Duck and Cover, You Say?

I’d always heard about the infamous “Duck and Cover” video, but I’d never seen it in its entirety. Now I have. Wow. Talk about scary and laughable at the same time. Yeah, a thin piece of cloth is going to save you from an atomic bomb. Alrighty then. Did the adults actually believe this too? …

You’re A Horrible Person Because This Is All My Fault

Amazingly, somebody haspublicly come out in supportof the decision to stop singing the national anthem at the Belleisle elementary school in New Brunswick. If you don’t remember how I felt about it,here’s what I said at the time. I have to say before I go any further that I do somewhat respect Kelly Cooper. She …

Even The Biggest Of Failures Can Do Something Right Now And Then

I love ragging on the shittiness of Microsoft Songsmith as much as anybody, but I’ve gotta give credit where it’s due. When the worst thing I can say is that it gets kind of monotonous at around the 3 minute mark, that can’t be considered anything but a victory.Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: “Shock The …

The guide Dog handler Who Cried Wolf

This is the first time I’ve been in the paper and not looked forward to seeing it go to print. Tell me something. If you click the link to the story, do I look decent in the picture? I left the house only intending to run a couple of errands. I was not thinking about …

Are You Out Of Your Tree?

The City Council in Cambridge, UK (where else would something like this happen?), is trying to ban students at the Under Fives Roundabout Pre-School from playing under a 30-year-old cedar tree becausethey might damage it. The move follows a Cambridge City Council report into the health of the tree at the Under Fives Roundabout Pre-School …

The 2008 Darwin Awards

Amazingly I haven’t had the fake ones emailed to me yet this year. Either people are starting to figure this stuff out or I’m less popular than I used to be. My money’s on option 2. Don’t forget to visitDarwinAwards.comfor a lot more of this stuff. ANNOUNCING THE 2008 DARWIN AWARD WIENERS! THE DARWIN AWARDS:  …