tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212595952009-10-29T16:05:51.133-04:00...heaving interdepartmental airplane memos into the void...Lizziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07034756258107153275noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21259595.post-80745919691754623272009-05-17T17:36:00.002-04:002009-05-17T17:39:31.183-04:00

Dad's obituary ran in the newspaper today:Theodore David Jump, a retired Carroll County public school educator who used his struggle with bipolar disorder and alcoholism to counsel students and young adults, died of heart failure May 8 at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster. He was 74.Mr. Jump was born and raised in Little Rock, Ark., and graduated in 1952 from Central High School.After

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I know, I know, ENOUGH ALREADY with the Chuck babblings you say. But I must respond with, "when the greatest tv show since Firefly is under threat of cancellation, you're just gonna have to deal with my being a motormouth. on this topic." But HA HA! I have fooled you...instead I'm going to let these videos do all the talking. Enjoy!NBC promo:FISTICUFFS:(a compilation of fight scenes from

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Mr.Chuck Bartowski and the pilot episode of the show named after him:

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(1) Obama Creates White House Council On Women & GirlsI sign this order not just as a president, but as a son, as a grandson, a husband and a father,” Obama told a mostly female audience of activists and lawmakers in the East Room of the White House. “I saw my grandmother work her way up to become one of the first women bank vice presidents in the state of Hawaii, but I also saw how she hit a

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From WIRED,"In February 2003, Notarbartolo was arrested for heading a ring of Italian thieves. They were accused of breaking into a vault two floors beneath the Antwerp Diamond Center and making off with at least $100 million worth of loose diamonds, gold, jewelry, and other spoils. The vault was thought to be impenetrable. It was protected by 10 layers of security, including infrared heat

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Meet Abe Schoener, he used to be my assistant dean and now he makes wine. Now THAT'S what I call a career change:"Becoming a high-wire winemaker was an odd course for a man previously committed to teaching Plato’s The Republic. Armed with a doctorate from the University of Toronto, Schoener returned to his undergraduate alma mater, St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md., for a professorship. This

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(1) Maryland Lawmakers Take Up Gay Marriage Bill"Today marks the beginning of two days of hearings on a bill that would allow gay couples to marry in Maryland. Outside the Capitol, hundreds of supporters demonstrated, calling on lawmakers to approve the measure. Called the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, the bill would allow civil marriages for gay couples while permitting

Lizziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07034756258107153275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21259595.post-37822198893222741272009-01-26T10:16:00.003-05:002009-01-26T10:25:23.488-05:00

awww...those poor wittle Tennessee Repubwicans...apparently, they were unware that sometimes politicians LIE to get what they want: New Tennessee Speaker of the House Kent Williams "lied" to fellow Republicans Tuesday by ignoring the party's choice for the job and joining with 49 Democrats in voting for himself, new state Rep. Joe Carr said."There is history in Tennessee politics for this kind of

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BEFORE President Obama:When the ban was in place, no U.S. government funding for family planning services could be given to clinics or groups that offer abortion services or counseling in other countries even if the funds for those activities come from non-U.S. government sources.AFTER President Obama:These excessively broad conditions on grants and assistance awards are unwarranted. Moreover,

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From The Miami Herald:Thousands of work boots, bath slippers, tennis sneakers and beach sandals -- even roller blades, all inexplicably materialized, strewn upon the southbound lanes [of the Palmetto Expressway], disrupting traffic for hours...No witnesses have yet come forward to explain just how thousands of shoes appeared at 7:42 a.m. on the southbound lanes of the busy highway between the

Lizziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07034756258107153275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21259595.post-22064897772712556162008-12-28T11:36:00.000-05:002008-12-28T11:37:20.955-05:00

Lyrics here.

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ahhh...Senior Prank...good times.

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Now with more ass kicking! Sorry about the picture quality of this video; unfortunately, my options on YouTube were limited to either "good sound/crap picture" or "crap sound/good picture".

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Need an excuse to hear Ron Perlman growl menacingly...again? Want to see Katey Sagal play Peg Bundy's intelligent, conniving, evil twin? Want to see Agent Skinner play the head of a white supremacist gang? Then childrens, have I got a show for you!See? FUN! And, as an added bonus, here's a pic of Ron Perlman's actual family......because that 'fro demands some serious props.

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I really applaud the director's sense of humor in throwing in so many visual/musical double entendres. For example, when Freddie sings, "...I have no rival/no man can be my equal, send him to the future of your world!" the video is of Jack being thrown into the future by Aku. Ha!

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Here's the story of Moby Dick as told by MC Lars...in a little under 4 minutes. FUN!

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1) Jean-Claude Van Damme is back.2) Monty Python launched their own YouTube channel.

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David Tennant guest stars on The Catherine Tate Show and the results are...fantastic!

Lizziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07034756258107153275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21259595.post-75575616426369191482008-11-20T14:25:00.001-05:002008-11-20T14:29:06.017-05:00

Sadly, due to our being sick and the weather being atrocious, neither Johnnie5 nor I were able to attend any of the Proposition 8 protests last week. However, thanks to the wonders of Flickr, there's about a metric ton of pictures from various Prop8 protests all over the country that day. So here's a little sampling taken from the galleries on this post at Shakesville.Protest of Prop8, Washington

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...Bruce is back!!!My Name is Bruce opens in theaters Friday, November 14th, 2008.TRAILER HEREEven better? Bruce will appear at showings of the film around the country...and do a Q&A afterwards!

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A quick confession: I've been a map junkie since I was a wee child. Once again, I have only my family to blame as they would use maps on roadtrips as a Method of Distraction & Education for my energetic little self. When I was 16, Aunt Betsy gained more than a few grey hairs when we traveled in Europe because I had a habit of just memorizing the map of the town/city we were in (e.g. Vienna,

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...Frontalot is coming...mwuahahahahaha...Johnnie5, Reoul, MissSarah, and I will be there; fellow nerds are encouraged to join us in geeking out to our nerdcore messiah.

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So, I dunno about you all...but I'm still fucking EXHAUSTED from Election Night. There was the good (OBAMA!), the bad & the ugly (PROP. 8, BOOOO!!!!), and even a few things in between (Michigan passed a medical marijuana law!). For me, it took on this bizarre quality of a Joss Whedon-penned drama. You know what I mean. There was the hero who we all knew would win, eventually; but we also knew

Lizziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07034756258107153275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21259595.post-86349230877538248942008-11-06T16:26:00.006-05:002008-11-06T16:51:10.464-05:00

Red recently sent me digital scans of some photographs I haven't seen in YEARS.So please, enjoy the horror that was footwear in the early 80's:(click on pics for larger images)(L-R: Red, Red's friend, Bear, Lizzie)For the curious, this photo was taken on the back steps of the quad at St. John's College. And no, I don't know why I'm making Little Miss Sunshine face. Maybe because Bear is using

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