Insightful talk from a smart fellow, Mark Pesce. Follow the path of socialization and its impact from millenniums ago to the current day of 43 billion text messages. 25 minutes that is well worth your time - watch on your lunch break. Or if you prefer, you may read the transcript.

John Smallwood from the Philadelphia Daily News has an insightful take on the Philadelphia Eagles and their upcoming 2008 season. This team is built for success… now. Will it be achieved? Possibly. I see a 10-6 season with a first-round playoff win ahead. But we are still a stud WR & sack producing D-Lineman short of a return trip to the Super Bowl.

At least John McCain is brave enough to admit it…
But do we want a President, in the Information Economy Age, who can’t even work a computer?!

Just what did Jesse Jackson say he wanted to do to Barack Obama? His what now?

Perhaps not unsurprisingly, you won’t be able to find a tasty dish of “fragrant meat” (aka Dog) at the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

noooo, not like that … it’s Chronotron, a game in which you’ll need to work with your past sel(f/ves) in order to advance to the next level.

Your (grammatically correct, BTW) sentence for the day:

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

explained here

Lindsay in full patriotic gear marching in (well, sitting in a Radio Flyer wagon, eating candy throughout) the Ocean City NJ 4th of July Parade.

Linds loves the beach at OCNJ in her cherry bathing suit.

Today’s Friday Fun game is such a gas.


Puzzle Farter

The tube illusion is especially mind-bending until you see it.

One of the greatest pundits, wrapped in the guise of comedian, of the 20th century — George Carlin died Sunday at age 71. Here’s a few minutes from his last HBO special, taped earlier this year, on dying: (very NSFW)

George, we know you’re down there, smiling up at us.

Can you do 100 push ups?  What would it take to get there?

Well, HundredPushups.com has a 6-week training plan, requiring just 30 minutes per week, to help get you to one hundred push ups.  I’m already halfway there, having conquered the “one” part.

Baracknophobia (buh RACK nuh fo’ bee yuh) n. The fear that, behind the mild-mannered facade, Barack Obama is intent on enslaving the white race.

LMAO at the “plagiarism” claim!

Imagine looking out your front door and seeing this.

That’s what happened with Lori Mehmen of Orchard, Iowa.
What a shot!

The reason my Father’s Day is already a “Hot Dog Day”, and it’s not even noon yet.

This is Lindsay at 2 years, 2 months — an impromptu performance that had us cracking up at her imagination and inflections. At her 2-year checkup, the doctor asked, “Does she talk? Does she know 20-25 words?”. Errm, Doc? Exhibit A:

Tim Russert passed away today at work of a heart attack (per early reports) at age 58.

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