Fish bowl blast puts out fire; Fish OK, from Boston.com.
Clownfish don't need 'Nemo,' they are stars, from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that Mark A quickly dialictized the White House site.
A gem from Jennie D! Dialectize this site! I'm partial to the Redneck and Swedish Chef styles.
Courtesy of Rachel, "A really, really mad cow." If you're watching this at work, keep the sound low.
The top 25 athletes of the last 25 years, from ESPN, courtesy of Mark A.
From Mark A: Bush in 41.2 seconds! Related: "Don't be an asshole, vote Democratic," from Salon.com.
Howard Dean: Still Talking, Still Losing, from IntellectualConversvative.com. Mark A urges you to look at the image.
Al Franken knocks down Dean heckler, from the New York Post. LaRouche supporters disrupt Democrats, from CNN. Al Franken rousts heckler from Dean rally, from the Union Leader (NH). Here's what alfrankenweb.com (unofficial fansite) himself has to say about it.
In Online Auctions, Misspelling in Ads Often Spells Cash, from The New York Times.
Senator who? We're trying to bowl here!!, from the Miami Herald, by Dave Barry. "There was an unusually exciting campaign event here Saturday night for Sen. John Edwards, who -- to refresh your memory -- is one of the ones with good hair."
Connecticut group to challenge history books, from Boston.com, courtesy of Rachel.
Built for the Arctic: A Species' Splendid Adaptations, from The New York Times.
I was quite remiss post-vacation and forgot to post some good stuff from Mark A:
Soros pins his hopes on defeat for Bush, from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
4 More Feet in the Ark of Operations?, from the Washington Post.
Mark says, "Whoa! I found this after searching for 'miserable failure' at Google. Look at result #1!!" "A Miserable Failure," from the Atlantic Monthly. "Will Bush be re-elected? Only if voters wittingly ignore his long list of failures while in office."
Says Mark A: "I didn't go to Yale, either." Clark contrasts humble roots with Yale-educated rivals, from SFGate.com.
My Late-Term Abortion, from Boston.com. "President Bush's attempt to ban partial-birth abortions threatens all late-term procedures. But in my case, everyone said it was the right thing to do — even my Catholic father and Republican father-in-law."
What's So Funny?, from Boston.com. "Three New England comedians are adding a streak of regional humor to Saturday Night Live, including characters straight from the streets of Boston."
Howard Dean's Iowa concession speech: the dance remix.
Ad Rejections by CBS Raise Policy Questions, from The New York Times, courtesy of Mark A.
The Smile Boston Project, courtesy of Mark A.
Mark A. says: "More evidence: they are the devil." GOP downplays reading of memos, from Boston.com. And: Senate Inquiry Into Memos That Went Astray Nears End, from The New York Times.
Monkeys take center stage in China, from Boston.com.
Air Marshal Stuck in Conversation About Passenger's Patio, from The Onion.
A Single Conscience v. the State, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
For a B.A. in Bacon, They All Chewed the Fat, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
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Lucky me, Mark A's been keeping up with stuff while I've been hanging with the fam. This is all him:
"If you aren't *really* scared by Bush, you will be!" Bush in 30 seconds
"I was curious to see what my contribution was to the patriotic war that we're having. So, visiting www.census.gov I found out that the 2001 estimate for the US population is 284,796,887. If you take the $87B allocated to the war, that's only $305.48 per person! Heck, if gas prices stay $0.10 cheaper per gallon, I will recover this much money within the next year or so."
"My vote for best part of the state of the union: Bush said 'Some provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire next year...' and he was cut off by applause."
Amusing/interesting will be on hold Jan. 13-20 while I enjoy some balmy California weather. In the meantime, enjoy the archive. I know you have a lot of catching up to do.
My So-Called Blog, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
A Short-Order Revolutionary, from The New York Times. "(Tod) Murphy -- who is himself a farmer -- started the Farmers Diner 18 months ago with a modest-seeming goal: to rely on local ingredients."
Warning labels compete for title of 'wackiest', from Boston.com.
I'll give you my heart (but I might need your liver), from Boston.com. "A new organ donor network riles ethicists with the idea that in order to get, you first have to give."
Sympathy for the spammer, from Boston.com. Spam turns to Russian literature for inspiration?
Legalize it?, from Boston.com. "Nancy F. Cott, a professor of history at Harvard and author of the 2001 book 'Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation' (Harvard), pooh-poohs alarmist claims about the consequences of redefining marriage, saying, 'Such fears aren't new -- marriage in America will change but survive.' "
From Ballistic to Holistic, from Boston.com. "Angry and depressed by win-at-any-cost legal work, a growing number of lawyers are seeking peace of mind -- for their clients and themselves -- by bringing spiritual alternatives to the practice of law."
Telly "addict" threatens to sue cable company, from AFP.
Consternation Over Aviation Urination, from the LA Times.
Central Vermont town eyes joining New Hampshire, from Boston.com.
Fiance creates overnight winter wonderland, from Boston.com.
Up North, Where a Cold War Still Rages, from The New York Times.
Whoa! Dick Cheney's Christmas card. It's a sidebar to The Imperial Vice Presidency, from Slate.
Road Killers, from The New Yorker online. "This week in the magazine, in 'Big and Bad,' Malcolm Gladwell writes about S.U.V. safety. Here, with The New Yorker's Ben Greenman, Gladwell discusses the boom of the S.U.V. culture, and whether S.U.V.s are as safe as drivers feel in them."
U-Haul forbids rentals to Explorer drivers, from Boston.com, courtesy of Robin.
Never Lost, but Found Daily: Japanese Honesty, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
Roasting a Pig Inside an Enigma, from the New York Times, courtesy of Rachel, who says, "I bet Brad wants this. I know Ed wants this. Most disturbing is the picture of the dog eyeing the pork."
How to Be an Iowan for a Day, from the New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
Quote of the Week, Campaign Edition, from Reason.com's Hit & Run.
Which Democratic Primary Candidate Are You... in Bed?, from nerve.com.
Man seeks Christian nudist colony, from Boston.com.
8 Simples Rules for Dating my Ex-Wife, from the New Yorker.
'Blizzard babies' result of cabin fever, from Boston.com.
Both Rachel and Brad knew I would love this! Writes, Punctuation Book and Finds It's a Best Seller, from The New York Times. This is about a book by an author who is "aggrieved to the point of physical distress when she sees a sign advertising 'carrot's' for sale."
Just Like, Er, Words, Not, Um, Throwaways, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
The revolutionary, from Boston.com. "Donald Berwick says our nation's world-class hospitals and doctors are delivering health care that is unsafe and unreliable. But his call to dismantle the system makes the medical establishment uneasy -- especially since he used to be part of it."
Spam Poets, from Boston.com.
We've moved into our new house and I'm finally back online. Check out 2003: A Dave odyssey, by Dave Barry. My favorite: "In Washington, Congress approves President Bush's request for $87 billion to Iraqify Iraq, so that it will be more Iraq-like. The money will also be used for the War on Terror, including $23.99 to pay for what is described as 'a complete overhaul' of the U.S. intelligence community's Magic Eight Ball." For those of you who haven't heard the story, ask me about the time I briefed the admiral in charge of intelligence for the Pacific Command using predictive analysis that originated from my office's Magic Eight Ball.