Seems like a perfectly acceptable end for a 'silky terrier-Chihuahua crossbreed'

Link to story here, courtesy of the NY Times.

Pimp My Ride - Pakastani Style

No disrespect to Pakistanis intended, but these would blow the doors off anything running up and down Santa Anita Blvd. or Harbor Island Dr. in CA.

See original link here, courtesy of automen.blogspot.com.

'Best' Picture

Methinks I should've placed a wager with Josh regarding best picture. While I've not seen 'There Will Be Blood', I know Josh really enjoyed it. Nonetheless, the quirky Coen brothers' film really stood out to me. (Plus, I have an unorthodox view regarding the movie's ending.)

Oscar's 80th

I know, I know; the writer's strike ended not too long ago, but 'Gaydolf Titler'? Jeez. I can do better than this.

Has Your Favorite Movie Been Sweded?

Be Kind Rewind opens in theaters today and besides the fact it stars Jack Black and Mos Def it also highlights the talents of Michael Gondry, the writer and director. The website is wonderfully irreverent (as too, I hope, is the movie) and this section of the site takes the cake. Oh; I forgot. You'll understand soon enough what 'sweded' means.

Be Kind Rewind - the YouTube page

An absolutely brilliant campaign spending graphic

Another fine example of the NY Times graphics department. Courtesy of the NY Times, 22 February, 2008. Link to NY Times article here.

And now a word from our sponsor

It's about time

More Americans are giving up golf.

Lunar Eclipse 2008

From last night's eclipse:

Science Experiments Gone Wrong? (Warning, double-entendre area)

Courtesy of my reader feed from kottke.org:

Hilarious science fair projects?

The 'Luke' Arm

Courtesy of IEEE Spectrum.

The 'Luke' Arm - prosthetic device.

Some Great Single Serving Web Sites

Barack Obama is your new bicycle.

- and -

Is it Christmas?

The Periodic Table of Rejected Elements

Courtesy of The Atlantic magazine.

Early Grammy Winners (I Said; No, No, No)

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Rehab
Amy Winehouse
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records]

Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
[Rounder Records]

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

The Mix-Up
Beastie Boys
[Capitol Records]

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
[Universal Republic Records]

Category 14

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Call Me Irresponsible
Michael Bublé
[143 Records/Reprise]

Category 80

Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

The Distant Future
Flight Of The Conchords
[Sub Pop]

Category 79

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream
Barack Obama
[Random House Audio]

Category 83

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)

Ratatouille
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Walt Disney Records]

Reinventing California Adventure

An article in this weekend's NY Times regarding the re-imagineering of Disneyland's California Adventure. A must read for those interested in how Disney Theme Parks will attempt to retain their relevance for this and coming generations.

Crooked Tennis?

An article on ESPN.com detailing the August 2, 2007 match between Nikolay Davydenko and Martin Vassallo Arguello.

A Mirror of Sorts

While many have bowed out, the comparisons are still apt.

Let's Play Some Blog Tag 123

I've been tagged by Josh Mugele in some new sort of social networking game -- tag 123. Here are the rules for those who have been tagged:

• Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more (no cheating!)
• Find page 123
• Find the first five sentences
• Post the next three sentences
• Tag five people

The closest qualifying book for me is The Elements of Cooking, by Michael Ruhlman. The 3 sentences on page 123 read:

"Feet: Animal feet - calf, pig, chicken - are a rich source of gelatin when simmered slowly in a stock or a stew. A foot appropriate to the stock being made, chicken for chicken, calf for veal or beef, will give the liquid additional body. Because of their neutral flavor, calves' feet can be added to any kind of stock for additional body and flavor."

Let's see; I choose George, Ket, Kyle, Bill, and Dave.

I, for one, will still eat scrapple

Aerosolized pig brains and auto-immune disorders?

Proof that music majors can make some coin

Chester Pitts, starting left guard for the Houston Texans and an oboe player.

My Candidate

Is Barack Obama.