I'm Still Waiting For Whirled Peas...

"Whirl of Change" it is.
Baskin-Robbins® announced the winner of its presidential Flavor Debate ’08 is Whirl of Change, representing Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, over Straight Talk Crunch, representing Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain.
The Flavor Candidates:
Whirl of Change (D): Peanut-nougat ice cream whirled with chunks of chocolate-covered peanut brittle and a caramel ribbon.
Straight Talk Crunch (R): Caramel ribbon, chocolate pieces, candy red states and crunchy mixed nuts swirled into White Chocolate ice cream.
The winner had 51 percent of the popular vote. Nearly 500,000 people voted for their preferred flavor.

Texans Delaying Fence

The way the economy is going, they may need to sneak into Mexico someday soon to find work.

Authorities plan of 670 miles of pedestrian and vehicle fence along the border with Mexico from Brownsville, TX to San Diego, CA.

Do These Make My Ears Look Small?

Caption by: Anthony - Apex, NC on AC360 Blog

What Day Did You Say it Was?

Sweetest Day is an observance celebrated primarily in the Great Lakes region and parts of the Northeast United States on the third Saturday in October. It is described by Retail Confectioners International as an "occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed." Sweetest Day has also been referred to as a "concocted promotion" created by the candy industry solely to increase sales of candy.

Maybe The Food Was Bad...

Back in 1990, the Government seized the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada for tax evasion and, as required by law, tried to run it. They failed and it closed. Now we are trusting the economy of our country to a pack of nit-wits who couldn't make money running a whorehouse and selling booze?

And The Winner Up North Is...

Stephen Harper will continue as Canada's Prime Minister as his Conservative Party has won a stronger minority government on the strength of gains in Ontario and British Columbia. Mr. Harper had called for this election on Sept. 7, 2008.

Eat Before You Vote in Canada

Today is election day in Canada, but be warned. Showing up hungry could get you arrested. According to Elections Canada, it is illegal to eat your ballot. Why they found it necessary to include this question in their FAQ's speaks to one of the basic differences between the U.S. and Canada.

I Can See Canada From My House...

It's a three day weekend in Canada also. Today is Thanksgiving. Wonder if we'll have anything to be thankful for by the time our's rolls around. Guess they didn't fall for that Columbus story. But it gets better. Tomorrow is election day in Canada. Party on.

Welcome Home And Thanks For Your Service

EVERETT – After a seven-month deployment, the USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group has come home. The USS Lincoln, USS Momsen and USS Shoup were greeted by a record crowd of an estimated 5,000 family and friends waiting at Naval Station Everett to welcome the sailors home.The strike group spent the majority of their deployment in the Persian Gulf supporting military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. - Everett Herald staff
The only aircraft carrier I've had the privilege of riding on while observing aircraft launch and recovery. I will never forget it.

Fiat Money?

Money that a government has declared to be legal tender, despite the fact that it has no intrinsic value and is not backed by reserves. The only thing that gives the money value is its relative scarcity and the faith placed in it by the people that use it. The last vestiges of the gold standard disappeared in 1971.

You Know The Economy Is Bad When...

Golden Gate Bridge to get suicide net to catch would-be jumpers.

I Love This Story...

Being from Washington, D.C., I am understandably a fan of the Washington Native Americans. So I’m very excited any time the Dallas Cowpokes do anything to make themselves look bad. I am still heady over the fact that Washington won the first of the two regular season meetings this year of these two teams with the most natural of rivalries. (Just look at the names of the teams). Many fans don’t care if Washington wins any other game all year, as long as they beat Dallas twice. Of course they rarely beat them once.
Due to their past indiscretions, I have often joked that the Dallas players have to be in a court supervised work release program in order to get out of jail to play on Sundays.
But this story sends me over the top.
It seems that Dallas police were called to an upscale downtown hotel because of a disturbance late last Tuesday night. Apparently Dallas Cornerback, Adam “Pacman” Jones and another man got into a “scuffle.” But here’s the kicker…the other man was a bodyguard who is part of a security detail provided by the team to be with Jones at all times. Presumably to keep him out of trouble…you know like “scuffles” in upscale downtown hotels. Let me repeat…the team provides a bodyguard “at all time” to keep one of its players out of trouble…and the player gets into it with the bodyguard. No charges were filed and the team will not punish Adams. So, I guess supplying an ever present punching bag, in the form of a babysitter/bodyguard will help cut down on the law suits and the jail time.
Speaking of jail time, according to FOX sports news…
Adam Jones was arrested six times and involved in 12 incidents requiring police intervention from the time the Tennessee Titans drafted him in the first round in 2005 and sent him to Dallas in April to complete a long-discussed trade.
"Before he joined the Cowboys, he built up a reservoir of doubt," Jerry Jones said. "He had created with his actions no benefit of the doubt."
Because of that, Jerry Jones knew when Adam Jones came to Dallas that something "could possibly happen." The owner never anticipated a scuffle with one of his own security people.
"I did not dream that we would get in a situation where we had all the structure in place and literally have an incident that casts lightly with him publicly or with the league that would involve the very people that you're doing the structure with," Jerry Jones said.
Jerry Jones said the incident took part at a hotel where the player was attending a private party. There was alcohol served at the party, but Jones was told that the player's "conduct should not be interpreted as over drinking."

I'll Show You A Coupla Mavericks

"As my old pappy used to say,

'if at first you don't succeed,

try something else.'"
--Bret Maverick

The New Dollar Bill

Just A Thought...

If you’ve ever worked in retail, fast food or any business that involved a cash drawer or handling cash, you know that you don’t always balance at the end of the day. You often spend an hour trying to make it come out right (if you are conscientious); looking for that 5 cents that you are over, or usually under.
Or presidential candidates have recently suggested that one of the world's richest men, Warren Buffett, would make a good treasury secretary. Excellent idea! While we’re at it, let’s have Bill Gates, another one of the world’s richest men, be the head of the Federal Reserve Bank. That way, just like you behind the cash register, when we find ourselves a little short after a long shift, they can just throw in the difference out of their pockets, and not spend a lot of time trying to figure out where it went. Who knows, tomorrow we may be a little over.

But I Still Have Checks Left...

October 9, 2008, 11:18 am
Sign of the Times
The clock has run out on the national debt.
The national debt clock, the unofficial tracker of the federal deficit maintained by the Durst Organization in New York, has reached its limits. Last month, as the national debt exceeded $10 trillion for the first time, the clock ran out of digits to record the number.
The dollar sign in the clock had to be deleted and replaced with a one to record the massive number. The clock’s owners say a new model — with space for two extra digits — will be in place early next year.
Now the debt clock will be able to reach the quadrillions. Hopefully, that’s not a level that will be breached any time soon. –Phil Izzo, WSJ

It Was Just On The Tip Of Your Tongue...

The next time you're on Jeopardy and the answer is, "The names of Michael Jackson's children," the question is "What are:
- Prince Michael Jackson I; real name, Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr.
- Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, &
- Prince Michael Jackson II aka Blanket

Halloween Is Going To Suck This Year.