Yibber Yabber

The leaders of the European Union are discussing alternative energy options. The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, recently discussed the wind generators located along the the North Sea as being the future of British energy, comparing this energy source to the oil of the Persian Gulf. Brown also spoke with other European Union heads, such [...]

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This is one of those random thought type blogs. I have been thinking about this little game I played as kid, to while away the hours on long road trips. I remember looking up at the moon through the back window. I was obsessed with the idea that the moon was following me wherever I [...]

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[IF]
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give [...]

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It’s probably better this way…

Computer, Old Man, Crash, Book, Gifts
Technorati Tags: Computer, Old Man, Crash, Book, Gifts

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My roommate, Dawn, is learning to play my electric guitar. She’s sitting on my futon, going through a Beatles playbook and teaching herself chords. I figure that when she gets it all down pat then she’ll be able to teach me. I got the guitar as Christmas present from my father. Lovely idea. I was [...]

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Nation’s Poorest 1% Now Controls Two-Thirds Of U.S. Soda Can Wealth
WASHINGTON—A report on growing disparities in the concentration of U.S. aluminum-can wealth, released Tuesday by the Department of Commerce, revealed that 66 percent of the nation’s recyclable assets are now held by the poorest 1 percent of the population.
According to the sobering report, the disproportionate [...]

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There are two things that the US media seems a bit baffled by: 1) Barack and Michelle Obama’s fist bump and 2) Sascha Baron Cohen (aka Ali G.). Observe the following clip…

Posted by: Christopher F. Lapinel, The Diamond Spade
Obama, Ali G., Fist, Bump, Terrorist

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1. Sucker-punch your boss.
2. Become a member of the Mile High Club, even if you have to do it alone.
3. Go to your high school reunion dressed as a homeless guy.
4. Stand outside the Today Show window and moon Al Roker for two straight hours.
5. Drink an entire keg of Guinness by yourself (no time [...]

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Okay, I can admit it, I’m always amazed by sleight of hand tricks. I’m like a child really. Show me a trick and even if (on the off chance) I know how how it’s done, I’m still amazed. Sleight of hand tricks are a genuine talent. Unfortunately, my butterfinger hands have no aptitude for them. [...]

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Hey there, Star Trek fans! Have you heard the latest? George Takei, who played Hiraku Sulu on the original Star Trek series in the sixties, is to soon wed his longtime partner Brad Altman. The nuptials will take place this autumn. The Telegraph reported: “Takei, 71, announced that he would marry his partner of twenty [...]

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If you think about it, consciousness is nothing but a virtual reality representation of what we understand to exist in relation to how we understand ourselves to exist. The virtual reality of the on-line world is merely a fine tuned extension of this. Does it take us further from the true nature of existence? Or [...]

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Shortly after my divorce back in 2006, I took a roadtrip with my sister and her boyfriend down to Guadalajara, Mexico. It seemed like the thing to do. With only a week’s notice I quit my job and packed up a few things. Next thing I knew we were driving and camping our way across [...]

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A local filmmaker put this together. It’s a highly enjoyable short. Hope you enjoy it.

Posted by: Christopher F. Lapinel

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Penis Envy?
Flying penises? What next? The ice-caps melting? Oh yeah, that’s already happening. So just how did a flying penis disrupt the (marginally) democratic process in Russia? Read below and find out:

ITN - Wednesday, May 21 03:27 pm
A political rally has been broken up in Russia by a remote-controlled flying penis. Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov [...]

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Okay, I can admit it. The blog about Team Gopher the other day made me a wee bit nostalgic. Scotland, I don’t know why I love ya so much, baby, but I do. In my heart, I’ve never left ya. You know I’ll always love ya.
Shit. I feel like Evita.
 Anywho. I was perusing this wonderful [...]

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