Holly found this dachshund-schipperke mix on some crazy dog shelter web site.




It was always Brownie's dream to "have" Sammie one day... and make his own little doxy-skip abominations. Ah, Brownie. Crazy mutts.
excellent... yow, bill

Labels: fun

So, now Putin says that Russia invaded Georgia because, um, Dick Cheney made him do it.
Is Putin on staff over there at CNN or MSNBC or something? Did Moz put him up to this?
Putin blames Cheney

Well gol dang it, Cheney... did it again. I look forward to the Bill Moyers PBS special (that we'll all pay for). Maybe an earnest interview with Putin on the evil W administration... yes!

QOTD

"Russia does not feel isolated and is not afraid to be isolated,"
- Yevgeniy Chizhov, the Russian ambassador in Brussels

Mother Russia... nobody does Orwell better.
Thank god, they're incompetent.
so far... yow, bill

PS - Great article about the dollar that I can't find now. The dollar is rebounding against the Euro and will continue to do so. Why? Because the US economy is fundamentally superior to those in Europe (Germany, France, etc). Interesting theory, that makes a lot of sense.

Labels: politics, qotd

John Kerry spoke at the Dem convention last night.
Hilarious recap here: Kerry settles scores in 2004 do-over

Kerry settles score? 2004 do-over?
This article gaily perpetuates the myth that Kerry lost because of some wacky repub smear tactic or something, rather than his complete absence of personality.

Kerry harps on some of the McCain flipflops he's done since becoming a candidate for prez. Yeah, McCain's record is a doozy. And Kerry rightly points that out.
Alas, however, the repub retort (repub retort?) is the QOTD.

QOTD

"John Kerry descended into a parody of himself tonight, when he explained that he was actually for John McCain before he was against him."
- Alex Conant, some repub hack after Kerry's speech bashing McCain.

Jeez, man... good one.

I haven't watched a minute of convention... phew. We'll see about tonight thought, with Barry speaking. Maybe over a margarita at Pepe's. We'll see.
tequila sunrise... yow, bill

Labels: politics, qotd

QOTD

"You go to Wrigley Field, you have a beer, beautiful people up there. People aren't watching the game. It's not serious. White Sox, that's baseball. South side"
- Barry O'Bama, sox fan

And yeah, I won't be voting for Derrek Lee either...

QOTD2

"I mean, he's right. I think most of the fans there are just there to enjoy the experience, and, uh, drink beer. I mean, is that not true?"
- Derrek Lee, on Barry's above QOTD

Hey D-Lee... I'd concentrate a little more on hitting with runners in scoring position. Lee has already hit into a MLB-leading 24 double-plays this year. Jeez, 3 more double-plays and that's a whole extra game's worth of outs from the Cub under-achieving 1B.

I will say this about Wrigley Field. It is less fun than it used to be. That's a product of it's off-the-chart popularity. The Cub "magic" may return if (when?) they crash and burn, in unique and spectacular fashion this year. We shall see.

A couple more baseball quickies:

1. Baseball starts doing instant replay tomorrow: "The Baseball Replay Redux". I guess this is what's called "getting old." Instant replay has detracted from the game of football. It adds nothing to baseball. It's a step toward more automation... why in the world would this technology only be applicable to calling home runs. It's a step away from what makes the game special... old school, the human element. Everyone but me wants it, so fuck me.
2. Mark Cuban is on the list of 5 guys in the running to buy the Cub. I can't/won't ever forget or forgive Cuban (not that he's asking) for the anti-American hatchet job that was the movie "Redacted." So, if Cuban buys the Cub... I don't know. Hey, maybe they'll instant replay every gol dang call on the field, and then I won't want to watch any more. How's that for a compromise?
   

I remember back in 1969...
cub win and lose... yow, bill

Labels: politics, qotd, sports

QOTD

"Shut the fuck up!"
- David Mamet, his NPR epiphany

5 bill-star, off the chart article by David Mamet:


I'm not worthy of a summary. Read it. But here's my favorite sentence in the QOTD below.

QOTD2

"And, I wondered, how could I have spent decades thinking that I thought everything was always wrong at the same time that I thought I thought that people were basically good at heart?"
- David Mamet, on the conflict between his core belief that people are good and an everything sucks" liberal philosophy

I must admit I've rarely listened to NPR. I can't understand the affectation in the voices of anyone on NPR. It's bizarre. I guess if you listen to it long enough... I'll pass, thanks. I'd love to pass on paying for the dump, but that's a different can of worms.

Now, go watch Mamet's finest work, "Glengarry Glen Ross".
Rating: 5 bill-stars.
Glengarry has a memorable quotes list that rivals "The Grail".
It might be an all-time top 10... I'd have to do the list to be sure.
coffee is for closers only... yow, bill

Labels: 5stars, movies, politics, qotd