Did Obama dye his gray hair away? – Yahoo! News January 22, 2011 – Even as I hope we do someday have a female president, I fear the hair/plastic surgery/fad diet/whatever stories that would inevitably result. European 'Road Train' Cars Drive Themselves While You Sleep (PICTURES) January 22, 2011 – this is the sort of stuff Frank and I invent over beers, or on long driving trips. Anthony Hopkins: Alfred Hitchcock In New Movie? January 22, 2011 – interesting!
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State Rep. Stefani Carter Loses "TeaApproved" Status — Tea Party | The Texas Tribune January 21, 2011 – You know that saying, liberals fall in love, conservatives fall in line? The Tea Party thingie has been around les than 2 years and already they’re approving and disapproving people. Hard core, man. Apple Reveals Top Free iPad Apps Of All Time (PICTURES) January 21, 2011 – I do not want to hear the phrase “of all time” applied to a device that was released LAST SPRING. Jesse James gets engaged to Kat Von D January 21, 2011 – My little ol’…
Slight Uptick In Pedestrian Deaths Is Apparently Michelle Obama's Fault January 20, 2011 – HEAD BANGING AGAINST DESK. Maybe I should go out for a WALK. Hope I don’t DIE. New Book App Lets You Read And Walk Without Tripping! January 20, 2011 – Easy to make fun of (why facilitate inattentive behavior?) but I have to say that app developers are coming up with some of the cleverest stuff around. Car2Go Partners With Whole Foods HQ January 20, 2011 – Great idea! I hope to se this adopted by a non-Whole Foods store. Sony’s latest attack on customer freedom…
NASA Pulls Injured Shuttle Astronaut Timothy Kopra Off Flight January 19, 2011 – Tough break. The Caucus: Gillespie, Ayers to Lead RNC Transition January 19, 2011 – Has the media’s fascination with politics-as-a-business/sport really reached the point that the leaders of a transition between chairmen of a political party are newsworthy? Patent trolls and IBM: Will Big Blue's meta-patent fix a broken system? January 19, 2011 – If any company were going to do “meta-patents” it would be IBM. Emplyees are strongly “incentivized” to patent stuff. Starbucks Starts Accepting Mobile Payments Nationwide January 19, 2011 – I know my local…
TX-2012 Senate: 50% Dewhurst (R), 31% Edwards (D) (PPP 1/14-16) January 18, 2011 – No Bill White? Edwards is an interesting idea. He certainly knows how to run in republicanland. Chris Matthews, WTH Is Tom Delay Doing On Your Program To Proclaim Innocence? January 18, 2011 – I agree with the author and all: DeLay is a scumbag who should no longer have access to free media. But I really posted this for the last paragraph in the abstract. A significant reason that political punditry is so bad, and so disconnected from the people who vote for politicians is that…
Louis Menand: Why the women’s movement needed “The Feminine Mystique.†January 16, 2011 What Percentage of iPhone Owners are on iOS4? January 17, 2011 Look back at MLK's 1962 stay at UT-Austin – Beaumont Enterprise January 17, 2011 Shelly’s Podcast: 1-14-11 (voicemail: 512-394-4624) January 16, 2011
Tim Kopra, NASA Astronaut Slated For Spacewalk, Injured January 16, 2011 – Damn! this is a guy I went to high school with.
The end of Tom DeLay January 15, 2011 Spy Animals: Birds, Cats, Squirrels And Insects Used For Espionage (PHOTOS) January 15, 2011 – I iz on ur armee base, sniffin ur planz. What's a Rance Priebus? January 14, 2011 – Just the headline: likey.
Baby Giant Anteater Born At Sweden Zoo (VIDEO) January 14, 2011 – I sure hope the folks at Cheezburger start a LOLAnteaters site. Hillary's Power Grab January 14, 2011 – Even in a story about how she’s grabbed power, the secretary of state is still just plain Hillary. I’m still the only one who hates that, but I thought I’d mention it. Introducing…(512) Cascabel Cream Stout – Available NOW! January 14, 2011 – I am of the belief that (5120 cannot, or has not yet, made a bad beer. Therefore I can’t wait to try this. William K. Black: The…
Cat, Sal Esposito, Called To Jury Duty In Boston (VIDEO) January 13, 2011 – My cats just mark down “habitual drug user” when called for jury duty. (See 12 Days of Frank’s Vacation, episode #11). Democrats on the Jury January 13, 2011 – Oh, boo, f’in’g hoo! I’m sure Dick DeGaren mad effective use of jury challenges on his client’s behalf. funny how these tough guys all of a sudden become victims when they face the consequences of their actions. Darts and Laurels January 13, 2011 – “In a time when we’re all supposed to be tweeting and blogging, I’m…