Why Do We Do This Silliness Every Year?

And the joke of a "pardon" seems particularly callous for a country that loves the death penalty. And the White House web site even has the whole transcript of the proceedings for you to read.

These Are The Two Guys . .

. . . that were the subject of Michael "Kramer" Richard's rant. They seemed fairly reasonable (until I learned that they had hired media-ho attorney Gloria Allred who is making the goofy proposition that they all go before a retired judge to determine how much money those guys should get.) I can answer that: None.

JFK Anniversary

Here's a bit of a repost from three years ago under the old "Skattershooting" format:

• I traveled down to the site of the shooting on the afternoon of the 40th anniversary with a digital camera.
• There were a ton of people there including some nut cases. My brush with greatness came when Jessie Ventura walked towards me and then got really close.
• Since the City of Dallas refuses to hold any official program to commemorative the anniversary, the conspiracy theory groups simply take over the scene, microphone included.
• Zapruder [the guy that filmed the JFK assassination simply by chance] sold the film to Life Magazine for $250,000 which was a huge chuck of change in 1964. Heck, it is a lot of money today.
• If the Zapruder film did not exist, how many more conspiracies would there be?
• I still have difficulty watching the Zapruder film at the moment of the "head shot".
• Want to see the type of camera that Zapruder was using?
• Can you imagine a more horrifying experience than what Jackie Kennedy went through?
• An amazing still from the Zapruder film right before the fatal shot is here. This is known as frame #312.
• An amazing web site that documents every single frame of the Zapruder file is here.

Please Tell Me We Won't Invade Argentina Over This

As I Listen To Channel 8 News . . .

. . . give a handful of tips on how to "remain safe from thieves at the mall this season", I think I can sum it up: Don't be stupid. Otherwise, I would leave my keys in my car, and leave my new PS3 player on the dash.

I Caught The Last 15 Minutes of the American Music Awards Tonight

And I learned (while I was "givin' it up" as instructed for the West Coast "boyz" Snoop Dogg and Akon) that (1) the well dressed black man is now having his tie hit him several inches above the belt (Michael Irvin has been throwing down this look on ESPN) and (2) strippers are apparently OK on ABC.

Kramer

It's Thanksgiving, Kramer is in trouble, and this very dumb episode of Seinfeld seems appropriate.

That Was A Chunk Of Change Back Then (And Still Is)

As we approach the Blue Ray vs. HD-DVD battle (the format for high definition DVDs), us old-timers can recall the Betamax vs. VHS wars. I'm going to guess this ad was around 1986.

Listen To What?

Just a funny quote this weekend from Florida State coach Bobby Bowden about Internet rumors and the press. I, personally, never listen to Ebay. The Google, yeah, but not Ebay.

The Sanctity of Marriage

I find that figure amazing. And think how high it would be if abortion was illegal.

I'm Thankful

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Not much worth posting out there today. But this thing had a bit of a dark ending, so it became worthy.

News Flash From Channel 5 This Morning

Massive difference in the temperature between Decatur and Bridgeport proves global warming.

Git Out The Way, Git Out The Way

The highlight of this clip (which is very brief) comes at 00:19 when the reporter gives a serious shoulder to an Ohio State fan. My favorite part of the clip may come at the end when the studio female host says she has been to many "sports games." (The whole clip is less than 60 seconds.)

I Wonder If Brad Pitt Ever Has Second Thoughts

The Top Speed Traps

Well, on Fox 4 News tonight Runaway Bay didn't make the list but Rhome did. (The survey was based upon the amount of speeding fines collected divided by the number of residents).

Maybe Texas Should Put A Sign Up That Reads . . .

"We hate Mexicans." First the Farmer's Branch city council decides to punish all of those in their city that hire illegal immigrants or rent them an apartment. I hope every employer that hires illegal immigrants flees the City of Farmer's Branch and thereby crippling it's economy. And then Tyler state Rep. Leo Berman (of the Tyler, Texas Bermans, I think) introduced legislation to be considered in January that would prevent U.S.-BORN children of illegal immigrants from attending public schools or receiving any social services. Uh, hey, idiot, if your born in the U.S. you are a United States citizen.

Best Buy . . .

. . . won't be using "Merry Christmas" at Christmas. Let the boycott, in Christian love, begin. I'll boycott them, too, unless they are selling something I want to buy.