Archive for January, 2007

Another Speech, Another Lie

24Jan07

Wow, we totally thwarted the terra again according to the State of the Union speech given last night: “We stopped an al Qaeda plot to fly a hijacked airplane into the tallest building on the West Coast.” I’m so proud. Lets bring out the shirts that look like flags and celebrate! Oh wait, that “threat” [...]

We Are Watching You

22Jan07

My last post reminded me of an interesting factoid that I keep forgetting to mention. According to my server logs, two of the biggest fans of my Snacks On A Plane spoof are the US Department of Justice, and The Pentagon.

Andy Griffith Is A Terrorist!

22Jan07

I can’t believe a stand-up guy like Andy Griffith would be associated with terrorism, but after watching this short clip, I’m convinced we should send him to Abu Ghraib and beat the hell out of him.

Denver Wins National Democratic Convention!

11Jan07

Not that I really needed to post about this since it will be all over the news, but Denver will be hosting the 2008 Democratic National Convention! Denver’s selection brings the high-profile political gathering to the Pepsi Center in August 2008 — exactly 100 years after the city hosted its first and only national party [...]

Photos From The Nebraska Ice Storm of 2006

06Jan07

The same recent storm which pulverized the area I grew-up in had a completely different effect in Kansas and Nebraska. In these photos, you can see how damaging an ice storm can be. I remember having an ice storm in Colorado sometime around 1984 (I was 5 or 6) which was not early this bad, [...]

Testing The Limits of the United States Postal Service

05Jan07

I just came across one of the most interesting and hilarious science experiments I’ve seen in awhile: We sent a variety of unpackaged items to U.S. destinations, appropriately stamped for weight and size, as well as a few items packaged as noted. We sent items that loosely fit into the following general categories: valuable, sentimental, [...]

Update On Rescue Efforts In Southeast Colorado

04Jan07

I was a bit surprised– earlier this evening I was watching TV and the blizzard which trashed Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Southeast Colorado was actually the lead-off story. Sadly the national news has better coverage of the storm than anything locally I’ve seen so far. There have been a few short blurbs here on the [...]

2006 Blizzard Pictures from Southeast Colorado

03Jan07

My dad sent me some photos of the aftermath of the snow in Walsh, the town where I grew-up. Crazyness.

The Real 2006 Blizzard Aftermath in Southeast Colorado

02Jan07

I just got off of the phone with my dad, and it sounds like the recent snow storm that mostly hit Southeastern Colorado is being very under reported, at least in the Denver area. He said they received 45″ of very heavy snow there, where drifts are regularly at 6′ and in places reach up [...]