This senator has been holding up consideration of S 1963, the Veterans' Caregiver and Omnibus Health Benefits Act of 2009 because of concerns over unfunded benefits picked by bcgrote 2 weeks ago

Christopher Lee (the voice of DEATH in the Terry Pratchett movies) has been knighted!

Hooray for Sir Lee! picked by bcgrote 4 weeks ago

Even as a "threadhead", I never understood just how these machines make stitches. Here is an article with VERY good animations of how it happens! picked by bcgrote 2 months ago

Get out there and read them! "Everything useful I learned, I learned from banned books"

You'd be surprised what books are banned, and for what reasons. All books should be read, thought about, and appreciated, even if we don't agree with what they say or the stance of the author. picked by bcgrote 2 months ago

Sigh. picked by bcgrote 2 months ago

The inspiration for the movie "Norma Rae", Crystal Lee Sutton, died of brain cancer at 68.

Her health insurance company denied her treatment for her cancer. Will her death make ANY difference in the health insurance reform attempts?

Also here and here. picked by bcgrote 2 months ago

The claim is that this is to commemorate 50 years of the AFL.... But the nauseating safety orange is SO visible I could see them making a case to keep the color!

And every time I see the hat, I can't help thinking of the Oakland A's... picked by bcgrote 2 months ago

Excellent WashPo article regarding health care myths.

Seriously, people, change isn't scary, and it won't kill you or cost you "all" of your own money. picked by bcgrote 3 months ago

Best known in the U.S. for his numerous roles on "You Can't Do That on Television!".

A toast of green slime to you, Barth! picked by bcgrote 4 months ago

Lost in the Amazon rainforest lie the remains of Henry Ford's attempt to gain complete control of the manufacture of every part of his vehicles. He only lacked his own brand of tires... picked by bcgrote 5 months ago

Whenever politicians do naughty things, Faux News tends to report them as (D) rather than (R) - even if they previously HAD identified them correctly. The Sanford case is the most recent of these.

In related news, naughty Dems tend to be removed from office when they are bad. Naughty Republicans tend to stay in office, because, you, family values! picked by bcgrote 5 months ago

Lead guitarist for the iconic rock group loses battle with lymphoma.

I has teh sad.... picked by bcgrote 5 months ago

I didn't see this posted yet, even though it is a few days old.

Hmm. Family Values. picked by bcgrote 6 months ago

South Korea has agreed to the terms of the PSI (Proliferation Security Initiative) which keeps WMD's away from naughty people. North Korea says that is a declaration of WAR!

I'm confused.... picked by bcgrote 6 months ago

Blames Mr. Rogers for failure of society, need for bailouts, increase in narcissism, Obama's policies....

Can't we have anything nice without Fox News wanting to destroy it? picked by bcgrote 8 months ago

One freaked out horse startles another, other horses and people trampled in buggy class.

(SLYT) picked by bcgrote 9 months ago

I MUST buy this. Words cannot say. Please look! picked by bcgrote 9 months ago

Safe! Also a version for Skynet!

LOL! picked by bcgrote 10 months ago

A bored student's doodles in a Biology book. It's as if the spirit of Sergio Aragones has reincarnated in Russia.

I especially love the rocket booster uterus! LOL! picked by bcgrote 10 months ago

Vince is my new hero!

(Not my blog) picked by bcgrote 10 months ago

Enjoy a seriously cool mashup of Dr Who, Benny Hill Theme, and Eminem. I lol'd!



Unable to embed, so go here:
picked by bcgrote 10 months ago

"They speak English; Indonesian; French; Cantonese; German; Hebrew; African languages including Swahili, Luo and Igbo; and even a few phrases of Gullah, the Creole dialect of the South Carolina Lowcountry."

So much more than just "the first Black President"! The only race is human. picked by bcgrote 10 months ago

Played to introduce dignitaries, such as the President of the United States, "Ruffles and Flourishes" is a simple, yet dignified melody.

Here is a little more about it!

Also here: picked by bcgrote 10 months ago

Scroll down a little to click on the audio play bar. Full of holiday win and awesome!


...Although the card made me tear up.... picked by bcgrote 11 months ago

Forrest J, Ackerman, science fiction icon, has died. Mr. Ackerman claims to have personally coined the expression "sci-fi"; he won the first Hugo Award, and he was the publisher of the well-known horror magazine "Famous Monsters" back in the 1950's. He has also made cameo appearances in dozens of sci-fi films and in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video (he can be seen... read full post picked by bcgrote 12 months ago