Thursday
One more to the weekend. Amen.

The twins have discovered the joys of walking around on my desk. It’s kind of cute. Of course, when they jump and climb claw their way up my leg to get there, that drops a little of the cuteness factor. Kittens, cute. Kittens with claws, working their way up your legs and back, not so cute. And, Presto seems to be of the opinion that if we are eating, she should be able to have a portion of whatever we’re eating, too. And she can be rather persistent about it. And that’s kind of cute.

News Stories
Talk of the Nation: Writers’ Views: The Art of the Essay
Talk of the Nation: DNA Discoverer Francis Crick Dies at 88
All Things Considered: Rash of Stolen ATMs in Georgia Puts Police on Alert
All Things Considered: FBI Translator’s Firing May Have Links to Complaints
All Things Considered: Synthetic Prions Cause Brain Disease in Mice

I watched John Kerry deliver his nomination acceptance speech. Not bad, but John Edwards is definitely the warmer of the two. Watching him, I kept wondering if there was anything to the rumors as to whether or not he’s had botox injections.

I don’t know why, but apparently CNN had a live microphone near David Burke (I think), Director of the DNC. He was trying to coordinate the balloon and confetti drop at the climax of the speech. Well, they didn’t drop as quickly as he wanted. He kept barking at people to release the them from the rafters. No matter how much he yelled, they only fell a few groups at a time. At one point, you could actually hear him say: “Where the fuck are the balloons?!?!?” (I wonder if the FCC will decide that this is a fine-worthy offense or if it is a case of the rare and elusive “acceptable use.”

Stray Toasters

  • “Damned rolling blackouts.”
    (This is funny if you saw tonight’s Whose Line Is It Anyway?)

  • A commercial for the Gillette Venus ‘Divine’ razor was just on. In it, they showed an actress “shaving” her legs from ankle to knee. *blink blink* As someone who shaves his head daily, it has always been my understanding that you want to “go with the grain” of the hair growth. Does this not hold true when shaving your legs?
  • “You bastards know that you have to invite me in, right?”

  • By way of Comics2Film:

    From the looks of the premiere of Justice League Unlimited, the animated series will certainly be returning to the hearts and minds of animation fans across the globe with tons of potential.

    The article was taken from another site, so I checked it out. While browsing, I looked at some of the site’s character info. Former Teen Titans Hawk and Dove will be introduced in JLU. What caught my eye was the voice actors, Jason Hervey and Fred Savage… who also played brothers on The Wonder Years.

  • When good upgrades go bad…
  • Slashdot poll: Most Reliable Personal Computer I’ve Owned
  • From The BBC: Tolkein vs. Critics in 1954
  • “Segway Polo?” What will they think of next?
  • Ray Parker, Jr.’s musical career came to a grinding, screeching halt because of his use of the bass line from Huey Lewis and the News’ I Want a New Drug. However, if you have a copy of Pop Musik, by M, listen to the bassline. Sound familiar?

I’m going for a drive.

Namaste.