Pumpkin Seeds: Random Edition
1. I don’t particularly lke Jay Leno, but this was funny and on point: I love that the Department of Homeland Security always tells Americans if you don’t fly commercial airlines, “the terrorists have won.” If you don’t hold the Super Bowl or the World Series, “the terrorists have won.” If you don’t get out
So Dubya and company are now looking into a way to postpone the Presidential election in case there’s a terrorist attack the day before or day of that might sway those on the fence against him like he believes happened in Spain create the need for an unprecedented delay. And the comparison to the 9/11
Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park turned out to be a perfect place for an extended family picnic and Saturday’s weather couldn’t have been better for it. Considering I haven’t been to the gym in over a month now, I should have known better than to jump into a game of two-hand touch without stretching at
Pumpkin Seeds: Anti-Corporate America Edition
1. In a bizarre turn of events in the Yummy Sandwich saga, I bumped into its President/Owner, Avi, on Tuesday afternoon as I was heading out for lunch and a walk in the park. He was standing out in front of my office building, wearing a Yummy Sandwich t-shirt, and stopped me, asking my name
eBay is evil! Like the internet that shelters it, it is one of the roots of all evil and people with addictive or competitive personalities should stay far, far away from it. People like me, for example. It all started so innocently this morning, when I found myself searching the internet for my favorite Yankee
S!W!E!E!P! FIRST. EVER. SWEEP. Yeeeeeah, baby! And how fitting was it to have Pay-Rod make the last out? Very fitting. Punk. Richard Hidalgo is turning into the best Mets trade since Piazza and might single-handedly wipe away the bad taste still lingering from Vaughn, Burnitz, Alomar, et al. Now Duquette needs to get some solid
Fahrenheit 9/11. Pretty much everything that’s been said about it is true. It’s heartbreaking; it’s manipulative; it’s old news; it’s a powerful evidentiary hearing in the case against the Bush administration. Ultimately, it’s simply frustrating. While it won’t likely change the minds of the staunchest Bush supporters – who wouldn’t see a Michael Moore documentary
louder than words: reloaded differed from the Matrix sequel I jokingly subtitled it after in two significant ways: 1) It didn’t completely and unnecessarily alter its tone from its original incarnation; 2) The turnout was much lower. In fact, the paid turnout was exactly the same as the last show back in May: 21. One
Pumpkin Seeds: Butterflies in my Stomach Edition
1. Tonight is another louder than words and yes, it’s true, it could very well be the last one. That’s my attitude going into it, at least. A lot of it is riding on how I feel by the end of the show. 2. Right this minute, I feel like it could go either way.
Attn: Department of Homeland Security
While catching up on the news this morning, I came across the following information buried in some left-wing propaganda on the “record-breaking” box office for Fahrenheit 9/11 that leads me to believe an insidious act of terrorism has been successfully launched on our soil: The Wayans brothers’ comedy “White Chicks,” about two black FBI agents