Tim Minchin performs “Inflatable You” on Conan.

Australian comedian/musician Tim Minchin made his U.S. TV debut on Conan last night:

Here’s hoping his American fan base grows even bigger.

Carbon sequestration project leaves family with carbonated land.

There’s been a lot of different ideas tossed around for dealing with the excessive carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and one of them has been to capture it and pump it underground where it’ll be trapped, supposedly, forever. As an added bonus it can been used to force the last drops of oil from older . . . → Read More: Carbon sequestration project leaves family with carbonated land.

Man looking for a “portal to hell” stabs a couple of old ladies in New Jersey.

No idea if too much religion or just too many drugs are to blame for this incident so I’ll let it speak for itself:

UNION, N.J. — A man who claimed he was seeking the “portal to hell” repeatedly stabbed two women early Friday after they noticed misplaced items in their backyard and opened the . . . → Read More: Man looking for a “portal to hell” stabs a couple of old ladies in New Jersey.

Cold medicine policy aimed at reducing meth production ends up creating more criminals.

Crystal Meth is one of the few drugs that makes me doubt my belief that drug prohibition laws should be repealed — it’s affects are stunningly deleterious to addicts. The problem with trying to control production is the fact that it can be whipped up using common household chemicals and over-the-counter cold medications. There’s also . . . → Read More: Cold medicine policy aimed at reducing meth production ends up creating more criminals.

On the subject of the Giffords shooting and the tone of political discourse today.

Pic of Jared Loughner

He seems quite pleased with himself. Wonder if he'll have that shit-eating grin in the lethal injection booth?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve already heard all about the attempted assassination of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday. As happens every time something like this takes place, pundits and politicians wasted no . . . → Read More: On the subject of the Giffords shooting and the tone of political discourse today.

Man considers heart-shaped potato to be a sign from God.

Pic of heart shaped potato.

When someone puts forth something silly as proof of the existence of God I usually just roll my eyes and continue on my way. Usually, but not this time.

It only has "eyes" for you. Get it?

I was shopping one day, and bought a large bag of potatoes, and usually they are oval . . . → Read More: Man considers heart-shaped potato to be a sign from God.

About that anti-illegal immigration fence along the Mexican border…

You know the one I’m talking about. The one the Republicans are always crying about not being finished. The one that prompted John McCain to put out a campaign ad where he promised that he’d “complete the danged fence.” It even shows up in the background in his commercial. The one that costs about $4 million . . . → Read More: About that anti-illegal immigration fence along the Mexican border…

Always remember that your life could be much worse…

… you could be one of these poor saps:

Sure I may not have excelled in the past year and might have been unemployed for awhile, but at least I didn’t do a face plant while trying to show off in some stupid fashion. Some of these had me grabbing . . . → Read More: Always remember that your life could be much worse…

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s… Captain Salvation?

Who cares about all those boring superheros that have spider powers or x-ray vision and super strength? What comic books need is a superhero with real power, from God!

Meet CAPTAIN SALVATION:

Disguised as a mild-mannered vitamin salesman, the character who will become Captain Salvation is the son and grandson of superheroes. Like them, he relies . . . → Read More: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s… Captain Salvation?

Crazy woman learns that the end of the world is no excuse for kidnapping people.

36-year-old Lark Ann Freeman is a little on the nutty side. She believed the world was going to end last Friday in an apocalyptic earthquake at 11:11AM and so she did what any self-respecting nutcase would do in such a situation. She kidnapped 4 people and then led police on a high speed chase in a rented . . . → Read More: Crazy woman learns that the end of the world is no excuse for kidnapping people.