End of an Era
Hopefully, they'll reconsider at some point and get our boys back on there. In the meantime, I would be happy to suggest a Pink Floyd channel... [+] Click to expand and read full post
Al Gore may have to face another inconvenient truth — his highly touted Live Earth concert is no match for Senate procedural tactics.Here's the deal, Inhofe: The concert is still going to happen, the issue will still be front and center, and you'll still be a cranky dick. Please stop crying about this being a partisan issue. Caring about the future of this planet, our home, is for all of us, even the cranky dicks.
On Wednesday, concert organizers pulled the plug on Washington as a venue for raising money and awareness on climate change, thanks in part to global warming skeptic James M. Inhofe.
The Oklahoma senator and a handful of other Republicans refused to sign off on a resolution (S Con Res 24) sponsored by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, that would have authorized use of the Capitol grounds for the July 7 concert.
He was seen last week bicycling along South Ocean Boulevard wearing a helmet and bike racing outfit.I guess he's enjoying it while he can. You see, Mr. Foley has to deal with the possibility of answering to state charges, since "the Florida statute makes it a crime simply to use lewd or explicit language that is 'harmful to minors'." Throw in the fact that some messages were sent from Pensacola, and you've got yourself another great popcorn night.
According to the Morning Call, Santorum is planning as an hour-long work that will "explore the relationship between radical Islam and the radical leftists in various countries around the world, including Latin America." The second, Santorum says, would be a more ambitious project to "change the culture of America."
“Di Yam Gazlonim!,” which the National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene presented in November, reopened last night at the JCC in Manhattan, Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street, (212) 279-4200.For more information, please head to the Folksbiene (National Yiddish Theatre) website. [+] Click to expand and read full post
In an attempt to keep up with the times, the Israeli authorities proudly displayed their new addition to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. This device, patterned after HAL from 2001 A Space Odyssey, will interact with worshippers in their own native dialect to make sure that their prayers are filed properly. It will also determine if any of the prayers would be considered a jeopardy to the mission.
In the wedding program, this particular segment in the ceremony was a special tribute to Jack Palance.
[+] Click to expand and read full postAs you all know by now, BOSTON'S lead singer, Brad Delp, was found dead in his home on Friday, March 9th 2007. Plans for live BOSTON performances this summer have, of course, been cancelled.[+] Click to expand and read full post
My heart goes out to his wonderful fiance Pamela, his two children and other family members, his close friends and band mates, and to the millions of people whose lives were made a little brighter by the sound of his voice. He will be dearly missed.
Tom Scholz
Once the fart noises filled the air, the ceremony took a serious turn when the speaker demanded to know who was behind the whoopee-cushion placement.
After the perpetrators were identified, they were removed from the ceremony and immediately placed in "the hole" to think about what they had done.
[+] Click to expand and read full postLightning pictures don't get much cooler than this.
Although, it is definitely possible. One of the comments of the above photo pointed to a story from the UK where someone was able to capture a lightning strike, spitting distance from his location, with the blast making him airborne.