Link of the Day: The Woyingi Blog, written 3 days ago, Barack Obama is not a House Negro is another take on the "Obama's a house negro" story. The Woyingi blogger dissects the Malcolm X autobiography and elaborates on the distinction from the house and from the field. It's thoughtful and v...

what's welsh for 'idiots'?, written 2 weeks ago, When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed. Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: "I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translat...

When religious sentiments trump human rights, written 1 week ago, Should one person?s religious beliefs take precedence over another?s basic rights? If gay-rights advocates had insisted that gay marriages be given more rights than straight marriages, the "pro" folks might have a case. The ...

Mickey the Jesus Sign Guy in the Village of the Arts, written 1 week ago,

THE_REAL_PANDAGON, written 2 days ago, by Jesse Taylor Shaquille O’Neal’s Twitter feed is a thing of terrible beauty, like a fresh lilac, standing in the midst of a raging fire. Or MCDONALDS FRIES UM UM UM.?

It's Hillary, written 2 days ago, Mike Allen reports that Obama’s tapped Hillary Clinton to be Secretary of State. I’m skeptical of the pick, and I think she’d make a better Secretary of Defense. The military loves her, and it would allow Obama to name the first female SecDef. Hillary is a f...

Yesterday Ends, Dawn springs..., written 2 weeks ago, 11-04-08 was historic. And dawn will spring a new day for this great Americana; for lost or forgotten friends around the world, as some of their children lay in cold and dusky graves of hate, wars continue, families have shattered, blood has sp.....

Sex Education?, written 5 days ago,

You too can live like Salvatore Ferragamo, written 1 day ago, So there's no way to say this with modesty, so I'll just say it--I set up Facebook fan page. Please be a fan of mine. I'm a fan of yours. Mostly.

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Touch Your Self Help: On Tenacity, written 3 days ago, Sometimes, if you stick to your plans, magical things can happen!

PJTV: Interview with Mike Huckabee, written 3 days ago,

I asked about the barber, written 4 days ago,   Barack Obama is taking his barber of 14 years with him to The White House! Zariff tells Us Weekly: “I said, ‘I’m going with you’,” Zariff told Obama, according to CBS 2. His reply? “Absolutely. I’m not changing barbers, man.” Mr. Obama...

I'm a Winner! Bobos, Millennials, and Obama: Why Conservatism is So Un-Cool, written 1 week ago, This past election put two different personalities and two different generations on a stage for all to see. On the one hand was the old-school John McCain, the grumpy maverick who seemed glaringly inflex...

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Out of This World Spam, written 2 days ago, NASA has finally developed an internet type computer network for use in outer space. The system is expected to improve communication with spacecraft, and should make missions easier to manage. In time, astronauts may even be able to check their email. Thi...

HTC Max 4G, world's first GSM-WiMax Cellphone, written 3 days ago, World’s first GSM-WiMax Cellphone Yesterday HTC announced officially ,the HTC Max 4G, which is basically your average HTC HD minus the HSDPA (3.5) but with a big jump over WiMax and making it the very first Windows Mobile 6.1 4G...

How to win friends and influence people, written 3 days ago, For years, as first an amateur geek, later a half-decent blogger and later still a professional geek posing as a marketing wonk, my thoughts on what makes you popular online were - be inventive, always be interesting, chat to your audience...

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Keith's Beer Adverts, written 2 days ago, Eulogy of a Fallen Beer Label Peeler Out Of Beer Alexander Keith (October 5, 1795 – December 14, 1873) was a Canadian politician and brewmaster. He was mayor of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a Conservative member of the provincial legislature, and t...