On a Lighter Note…
Many have probably already seen this, but it’s profound enough to post here:
We move to Houston. We collect $3,000 each from their fine city council. We direct the funds to their prescribed use by paying off our AmEx bills. We each collect the $300 from AmEx! (Who says over-the-top bailouts and panicked corporations are a bad thing?)
… Oscar himself. He’s short. He’s muscular. He has no private parts. No, not Tom Cruise. We’re talking about one of that select handful of silver screen legends recognised instantly by their first name alone: Brad, Barbra, Arnie… and Oscar. He’s Hollywood’s most indestructible star, unless your chauffeur accidentally reverses over him in the limo.…
Most Anchor Rising readers are old enough to recall the School House Rocks cartoons that offered young TV viewers a bit of civic education back in the late ’70s and early ’80s. The one that I remember most clearly was the “I’m Just a Bill” song about how a bill becomes federal law. Well, Jim…
From a friend of a friend in honor of the Obama/Pelosi/Reid porkulus spending bill: Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles…
Please don’t take this guy away too quickly. From the Chicago Sun Times: Gov. Blagojevich continued to hammer away at the rules governing his upcoming impeachment trial this morning, saying the “fix is in in” and Illinoisans would be socked with massive tax increases should he be kicked out of office. “They want to get…
(I guess I haven’t set aside childish things just yet!)
Of course, there are tire kickers, not to mention the offering of services which are illegal in most states. But overall, the reviews are very good. Wood chippers, skis, washing machines, cars, on and on – friends and family have enthused about the stuff they’ve been able to sell or the bargains they’ve obtained via…
So the point of setting up EZPass on the Newport Pell Bridge is to faciliate the flow of traffic, right? Okay, I’ll say what seems to have escaped the attention of the RI Turnpike and Bridge Authority. This isn’t New York or New Jersey. Using tokens, has anyone ever had to wait longer than three…
I enjoy Mark Patinkin’s “bullet” columns. The headline of today’s rings true for many men. “Husbands can be right or happy…” Then there is the wisdom my father-in-law passed on to me on my wedding day: “There are two words that are the key to every successful marriage, ‘Yes, Dear.’” Any guy who follows those…