I'm Very Unhappy
The Drudge headline for all the world to see:
Mets Complete Collapse, Miss Playoffs...
I'll be slamming my head against a wall if you need me.
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September 30, 2007
September 28, 2007
Friday Funny: Chuck Norris on Credit Crisis
As some of you know, I am a Mets fan. My hopes of a playoff appearance, never mind a World Series title, are slipping away. I needed a laugh and a friend provided this:
Chuck Norris doesn't target inflation. He roundhouse-kicks it until it begs for mercy.
The Chuck Norris dollar buys 3 Canadian dollars, and trades at parity with the euro.
Chuck Norris doesn't supply collateral, only collateral damage.
The tears of Chuck Norris would supply enough liquidity to solve the credit crisis. Too bad he never cries.
When the yield on a Chuck Norris bond goes up, the price also rises.
Chuck Norris trades on fear and greed simultaneously.
Alan Greenspan calls Chuck Norris ``The Maestro.''
Chuck Norris has already banked his dividend payment from Northern Rock Plc.
Chuck Norris funds at Libor flat.
Chuck Norris Asset Management made 50 percent on its subprime mortgage-backed bond fund last month.
Chuck Norris doesn't borrow at the Fed's discount window. Chuck Norris LENDS at the Fed's discount window.
Chuck Norris's curves never invert.
Net income at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. rose 79 percent in the third quarter; profit at Chuck Norris Securities Inc. climbed 80 percent.
There is no market regulator. Just a list of securities Chuck Norris allows to be traded.
Chuck's iPhone never needs recharging.
Chuck Norris doesn't buy gold to hedge against inflation. Gold buys Chuck Norris to hedge against inflation.
Chuck Norris charges the Bank of England a penalty rate for borrowing. And guarantees its deposits.
Chuck Norris is the pilot Ben Bernanke calls when he wants to shower the economy with dollar bills. Sometimes, Chuck refuses to fly.
Chuck Norris gets ALL of his funding from the asset-backed commercial paper market.
Chuck Norris doesn't mark-to-market. The market marks to Chuck Norris.
When the U.S. economy sneezes, the world catches a cold. When Chuck Norris sneezes, the U.S. economy catches pneumonia.
When Chuck Norris makes you a price, it isn't an offer; it's an obligation to buy.
Chuck Norris isn't a market maker; he IS the market.
Chuck Norris can still get a 125 percent mortgage on a $2 million condo without providing proof of earnings.
Chuck Norris subprime collateralized debt obligations still trade at 100 percent of face value.
Chuck completed Halo 3 on his Microsoft Corp. Xbox 360 on the day before the computer game went on sale.
Chuck Norris has a trade surplus with China.
September 27, 2007
Thought of the Day
You know a product is peaking when you see homeless people are wearing Crocs.
September 24, 2007
The Onion: Chinese Authorities Execute 10 Million Recalled Toys
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In an attempt to assure the world's children that the millions of Chinese-made toys currently being recalled for containing toxic lead paint and tiny choking hazards can no longer hurt them, high-level Chinese officials announced Tuesday that millions of playthings are being rounded up and immediately put to death. "We are committed to the well-being of children and putting the consumer's mind at ease," said Chinese president Hu Jintao at a press conference. "Boys and girls of the world, you need not worry. Your toys will be executed swiftly and harshly. When we are through, there will be nothing left to play with." |
Image taken from The Onion.
September 21, 2007
What to do with 756? Answered
Mark Ecko bought Barry Bonds' record breaking home run ball and is now letting the public decide its fate.
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The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame, its owner said Wednesday. Fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought the ball in an online auction, set up a Web site for fans to vote on the ball's fate, and the decision to brand it won out over the other options, sending it to the museum unblemished or launching it into space. |
Career Day?
Art? Maybe testing security. Pure insanity.
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An MIT student with a fake bomb strapped to her chest -- later claiming it was art -- was arrested at gunpoint Friday at Logan International Airport, officials said. Star Simpson, 19, had a computer circuit board and wiring in plain view over a black hooded sweat shirt she was wearing, said State Police Maj. Scott Pare, the commanding officer at the airport. "She said that it was a piece of art and she wanted to stand out on career day," Pare said at a news conference. "She claims that it was just art, and that she was proud of the art and she wanted to display it." |
Career day at the airport? And who was she picking up? I'd like to know some background on that individual.
Via Drudge
Jason Whitlock on the Jena Six
Once again, Jason Whitlock nails it:
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Thursday, thousands of us, proud African-Americans, expressed our devotion to and desire to see justice for the “Jena Six,” the half-dozen black students who knocked unconscious, kicked and stomped a white classmate. Jesse Jackson compared Thursday’s rallies in Jena to the protests and marches that used to take place in cities like Selma, Ala., in the 1960s. Al Sharpton claimed Thursday’s peaceful demonstrations were to highlight racial inequities in the criminal justice system. Jesse and Al, as they’re prone to do, served a kernel of truth stacked on a mountain of lies. There are undeniable racial and economic inequities in our criminal justice system, and from afar the “Jena Six” rallies certainly looked and felt like the righteous protests of the 1960s. But the reality is Thursday’s protests are just another sign that we remain deeply locked in denial about the path we need to travel today for true American liberation, equality and power in the new millennium. |
The story is being played out to fit a specific narrative.
Via Michelle Malkin
September 19, 2007
Ahmadinejad Wants to Visit Ground Zero
I'll make this quick. The New York Sun is reporting that Ahmadinejad has requested a visit to Ground Zero during his stay in New York. This cannot be allowed to happen.
Look up your local government and let them know that they must do something to stop this.
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml
Go to Hot Air for more details.
**Update**
Central CT State U Student: Bush More Evil Than Bin Laden
It has gotten to the point were lefties are openly admitting to something I've always known. They're in more allegiance wit our enemies than with their own country. Central Connecticut State University writer, Ryan Yeomans asks, "Bush or bin Laden: Who is More Evil?"
You know the answer, Bush of course. To level the playing field between the two Yeomans lays this gem out:
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While I cannot support bin Laden’s opinion that all Americans should be killed and that Islam is the only way to be saved, it is hard to overlook the statements that he makes about the Bush administration. |
Just a minor detail.
As far as conclusions go, he could not have explained the mentality of the left better:
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In finding myself in this predicament, I questioned myself as to who the lesser evil actually is. I ask, “Who has done more damage to the lives of the American people?” Personally, I worry more about the next bad decision Bush is going to make than I worry about a potential Osama bin Laden organized terrorist attack. |
It looks like the socialist agenda Bin Laden was pushing in his video has found its audience. Is Bin Laden's use of Folk Marxism to gain favor with Americans working?
September 18, 2007
Run Jack Run!
Watch Jack Murtha squirm when confronted over his slandering of United States Marines.
Pure gold.
Getting Dizzy...
Are you a Mets fan? I am.
September 14, 2007
Friday Funny: A Warm Welcome
This week has been busy, and a visit with the dentist last night has made it a groggy morning. So I thought I'd share something that makes me laugh.
This is probably one of my all time favorite comedy sketches.
You might know Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean and from his Blackadder series.
September 11, 2007
September 11, 2001 Remembered
For the first time that I can remember the September 11 anniversary doesn't have weather similar to that day six ears ago. Gloomy and rainy, perhaps this is more reflective of my mood.
I think about the attacks every day. I pray for those who died and their loved ones. I thank all the brave people who came to help.
Last year I posted my memories of that day with this piece: I Remember September 11.
September 07, 2007
Battery Park Memorial - The Sphere
We're nearing the sixth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, and the temporary memorial in Battery Park has been prepared for services taking place on Tuesday. This is where Fritz Koenig sculpture, The Sphere, is currently displayed. Upon its rededication after having been recovered Koenig said:
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"It was a sculpture, now it's a monument," Koenig said, noting how the thin globe had mostly survived the cataclysm. "It now has a different beauty, one I could never imagine. It has its own life - different from the one I gave to it." The plaque alongside The Sphere reads as follows: For three decades, this sculpture stood in the plaza of the World Trade Center. Entitled "The Sphere", it was conceived by artist Fritz Koenig as a symbol of world peace. It was damaged during the tragic events of September 11, 2001, but endures as an icon of hope and the indestructible spirit of this country. The Sphere was placed here on March 11, 2002 as a temporary memorial to all who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. This eternal flame was ignited on September 11, 2002 in honour of all those that were lost. Their spirit and sacrifice will never be forgotten. |
It is a daily reminder as I pass through the park on my way to work. Here are some pictures of what has been recently added to the memorial.
September 04, 2007
Rubber Chicken Alert: Venice Film Festival
The Rubber Chicken makes an appearance at the Venice Film Festival!
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Richard Gere and Charlize Theron added their voices to a chorus of stars taking swipes at the Bush administration at the Venice Film Festival. "How did we elect Bush twice?" Gere asked rhetorically while promoting his new film, "The Hunting Party." |
With movies to promote, tickets to sell and reviews to influence it is no surprise to see a Rubber Chicken.
September 03, 2007
Home Again
You take that last look, a deep breath and fill your lungs with fresh air and keep it with you.
Juneau to Seattle. Seattle to Phoenix. Phoenix to New York. Fifteen hours and you're home. But when you're finally in your bed, eyes closed, it is good to be home.