Archive for November, 2006

Cool Series Over On Instigator Blog

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

There's a cool series on Instigator Blog, and completely unrelated to my '5' ... http://www.instigatorblog.com/category/5-things-week/

Absolute Value As Distance To Zero

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

danicamckellar.com Remember Danica McKeller of "Wonder World" fame? She has a PhD in mathematics now. She loves math so much, that she answers math questions on her blog. For example:

Republicans Demand Dems Change Nasty Tone In Govt.

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

Hehe ... [tags]republicans, democrats, comics, partisanship, washington[/tags]

Hannidate Weirdness

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

Daily Kos: Stop the Tape! A Front Row Seat to the Right-Wing Meltdown. Now, remember, Sean Hannity’s been pretty clear on his stance regarding the ‘normalization’ of homosexual activity, and he hasn’t exactly been in the ‘pro’ category. That’s why it was surprising to see on Hannidate the ...

Fundraiser For Bernie Butcher

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

You remember former Shiawassee Drain Commissioner Bernie Butcher, who has been falsly accused** of an imaginary crime by Shiawassee County's Prosecutor Randy Colbry? Well we're having a good old fashioned fund raiser for the man.

gas up 16 cents

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

gas Is up to $2.35 from $2.19 this am. valero stations are still at $2.19 as of 1pm [tags]flint, michigan, gas, valero, moblogged, moblogging[/tags]

Here Come The Right Brothers

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

Just when you thought the right had already found every possible way to infect your life, here come two new ways to mess with your head: Comedy Central has made a good living out of skewering the political right. Now Fox News Channel, a primary source of material for ...

Screw You Sirius Radio

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

See anything wrong with this picture? (err ... these pictures ...)

Arc Shiawassee Annual Dinner

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

We had a great time last night at the annual dinner for the Arc Shiawassee. As you may know, I am a member of the Board of Directors for the Arc Shiawassee. The Arc is a national voluntary organization devoted solely to promoting the welfare ...

Humpty Dumpty Stops Traffic On 8 Mile

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

     Humpty Dumpty Stops Traffic On 8 Mile (Huh?) So I'm on 8 mile headed to Southfield and suddenly traffic is stopping. Why???? Because Humpty freakin' Dumpty and the Magic Kingdom were stopped in the middle of the road. Don't believe me? Take a look ..

Now Playing - Paul Lemmon On Labor Unions

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

     Now Playing - Paul Lemmon On Labor Unions note: h/t to Ezra Klein for this. I was conflicted tonight, as to whether to post this video, or post the Michael Richard (Kramer) vids. Of course Richard is all over the news, as are muslims on planes. ...

Democrats’ Mandate

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

From ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, who got it from somewhere ... 1. Mandatory homosexuality2. Drug-filled condoms in schools3. Introduce the new Destruction of Marriage Act4. Border fence replaced with free shuttle buses5. Osama Bin Laden to be Secretary of State6. Withdraw from Iraq, apologize, reinstate Hussein7. English language ...

Juddville Church

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

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Shiawassee Weekly - November 19, 2006

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Shiawassee Weekly - November 19, 2006 Opinions On November 17, Wayne Bruinekool of Perry responded to Mary E Lupu’s letter to the Argus. I don’t understand half of what he said, but I thoroughly enjoyed the conclusion:

MDP and Blue Tiger Dems

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Michigan Liberal :: Michigan Democratic Party adopts the Blue Tiger Democrats program Determining that the Democratic Party must embrace civic engagement in order to further restore credibility and respect among citizens, Mark Brewer, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party and Vice-Chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced ...

Good Riddance To Bad Rubbish

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

Good Riddance To The Gingrichites, CBS' Meyer: GOP 'Chess Club' Ruled The House For 12 Years And Won't Be Missed - CBS News Politicians in this country get a bad rap. For the most part, they are like any high-achieving group in America, with roughly the same ...

Al-Jazeera, In English

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

Telegraph | News | Bombs and a wink from Bush: it's al-Jazeera in English You can't get Al-Jazeera English in the US ... but here's the launch -- A new era in television news. If you like this post, subscribe to my new email newsletter, and read me at ...

Pelosi - Wicked Witch Of The West

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

Thanks to Crooks & Liars for this vid ... Mort Kondracke calls Pelosi the Wicked Witch of the West. Where would we be without Fox? If you like this post, subscribe to my new email newsletter, and read me at the Detroit News Political Weblog. powered by performancing firefox [tags]nancy pelosi, fox ...

An Interesting Way Of Looking At Prop 2

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

From the Detroit Free Press: The overwhelming support for Proposal 06-2, the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, in the Nov. 7 election lets me know that I am not valued in my city, county and state. Even though I've been a lawful, taxpaying and productive resident for more than 28 years, I'm ...

Sweet Jesus I Hate Dave Camp

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

Ok, so I jacked the title from Sweet Jesus I Hate Bill O'Reilly. You caught me. The idea isn't original, but the sentiment is pure. I hate Dave Camp. Hate him hate him hate him. Now, I don't hate him because he's "conservative" ... there are plenty of real conservatives I ...