Monday, March 26, 2007

Herd Mentality

Here is a link to some thoughts on herd mentality at bus stops. I can kind of agree, as my commute is similar, especially on the way home. However, I find more humor in 'getting to know' your fellow riders.

There are certain people who I see on the bus everyday, without fail. I have no idea of their names, nor do I particularly care; but I do 'know' them in a sense. For example, I know that everyday there is a woman, who is rather manish I might add, who gets on the bus at the last stop out of town. Everyday, she looks annoyed and flustered at the number of people on the bus, especially when she dosen't get a seat. One would think that after months, or years, you would know that at that time of day and at that stop the bus is always crowded. She acts as if we know she will soon board and therefore should clear the seats and let her have her choice.

There is also the older, cougarish, blonde who literally jumps to the head of the line at the bus stop as soon as the bus arrives with such intensity, you would swear it was the last bus to leave Pittsburgh, ever.

But let us not forget the older black gentleman who, finding himself without a seat, holds onto the overhead rail in a manner to plant his croutch directly square in the face of the sitting passenger. That sitting passenger, in my opinion, suddenly realizes how lucky the rest of us are to be standing.

More on this later...

Woohoo! Free online documentaries.

The Philadelphian renaissance of Pittsburgh continues and grows.

Friday, March 23, 2007

Religion and politics is so played...

Ellen Goodman has it right with her opinion on religion and politics.

Updated my Picasa page with new pictures. Check back again soon for a collection of St. Patty's day pics.

Wedding update: This is going to happen on 6/14/2008 at the Sewickley Presbyterian Church and the reception will be at The Fez in The Balconade Room in Hopewell, PA. Here is our photographers site.

Friday, March 16, 2007

I agree with Chris Kelly, Tom Delay is an idiot.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

A Sign of the Times...

Fallen superhero a sign of the times.

Pens are here to stay!

Ben Stein gives an interesting opinion on the state of affairs in american business.

I've been following this case for awile. One of the craziest things I've ever seen and by the description at the end of this article its about to get better.

Monday, March 12, 2007

Monday starts off what looks to be a week of ridiculous headlines...

Some old broad finds out that young people have sex, writes book. Exaggerated inhales of shock ensue.

Who ever thought that Dick Cheney had grace...

Fair and Balanced? I think not.

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Never heard of this superhighway, the website might be one of those conspiracy sites, but interesting nonetheless.

Monday, March 5, 2007

New Additions to the Picasa Web Gallery!

Go see all the photos that I uploaded by clicking here

Be sure to bookmark it so you can check back.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Today's MSM

From Eric Alterman's Blog, Altercation:

What else wasn't covered last week in between Brittney's thighs, Anna-Nicole's boobs, and David Geffen's canapés on thin wafers? Let's take 10 examples of stories that are unarguably more important to the future of the republic--and to virtually all Americans' lives--than the cotton-candied crapola that dominated news coverage:

Sy Hersh had yet another scoop in The New Yorker, this one revealing a strategic shift in U.S. foreign policy that potentially benefits our enemies. And the BBC revealed the U.S.'s contingency plans for an attack on Iran.
The federal government's plan to check flight passenger names against terrorist watch lists is five years behind schedule.
More news is emerging about U.S. Attorneys being replaced with GOP cronies in what Adam Cohen calls a "political purge." One ousted attorney seems intent on fighting back.
Vice President Dick Cheney was traveling in Southeast Asia pressuring Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and refusing to talk to the press except on an absurd "background" capacity that shamed everyone who participated in it and fooled no one who really cared. (It took a suicide bombing targeting the base Cheney was visiting to make front-page news.)
Habeas Corpus continued its slow death as the Military Commissions Act of 2006 was upheld in federal court
British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced his plans to bring 1,600 of his country's troops back from Iraq. U.S. government officials pretended that this somehow good news.
A top Republican fundraiser was indicted for financing terrorists.
Record numbers of Americans are living in extreme poverty--nearly 16 million.
House Democrats debated an Iraq policy linking further war funding to high standards for troop rest, training, and equipment, as a fractious Senate temporarily moved its focus to post-9/11 reforms.
And 14,000 National Guard troops are going back to Iraq early.

And now back to your regularly scheduled broadcast....This just in: Anna Nicole Smith is...still dead.