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One more ...

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Get down on it!

Oh, yes, that's the spot.

It has been a long time ...

Well, I'm going to try to get back to blogging so I have a means of self-expression, even if no one will ever read it.
For now, how about this:


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Delayed Gratification

We've talked about the "Marshmallow Experiment" a lot in our house over the last few years.
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Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo.

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Tweets for Dummies

Republican Congressmen are idiots:

From Josh Marshall
The Hoekstra Pile On Continues
Yesterday, you'll remember, clinically unselfaware Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) tweeted that the struggle of Iranian reformists was similar to the oppression faced by House Republicans when Nancy Pelosi won't let them bring enough amendments to the floor. That tweet triggered a wave of tweet heckling, as others mocked Hoekstra's unique mix of grandiosity and cluelessness. Eric Kleefeld rounded up some of the best of these counter-tweets in a post at TPMDC.
But I hadn't realized until just now that folks were keeping up the ridicule in the comments section of the post.
This one was funny: "My mom made me carry the trash out to the alley. Now I know what the Bataan Death March was like."
It's almost developing into a niche Hoekstra-mocking art form. Kind of like a Haiku.
This one, this one and this one were pretty good too.

Let me try one:
"I just got stopped on the street for directions. Now I know what the Spanish Inquisition was like."
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Be afraid!

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Nailed it!

Marcos hits one out of the park ... the GOP's new logo ... the Goposaur!

Their brains are the size of peanuts, after all.

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Cat Fun

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Be afraid! And buy an umbrella.

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A Gaythering Storm from Jane Lynch

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Welcome to Texas I, Texas II, Texas III, Texas Iv and Texas V

With all the secession crazytalk coming out of Texas, it has come to light that Texas can actually split itself into five different states if it wants to. Hmmm.

The great guys over at AmericaBlog decided to ask for suggestions on what these new states should be named. Funny stuff!

My favorites?

• Jesusistan
• Cleetus
• Alabubba
• Soreloserville
• and Dumbfuckistan!

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Lying for laughs

You can't believe everything you read. But you can have fun at the expense of those gullible idiots who do:

I was amazed at how easily conservatives were willing to accept and repeat lies about spending in the stimulus package, even after those provisions had been debunked as fabrications. The $30 million for the salt marsh mouse is a perfect example ...

To test the limits of this phenomenon, I started a parody Twitter account last Thursday, which I called "InTheStimulus", where all the tweets took the format "InTheStimulus is $x million for ______"... I was able to get 500 followers in less than a day, and 1000 by Sunday morning.

You can read through all the retweets and responses by looking at the Twitter search for "InTheStimulus".

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A slap in the face ...

Comments below from a reader at Americablog whose mother watched this:

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Oh, GREAT. Thanks, Rachel.

Actual conversation with my 74 year old mother, a fightin' liberal from way back, and HUGE fan of KO, Rachel, Jon Stewart and Colbert:

Mom: "Honey, what does 'teabagging' mean?"

Me: Spews last sip of cocktail all over room.

Mom: "I was watching Rachel last night and they were talking about these asshole teabag parties and it was clear that it is a double entendre for something else."

Me: "Jesus Christ, you're 74; aren't you supposed to be getting a little fuzzy?"

So I explained teabagging and the resulting howls of laughter sent her into an asthmatic coughing binge. Now this (the post about 2M4M). I'm hoping she can figure it out on her own.

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A round of teabags for everyone!

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No Means No for the GOP

Media smackdown courtesy of a comedian

Wednesday night's Daily Show was one of the all-time best. You have to check out the total destruction of the a**holes at CNBC:

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

CNBC Gives Financial Advice

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things With Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Joke of the Day

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What a hoot!

This is great performance art in the name of advertising ...




But I think they got the idea from these guys:



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Gotta see this and have a laugh ...

Year In Review Pt. II

Jib Jab strikes again with a look back at '08.

Cleanup on aisle 3

Saturday Night Live has been hit and mostly miss this season, but this past episode had some of the funniest bits in a long time. Here is one that is definitely not kid friendly. If you loved D#*K IN A BOX you will appreciate J*#Z IN MY PANTS.


I hope the video works, if not, go to this link:
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/digital-short-j-in-my-pants/866262/
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Back to blogging

Well, after obsessively blogging about the election, I needed a long break.
Unfortunately, a bout of pneumonia made the break longer than I would have liked. But I think I'm ready to get back to blogging, and I am going to try very hard to get back to more balance and not just focus on politics. Although, the politics never seems to get old and there is so much happening now ... the good, the bad, and the ugly ...
But I will get back to doing movie reviews, adding photos, talking about our travels, pets, sports, interests and, of course, life with teenagers.
If you are reading this ... I appreciate that you have visited this site, and I hope that you will consider leaving a comment or sending me an e-mail.
Let's have some fun!