‘Vocal Fry’ Creeping Into U.S. Speech – Combine this with the growing tendency to make declarative statements sound like questions, starting every sentence with the word “so” and inserting “like” every few words as if it’s a punctuation mark and you start getting really annoying. Can UT Afford Not To Spend the Money for an SEC Contending Coach? – They are. They’re just paying him to stay home. #fulmer Woman   Read More ...

‘Blue Christmas’ drug bust targets illegal prescription drug sales in Brevard – Big day tomorrow for mugshots! Tools vs insight – I am Jack’s complete astonishment that Seth Godin can come up with these amazing posts for his blog on a daily basis. I would read it in a box, and I would read it with a fox. Does Beer Affect Your Training? – I was warned not to read   Read More ...

Heard this disclaimer as read by Boortz…hilarious! Nineteen seconds of commercial, followed by a lot of disclaimer, followed by another 20 seconds or so of commercial. It may be safer just to keep smoking. It reminds me of the old SNL Happy Fun Ball commercial: Kid 1: It’s happy! Kid 2: It’s fun! All Three Kids: It’s Happy Fun Ball! Announcer: Yes, it’s Happy Fun Ball! The toy sensation that’s   Read More ...

NASA Releases First-Ever iPhone Game, Complete With Wiseass Remarks – And to think, it was just the other day I was telling a NASA employee that the private market could do a lot of the same stuff they do and it would be more cost efficient. She threw “we invented velcro” at me. If only she’d known they were releasing this iPhone app, she could have shut my point down   Read More ...

Nancy Reagan had Just Say No. Laura Bush promoted the importance of literacy. Now, Michelle Obama is fighting obesity. When are we going to elect a First Lady who raises awareness of the threat the President (and Congress) poses to the futures of the country’s young people?

2009: The Year of the Failed Narratives – I love story time! I have to admit that I'm a little disappointed that none of the stuff they are trying to sell us involves dragons or unicorns. I mean, if we're going to write fiction, let's go all the way with it. Ghetto Kool-Aid – The word "ghetto" is over-used. The word "Kool-Aid", however, is not. The New Flight Security Rules,   Read More ...

Obama Ecstasy pills hit the streets – I knew they were on something. A gay secession manifesto – Careful what you ask for. Your opponents just may support you in this whole heartedly. Is Facebook Losing its Coveted Demographic? – Duh. Who wants to use the same service as their parents? That doesn't take a genius to figure out. A slightly unfortunate Twitter billboard – Sad someone got suspended from   Read More ...

The Onion once again crunches complicated intelligence data and breaks it down to a level even I can understand. Slideshows like this one are the only thing Power Point is really good for.