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Pass The Sangria

From Wikipedia:

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It has a diameter of about 1,392,000 km, about 109 times that of Earth, and its mass (about 2 × 10³⁰ kilograms, 330,000 times that of Earth) accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System.^[10] About three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen, while the rest is mostly helium. Less than 2% consists of heavier elements, including oxygen, carbon, neon, iron, and others.^[11]

Also from Wikipedia:

Grandiose delusions or delusions of grandeur are principally a subtype of delusional disorder but could possibly feature as a symptom of schizophrenia and manic episodes of bipolar disorder.^[1] Grandiose delusions are characterized by fantastical beliefs that one is famous, omnipotent, or otherwise very powerful. The delusions are generally fantastic, often with a supernatural, science-fictional, or religious bent (for example, belief that one is an incarnation of Jesus Christ).

It is indeed no secret that I disagree  with most of policies of the Redistributor-in-Chief.  Nothing against you if you bought the bill of goods he was selling during his election, but I still think his whole candidacy was so much smoke and mirrors. (This is not to say, however, that the other side is necessarily any better. If recent history has shown anything, it's that until this country has a viable third party, we will keep getting what we've always got no matter whether there's a -D or -R following the politicians name. But that's a rant for another time.)

Unfortunately, while the POTUS was busy bailing out banks and buying automakers to rebound the economy, he and his cabal (Wikipedia again) missed the most obvious and perpetual economic recovery (read revenue generator) in the universe. And, lo and behold, a 49 year old Spanish woman has capitalized on their oversight..... 

Spanish Woman Claims She Owns the Sun

Angeles Duran, 49, told the online edition of daily El Mundo she took the step in September after reading about an American man who had registered himself as the owner of the moon and most planets in our solar system.

Before you start scoffing and poo-pooing Angeles' idea, listen to her plan (of course she has a thought out plan.)

Duran, who lives in the town of Salvaterra do Mino, said she now wants to slap a fee on everyone who uses the sun and give half of the proceeds to the Spanish government and 20 percent to the nation's pension fund.

She would dedicate another 10 percent to research, another 10 percent to ending world hunger -- and would keep the remaining 10 percent herself.

Bailing out the government, bailing out the pension fund (hear that Mayor Lukey?), helping research and ending world hunger for a mere 10% finder's fee? SCOOOOOOOORE!

Too bad the Dems couldn't find her in '08.

Related articles

• Our solar system's not so unique (holykaw.alltop.com)
• A solar system like ours, packed with planets, 127 light years away [Space Porn] (io9.com)

Oh Man! Norma Rae like a Mofo, huh?

Buy Union! Vote Union!

From the Sacramento Bee...

Medical marijuana growers join Teamsters union

Their newly negotiated two-year contract provides them with a pension, paid vacation and health insurance. Their current wages of $18 per hour will increase to $25.75 an hour within 15 months, according to the union.

First the users, now the growers. Go Teamsters!

As the Teamsters go, so go the Dems.

Fightin' tea with pot. Nice.

About 100 workers in Oakland's retail medical marijuana dispensaries joined the United Food and Commercial Workers in May. The Teamsters have never tried to organize dispensary workers, because retail has never been an industry in which they have been traditionally involved, Marchetti said.

Kinda like how the Corleones respect the Tattaglia's turf.

Oh yeah, the punchline....

"The Teamsters would never organize an illegal business," Marchetti said.

A Cautionary Tale

The year is 1934.

New Jersey tailor Jacob Maged charges 35 cents to press a man's suit, even though FDR's "Brains Trust" figures the rate should be 40 cents.

Maged trifled by his 5-cent violation of New Jersey's "tailors' code," written in conjunction with the NRA. On April 20, 1934, he was fined $100 -- serious money when the average family income was about $1,500 -- and sentenced to 30 days in jail. The New York Times reported that Maged "was only vaguely aware of the existence of a code." Not that such ignorance was forgivable. It is every citizen's duty to stay up late at night, if necessary, reading the fine print about the government's multiplying mandates.

The guv-ment knows best.

Read the story by George F. Will here

So, I Was Wonderin...

• ...is it actually a better idea to take your chances on the roads of Pittsburgh after closing time than it is to try to walk home? And yes, Mr. Thomas W. Brown, unless they're teaching alcoholic arrogance and self-entitlement at Carlynton these days, connecting these two events is nothing but irresponsible sensationalism.
• ...where is it cooler to party these days? Da Strip or the Sahside?
• ...is anyone who thought #7 had a shot at a reduction to 3 games reeeaaally  that much more out of touch with reality than those who thought he'd get a 6 game suspension?
• ...can you say WTF? From the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit:
  
  
  

  you do not have any reasonable expectation of privacy in your own driveway — and no reasonable expectation that the government isn't tracking your movements.

• ...what can be better than this for your Labor Day entertaining? (h/t Bluzdude)

Burgers, Dogs, Bacon, Cheese. The 4 Basic Food Groups. Covered

Happy Holiday!?

According to the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation and the Center for Fiscal Accountability, August 19th was Cost of Government Day.

In 2010, Cost of Government Day falls on August 19. That means working people must toil 231 days out of the year just to meet all costs imposed by government. In other words, the cost of government consumes 63.41 percent of national income.

“Two years ago Americans worked until July 16 to pay for the cost of government: all federal, state and local government spending and regulatory costs.  That government was too expensive and wasteful.  Two years later, we work until August 19 for the same bloated government.  We have lost an additional full month of our income to pay the cost of government in just the last two years,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.

At this rate, Cost of Government Day will fall after Labor Day in no time.

Time it right and it could be a 5 day weekend.

Party On!!

July 8, 2010- JACKPOT!!!

• 2 Words- Table Games. HIP, HIP, HOORAY!! First of all, when is the great Commonwealth going to learn to get something done all at once, rather than in a half-assed piecemeal fashion? I mean, is there a single person who thought that our casinos could survive on slots alone? How about, just once, Pennsylvania leads the way instead of waiting for other states to show the way. Next, what's with Rivers and Meadows being packed at 6AM? Didn't anyone have a job to go to? I guess unemployment is why they were all jackpot hunting. Finally- does anyone find it a little fishy that the state lottery system went down for a half-a-day? Just wonderin'.
• Biggest Winner-O-the-Day (Local Division)- Michael Lanese. With the luck Ol' Mike had today, it's a too bad he wasn't at the casino. Long story short- Mike leaves his 9 year-old twins to clean guns, and lo and behold, one ends up shooting the other in the head. Then, father-of-the-year runs away to Vietnam to escape prosecution. Luckily, he landed in the courtroom of Judge Jill ""The damage here is done and it's not repairable." Rangos, who sentenced Mikey to time served. The really interesting piece will be if this 49 year-old grandmother from Homewood draws the good Judge Rangos for her trial. All the classic matchups here- man v. woman, Mt Lebanon v. Homewood, etc.  September 18 - October 18 2008 clearly not a good month for kids in Pittsburgh.
• Biggest Jackpot Loser-O-the-Day (Universe Division)- All of Us. LeBron James to Miami. Please (insert deity of choice here)- let there be more than five more years of this droning. Pleeeease.

There's an App for That

I wonder if they let him finish before they beat the crap out of him.

Let's Go Bucs! Lets Go Bucs!

Who says the Pirates front office doesn't know what they're doing?

After each race, the Pirates post on the scoreboard the "standings" numbering the wins recorded by each pierogi. According to Mr. Kurtz, the races are not, in fact, always fixed. 

"They try to keep it close," he said. "They don't want a pierogi to fall too far behind. So if Jalapeno Hannah is two, three games behind, they kind of want her to win, so they pick the fastest runner out of the four runners that are racing that night and give Hannah to that one."

Must be how they put together the rotation, too.

Random Randomosity

• Maybe the Islamists in Somalia aren't all bad:  Somali militants threaten World Cup TV viewers

"We are warning all the youth of Somalia not to dare watch these World Cup matches. It is a waste of money and time and they will not benefit anything or get any experience by watching mad men jumping up and down," he said.

Clearly that guy has never sat through a few hours at PNC Park 

• First they're not fit for the Stanley Cup, now...  Report: Most Philadelphians Not Fit For Military

A nonprofit group says that up to 90 percent of young Philadelphians are ineligible for military service because of criminal records, obesity or lack of education.

Put skates on 'em. They'd all fit right in with the Flyers

• At this point, don't you think an attorney is just a waste?  Van der Sloot attorney quits 

He is in a high-security area of the prison where only two of 10 cells are occupied, and he has no contact with inmates in the general prison population.

He is under guard 24 hours a day, authorities said.

The only other inmate in the area is alleged Colombian hit man Hugo Trujillo Ospina. The two have spent some time together in a common area where there is a television set and weights made of out of broomsticks and soda bottles, authorities said.

It occurs to me- Joran Van der Sloot: cold blooded killer or just really bad date?

• Hey McDonalds... Chocolate. Milk. Shake. Had I wanted whipped cream and a cherry, I'm almost  sure I would have ordered a Mc-Effing- sundae.

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Just for fun... captions for the photo anyone?

Holy @#$%

Hundimiento por socavación del agua en la Zona 2 de la Ciudad de Guatemala. Fotos: Paulo Raquec

The latest from the Tunnel to Nowhere ?  The Pirates new pipeline to Central America? Part of  BP's latest solution?


No, apparently, just what happened after Tropical Storm Agatha met Guatemala City.


WOW.

$13,001,848,302,154

From US Debt Clock.org via Drudge

• US National Debt-   $13,001,848,302,154

• Debt per Citizen-     $42,028

• Debt per Taxpayer- $117,998

• Debt to GDP Ratio-  90.35093%

Now, for perspective, from brittanica.com

Damn, can't get a trillion to fit, but 13 TRILLION???

Mr. Ben-isan Goes To Tokyo

• Just for giggles, what do you think the caption says?
• Why didn't someone tell me there's scammers on the web? Seriously, check this out for some laughs. The Trophy Room is hilarious
• I wonder if the Ambassador has the new Eminem on his I-pod.

"F**k that, I'd rather turn this club into a bar room brawl.
Get as rowdy as Roethlisberger in a bathroom stall"

•  Pens and Canadiens in Round 2. F-Ovechkin. It says here he never gets his name on the Cup (nice photoshop)
• OBLIGATORY PIRATES NOTE AHEAD: The Buccos stretched their win streak to TWO yesterday. They beat the Brewers,1-0, in Milwaukee no less. And took 14 innings to do it. Just a note to those who say each game is just 1 game, that winning by one or losing by 20 aside, it's just 1 game: 9-12 (W/L) is not the same as 78-155. Take a look at those numbers... 78 Runs Scored, 155 Runs Against. Now, say you're in a fight. You punch the other guy in the face 9 times and he gets 12 shots in on you. Next day, same guy, you get in 78 to his 155. Still think the numbers are the same?
• How far wrong has an interview gone when "Is your Mom a prostitute?" seems like the next logical question?

"My job is to find out as much information as possible about a player that I'm considering drafting. Sometimes that leads to asking in-depth questions,"

WTF

From the Sports Desk

Lost among the Roethlisberger fiasco and the Draft Day festivities...

Read the whole incredible story here.

"Fly Like an Eagle..."

Breaking news...

American Airlines Now Charging Fees To Non-Passengers

FORT WORTH, TX—Cash-strapped American Airlines announced a new series of fees this week that will apply to all customers not currently flying, scheduled to fly, or even thinking about flying aboard the commercial carrier.

The fees, the latest introduced by American Airlines in a continuing effort to combat its financial woes, will take effect on Monday. According to company officials, these charges will include a $25 tax on citizens traveling with any other airline, as well as a mandatory $30 surcharge for passengers who decide to just stay home for the holidays instead.

"Tough times unfortunately mean tough measures," American Airlines president Gerard Arpey said. "It's never an easy decision to ask our loyal customers, as well as thousands of people chosen at random out of a telephone book, to pay a little extra, but that's just the reality of today's economic climate. We hope all Americans will understand this when receiving one of our new bills in the mail."

Read the full story here.

The Winner is....

April Fool 2010: Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA)

From Boortz.com:

Watch this YouTube video. Watch it and then feel sorry for the citizens of DeKalb County, Georgia. The star of this video is one Hank Johnson. He is questioning Navy Admiral Robert Willard, the commander of the Navy's Pacific Fleet. about some troop movements involving the island of Guam. Now seriously .. I want you to watch this. You'll be rewarded, I promise. About 1:20 into this clip you will hear Congressman Hank Johnson .. a Democrat (naturally) representing Georgia's 4th congressional district ... tell this Navy Admiral that he has some concerns about the addition of 8000 additional Navy personnel and their families to the island. Now ... and trust me, I looked for an April Fools element to this ... you are going to hear Hank Johnson express a concern that with 8000 more people Guam might -----

TIP OVER AND CAPSIZE????

First global warming and now islands capsizing? Boy, this planet is a mess.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Only in Alabama

......M-O-U-S-E!!

Ben-a-palooza????   OMFG!!!!

So, I'm a two-time, two-time, TWO-TIME Super Bowl winning quarterback. While I may not have more money than God, I have more money than I can possibly spend in five lifetimes. While it's commonly held that I'm a total jackass (their word, not mine) in public, as long as I'm the starting QB for da Pixburg Stillers I pretty much can do no wrong.

So, what do I do to celebrate my 28th birthday? I hook-up my whole crew gang 50's tv cast posse with matching t-shirts (dude, we da bomb, yo!), pile 'em all on to the palooza party liner bus, and road-trip it to Hazzard County. Yep- me, Big Cat, Ez, Coop-A-Loop and the rest of the fellas headin' down the road on a booze bus just like adults do and then........

And then, just when you think this whole story can't get any funnier (and by funnier I surely mean more pathetic) we get a look at this....

Ninja Ben Seven-san

Remember, for up to the minute news:   Sid the Kid= Sports Illustrated,   Big Ben= TMZ

                  

                  

Don't DoThe Crime If You Can't Do The Time

Or in Texas, 30 days same as cash...

Public can comment on proposal to reduce fines

EL PASO -- Low-income drivers caught driving drunk or without a license may get a break in paying their fines.


The Texas Department of Public Safety is now taking public comment on a proposal that would reduce the fines for people living near or below the federal poverty line if they're convicted of a Class C misdemeanor.


That type of offense includes driving without insurance, driving without a valid license and driving while intoxicated.

and...

"We all make mistakes and if you get caught driving without insurance you should pay a fine, but it shouldn't take your life savings," said Lower Valley resident Jesús Alvarez, who said he struggles to make ends meet. "Besides, if you take away our licenses we can't get to work. How are we supposed to make a living?"

(sniffle...sniffle) Boo Effin' Hoo (sniffle...sniffle)

The proposed changes would:

Reduce the fine for driving without insurance from $250 per year for three years to a one-time payment of $250.

Reduce the fine for driving without a valid license from $100 per year for three years to a one-time payment of $150.

Reduce the fine for driving while intoxicated from anywhere between $1,000 to $2,000 per year for three years to a one-time payment of $500.

Hope. Change. Texas-style.

(h/t PSAMP)

I've been wandering around in my mind, for the last week or so, trying to decide whether or not the obsession I'm feeling about Hizzoner Boy Mayor Where's Waldo?'s handling of our recent inclemency is worth all the headaches.

I mean, hell, I don't live or work in the city. I wasn't affected in any way by the antics and missteps of the Birthday Boy and his posse. Before the snow started to fall, I'd never heard of Curtis Mitchell. And, there's a loooong time to forget stuff before the next election. As I've said- as long as Lukey has "D-Norside" after his name, lemmings will be lemmings.

Then, I read this piece at Infinonymous and I think I'm starting to accept.......this city is screwed.

(Sensing a theme)

• Switzerland company offers young boys extra-small condom, the Hotshot
  

  A Switzerland-based company is manufacturing extra-small condoms for the 12- to 14-year-old set.

  WTF?
  
  

  The Hotshot measures 1.7 inches in diameter (as opposed to 2 inches found with regular ones), and 7.4 inches in length.

  Go ahead, get the jokes out of your system. We'll wait.
  
  

• (CA State)Senator Roy Ashburn arrested on DUI charges

 Sources told the CBS affiliate KOVR in Sacramento Ashburn was seen leaving Faces, a gay nightclub in midtown Sacramento.

According to Project Vote Smart, Ashburn's voting record shows he has voted against every gay rights measure in the State Senate since taking office including Recognizing Out-Of-State Same-Sex Marriages, Harvey Milk Day and Expanding Anti-Discrimination Laws.

Hypocrite douchebag.

• And from the "Karn Evil 9" file: Roethlisberger accused of sexual assault
 

It might be time for Benny to trade in the "7" for a bullseye. Twice in a year or so? Not a good pattern. "The show that never ends" indeed. 

Maybe it's just me.