But, of course, they do remind you:
*** WARNING YOU SHOULD NEVER TAMPER WITH THESE SIGNS ***
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Fun with portable traffic signs
As it turns out, these ADDCO portable signs are quite easy to program. i-Hacked tells how right here. .
But, of course, they do remind you:
*** WARNING YOU SHOULD NEVER TAMPER WITH THESE SIGNS ***
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But, of course, they do remind you:
*** WARNING YOU SHOULD NEVER TAMPER WITH THESE SIGNS ***
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Gov. Blagojevich considered naming Oprah to fill Obama's Senate seat. Did "O" fail to cough up the requisite $$$?
By Pablo Fanque
All This Is That National Affairs Editor
Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the soon to be ex-Illinois governor, in the middle of an impeachment trial told ABC's "Good Morning America" that the idea of nominating Oprah Winfrey came to him as he looked at candidates for the job he is now accused of trying to sell to the highest bidder.
"She seemed to be someone who would help Barack Obama in a significant way become President," he said. "She was obviously someone with a much broader bully pulpit than other senators."
The governor dropped the idea, 'though, because he felt it would look like a gimmick; he also thought that she would not accept the position. Of course, it's also quite possible she was unwilling to cough up the cash he required for the slot. . .
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Poem: Orienteering, or, What Do I Do Now?
The way through is unclear.
You look for an omen,
Like the old kings,
And contemplate
Advance and retreat,
Fight or flight,
Waiting for The Lamplighter
In his own sweet time
To show you a sign.
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You look for an omen,
Like the old kings,
And contemplate
Advance and retreat,
Fight or flight,
Waiting for The Lamplighter
In his own sweet time
To show you a sign.
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Poem: The Recurring Nightmare
You drag your wooden leg
Up a shattered staircase,
Across the sagging boards
Of a crumbling porch.
The only light filters down
Through banks of fog,
Radiating in waves from
A cockeyed half moon.
You hear whimpers
In the dark basement.
The door is locked.
You jiggle the knob.
The door creaks open.
You pause at the threshold,
Take a deep breath
And shuffle in.
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Check it out: http://www.bannination.com/
I am really enjoying Bannination. It's somewhat similar to Fark, with less restrictions. And the people seem way less snarky.
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Music video: Pierre Nadeau's "Girls Boys."
This is a video of Pierre Nadeau's "Girls Boys." It will probably one day be looked upon as a seminal music video. . .around 3:25 or so, you'll see Pierre rocking out on the KeyTar. The French video was re-released a couple years ago as Dans Le Speedo de Pierre Nadeau.
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Poem: The Peacekeeper
1
The hawk on a high wall
is hardened in his wickedness
2
A roiling thunderstorm clears the air
Like Wyatt Earp's peacekeeper
3
You can overcome a bad beginning
But a good end lasts forever
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POTUS 44: President Obama portrait on day five
click to enlarge
President Barack Obama, still smiling on Day Five of the new administration. Godspeed, bro'.
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Poem: Gitmo
1
Is it goodness
To see justice
Administered with a granite fist
In an asbestos glove?
Let it come down
Like thunder and blue lightning,
Like the old surprise visit,
And an image of
Biting
Through.
2
The old kings made iron-clad laws
With exponential penalties.
Is a punishment that fits the crime,
Punishment at all?
When his feet are fastened in the stocks,
And his toes disappear?
When his neck is fastened in a wooden cangue,
And his ears disappear?
When the punished veer
From pleading for life
To pleading for death?
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