Daddy Dan

(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
A scene from the May Day demonstration in Downtown L.A. today.  The marchers want amnesty for illegal immigrants and a stop to raids on companies employing them.
Mexico flag wavers for people wanting to become U.S. citizens?  Major pet peeve of mine.

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In case you haven’t heard, all-new episodes of The Office will begin airing on April 10th.I can.not.wait!!!To whet your Office appetite between now and then, here’s an excerpt from Creed’s latest blog post,  here:
I posted my profile up on one of the sites a week ago – don’t ask me which one because I don’t […]

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Have you heard about the string of women fainting at Obama rallies? A lot of the news media is really making a big deal of it. I haven’t heard of such a thing other than when The Beatles first staged their U.S. Invasion back in the 60’s. I wonder if it’s because […]

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We had yet another school shooting today, this one at Northern Illinois University. Six people, including the gunman were dead as of the latest report. This is terribly sad. I don’t know what’s going on in this country, but we’ve had WAY too many of these types of crimes in the past […]

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I found this sad entry courtesy of Jennster:

Major Andrew Olmsted, a major in the U.S. Army, died in Iraq on January 3rd. A sniper killed Olmsted as he was trying to talk three suspected insurgents into surrendering. Andrew, a blogger, had left a final post with a friend and asked her to post […]

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This week’s edition looks at a molested mall Santa, a nasty Santa ghostwriter, the ghost of Axl Rose, a butt-pinning girlfriend, and a dating service that matches you with your body odor matching soulmate. Let’s get started…..
Mall Santa molested by 33-Year Old Woman

A mall Santa in Danbury, Connecticut has charged 33-year old Sandrama Lamy […]

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Kangaroo Farts Could Ease Global Warming

Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, researchers say.
Thanks to special bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroo flatulence contains no methane and scientists want to transfer that bacteria to cattle and sheep […]

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This week’s edition of Weird News features the Tree Man, who was tree-like roots growing all over his body, a new game show that matches U.S. women with immigrant suitors, a pie attack on a shopping mall Santa, and a undie-eating dog.

Indonesian ‘Tree Man’ has Bark-like Growths

An Indonesian man suffering from a rare skin condition […]

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A fascinating article in the latest issue of Wired Magazine talks about a Silicon Valley startup, 23andMe, that, for $1,000, will take a sample of your DNA (through saliva that you send in), scan it, and tell you about both your genetic future and ancestral past. 
 The results will tell you which diseases and conditions are associated […]

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I just heard the sad news that Evel Kneivel has passed away at the age of 69.  He was just in the news recently because he’d sued Kanye West because Kanye used Evel-Kneivel-like images in one of his music videos.  Apparently, they had just settled the lawsuit two days ago.
 The one thing I really remember […]

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