Archive for July, 2009

Blue Dog Tricks

Remember this the next time you find yourself in a voting booth. From WaPo: A look at career contribution patterns also shows that typical Blue Dogs receive significantly more money — about 25 percent — from the health-care and insurance sectors than other Democrats, putting them Read More

‘That’s What I Lack About the South’

It’s embarrassing to live in a part of the country with so many dumb, brainless people .

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Mural Mania!

A commentator on this blog — yes, we do have one or two — sent along some good news about the George Snow Hill mural in Milton. You can read it here . Soon after the large oil painting was rescued from the Milton fire, we mentioned that we had last seen this terrific WPA mural — Read More

Moolah for the Masses

UPDATE BELOW The Cash for Clunkers economic stimulus program — just about the only “bailout” program aimed directly at helping the average citizen — has worked so well it has run out of money in less than ten days. Only $1 billion was allocated by Congress. The program Read More

She was in hog heaven. Now she needs a new address

Melon, a potbellied pig, is part of Diana Clevenger’s family. She’s been in hog heaven — until now.

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Bare boobs — Just another day at the beach in the Panhandle

Fort Walton Beach. Panhandle country. So, frankly, we’re not surprised to hear about a 42-year-old allegedly waving her tank top over her head, throwing it on the ground and baring her breasts, reports Northwest Florida Daily News. She denies it. But a witness remembered details. Too much Read More

Oh, great….more crazy pests coming to Florida

We’ve got pythons, iguanas and boa constrictors. We’ve got monitor lizards and even the brown anole. And now… Caribbean crazy ants. Millions and millions of them. This non-native species breeds so prodigiously its colonies are largely immune to pesticides, reports the Sarasota Read More

Doughnuts? Coffee? Resume? A new approach to job hunting

We love this guy. Here’s hoping he gets a job. We’re talking about award-winning graphics artist Michael Marks who was laid off in October along with 450 other contract employees at Kennedy Space Center who worked for Space Gateway Support.

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