September 06, 2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Wear appropriate running gear when putting in miles on the beach, meaning shoes and shorts. The shoes protect against crab shell fragments and dead jellyfish. As for the importance of the running shorts, just trust me on this one.
We now return to our regularly scheduled programming.
September 04, 2010
YOU COME UP WITH YOUR OWN TAGLINE
I'm speechless.
A local anchor pointed this one out as it seems to be making the rounds on the media circuit.
MOONSHINE GONE LEGIT
This comes via Fox News. One of the few regrets I have about private practice was I never did a moonshine case.
September 03, 2010
I WANT DOC HOLLIDAY'S GUNSMITH
One of our faithful readers first pointed out the three shell double barrel but close examination of the gunfight at the OK corral shows Doc empties at least 18 rounds from his two six-shooters:
Just sayin'
September 02, 2010
Gratuitous Nats Posting (TM) - Off Color Division
This is ridiculous. The whole point of having Dibble on board was his tendency to lose his temper and start cutting through the broadcast booth happy-speak when things weren't going the way he thought they ought to.
We're gonna miss ya, buddy.
So does this mean Ray "The Silver Fox" Knight is going to be the color guy for the next few weeks? He's entertaining, if you like senior moment humor, but don't expect any more sparks.
Thar She Blows!
Now that's a whale of an explosion:
Australian officials used explosives to blow up a terminally ill humpback whale that became stranded on a beach near Perth two weeks ago.After attempts to return the juvenile whale to the sea failed, the state Department of Environment and Conservation had intended to let the 31-foot creature die naturally.
The whale was stranded on a beach in Albany, about 240 miles southwest of Perth, the state capital.
But the department's district manager, Mike Shepherd, said in a statement that the whale moved into a position on a sandbar in which it could be stabilised and euthanized.
Explosives were used because officials believed the whale was too large to shoot.
The International Whaling Commission recommends the use of explosives to euthanize beached whales longer than 26 feet.
Who knew the IWC had whale detonation standards?
Gratuitous Nats Posting (TM)
Kinda glad I didn't let the Llama-ettes stay up to watch the game last night.
I'll bet Nyjer Morgan's got a mile-wide headache this morning. There were many aspects of the Nats' game that concerned me going into this season, but having to deal with a centerfielder going postal was not one of them.
August 31, 2010
THE BOY SCOUT MOTTO: WORDS TO LIVE BY
The generator is fueled and we have plenty of booze, water, food, toilet paper, and ammunition. Practically everyone who knows me thinks I am a little eccentric because of my disaster prep--funny how the snickers fade away when the hurricane warnings go up . . .
Yips! from Robbo: Ah, we laugh out of guilt over our own lack of preparedness. FWIW, the vast yet secure real estate holding known as Fort LMC is our pre-programmed fallback position in the event of alien attack, Mayan-predicted doomsday or zombie apocalypse.
Random Commuter Observation - "The End Is In Sight" Division
Despite the fact that we're going to hit the mid 90's again today, I am encouraged by the signs that autumn is at last approaching. To wit:
Item: The sun's path has changed so that the south side of the street is now shady both in the morning and the evening.
Item: The crews are out this morning planting mums along the sidewalks.
Item: The local Starbucks today rolled out its fall line up, including the famous punkin-spice latte.
Just a little more patience.......
Gratuitous Nats Posting (TM) - "Go To BED!" Division
Note to Self: When rain delays the start of the game until past 10 PM, just let it go and read about it the next day. (At least the Nats crushed the Marlins last night, albeit in front of a crowd of approximately 200 people.)
Yaaaaawwwwnnn..........
August 30, 2010
Palin-Hatin’ – Read the Fine Print Edition
Now, taking into consideration that The Daily Beast is as much a cyber-tabloid as anything out there on the web, I’m sure there are people that would look at the following headline and impart at least a modicum of seriousness to it:
Read a bit further down for an explanation: “59 percent of Americans think Sarah Palin is not fit to be president of the United States, according to a new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll.”
M'Kay. Which Americans, exactly?
Well, that’s where it gets interesting. First, click the link to the Vanity Fair article and scroll AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL the way down to the bottom for this nugget:
“NOTE: This poll was conducted at the CBS News interviewing facility among a random sample of 847 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone August 3–5, 2010. Some low-percentage answer choices have been omitted.” [emphasis mine].
Um. Yeah, alright. And guess what other questions these “random” adults weighed in on?
- Is taxing tanning at a salon a good idea?
- Which do you think is the most overused word in the English language today – Like, Awesome, Tweet, Organic or Hope? (“hope” being the lowest scorer, natch)
- Which of the following do you think is the most likely to actually exist – Ghosts, UFOs, Vampires, Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot or None of the above? (And, of course, 5% answered “none”)
Incredible, eh? These are likely the same types of folks that Sean Hannity’s staff members stop on the streets of New York who can’t answer “Who is the Vice-President?”.
Frankly, I’d consider an internet poll to be more scientific. What percentage of this group do you think are actually registered voters? Likely voters?
I’m going to be generous and say about 15%.
Get used to this folks. I have a feeling you’re going to see a whole lot more of this over the next several years.
Gratuitous Nats Posting (TM)
This blog regrets the abrupt end of Strasmas and certainly wishes the kid successful surgery and a complete and speedy recovery, but reminds those summer soldier and sunshine patriot types out there that a real fan cheers for the team, not just a single player.
That is all.
GO, NATS!!
Storm of the Century of the Week Watch - Tropical Edition
No doubt the LMC is getting ready to top off the ol' generator at the vast yet secure compound known as Fort LMC, because here comes Earl:
Tuesday into Wednesday, Earl is expected to be a major hurricane curving more to the northwest into the open waters of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The arrival of a new storm system should then turn Earl more to the northeast later in the week.That turn should spare the United States a direct hit from Earl. However, the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center is concerned that Earl will still pass dangerously close to the East Coast.
North Carolina's Outer Banks and Massachusetts' Cape Cod are at greatest risk for being grazed by Hurricane Earl's wind and rain late this week. The hurricane may then threaten Nova Scotia and Newfoundland next weekend.
It should be stressed that the exact track of Hurricane Earl for late this week is far from etched in stone.
Doesn't look like Orgle Manor will get much of anything out of it. A shame. The last one to come through our neck of teh woods was Isabel in 2003, and while being without power (read A/C) for a week after was not much fun, the storm itself was kinda exciting.
August 29, 2010
WHICH SIMPSON ARE YOU?
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That's just great since I always thought of myself as Homer. I will hang it up and drink my girlie beer now.
"LET US BEGIN"
Doctor Zero posted this at Hot Air:
. . . Most crucially, we dishonor ourselves when we forget we “have the same steel spine and the moral courage of Washington and Lincoln and Martin Luther King,” as Sarah Palin said at the Restoring Honor rally. We remain the proud inheritors of a revolutionary philosophy, the children of vision and industry. We have not diminished into timid weaklings, unworthy of the trust of our ruling class. Our land is still abundant, and filled with parents who want to make a better life for their children. Why should we listen to assurances that our future will be one of decline, where children hear their parents mourn better times from distant memory? Why should we accept that ten percent and more of our population must remain unemployed forever? Why should we excuse the failure of an incompetent Administration by believing we became helpless and destitute in just a few short years, and are now obliged to provide limitless resources to our caretakers?
We have listened too long to the poisonous whispers of those who say we’re too old and feeble to stand up and deal with our own problems. The doom they have written for us can be swept aside like so many cobwebs. Honorable people do not fear risk and challenge. We dishonor ourselves by believing we have no moral claim on the entirety of our labor, or responsibility for the maintenance of our needs. We dishonor ourselves by paying trillions to hear the same old fairy tale about limitless entitlements distributed by friendly giants wearing power ties. The American people have wasted enough time reading the elaborate limited warranty on the inside of the coffin lid our Left is preparing to nail shut.
We reclaim our honor by turning away from those who believe the great mass of us are beneath their contempt, and compassion is best expressed through domination. They have no power we didn’t give them, which means they have no power we cannot take away.
Let us begin
August 28, 2010
LMC BRUNETTE BIRTHDAY SERIES-COUNTRY MUSIC DIVISION
Shania Twain hits 45 today:
'Nuff said.
August 27, 2010
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Check out the trailer for Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief. Uma Thurman as Medusa and Rosario Dawson as Persephone. Not bad.
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