Conserative White Male Resentment of the Day

(Via Lawyers, Guns and Money) Conserative White Male Resentment of the Day  They call it rollin' coal---I call it rollin' ASSHOLES! There is a whole lot of insanity going on . . . . .

Llamas on board:

Coming back from a breakfast with some friends this morning I spotted the truck below as I came up to a construction delay. Two llamas being hauled somewhere. They checked me out as we waited, and I couldn't resist snapping a few photos.

No spitting, thanks goodness! 

Fourth of July 2013 Mendocino Parade

Fourth of July 2013 Mendocino Parade, a set on Flickr.

It's a little late, but here are my pictures from the Mendocino 2013 4th of July parade. Click on the pictures to go to my Flickr feed and see larger versions. It a unique slice of Northern California life. Where else do the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Move to Amend folks walk side by side?

So it seems

As we come down to the actual voting in the Iowa Caucuses (which seem fairly meaningless except to media types), the Republican candidates seem to be trying to out loon each other. Not that they've been all that rational up to this point, but MAN, the crazy is getting fierce!

The difference is one of perception:

How the media views different demonstrators:

Weird, unfocused hippie.

Serious challenger of the status quo.

Emu on the Loose!

I was at work today, and before I went home I called my wife to tell her a strange tale I'd heard via email about an emu that had been seen wandering around nearby. She revealed she had encountered the large avian interloper, and even managed to catch some pictures of it, though she felt somewhat intimidated by the large fowl.

Here the large avian visitor checks out our inside birds, causing them to raise quite a ruckus.

When I got home from work I had an email (emu email?) from one of our neighbors saying a young girl had lost her pet emu, which had been seen wandering around the neighborhood. There was a number to call if you saw it, so I checked and found the bird had made it home unscathed. 

This is definitely still the birdhaus.

Not thinking things through:

Oh my!

Only $1 million?

(Via Metafilter)

A toilet described as once having belonged to US author JD Salinger has been put on sale on the online auction site eBay for $1m (£644,000).

The vendor says he obtained the "used toilet commode" from a couple who now own the former home of the Catcher in the Rye author.

It comes "uncleaned and in its original condition", the ad for it states.

"Who knows how many of [his] stories were thought up and written while Salinger sat on this throne!", it adds.

The toilet comes with a letter from Joan Littlefield, attesting that the toilet was removed during renovations to her and her husband's house in Cornish, New Hampshire, formerly owned by the reclusive author.

She writes that they knew all the workmen who installed the toilet decades ago when Salinger had work done on the house.

There have been a number of bids on the item.

". . . uncleaned and in its original condition"?Uh . . . what can be said about this?

Imagine the poor schmuck who buys it, and his wife takes some bleach to it without realizing.

Oh well, never mind . . . .

"Toking" with Lawrence Welk

(Via WorldWideWadio)
Larry calls this a "modern spiritual." Well, I guess you could say that if you're a rastafarian. And the way she's bouncing on his lap makes me wonder what she's inspiring in him . . . .

This is taking reality TV too far:

(From Huffington Post)

NEW YORK — "The Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith is scheduled to have a colonoscopy Wednesday, with live reports planned as he undergoes the procedure at a New York hospital.

CBS says it will be the first time an anchor has had a colonoscopy live on network television.

Uh, can we hope this is not a trend, and it will also be the LAST time?

Sir Real meets Madam Apple Juice:

(Via Metafilter)




This makes me happy in Paraguay!

Are things getting worse than I thought?

This is a screen shot from the CostCo site, showing a one year supply of food for one person, marked down to almost $800.00. From the site:

Shelf Reliance is your premier source for food storage and emergency preparedness planning. Because nothing is more important than the health and safety of your family, they provide only top-of-the-line products. Shelf Reliance’s line of THRIVE Foods are held to the highest standards. All THRIVE Foods have been developed with everyday menu planning in mind; however, they are also designed to be added to your long term food storage. With their great taste and simple preparation, THRIVE foods are the perfect place to turn for healthy, delicious meals anytime.  

The THRIVE 1 Year Food Supply comes complete with 78 #10 cans ranging 5 food groups: grains, fruits, veggies, meats & beans and dairy. With over 4,700 servings and many foods with a shelf life of up to 20 years, this package will give you variety, nutrition, and peace of mind. In addition to the high quality foods this package provides, a wheat grinder is included.

'Cause you never know when a wheat grinder will come in handy. Seriously, do these folks know something we don't? And if this is only enough for one person for one year, after a few months do you have to fight it out with your family? 

Two words I didn't expect to see widely used in the main stream media:

autoerotic asphyxiation

. . . . and what an embarrassing way to go, grasshopper!

So much worse than we thought:

(Via GQ)

As bad as everything that was happening during the Bush administration seemed, it was so much worse than we knew. Here are actual covers from briefings issued by Donald Rumsfeld's office back in the day:

God, I am so grateful these insane creeps are out of there! This kind of shit rivals anything to come out of Nazi Germany.

Holy . . . .

(Via Metafilter)

This year's "Snakes on a Plane"?

Somehow, "We're dealing with a menace" said by Lorenzo Lamas doesn't hold a candle to Samuel L. Jackson shouting "Get these mutha-fucking snakes off this mutha-fucking plane!!!"

Eerie Christmas decorations

Along the road leading inland from our coastal home is a farmhouse where the owners decorate the place with each season to the max. As you might expect, Christmas is a real amazing display.

With a time exposure, it almost looks like the Nativity is ablaze!!!

The Wise Men will have no trouble finding this place.

Scooby Doo keeps watch over the Christ child.