Political correctness
a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

October Twitter Detritus

More flotsam and jetsam from the shipwreck of my mind in 140 characters or less:

Got a crap load of things to do today. I hate moving and I’m not even the one moving.
One day is not enough time to move a household. Legs and shoulders are feeling the burn. Looking forward to a full night’s [...]

Pearl Harbor Day Turkey

Harry Chapin – 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas

Today’s Quote: “There is always an easy solution to every human problem – neat, plausible, and wrong,” — H. L. Menken

Turkey Radar
On Mythbusters last night they were doing holiday related myths. One of them had to do with cooking a turkey using microwave and radio emission from antennas. Nothing [...]

Hollywood never gets it right

Van Halen – Jump

Today’s Quote: “Fill what’s empty, empty what’s full, and scratch where it itches.” — the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life

I watched the movie myths episodes on The Mythbusters last night. They were very interesting. I had fully expected the Dukes of [...]

Yet another weekend passes into oblivion even before it's over

Howlin’ Wolf – Don’t Laugh At Me

Today’s Quote: “People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.” — Soren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855)

Music Trivia Quiz:
1. This group recorded Walk Like an Egyptian. A) The Bangles B) The Go-Gos C) Culture Club
2. What is the name of Elvis Presley’s 14-acre [...]

Flotsam, Jetsam, Random Thoughts

Tommy James & the Shondells – Crimson & Clover

Today’s Quote: “World domination. Fast.” — Linus Torvalds

For the life of me I can’t imagine why I would want to listen to music on my cell phone. But then again, I don’t understand the need for any phone to have features that are not directly related to [...]

I fart in your general direction

The Drifters – This Magic Moment

Today’s Quote: “A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.” — Groucho Marx

Silent But Deadly?
They had a Mythbusters marathon on the Discovery Channel last night. One interesting myth they did dealt with the lethality of flatulence (properly known as flatus). Adam Savage came [...]

Spanky, Don't Preach

The Knack – My Sharona

Today’s Quote: “Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected. ” — William Plomer, 1903-1973

Review of last night’s Drawn Together
In its defense, I’ll say that it was better than this season’s opening episode. Have these guys lost their touch? The first season was great. It was new, fresh, and oh [...]

The Fine Art Of Lying

The Buckinghams – Kind of a Drag

Today’s Quote: “Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?” — Hobbes from Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

I learned something interesting last night watching Mythbusters. You actually get less drag and better gas mileage driving a pickup truck with the tailgate up. With the tailgate up, the air [...]