A lot of Christian churches go all out for Christmas and do their best to bring the myths legends alive for their congregations. Often this involves making use of live animals in a Nativity scene or skit, which is fine when you’re doing it outdoors, but a lot trickier when you move it indoors:
One of the upsides of being the world’s most popular search engine is that you get a good idea of what the world is paying attention to. Which brings us to the Google Zeitgeist 2010. An aggregation of the billions of searches done at Google over the past year which you can browse to see . . . → Read More: Google Zeitgeist 2010
Here’s what passes for satire with the Tea Bagger Party crowd as written by failed Republican candidate for Washington’s third district, David Hendrick:
They're coming to ruin your Christmas! Aiiiieeeeee!
The Liberal Clause takes place in the small town of Camas, WA where, for as long as anyone can remember, the children have . . . → Read More: Gather round kids! It’s Tea Party Story Time!
OK it’s audience participation time. Those of you with pets and experience with getting urine out of carpet should leave a comment with your recommendations on how best to accomplish this feat. I ask not because our cats — Melvin, the official SEB cat, and Cuddles, the emergency backup cat — have suddenly started pissing . . . → Read More: Need some practical advice for dealing with cat urine.
Over in the U.K. when you want to report a fire or a robbery you pick up the phone and dial 999 and are immediately connected to helpful personnel who will assist you with whatever the emergency happens to be.
And, just like here in America, they have to deal with the occasional idiotic call:
OK. My Mother sent me another one of these infuriating chain mails. Here it is (minus the touching pictures) and below it is a rebuttal I would like her to read, although I’m not sure I’ll send it.
Back on this day in 2001 I posted my very first blog entry wherein I explained my Grand Vision for conquering the world of obnoxious pontification on topics I have no business expressing opinions on. Given my ADHD and tendency to get bored in record time, . . . → Read More: Today is SEB’s 9th Blogiversary!
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