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5.12.2006
Last Thought For Friday
After USA Today broke the "government is watching what numbers you dial" story yesterday, the President walked in front of the cameras early in the morning to try and stop the firestorm that was about to erupt. (The text of his short remarks are here). The appearance had to be in response to someone saying, "You gotta get out there!!! We're gonna get killed on this thing!!!"
But he said this: "We're not mining or trolling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans. Our efforts are focused on links to al Qaeda and their known affiliates. "
Every time the Administration gets accused of spying on Americans, it always uses lines like that.
Question: If we know which calls are linked to al Qaeda, why don't we just go and pick those people up?
Good Football Man
Jimmy Smith of the Jacksonville Jaguars announced his retirement yesterday after 13 seasons in the NFL - five of which led to selections to the Pro Bowl.
You might remember that he spent his rookie year with the Dallas Cowboys that drafted him in the 2nd round in 1992.
Then Jimmy Johnson cut him after the end of the year.
Mark Cuban is a nut . . .
. . . but he can make you think. If you get a chance, read his short blog on "being a whiner."
Where Does Indiana Go?
Drag and drop a state to the correct place on the map.
It's amazingly entertaining.
Big Brother
With the news breaking yesterday that your federal government has been monitoring what phone numbers you have been dialing, a thought occurred to me: How can conservative Republicans, who value their privacy and hate big government, support this President?
And how am I supposed to call 1-800-HOT-ASIAN in peace?
Sports Nugget
Last night I learned that before the Atlanta Falcons gave up on quarterback Brett Favre and traded him to Green Bay, they brought in Boyd's Billy Joe Tolliver to be the second string quarterback thereby busting Favre down to third string.
(Fox Sports Channel).
5.11.2006
But They Won A National Title!!!
From the UT web site:
"The University of Texas at Austin enjoys the reputation of providing a very liberal and socially progressive environment for its students, faculty and staff. This welcoming environment was recognized in the September 2004 issue of 'Out Magazine' when the University of Texas at Austin was named the best place in the nation for gay men to find a husband."
Proof.
More Proof People Are Crazy
No guy would let two girls knee him in his most private of areas on video. Would he?
My Fifteen Minutes of Anonymous Fame Continues
Now the D Magazine Blog has found my Jane McGarry clip worthy of posting. (Although it did get described as "nothing spectacular.")
What Would Tyler Durden Do?
After all the crazy news reports about the "fight club" video tapes - the tapes showing young kids beating the hell out of each other in Arlington (oddly referred to as "Agg Town") - it is kinda surprising to learn that you can still buy them here.
I Don't Watch - But Even I Couldn't Avoid This News
"NEW YORK - Shock. Total shock. That was the reaction in the audience when "American Idol" finalist Chris Daughtry — predicted by many to be the last singer standing — was booted off in Wednesday's voting."
I saw the video on the news of the reaction to the voting. I think it's a bad sign when the girl that wasn't kicked off seemed incredibly surprised that she was still in the competition.
My Life Is Complete
After emailing my self-created 16 second video clip of Jane McGarry to various people at The Ticket yesterday, my life is now complete.
While naked in shower this morning at approximately 6:40 a.m., I got to hear Gordon Keith of The Ticket say "Did anyone hear Jane McGarry the other night?" followed by three, count em, three plays of the exact 16 second clip that I had created.
No other life accomplishment can match that moment. I'm headed to the airport never to be heard from again. Jamaica sounds good.
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