We are in another election year. It’s a cycle that lasts longer than “road construction” it seems. Each year the hookah gets deeper and deeper. Politicians have always been full of it, but with 24×7 spin doctors on all the cable outlets it’s become near impossible to get a story without an interpretation. What passes [...]
Posts Tagged ‘humor’
Relief from weasels
Posted in News, Politics, Web 2.0, publishing, pundits, tagged election, humor, language, Politics on July 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Presidential qualities
Posted in Politics, humor, tagged David Rees, humor, Politics on July 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Wes Clark is an American hero and so is John McCain. Wes Clark served in Vietnam and so did John. George Bush did not serve in Vietnam and may not have fulfilled his commitment to the Alabama National Guard. Dick Cheney got five deferments in the middle of the Vietnam War. Ulysses Simpson Grant was [...]
In memoriam
Posted in humor, tagged George Carlin, humor on June 24, 2008 | No Comments »
I learned early this morning from a colleague that George Carlin had died. I was surprised and saddened and throughout the day I thought of George and the impact he had on me, on our culture and how we look at language. He was a gifted comic and one who like other great comics will [...]
Thank you Comedy Central
Posted in Energy Independence, News, President Bush, tagged Energy Independence, humor, President Bush on June 9, 2008 | No Comments »
I hadn’t heard that. Too funny. I wonder if the President has heard of $5 a gallon gasoline.
David Rees
Posted in gratitude, humor, tagged David Rees, humor, Obama fan, Richie Havens on June 4, 2008 | No Comments »
First thing I did after running nearly 9 kilometers this morning was come home to a refreshing shower and then off to check my Google Mail. I’m a fan of David Rees on Huffington Post and Dave must be an Obama fan because he had this nice clip Richie Havens singing “Here Comes the Sun.” [...]
Career Advice
Posted in humor, tagged careers, humor on October 31, 2007 | No Comments »
I got the following link from Monster.com. There are some good tips for improving the likelihood of your success at work. One of my pet peeves is people with loud cell phones. How difficult is it to turn your cell phone to vibrate? I know a several administrators who have the the “William Tell Overture” [...]
Five minute university
Posted in Education, humor, tagged college, humor on October 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As we were having dinner tonight with my daughter who is a junior in college my wife began to tell her about Guido Sarducci and the five minute university. Fr. Guido Sarducci was a regular on Saturday Night Live back in the 1970’s. Thanks to Youtube you too can enjoy this funny man and his [...]
A world turned upside down..
Posted in Iran, President Bush, humor, pundits, tagged california, Dumbledore, fear, gay, humor, Politics on October 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This week as I watched California burning and read in the evening paper that in five years 36% of our states will face a water shortage I thought that’s something we ought to be genuinely concerned about.
Colbert for President
Posted in News, democracy, humor, pundits, tagged humor, Politics, Stephen Colbert on October 19, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I called Stephen Colbert with a dare: if he thought it was so easy to be a Times Op-Ed pundit, he should try it. He came right over. I had staged a coup d’moi.
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It’s been reported that Stephen Colbert is running for President though only in his native South Carolina. I [...]
