The Aliens Weren't Drunk

These "crop circles" are courtesy of a drunk driver trying to escape the cops.

Rudy, Tony, Darth Vader, Greenwald, and The Sopranos

Big D is not dead. I swear, things will pick up ... someday. Until then, a blast from the taser though I'd stand back if you're doused in gasoline:

• Rudy is catching heat for ditching the Iraq Study Group in order to make money giving speeches about his heroism on 9/11. Hypocritical, greedy, narcissistic - sure, but obviously the man ain't dumb. Why would anyone with eyes on a political future want anything to do with the cluster fuck our boy has Georgie created in Iraq?
• The same cannot apparently be said about former British Prime Minister Tony Blair who is said to be considering subjecting his tattered reputation to yet more abuse. Tony, it will only get worse ...
• Upon reports that VP Dick Cheney has been violating federal laws regarding the maintenance and preservation of classified records, Cheney has argued that - he is above the law and regularly wipes his ass with original copies of the Constitution, (wait, he didn't really say that it just sounded like he did, my bad) - the Vice President's Office is not part of the executive branch and therefore not subject to laws governing such record keeping. Representative Rahm Emmanuel was apparently listening because he's done something wholly sensible as a result - draft a law to abolish funding for the VP's office.
• You all know that I find Glenn Greenwald to be one of the sharpest voices online. You and I can support him by buying his latest book - A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency. I would have gone for a slightly different title: A Foreseeable Catastrophe: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed A Retard's Ill-Gotten Presidency, the Nation and the World. Glenn, feel free to use that on the second printing.
• I didn't catch a single Sopranos episode this season. Did Dumbledore die or something?
• Anybody been following the standoff in New Hampshire where a couple of tax cheats have barricaded themselves on their property and have warned police that any attempt to arrest them will result in bloodshed? These people WANT to die. Finally a case where the NYPD is needed.
• I attended a lecture in law school given by a former lawyer for the CIA. When the subject of "black ops" came up (assassination of foreign leaders, fomenting coups, etc.), the lecturer said, with a straight face: Assassinations are illegal. The CIA doesn't engage in them. I know you're skeptical but I can't disprove a negative (not a verbatim quote but in the ballpark). Everyone in the room could only shrug and be insulted. Now that the CIA has released information about 25 years worth of law breaking, I can barely imagine what sort of unspeakable information wasn't released.

Stay cool.

Wouldn't Pay $23 For This ...

But this tee shirt design nails it

More Wirelessness On The Way

This device charges electronics that are placed on it. A lot more appealing than multiple chargers around the house for all of your small electronics. Available next month but no word on price yet.

If There's Room For Kwotebel ..

on the internets, then there is obviously room for passiveaggressivenotes.com

A Born Seller (and 'Bus Stop' Afficionado)

Yo, I'm heading down to the Montgomery Mini Mart. Word, son.

What The World Eats

This photo is part of a series from the book Hungry Planet. The Ayme family of Ecuador spend the equivalent of $31.55 per week on food. See what other families around the world eat here.