It'll turn your brain into Nobel prize winning scrambled eggs!!!

Read about the ever-psychedelic Francis Crick and the true inspiration behind is codiscovery of DNA with Watson (and some argue, a third party)...

Newburn! Get it... ha ha ha

Check out the wonderful adventures of SWAT here, then read the cheeky reporting from the local newspaper. I submitted this letter to the editor, but it hasn't been printed yet.

In Lori Caldwell's report about a man who was burned by a police flash grenade, she wrote: "With a little help from the Gary police S.W.A.T. team, Darrell Newburn had a most appropriate name Monday." Ha Ha! Very funny! I'm surprised that a trained journalist would choose to make a lame joke when reporting about botched arrest by the police that caused someone to be injured. I'm also surprised that any qualified editor would approve such an addition to a news (not editorial) piece. A good reporter does not make fun of a person in a news story, even if the person is a suspected criminal. Rather, a good reporter would ask questions like "Did the police properly and legally use this device that injured the suspect?" or "Is there a history of injuries caused by these devices?" I would hope that in future news stories, especially ones that involve injuries, you will keep the humor on the funny pages...

Feel free to back me up with your own letter

Howdy,

If you watched the State of the Union address last night, I'm sure you learned how Bush and his cronies really care about you... yeah right. As you might guess, it was a bunch of bullshit and a major waste of time. Much shorter (about 9 minutes) and much better was Jim Webb's reply for the Democrats (he used to be a republican)... if you didn't see it, check it out here. Most of you will remember the microtiff that he and Bush had a few months ago.

Rolling Stone has some virtues again...

Rolling Stone magazine has improved with respect to its music coverage (from the late 80s to the early 90s it was pretty much a fashion magazine), but is still no way near its heyday in the early 70s. The political writing, though, has been very revealing during these godawful times. Here are some links to some of my favorite articles, some being old news, but still revealing:

On the alarming transfer of wealth here in the U.S. (Kirby, I'd be curious about your libertarian take on this one)

Sure, mess with my eternal love of smoky bacon

A preelection case for the outgoing congress as being the worst congress ever

I knew Bush lost in 2000, now I know Bush lost in 2004

I'm still kickin' (but not bloggin')

Ho Hum has slipped by the wayside lately and will probably remain there until I recharge my batteries... In the meanwhile, a picture (with a caption) says a thousand words: