10/26/2009
10/22/2009
Hey I made this and somebody else posted it! I’m gonna be pissed if you get rich and famous off of my hilarious graphic!
10/19/2009
10/16/2009
A newly born pygmy hippopotamus walks around its enclosure as the mother feeds at the Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam on September 30, 2009. - from World Animal Day at the Big Picture
10/15/2009
» Happy Uniform Holiday Number 3!
Delightful article on the legislation that moved most of the national holidays to Monday. As one who likes irregularities and dislikes the travel glut of 3-day weekends, I’d like to see a mid-week Memorial Day.
10/14/2009
» KSK Book Klub: Where Men Win Glory
This is blantant JM-baiting, but i’m okay with that…
In the end, Pat Tillman died for the sake of a broken Humvee. Out patrolling the Afghan back country with fellow Rangers in search of Taliban and al Qaeda militants, one of the Humvees in his unit broke down so completely that it couldn’t be repaired on site, and the vehicle couldn’t be airlifted out of the wilderness via helicopter because most of the Army’s helicopters were being used in Iraq, and the Army required four days notice to send one out in Afghanistan. And it couldn’t be ditched, because Humvees cost money.
10/13/2009
» Sacrificing the Economy to the Volcano God
Like the Incas of old, we find ourselves helpless against forces we do not understand. The foundations of our economy shake and falter in terrifying ways.
In our desperation for answers we turn to High Priests of Economics who tell us these evils have befallen us because of our sins. We must sacrifice the innocent to the Volcano God or it will destroy us all.The High Priests of Economics never explain exactly how these sacrifices will fix the economy, nor do they mention that the sins in question might be their own. Yet we still rush to offer up our children’s futures through unpayable debts while never considering that there might be better alternatives.
