” in the form of a Chinese Crested “Naked” dog; and frisky,...
25 Things you probably could live without knowing...
I did it for Facebook, so might as well paste it here for the rest of the world to see. Enjoy! - A
1. I sucked my wrist, not something common like a thumb or a finger, until about 2nd grade. My mom used to hate taking me coat shopping because she had to find one that I could push up my arm so that I had easy wrist access.
2. My guinea pig, Patches, died one day when I was at school. My mom put...
Poll Finds People Like Home but Want to Live... →
“That’s according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center, which also found that while more than 8 in 10 Americans rate where they live now as excellent, nearly half say they would rather live in a different type of community. City dwellers feel the most mismatched. A majority would rather live in a suburb, small town or rural area.”
(Article from NYTimes via Brownstoner)
San Diego Trial Ends When Defendant Flings Feces →
Don’t you have to put up with enough crap from your client when you’re a public defender?
(thanks goes to Stephen, for making me feel better about my job today)
Uncov on Arrington's unexpected expectoration →
marco:
I think it’s hilarious that some guy spit in Mike Arrington’s face. I think it’s even more hilarious that Arrington thinks he’s somehow spiting the internet by taking a month off from blogging. Take the whole year, Mike!
Arrington’s attitude and style create enemies. While I don’t wish physical harm on anyone (apparently he got some serious threats last year), spitting in your face isn’t...
Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy →
Interesting. I’m sure these common chemicals have an effect on our bodies and minds even if we aren’t pregnant. And that says something about the things we eat, lather and spray onto ourselves, etc. - G
It didn't hit me how bad the economy was until I... →
emilyposts:
(via brightq & derbygirl)
Is This The World's Best Airline Complaint Letter? →
onemoretimewithfeeling:
I cracked up! Fun idea: take a drink each time he writes “Richard.” You’ll be plotzed in 5.
Holy. That is funny.
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of...”
– Carl Jung (via reckon) (via present) (via capucha)
Quick Thought
Okay so the recent news about the lady having 1 baby short of fielding a baseball team with 8 babies. The News gets so excited but isn’t there something unnatural about all of this? I realize people want to get pregnant. Idea, start taking better care of yourself. Shooting yourself up with hormones and planting eggs is only going to lead to a woman having 15 babies at once in the near...
Surrounded by friends? It's all in your genes! →
My new fave Tumblr - Pets Who Want to Kill...
It is as addictive as Wet Pets and Fuck You, Penguin.
Obama Officials Tells Citibank To Ditch Plans For... →
soupsoup:
chuckmore:robot-heart-politics:msbadkittie:
‘According to a report from ABC News, President Obama is not taking kindly to corporate greed, especially when it’s funded by taxpayer money. Read more from ABC here:
The high-flying execs at Citigroup caved under pressure from President Obama and decided today to abandon plans for a luxurious new $50 million corporate jet from France…
...
Teens Toilet Paper Madoff's House After Losing... →
soupsoup:
tesslynch:yourkitchensink:
Don’t you love it when what seems like an Onion headline ends up being true.
2009: Happy Chinese New Year! The Year of the Ox!
I’m a sucker for astrology. But I think following simply Western horoscopes and not Eastern is like only following Western medicine and ignoring century-old treatment from the East. Anyhow, I said 2008 would be the Year of the Underdog because the Rat is an animal that is revered in the East due to it’s intelligence, hard work and seen as the little creature that could. And in this...
MySpace Passed On Buying Facebook For $75 Million... →
soupsoup:
Four years ago, MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe met with Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg and the pair talked merger. Eventually Mark asked Chris if MySpace wanted to buy Facebook for $75 million.
Chris said no.
By Fall of 2005 — after a summer that saw News Corp pay $580 million for MySpace — Chris and Mark met again. This time Mark put the price tag at $750 million.
Chris said no,...
You're Going To Be Talking About This: Citigroup... →
soupsoup:
(via thedailywhat)
WTF, Citigroup??
Obama is connected.
It was touch and go there for a while but it looks like President Barack Obama has persuaded his security staff to let him keep his BlackBerry after a protracted fight over the issue. The Secret Service feared that a hacker might gain access to highly classified data on the device but acquiesced when the President agreed to some ground rules: only a select group of friends and senior staff will...
g is meeting me at crunch for yoga (after his soccer practice) and then we’re hitting city sub for lunch. mmm. their sesame italian bread is the best around.
then into the city for some errands/shopping. it looks like a nice day outside.
Watchpeterwknox:
kayfabe:fishy:danielholter:
Obama meeting the crew on Air Force One for the first time.
While adding a salad to his medium-rare cheeseburger, a grinning Obama says “oh, I’ll still take the fries.”
What an awesome video. I can watch the movie “Obama” for the next 8 years, no problem.
Man, Air Force One is cool.
Inauguration Day Ratings Highlights
The inauguration of our 44th President, Barack Obama was seen by multitudes on screens here in the States and around the world.
According to Nielsen and based on Live+Same Day data, nearly 37.8 million U.S. viewers tuned in between 10a and 5p to watch inauguration events from a combined total of 17 broadcast and cable networks. This is the most viewers on an inauguration day since Ronald...
Switzerland to consider hosting Guantanamo inmates →
soupsoup:
By Emma Thomasson
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is ready to consider taking in detainees from the U.S. prison for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba if that helps to shut it down, the Swiss government said on Wednesday.
“For Switzerland, the detention of people in Guantanamo is in conflict with international law. Switzerland is ready to consider how it can contribute to...
President Obama Wears Bullet-Resistant Suit at... →
geezush:
(via Wired)
“While no one from the U.S. Secret Service have yet to mention any details about the garment’s structure, some are speculating it may have come from the line by Colombian designer Miguel Caballero. As we noted last year, Caballero is well known for his super tough but flexible and business appropriate clothing such as the $7,500 polo shirt that can stop a shot from a 9-mm...
