Monty Python and the Holy Grail Does anyone remember Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980, and his bizarre insistence that 29% of the registered voters constituted a mandate from the masses? Somehow The Lady of the Lake sketch in Monty Python and the Holy Grail came to mind. The 2000 and 2004 elections weren’t much better. […]
Into the Void
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Almanacs and Terror
FOXNews.com – FBI Links Almanacs With Terror Planning – U.S. & World The FBI said information typically found in almanacs that could be useful for terrorists includes profiles of cities and states and information about waterways, bridges, dams, reservoirs, tunnels, buildings and landmarks. It said this information is often accompanied by photographs and maps. My […]
Taco Belly
Sign on the wall at the cashier’s station in a drive-through Taco Bell. The sign has since been moved, apparently because Taco Bell realized that customers can read. I doubt that it’s because Corporate noticed that there is an epidemic of obesity in the US. ATTENTION CASHIERS When ringing up a Value Meal your reply […]
Borderlines
Before you think I’m defending the borderline, let me state uncategorically that I avoid them like the plague in real life. Here’s a good article that explains why borderline personality disorder is often misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bpd.cfm While a person with depression or bipolar disorder typically endures the same mood for weeks, a person […]
International Symbol
Logo printed on plastic bag. I think it’s the international symbol for storing your head.
People Who…
people who experience mood swings fear voices visions each other on the internet for advocacy and support I don’t know where to start to talk about Sylvia Caras. Award-winning mental health consumer advocate, speaker and author, founder of the Madness group and of People Who, Grandma, and a really together lady. I really look up […]
Easter at The Vatican
And a Happy Easter to all my friends of the Christian persuasion. Thanks to says-it.com.
Didgeridoo Cures Sleep Apnea?
Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: randomised controlled trial — Puhan et al. 332 (7536): 266 — BMJ. No, not a shamanistic ritual. The didgeridoo is an Australian aborigine wind instrument. It is a long tube, traditionally made of wood. The timbre and tone depend upon the size of the instrument, […]
Russian Recipe: Dreaded Haggis
Хаггис (dreaded haggis) / Gotovim.RU2 For some reason I was looking up “dreaded haggis” on Google the other day. Oh, right, to scare the Russians. Much to my surprise, I found a recipe for it on a Russian site. Why should the Sassenachs be the only ones to suffer?
Zappa Meets Henson – Everyone Fraggled
Ahmet Zappa – Mighty McFearless Zappa says Fraggle film will rock. The children of Frank “200 Motels” Zappa and Jim “The Muppets” Henson are collaborating. It is likely to frag the underpinnings of civilization, if not the very fabric of the universe. Were you as confused as I was as a child by the TV […]
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