You might not remember this, but I do distinctly. SNL came out with a skit about the death of Gerald ford in 1996. I mimicked Dana Carvey’s impersonation of Tom Brokaw for years to come.

I was at a bar with some coworkers when one of them mentioned having an “inappropriate response”. I thought it was an hilarious expression. The image above immediately came to mind. Feel free to use this in any ad campaign you may be wanting to launch. Don’t get mad at me if you get sued for using Greg Pitts’ likeness without his permission.
Here’s the PSD version if you want to tweak it up. Have fun, and please at least give me attribution somewhere if you use it.

I can’t believe Paris Hilton released a CD. That seems like the biggest waste of time. She’s not going on tour, and I seriously doubt she really cares about her music career. I’m also pretty sure she can’t sing live.

The only way I would ever listen to a Paris Hilton song is if I was poisoned and the ingredients to the antidote were hidden in her lyrics. (Thanks wwtdd)

(Image: AP Photos/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Bush nearly took a nasty tumble down the stairs while exiting from Air Force One on Monday (Jul 31st, 2006).

What if he had fallen and died? I know it sounds horrible. It would have been tragic for sure, but it would also have to rank as #1 in the list of “Bizarre Endings”–at least for famous people.

This inspired me to compile a list of bizare endings–unranked. (more…)

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It seemed like just yesterday I was in college hanging out with my friends and going to football games. It’s hard to believe it has been nearly 6 years since I graduated. The picture above are the kids of some my college friends. Am I getting old? I think the picture above is the Tell-Tale sign.
I took this picture at Homecoming, Louisiana Tech University, 2005. It was a very warm day, but started out cold. Tons of emotions flooded me I weren’t prepared to experience. Seeing Mr. Robken at the podium again and playing the fight song around the statue of the bulldog in the stadium were things I will never forget. I loved going back to Ruston and doing the things I did when I was in college. I really do miss those days.

Click here to listen and sing along with the Alma Mater. This recording was performed in 1999 and was wonderfully directed by Jim Robken.

Oh, Tech, thy halls so beautiful,

Thy pleasant walks, thy noble trees,

That charmed me in my college days,

Are ever dear to me.

Louisiana Tech, I love thee,

My Alma Mater,

My Alma Mater.

I will ever loyal be,

To thee, my Alma Mater.

The Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana last week urged residents to rebuild a “chocolate New Orleans” and saying, “You can’t have New Orleans no other way.” Wonderfully said, complete with double negatives–Perfect for New Orleans. That said, it’s only fitting that the Superdome have this new sponsor.

Congrats New Orleans, congrats Nagin!


Chris B., thanks for sending this in.

I’ve learned how to write in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Elvish language! I’ve taken quite a liking to it and have been showing it off to people around me. I did it for John just today.


Here’s my name in Elvish (Tenwar– Quenya style) :

Style A: (Formal):

   

Style B: (Script - good for tattoos)





I can also do either of these versions in italics.

If you’d like your name or a phrase written in Elvish, just keep reading below for more information. I’ll be happy to translate your name or whatever else into Elvish in either of these formats:

Details

• I write names and English words in Elvish text
  (Quenya Tengwar, to be specific). I do not translate English language
  words into Elvish language words. I do a literal letter-for-letter
  transcription using Elvish letters, not a phonetic transcription. I can do Sindarin-style
  writing too, but be sure to clearly ask for this option.
• Please note I do not do the style of the One Ring. It’s a different mode of Elvish called “The Black Speech/Orkish” (The Ring Inscription). Many of the letters in that mode are theoretical since they weren’t on the ring. As such, it’d be meaningless to translate English into that mode of Elvish.
• I will send you a high resolution .gif image of the
  Elvish characters and a short explanation of how the writing works.
• I will try to get your writing back to you quickly, but it may take as long as a week from the time I receive payment until you get your writing.
• If you get an Elvish tattoo, send me a picture of it
  and I will post it here.

It has been known that some sand dunes have the peculiar ability of emitting a loud sound with a well defined frequency, sometimes for several minutes. The origin of this sustained sound has remained mysterious, partly because of its rarity in nature.



Host Aaron Schachter of “TheWorld.org” finds out what makes a sand dune sing. He speaks with French physicist Stéphane Douady, who’s compiling a CD of tunes from the dunes pulled from his research on sounds made by the hills of sand.

St. Patrick’s day in Dallas is a big deal–Especially where I live. The car in the picture was parked across the street from where I live and the owner of this car can be seen on most Friday evenings and Saturdays roaring up and down the street. I ran up to him and asked if I could take a couple of snaps of the car. He was happy to oblige. Then we headed to the block party.

Every year there is a huge block party just a short walk down the street, and this year was no different. They had the mounted patrol out and everything. It was my first real block party experience in Dallas and I must say it was amazing. My roommate went too. He said it was a *must see*. He was right. People were packed in like sardines on the street, and they were pretty loud. Even the cops were yelling (not at people, just yelling out of apparent happiness).



I hope you enjoyed the pictures from the 2005 St. Patrick’s Day “Greenville Street Block Party”. It was about time I posted these.