Entries from December 2006

December 31, 2006

PACK ROCKS, FAVRE DONE?

Watching the Packers dominate the Chicago Bears, 26-7, in their season finale left a bittersweet taste in my mouth.
Always nice to beat Chicago and expose the Bears as the pretenders they are … can you say, “One and done”?
I have a strong feeling we watched Brett Favre’s last game. The ending, the picture with the [...]

December 31, 2006

WATCHING GRASS GROW

Chuck Norris Fact:
Chuck Norris doesn’t cut his grass. He just stares at it and dares it to grow.

December 31, 2006

SNOWSTORMS AND HURRICANES

Owen has this at Boots & Sabers as well. I received it in an e-mail this afternoon.
The differences between Denver and New Orleans.

Weather Bulletin - Denver
Up here, in the “Mile-High City”, we just recovered from a Historic event — may I even say a “Weather Event” of “Biblical Proportions” — with [...]

December 31, 2006

MOM OF TWINS — AT AGE 67

To me, this is pure selfishness.
A woman in Spain has become the mother of twins at 67 years of age after having become pregnant by invitro fertilization.
MADRID (Reuters) - A 67-year-old Spanish woman became the world’s oldest new mother on Saturday when she gave birth to twins, a Barcelona hospital said.
The woman, who became pregnant [...]

December 31, 2006

PAYROLL TAX HIKE IN STORE?

In his search for a legacy, President Bush apparently has placed the largest tax increase in U.S. history on the table regarding a solution to the solvability of Social Security.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Bush is considering a Democratic proposal to raise the income cap beyond the current $94,200 limit. Currently, all income above [...]

December 31, 2006

SADDAM VIDEO

The unofficial video of Saddam Hussein’s execution made its way into the public realm. This was taken with a cell phone, clearly not the official Iraqi photos taken with the video cam.

Warning: the video is graphic.
An interesting observation from ABC News (H/T to Allahpundit):
There are five men in black face masks who are visible on [...]

December 31, 2006

NEWSWEAK DEBATE

As more proof that the Drive By Media is longing wistfully and is in mourning for Saddam Hussein, Newsweak actually debated whether to put Hussein or former President Gerald Ford on its cover.
Even before news came of the hanging, there was debate at the magazine about whether Ford’s death merited a cover story; some dismissed [...]

December 31, 2006

NIFONG CALLED ON TO RESIGN FROM DUKE CASE

Even Mike Nifong’s peers are abandoning him.
The North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys has called on the Durham County DA to step down from the Duke lacrosse rape case in light of the ethics charges filed against Nifong by the North Carolina State Bar Association and a pending investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into [...]

December 30, 2006

LIARS CLUB

The Burlington Liars Club announced the winners of its annual contest for the year’s biggest lie:
“There are three kinds of people in the world; those who are good at math, and those who are not.”
The winning entry belonged to 15-year-old James Wilberg of Franklin.
Gov. Jim Milhous Doyleone’s entry of “I balanced the state budget, and [...]

December 30, 2006

THE ANTIDOTE

For Cialis or Viagra or any of the similar erectile dysfunction drugs on the market.
You know the part when the announcer guy talks about what to do if you have an erection lasting longer than four hours?
Click here. Or here. Or here.
These should provide immediate relief.
Be careful about doing all three, or the body part [...]