Nicky Hilton Buys Toilet Paper of the Day

I have no fucking shame, nothing embarrasses me anymore and I think drinking has something to do with that. When I first started up this whole alcohol abuse thing when I was a teenager, I’d feel like an asshole when I did stupid things like tried to get my friend’s girlfriend’s naked, or touching girls inappropriately, or getting in fights, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:55:45

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The Middle East -- A Sixth Grader -- And A Walk To School

From Senior Producer Tom Nagorski... My daughter was asked by one of her teachers yesterday to read and study the front page of the newspaper ... difficult other stories could be (the war in Gaza, for example). Then my daughter, who is eleven ... I have a slightly sprained ankle. In other words, I'd have some time to answer her question. What exactly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:03:09

North thurston high school

Can You Root for the Ravens? (2004 photo by jonathan newton - twp) a fellow d.c. sportswriter recently reported that two of his born-and-bred d.c.-area friends now dig in behalf of the ravens. other acquaintances have passed on similar stories: fed-up with the perpetually middling redskins, they are shifting their loyalty up 95, at least [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:31:59

Destination Israel

Happy New Year!  Every year around this time, I start planning vacations in my head, most of which never actually happen ... point now that Israel is bombing civilians in other countries.  It does make you think you'd be caught ... is worth if you ask me. So, the search continues... other destination recommendations?  So far, Cuba [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:14:38

Evidently hellish

Ophelia asks: Do we need empirical evidence to warrant thinking that telling children that people suffer torment in hell forever is harmful and bad? ... hypothesis, and like any other requires the support of evidence. The fact that Ophelia goes on to say we can, in this matter, extrapolate from experience (among other things) points in the same [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:34:40

A Few Closing Words

by Geof Lory Every year at this time my wife, Beth, and I get away to spend a little time together to relax, recall, reflect, and recommit ... changes in behavior. We are deliberate in making these commitments to ourselves and to each other so that collectively we agree to help each other be aware and responsible. Hold on to those words [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:34:40

Media Pumping Obama: Best Dresser, Breakthrough Election, Tough on Terror

-By Warner Todd Huston In a like vein as the story I posted a few days ago showing Reuters helping cover for Obama by lowering expectations, a trio of stories — two from McClatchy and one from the AP — prove to be little more than empty Obama boostering with little worth as news, though the AP piece at least comes close to being newsworthy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:07:02

Be Careful What You Wish For

by Eric Martin Marc Lynch, writing at his fancy new digs, passes along this disturbing account of a lecture he attended given by Israel's Ambassador to the United States Sallai Meridor: It was a profoundly dismaying experience. Because if Ambassador Meridor is taken at his word, then Israel has no strategy in Gaza [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:58:07

red cross is not bin laden fergawdssake

Who are the critics of the Zionist occupiers of Palestine? Terrorists? Or humane people? Civilized people? People with respect for life and law? ... mothers and other corpses in a house in a part of Gaza City bombed by Israeli forces, the Red Cross said ... . The ICRC said it had been informed that there were more wounded sheltering in other destroyed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:05:12

Boarding home operator won't serve jail time

TAMPA -- In October 2007, authorities charged boarding home operator Daphne Jones with 18 counts of elderly abuse after residents were found in bunk beds and windowless rooms while the heat index outside reached 104 degrees. Today she pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of culpable negligence and prosecutors dropped the other 17 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:51:59

Project 365 and San Francisco!

Thank you to everyone that left such sweet comments about the layouts from the 2ps garden! It means so much! So thank you!!!!!! ... the Project 365 kits at CK are sold out right now, there are a lot of other great options. Hopefully ... floor. So, I've been using my other lens so I'm still capturing every day photos! I haven't missed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:01:25

Gaza, Trash Heap of Moral Authority

History’s running update on moral myopia, Gaza edition, kicks off with Jimmy Carter, who never failed to not stand up to a terrorist he didn’t like. Says none of this needed to happen and it could all be over tomorrow. If Israel would just trust Hamas. Washington Post.  … this fragile truce was partially broken on Nov [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:37:09

It's Heads, Obama Wins; Tails, Bush Loses

Newsweek editor Jon Meacham is one of several liberal media figures diligently trying to create a political cushion for the incoming Obama Administration: In other words, if by some chance the economy rebounds on Barack Obama's watch, Americans should shower him with accolades. However, should the economy continue to flounder, well [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:08:27

UK: Muslim Leaders Issue Veiled Threat to British Government, Back Hamas and Oppose Israel or Face More Jihadist Terror.....

It's getting to the point where I have an almost twisted joy in watching Britain implode under the mess they've made.... Anger within Britain's Muslim communities over the Gaza conflict has reached "acute levels of intensity" that could have repercussions for national security, leading Muslims will warn Gordon Brown today [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:28:17

Reasons to Invest in the LTD 10 Piece Cookware Set

by Adam Rahim The joyous season of festivities is accompanied by the not so joyus challenge of choosing presents for friends and family members ... other materials. There are thousands of product reviews for just as many varieties of stainless steel ... cookware set is far better than other brands. In advance of buying a stainless steel cookware set [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:04:41

Lone workers get together to work at a Jelly

Ryan Roberts (pictured), a Southlake corporate law solo, will take on a temporary assignment Jan ... capital, mergers and acquisitions and other topics on his blog. Roberts, who represents high-tech start ... or other technology.  Such companies have much less overhead than brick-and-mortar companies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:00:37

Church as a Family Business

My experience with any number of small declining Presbyterian congregations is that they all have similar vision of themselves ... and friendly toward each other that they have become insular. Their motivation for survival ... symbolizes law-breaking sinners (the son who leaves) and the other law-keeping sinners (the one who stays [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:44:03

Ain't I fancy

Things I have: Round-trip Plane ticket to Madison 5/21-5/25 Hotel reservation from Thursday night to monday morning Roommate Wiscon membership. So the only thing left on the to-do list is 'request time off.' In other news, there is a $400 round trip ticket to Dublin in February that has my name on it. Unfortunately, there is not enough [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:14:26

From the Vault: Go-Go's

Someone just posted this ultra-rare of the Go-Go's performing "Our Lips Are Sealed" at the Rock in Rio Festival circa January 1985 ... to have been turned off, too. Was this the other girls' way of reminding her she wasn't a "real" member ... ), she and the other NON-BELINDA members suffered another huge indignation when NBC was (in his words) too [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:27:08

Fuse

This week’s creative prompt is Fuse. Think fuse box, blow a fuse, light a fuse, or perhaps any technique where materials are fused, or joined, together, such as fusing plastic bags or fabric or glass or any other materials you prefer. ?? ?? ?? Get creative by interpreting this topic through art, words, photography, however you feel moved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:48:24

Birds & Bees

I have a friend. Her name is Kai. She lives in Houston, and she's Comanche ... tradition, the Totem is an animal spirit guide or other entity that looks after or protects a family, clan, or tribe. Kai tells us that Cardinals form lifelong attachments to their mates. In other words [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:13:59

World domination…

Now some may be wondering, what am I teaching the bunny to do? Nothing. I find it best not to train him ( ... other than litter box train, which yes you can do) for everyone’s safety. See I am pretty sure ... bother her. LFB on the other hand is the Brain. I often see him plotting away in his cage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:49:41

Can Charisma Be Learned?

The Boston Hearland explores whether a charisma can be learned.  I've met many powerful and rich people ... he was, was known for his love of his soldiers.  Let the other poor bastard die for his country. Watch Arnold ... and vulnerability, innocence and experience, and singularity and typicality among them." In other words [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:12:14

Niche Trading Firm Mergers Not Dead (AMTD, SWIM, OXPS, TRAD)

It seems that the appetite for online brokerage firms to do selective M&A deals is not entirely dead. TD Ameritrade ( ... and more than $3 billion in client assets. If you are looking for other niche plays that other brokerage firms might want to consider in sympathy, there are two other niche firms which come to mind. Those [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:18:06

Carona’s metamorphosis on private toll roads

What a difference two years and a reelection make.  Two years ago in a Texas Monthly article by Paul Burka, about Gov ... for money, like restaurants at an airport, is a great idea—“free money” that TxDOT can use to build other ... to the transportation needs of the state, other than to say [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:31:02

Israel/Gaza; cutting off your nose to spite your face

The newly redesigned Foreign Policy site is stocked full of terrific writing and it's the go-to place for analysis of the Israeli-Gaza conflict.  Aaron David Miller wrote an essay the other day detailing the futility of the Israeli attack on Gaza: Beyond the tick tock of the current fighting lies an undeniable [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:26:18

Who Should Ascend To The Office Of Surgeon General?

President-elect Obama’s nomination of CNN medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, for the Office of Surgeon General of the United States has ignited a firestorm of debate across the Internet. Some argue that he is not qualified for the position, others say that his charisma would be a boon to public health communications, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 13:27:42

Hello my lovely friends!You know those nights when you snuggle into bed and everything is just right? You feel comfortable, nothing is hurting or aching, your not sick, not too stressed and it is a reasonable time? I had a night like that the other day and as I closed my eyes I had to smile [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:43:27

child's apron pattern and other free tutorials!

This is something I've been meaning to do for a while - I get so many requests for this little apron pattern, ... the professional printing of my other patterns. Here it is, and it's free! Just click on the photo in the side bar. It's my little gift to all of you wonderful people. I've also added links to other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:16:33

Donald Westlake, R.I.P.

Donald E. Westlake, the incomparable writer of a great many fine crime novels - including the Dortmunder series under his own name and the Parker novels as Richard Stark - is dead. He was 75 and passed away from an apparent heart attack in San Tancho, Mexico as he headed out to a New Year's Eve dinner [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:05:54

dark night of the soul for another American Jew's identity

Report on a rally for Israel in Washington, filed by non-Zio Brad Brooks-Rubin: ... down vengeance on other people. What I saw was person after person attempt to stand in front ... WAR IS NOT REAL SUPPORT” on the other. Their means of blocking the sign? Waving the Israeli flag [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:01:28

NYPD Officer gives WWII Marine final respects

I’ll give you the prerequisite tearjerker warning for this one. An NYPD officer “adopts” a WWII Marine so that he won’t have to spend his final days alone: Sometimes when old Marines die they do fade away into unmarked graves in Potter’s Field. Such might have been the case for Gaspar Musso, USMC 925050, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:51:48

Jairmany calling: could you place Lord Haw-Haw’s accent?

It’s easy enough to find broadcasts by William Joyce, “Lord Haw-Haw”, on the web and to the modern ear they sound just about as weird and distant as any other voices of that generation. But to wartime listeners his voice became something of an obsession [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:46:05

FreeBSD Turn On Process Accounting - Track System Resources Used By Users

I've already written about Linux process accounting under Linux ( see how to keep a detailed audit trail of what's being done on your Linux systems). You can easily setup process accounting under FreeBSD. This tutorial expalins how to enable and utilizing FreeBSD process accounting including many other useful options are explained to keep track [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:34:25

a single promise to a single soldier

The President and First Lady were rendered Full Honors at their Farewell Ceremony from our military on January 6th. Below is a transcript of the comments of the Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates. Armed Forces Farewell to the President of the United States (Arlington, VA) As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:23:34

Thursday's Jam: Italo disco!!!!

Thursday is all about Italo Disco, sunglasses, and the worst mullets you have ever seen in your life ( ... 1970s / early 1980s in Italy, Spain, Germany, and other parts of Europe, and later influenced most ... big hit in Europe in 1984 with the single Hey Hey Guy. Other songs he is well known for are Tonight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:00:52

Don Cherry, hockey fights, and other Berkobits

One, two or three-or-so-liners about various things: What was Don Cherry, hockey fight promoter, doing at the funeral of Don Sanderson, who died as a result of falling and hitting his head during a hockey fight? What a shameless hypocrite . . . Word is that Craig Hartsburg, who just got the job as Ottawa Senators coach, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:46:43

Here We Go Magic :: “Tunnelvision”

Brooklyn seems to be riding sky high as of late, as every other band you seem to hear about right now is coming out of that area.  Joining the ranks is Here We Go Magic, a new project from singer-songwriter Luke Temple, who’s garnered much praise [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:33:44

Quantitative easing

John Redwood has written a characteristically insightful piece this morning, as a follow-up to his Today interview (which can be accessed via here) ... be for us to introduce a price-level target now (price-level targeting also has a number of other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 13:05:05

BART Shooting Sparks Riot

Posted by Bossip Staff According to Livesteez, people are angry as all hell in Oakland about the BART Shooting, ... . Protesters set fire to a trash container and tried to overturn a police car, smashing the front window ... smashed and a car was set on fire during the rampage. Police in riot gear threw tear gas to try [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 13:12:51

I messed up...

Okay, I was just trying to widen the columns of my blog and I somehow deleted my header.  I am not very skilled at creating headers.. ... me one?  I would love to incorporate some pictures of my kids in it as well as some other elements.  Thanks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:14:38

Disturbing women

I'm not sure about the significance of the Costa Award in Great Britain, but this recipient is remarkable for her candor, her clarity of thought, ... any more. One has the chance to enjoy men for other reasons.” She insists that age is no excuse [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:02:14

Breathe Easy

We already shared how house plants can keep your indoor air quality up to snuff ... (other scary sources: gas stoves, wood burning stoves, and gas heaters). 41-wtbsdbrl_sl500_ Carbon ... (now we have one in the bedroom and one on the other end of the house in the den) is definitely [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:31:46

FHA - Today's Best Mortgage Deal?

Guest Post by Darel Ansley of People's Bank Home Loan Center in Wenatchee Just about everything is in place to stimulate the housing markets, ... , they can count the other rents towards their income, and they only need 3.5% down.  Loan limits for a duplex [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:21:01

new spaces in old places

I drive my S nuts with my constant re-arranging and re-decorating.  Really, I do.  But kiddos are constantly growing ... everything except beds.  However, they usually both end up in one or the other bed by morning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:51:25

The Laziest Post In Blogging: FREE J.C.! Edition

Have fun with these various links while I liquefy an entire bottle of 6-XO Extreme and mainline it in hopes of becoming some kind of freakazoid ... Prospects list was published by Baseball America the other day, and ranked ahead of well-known guys [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:23:13

Some cooking courses offered through community education

Some cooking courses offered through community education Food and Drink I have a great working relationship with most of my co-workers and good friendships with three of them. It seems that even though we see each other daily it is hard to keep up with what is going on in each others lives. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:24:11

SONY UNVEILS WORLD’S FIRST WI-FI DIGITAL CAMERA WITH FREE AT&T WiFi ACESS

I just arrived to the CES 2009 show and learned about Sony's introduction of the the world’s first Wi-Fi® enabled digital camera that uploads photos and videos to Web sites through any public hotspot due to its built-in Web browser. The new Cyber-shot DSC-G3 digital still camera answers one of the most pressing needs for photo enthusiasts: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:10:00

Putin PR

Many journalists, like Mary Dejevsky in The Independent, ... that Ukraine is as much to blame for Europe's crisis as any other party. But today's Washington ... of Ukraine, then ordered a reduction in the gas that transits Ukraine to other European countries [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:51:23

Retro TV W/C 9th January 2009

Barry Murphy returns once more trawl the TV and radio guides (so you don't have to) to find anything worth tuning into this week. All listings are for UK terrestrial TV, Freeview and national radio, with the shows running from Friday 9th January to Thursday 15th January 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 13:50:09

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