Entries from June 2009

June 30, 2009

Agkistrodon contortrix

AKA Copperhead.  Now he’s a Notmuchofahead, courtesy 5 shots from my .22 pistol.  I gotta buy a shotgun.

He was out by the woodpile, stuck in the birdnetting we have over the blackberry bush.  Mrs. Sidemeat was mowing the lawn about 18 inches away from him when she spotted him and heard him rattle his tail.  [...]

June 30, 2009

Morons of the Week

“I know light bulbs may not seem sexy, but this simple action holds enormous promise because 7 percent of all the energy consumed in America is used to light our homes and businesses,” the president said, standing alongside Energy Secretary Steven Chu at the White House.
7 percent is enormous?  And since when is it the [...]

June 30, 2009

The Brevity Act

The bill that was passed on June 26, 2009 by 219 of our elected representatives — people to whom we’ve entrusted our Constitution, men and women who have sworn an oath to uphold it – was more than 1200 pages long.  That’s over 100 times longer than the U.S. Constitution!  And not one member of [...]

June 27, 2009

In The News

What did Farrah Fawcett and Ayn Rand have in common?  Find out.
The bets obits are written by Brits.  Mark Steyn on Michael Jackson.

June 26, 2009

15 Reasons to Oppose the “Climate Bill”

National Energy Tax: This is a tax that will affect constituents in every aspect of their lives. From transportation, to food, to electricity, to income – this is the ultimate regressive consumption tax to the tune of nearly $3,000 per year according to the Heritage Foundation. The costs per family for the whole energy [...]

June 25, 2009

Video of the Week

The National Debt Road Trip

This is for those of you who say things like “Well, Bush spent a ton of money too.  0bama’s no different.”

June 24, 2009

Moron of the Week

This morning, The Wall Street Journal reported that the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (Barney Frank), along with his colleague Anthony Weiner, is actually recommending that Fannie Mae  and Freddie Mac  relax their lending standards on condominiums.
Uh, isn’t this what got us into this mess in the first place, Bawney?

June 23, 2009

More Spike Knives

June 23, 2009

Wow

Sarychev Peak on Matua Island is one of the most active volcanoes in the Kuril Island chain, northeast of Japan. Astronauts took this photo of an eruption on June 12. The plume appears to be a combination of brown ash and white steam. The vigorously rising plume gives the steam a bubble-like appearance; the surrounding [...]

June 22, 2009

Global Warming And Other Bollocks

Melting ice caps,global warming,our favourite foods giving us cancer. The doom-mongers love to tell us we’re all going to hell in a handcart. But don’t panic! A new book uncovers some inconvenient truths that give the pessimists pause for thought