political detox

I think I crossed the line the other day when I found myself reading a piece about Trig, Palin's Down syndrome baby, and how he's grown over the course of the campaign. I even flipped through the accompanying slideshow.

I hate being the unimaginative blogger who posts youtube videos..

..but you gotta watch this one. The most bizarre laugh I've ever heard. Sorry for out-of-synch audio.

No spin zone

It's been a long time since Bill O'Reilly has publicly called out a rapper for offensive lyrics. Because I listen to so much rap music, I've always felt I'd function well as a covert operative for the Factor. I could funnel him lyrics he might not be exposed to like this Nas line:

I carry the cross, if virgin mary had an abortion
I'd still be carried in the chariot by stampeding horses
Had to bring it back to new york
I'm happy that the streets is back in new york
For you rappers, I carry the cross

Nas is claiming he's a martyr for East coast rap which has seen a huge decline in recent years. Can't you see O'Reilly going on and on about this? Then again the Factor isn't terribly concerned with religious issues. Except when that John Kasich clown from Heartland guest hosts. Also, Nas is damn near irrelevant these days. B.O. usually goes after highly visible figures like Ludacris with his 5 million dollar Pepsi endorsement (which, after Bill's ranting, was rescinded) back in '02. Guess I'll have to go buy a Soulja Boy cd.

Here's an everyday middle-of-the-road photo..

I think I needed to make a clean break after the lingerie postings--and get back to the wholesome and folksy Daniel that you all have become accustomed to.

Last one I promise

This is another photo from the Macy's lingerie dept taken while I was waiting for my wife. I had intended it to be a self portrait but when I zoomed in I noticed I surprised another lady. If I'd stuck around any longer I probably would've been arrested. I guess I should try the young men's department next time. Oh wait, that probably wouldn't be cool either.

I've always felt..

.. a little uncomfortable seeing dogs used unwittingly in advertisements. This one's a little different, though. It looks like he knew what he was getting into because he's looking into the camera. It's nice that he got a free bath out of it too.

What are the kids getting into these days?

Any of y'all heard of the new recreational drug DMT? Wikipedia describes what a user might experience:

Several subjects also reported contact with 'other beings', alien like, insectoid or reptilian in nature, in highly advanced technological environments[6] where the subjects were 'carried', 'probed', 'tested', 'manipulated', 'dismembered', 'taught', 'loved' and even 'raped' by these 'beings'....this leads to the idea that the alien abduction phenomenon could be produced by high levels of endogenous DMT in the human body, and that it might be a physiological condition that could pass genetically to the descendants of such people. (see Abduction phenomenon).

I'm officially old now.