(Chris Byrd…another great Chris. Thanks for representing Chris….cd) Chris Byrd is the IBF Heavy Weight Champion of Boxing. Byrd defends his crown against DaVarryl Williamson Saturday on SHOWTIME (9:15 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In the co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, James Toney risks his IBA heavyweight belt against DaVarryl Williamson. Said Byrd:…
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Thursday Photo
Okay, here it is. We were walking through the healthfood isle at the grocery store the other day and I saw this. I was cracking up and don’t know if anyone really understood why. First of all, look at the box. This cereal is being marketed to aging, white, liberal, baby boomers. There is no…
Countdown to Liberian election Oct 11 – when "masses" turn into "asses"
(I have a personal interest in Sierra Leone, which is struggling to get back on its feet after 10+ yrs of brutality. Political and economic instability in neighboring Guinea and Liberia threaten Sierra Leone’s recovery. Here is a great update on the current situation in Liberia [see last week’s post on presidential candidate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf]….
Slashdot | MIT Unveils Prototype for $100 Linux Laptop
(Nicholas Negroponte strikes again, and fiction becomes reality – almost. Anybody read The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson? The Young Ladies’ Illustrated Primer? – kg) Nicholas Negroponte, the co-founder of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, detailed specifications for a $100 windup-powered laptop targeted at children in developing nations. Negroponte, who laid…
Gas prices high? Try an eco-friendly, $3.5 mln Skycar – Yahoo! News
( I want one… here is the link to the Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog..cd) Christmas Book Gas prices high? Try an eco-friendly, $3.5 mln Skycar – Yahoo! News CHICAGO (Reuters) – If that Hummer is draining your cash at the gas pump, Neiman Marcus Group Inc. (NYSE:NMGA – news) has the perfect holiday gift: A…
Google Announces Plan To Destroy All Information It Can't Index | The Onion – America's Finest News Source
(This story has been around for a while but I keep laughing about it and am posting it so you can too…cd) Google Announces Plan To Destroy All Information It Can’t Index | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—Executives at Google, the rapidly growing online-search company that promises to “organize the…
Chris of the Day: Chris Botti
( A big fukn salute to all the Chris’s out there. I will try to post a new and noteworthy Chris each day…..cd) Chris Botti: Current toast of the jazz music scene Trumpeter Chris Botti certainly is the current buzz of the jazz music scene. America’s queen of talk Oprah Winfrey couldn’t help but rave…
Obesity contributes to man boob epidemic
(I enjoy carrying a purse, but I refuse to wear a bra…cd) We can add one more medical side effect to the lengthy list of problems associated with obesity: âman boob syndrome,â? (MBS) or pseudo gynecomastia, a condition in which the breasts of obese men become enlarged and flabby. Increasingly, victims are seeking a surgical…
Wired Pussy — Review of this lesbians site from PornInspector.com (wiredpussy)
(Hmmm…..well, how should I explain how I found this site…well…um, uh, gosh, that is…um gee…anyway, I thought everyone would appreciate a site that rates porn sites….below is a partial review for ‘wiredpussy’, a electric bondage site….if you are into that sort of thing…cd) Wired Pussy — Review of this lesbians site from PornInspector.com (wiredpussy) Many…
Chris of the Day: Chris Ofili
(I couldn’t find the actual piece of art described in this story online, the one below is a nice example of Ofili’s work though…cd) Chris Ofili Paintings of Dung-Adorned Monkeys Dazzle in London By Martin Gayford Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) — These days, the transition from enfant terrible to establishment figure can be swift. When “Sensation:…