July 19th, 2008
It’s business as usual by the bay, with the usual cast of characters–a murderer turned priest gets defrocked, Tour de Fat is underway, Care Not Cash is getting raked over the coals, and the Rude Pundit is taking a crap on John McCain.
Food for thought as the weekend rolls on:
Israel uncovers Bush assassination plot.
Nixonian low […]
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July 15th, 2008
This is a special “bad news” edition of Linker Barn. There’s just too much of it to pass up here at the month’s mid-point.
Capital Markets Crapshoot: With an insanely huge bailout looming, the SEC radically alters borrow requirements for short sellers of beleaguered stocks–and confuses the sh*t out of markets.
Meanwhile, Il Douche says U.S. […]
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July 7th, 2008
Prepare for sodden Independence Day weekend reflections, which are currently being reviewed to insure appropriate levels of bitter and maudlin content. In the meantime, food for thought:
Search for hidden treasure: Hans Reiser leads cops to wife’s body.
The Rude Pundit rips Jesse Helms a post-mortem cornhole.
Ten things you shouldn’t say on a job interview.
Suicide Girls: […]
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June 25th, 2008
It’s hump day, so get out there and start humpin. Some alternatives to doing actual work:
Go outside, sniff the air blown off California’s numerous wildfires, and wait for an apocalyptic sunset like the one above, from yesterday. I was sure the four riders were going to descend on the trailer park out behind […]
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June 22nd, 2008
After yet another inferno-hot weekend of stuffing ice down my shorts and being even more confused than usual about the difference between my nightmares and what really happened the night before, I’m happy to report the return of moderate temperatures and relative sanity.
Some thoughts to start out the week:
Kim Il Jong endorses Obama. Hey, […]
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June 20th, 2008
Despite claims of dropping temps over the weekend, it’s gonna be HOT!
Material to keep the devil from finding work for idle hands:
Brokeback Stumpin: Senator Cornyn’s Texas GOP video intro.
Did Silly Valley’s Boots Del Biaggio get loans under false pretences?
Why not sell your life on eBay?
Spicing up M-Jo: McCain in Pulp Fiction.
The saga of 56.com and […]
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June 15th, 2008
Much as I try to avoid blatant self-aggrandizement, I’m making an exception here to tout a suspense novel I ended up publishing on Xlibris, aka the elephant graveyard of unpublished fiction.You can read a chapter of Goodnight Nobody for free right here, and then decide if you’re up for the rest.
The book describes the aftermath […]
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June 13th, 2008
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. . . . The president has declared war on the judicial branch of the government . . . The Taliban are partying like it’s 2099 in Afghanistan . . . Tomatoes can kill you. And that’s not all:
Allen Roland’s catalog of Bush stupidity.
The SF Weekly stabs Chris […]
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June 8th, 2008
BBC journalist dead after kidnapping in Afghanistan.
Artist killed after Facebook meeting.
Get ready for the global day of action against Starbucks.
The Wall Street Journal pees on WaPo’s hyperlocal effort.
Make a soda pull-tab pendant today.
Marissa Mayer on Google’s new favicon.
Stop pissing and moaning and visit the National Corvette Museum.
Suicide Girls: invasion of the body scanners.
Patrick Swayze still […]
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May 12th, 2008
China wracked by massive quake.
McCain grows sac, diverges from Bush environmental plan.
Jay Leno on the way out.
The horror! Florida election recount movie on the way.
Dodge Challenger shootout: new vs. old.
Sam Spade’s S.F. on a local wireless scam.
And Digital Moneyworld looks at moneybookers.com rip off.
Revolt by Ron Paul against McCain.
HP to buy EDS?
Blogs of War […]
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