Happy Halloween!

Nothing like a little pumpkin humor to start the day's festivities.

Have a good one, people.

Cat Blog Friday

For this Cat Blog Friday...

... a cat who's ready for Halloween.

Happy Friday everybody!

Moore Pumpkin

Ohio Salutes 1,725-Pound Pumpkin

Finally we can do justice to a carving of millionaire "crockumentary" filmmaker, Michael Moore.

Veal Cake

It Is Not A Dog's Life For America's First Canine

Bo, the Portuguese water dog that lives with the Obama family in the White House, has enjoyed a first birthday befitting of America's first canine with a specially-produced cake made out of veal.

Veal? What, no Wagyu?

UN Fall

A British nuclear expert has fallen to his death from the 17th floor of the United Nations offices in Vienna.

Nuclear Expert Killed By 120ft Stairwell Fall

A UN spokesman in the Austrian capital said there were no "suspicious circumstances" surrounding the man's death.

Typical. Move along. Nothing to see here.

Except that four months ago another UN worker also believed to be British fell from a similar height in the same building.

Uh huh.

Could this be a case of pro-active defenestration without the window?

Or should the UN officials be more careful about where they discard their banana peels?

Smack Down

From Crush Liberalism comes:

Obama Tries To Bar FOX News From Interviewing Pay Czar... And Fails Embarrassingly So

What?

Yes, the press pool, consisting of reporters from ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, and NBC, told Obama that if FOX wasn't allowed to interview the Pay Czar, then none of them would interview him either.

What?

Michelle Malkin @ Hot Air seems to think that it's more from self-preservation than from the larger principle of free speech, but I'll take the baby step in the right direction.

Now, MSM let's see some giant leaps...

Cat Blog Friday

For this Cat Blog Friday...

... a tribute to Caterack.

Caterack, Among World’s Oldest Cats, Dies At 30

Brought home as a kitten in 1979, Caterack lived a long, happy life with her owner, Alisa Morris.

We pet owners should all be so lucky.

Happy Friday everybody.

Balloon Boy Costume

Be The Next Balloon Boy: Halloween Costume Kit

I am all for people being creative as far as Halloween costumes go, but am I the only one who thinks the execution of this costume is lame?

Meteor Shower

The Orionid meteor shower, the result of Earth passing through a stream of debris from Halley's comet, promises to provide sighting of dozens of meteors per hour this week.

The 2009 Orionid Meteor Shower

Set your alarm to a few hours before dawn on Wednesday and watch the show.

Creative Homeless

Recipient of aid from the Breakthrough Urban Ministries (B.U.M.)...?

Maybe, but just because someone is homeless doesn't mean they can't come up with ingenious panhandling signs.

25 Awesome Homeless Guy Signs

Some of these signs are really quite clever.

Would you give them money?

Prize-less

This headline caught my eye:

No Winner For African Leadership Prize: Prize Gives Winner $5 million Over 10 years, $200,000 Annually Afterwards

No leadership? ... no problem.

I have a thorougly unqualified candidate in mind for the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership.

Yes, I'm Partial To Shepherds

The Baaa-Studs will amaze you with their shepherding skills.

Deflate Hot Air Gore

From Big Hollywood comes...

Time To Recall Al Gore's Oscar

I think Hudnall is being too kind.

It's time to recall Al Gore.

Cat Blog Friday

For this Cat Blog Friday...

The BLOG exclusive: The true occupant of the Heene experimental aircraft/balloon.

Happy Friday, everybody.

Political Football

"Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was dropped from a group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams."
-- ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

The American Spectator has a good article about the politicization of the NFL among other institutions...

Who Is DeMaurice Smith?

Racism is alive and well in America and it is being perpetrated by the left. How
racemongers such as Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are afforded any credibility is an outrage, pure and simple.

Three words, Rush:

Sue. Sue. Sue.

Al Martino 1927-2009

Who?

Best known for his role as Johnny Fontane, the Godfather's godson, Martino also had a 50 year singing career that included hits such as "Volare" and "Spanish Eyes".

RIP, Mr. Martino.

Pricey Ears

Nimoy Donating Spock Ears For Charity

And the Spock ears are expected to fetch $10,000!

Are they out of their Vulcan minds?

I got mine for $1.99.

:-)

Olympia Snowe Needs To Go!

Surprise, surprise, surprise...

I feel like I'm channeling Gomer Pyle.

GOP's Snowe Will Vote For Democratic Health Bill

With republicans like Olympia Snowe, we don't need democrats.

Speed Reader

A Quest To Read A Book A Day For 365 Days

I don't know where she finds the time...

But while I'm on the subject of books, what are you reading today?

Historic Heisman

It would make history if Obama won the Heisman for basketball.

Heisman Vote 2009

Dont laugh. It could happen.

Cat Blog Friday

For this Cat Blog Friday...

... a kitty who is sad about not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Poor kitty was more deserving of the win.

Ah well, life goes on.

Happy Friday anyway.

Only In Tampa

This is very sad...

Justice in Tampa Florida (AP) - A seven-year old boy was at the center of an Hillsborough County courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law and regulation requiring that family unity be maintained to the highest degree possible..

The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried and said that they also beat him. After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him.

After two recesses to check legal references and confer with the child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Football Team, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.

Smart Stuff

Don't not even think of skipping this from Thomas Sowell...

Random Thoughts

It's a very quick read and full of gems. My favorite line is:

"Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Muammar Qaddafi and Vladimir Putin have all praised Barack Obama. When enemies of freedom and democracy praise your president, what are you to think? When you add to this Barack Obama's many previous years of associations and alliances with people who hate America-- Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, Father Pfleger, etc.-- at what point do you stop denying the obvious and start to connect the dots?"

Yeah.

IncrediLEGO

Artist Nathan Sawaya works with LEGO bricks. The above, entitled, "Hands" stands 22" x 39" x 25".

See more at BoredPanda.com ...

20Incredible LEGO Artworks By Nathan Sawaya

Did you know that more than 400 billion LEGO bricks have been produced since 1949. Stacked on top of each other, this is enough to connect the Earth and the Moon ten times over.

Cool stuff.

Victimology

No, it's not a joke...

Jesse Jackson Believes Bush Administration May Have Hurt Chicago's Olympic Chances

Excuses from a professional victim.

Meanwhile...

So, Who's Gonna Remove All Those 2016 Posters?

Chances are good the 2016 posters will still be up in 2016.

No Doubt

Obama’s Olympic Failure Will Only Add To Doubts About His Presidency

Ya think?

There's never been any doubt in my mind that BO is supremely unqualified to be president.

Cat Blog Friday

For this Cat Blog Friday...

... it looks like a Rio de Janeiro Carnival cat.

World Rejects Obama: The Ego Has Landed

Boo frikkin' hoo, Chicago.

Happy Friday everybody!