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- Jun08Ignore this post.“Technorati Profile”
- Mar24Hike up Mt. Beacon“I took a half day PTO today and decided to go on a hike since ...”11Always surprising“I am always surprised at how Republicans can just spout out complete BS. I mean, ...”
- Feb23BingNet“Being that I am a "gigantic, slow-moving, extremely heavy beast that require handling", I just ...”12Blogging from my iPod touch“My wonderful wife gave me an iPod touch for valentine's day. I have just downloaded ...”
- Jan29The layoff ripple effect“The Wall Street Journal has a fantastic, if troubling, look at the way a single ...”20Change“It's here! Today! At Noon! I have MSNBC on in the background and the crowds are ...”16get donkey! Quick Takes“Quick takes for the week: So by now, everyone on the internets knows that Jott will ...”
- 2008“So far so good!”
- Dec23Happy Holidays -- Light posting“Things are going to be quiet here for the next few days as the get ...”18You smell like meat“Words fail me... Burger King has launched a new men's body spray called "Flame," which ...”Using Word Clouds to highlight brainstorming results“I completed a series of brainstorming sessions this week. I was looking for a ...”17Thai King endorses new Prime Minister“As mentioned earlier, I have taken an interest in Thai politics (I currently have two ...”16Buddhists and Christians working together 1200 years ago“Fascinating article about Christian and Buddhist missions co-existing in the 700's. When Nestorian Christians were pressing ...”15New Yorkers don't want cuts to schools or healthcare“The NY Working Families Party has commissioned a poll that finds that New Yorkers are ...”Twitter Tools“PR 2.0: Twitter Tools for Community and Communications Professionals -- A lengthy and informative roundup ...”14Icy Trees“A few pics I took from my front yard yesterday morning of the iced-over trees ...”12How we got here“Bruce Temkin (have I mentioned how useful his site is?) posts a link to an ...”How to keep your profile high in a recession“Interesting Conversation Starter at HarvardBiz on how to sell yourself when you job may be at ...”11What Would the Buddha Buy?“Mixing a little eastern influence in with our western traditions... The Buddhist channel has an ...”108 experts' scary economic predictions“Fortune has a piece outlining 8 experts' predictions about the future of the economy. Most ...”09More reading catch-up -- CRM“I've come across a useful series of top-ten articles from insideCRM (here, here, here). A ...”Focusing on Clients When Developing Professional Services“I am catching up on some reading and had this article from Harvard Management Update ...”08Is this the ultimate in arrogance?“This blows my mind: Merrill Lynch & Co. chief John Thain has suggested to directors that ...”05Redbox vs Netflix for DVD rentals?“Anyone else out there use Redbox to rent movies? I love it. The only flaw ...”04CNN axes science unit, fires Miles O'Brien“This move seems rather boneheaded. We are finally about to get an administration that will ...”Southwest coming to LGA“Read an article on BNET about Southwest's acquisition of 7 slots at LaGuardia and what ...”Bangkok airports to re-open“I am happy to hear that things seem to be settling down a tiny bit ...”More Giants/Burress Shooting stuff“The Giants have released their chronology of events in "Shot-himself-in-the-leg" gate. It's starting to sound ...”No more Plaxico“The Giants say that Plaxico will not play again this year. I can't say this ...”03Twitter killed the blog-i-o star“I used to love long blog posts with all sorts of esoteric detail on matters ...”Does this theme stink?“In my umpteenth attempt to re-launch this site, I decided on a new theme. What ...”A post from the Flock browser“So I downloaded this flock browser. It's extremely handy. I wrote this post from within ...”
- Nov10Not sure if this is something I should be sad about or proud of -- I think i have tennis elbow... from my Wii.“ Not sure if this is something I should be sad about or proud of -- ...”Not sure if this is something I should be sad about or proud of -- I think i have tennis elbow... from my Wii.“ Not sure if this is something I should be sad about or proud of -- ...”04Took Nate in the voting booth. It was very cool to show him what I was doing. Hope he remembers it. I almost got a little choked up.“ Took Nate in the voting booth. It was very cool to show him what I ...”
- Oct23Palin's $150,000 shopping spree works out to ~ $20,000 a week. That's one hell of a hockey mom budget even if the kid is in the NHL!“ Palin's $150,000 shopping spree works out to ~ $20,000 a week. That's one hell ...”15Why does McCain have to be so angry?“ Why does McCain have to be so angry? ”WTF is McCain talking about? He's gonna blow!“ WTF is McCain talking about? He's gonna blow! ”I never knew mavericks had such fragile emotions.“ I never knew mavericks had such fragile emotions. ”Debate commentary: So far the CNN undecideds are flat lining on McCain and his "Joe the Plumber" story.“ Debate commentary: So far the CNN undecideds are flat lining on McCain and his "Joe ...”http://tweetremote.com/docs/ In case you are wondering, this is what I am trying to use.“ In case you are wondering, this is what I am trying to use. ”Getting ready for the debate. I hope this one is completely unexciting. If it can't be, I hope smoke comes out of McCain's ears.“ Getting ready for the debate. I hope this one is completely unexciting. If it ...”Alright I think that I finally might have this working. If so, I will be able to tweet and have it post to my blog.“ Alright I think that I finally might have this working. If so, I will ...”another test to see if I can post to my website directly from twitter.“ another test to see if I can post to my website directly from twitter. ”This is a test post.“ This is a test post. ”
- May18Electric Windows“One of the reasons I love my town is the interesting art scene. There ...”16Trip to NM“Here are a few pictures from my recent trip to NM ”
- Apr29Need some paper?“This site is kind of interesting. You can use it to print out the ...”17You gotta get that dirt off your shoulder“Obama reacts to the shameful debate last night... ”01The folks at google“Keep coming up with the awesome April fool's”
- Mar30If you need a little chuckle“and like musicals... She needs a napkin!”2818Someday my son will study this speech in school“He wrote every word of this himself... Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: 'A More Perfect Union' Philadelphia, ...”
- Feb04Super Tuesday“My Pick... ”
- 2007“Not much going on”
- Oct07It's been how long!?“Well, I figured it was time that I tried to start this thing up again. It's ...”
- 2006“The year of the Nate”
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- Mar27Coming soon“The arrival of the l'il donkey! is fast approaching. It could be any day ...”
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- 2005“Moving back East”
- Dec2320If It Wasn't So Outrageous It Would Be Funny Part II“Man, there is just no other way to put it... John Cornyn may be the ...”If It Wasn't So Outrageous It Would Be Funny“Here is how our federal government is "protecting" us from shadowy networks of freedom haters: One ...”15File under Holy Crap“From CNET.com Thousands of airline passengers unexpectedly found themselves stranded in line at U.S. border ...”NY-19 -- Meet the Candidates Tonight in Peekskill“Back in the comments of my previous NY-19 post, there is a debate brewing about ...”01A Slew of Announced Democratic Candidates in NY-19“Republican Sue Kelly has held my "new" Congressional district since, I believe, 1994. In ...”Baby Bumpers?“We registered on Tuesday evening at the local big baby emporium. It was one ...”
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- Sep01Katrina“I have been riveted to the coverage of Katrina. The desctuction and loss is ...”
- Aug12Best Spam Subject line of the day“"Complimentary Year Supply of Pringles, take the survey" Who are the ad wizards that came up ...”02Lions or Cars?“I have been in a bit of a nostalgic mood lately. Not sure why. ...”Sumer music fun-time sounds“Ever since I first started really listening to music and it became more than just ...”
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- May27Hey, Remember Me?“Well, I think it's safe to say we are finally settled in up here in ...”
- Apr2420The end officially begins tomorrow“Tomorrow morning the moving people wil arrive to begin packing the last 4 and a ...”17Among the statements you never expect to utter in your life are...“"Holy S@#^, Stanley Tucci just rode by on the back of a tandem bike." Yet less ...”08
- Mar30Do you like the Rock 'N Roll?“Man alive, am I ever enjoying the musical stylings of The Go! Team! I've ...”150807I am a Sucker“It occurred to me as I was walking out the Walgreen's door with a Diet ...”
- Feb28Rocky Mountain High“Off to Denver on business for two weeks. Not sure how much I will ...”24Brain-Block“No matter how many times I type the word, or how careful I try ...”23Lessons in switching web hosts“Always check with your spouse before switching web hosts. He or she may have ...”22Looks like it worked“Well it looks like that was a pretty seamless transition. If you see this ...”Switching Hosts“I am switching this site's hosting over to DreamHost. It is the service used ...”21Of Drivers Obtuse and Pups on the Loose“I posted earlier on something I would miss about Houston, and now I will post ...”Insurance not Investment -- The Human Face of Social Security“I haven't linked to anything political in a while, and while this Kos diary post ...”And So the End Begins -- The Houston Tunnel System“This week will be my last one working in downtown Houston, so it probably marks ...”18Beacon Bound“Big news in the get donkey! world. Mrs. gd! and I just got back ...”We don't own the electric company...“You know the hardest thing for me about having the house on the market is ...”08From Red 2 Blue 2: Electric Boogaloo“I got all excited with my new WordPress upgrade and the bells and whistles I ...”
- Jan17Unfortunately, It Seems More Like Just a Dream Than Ever...“Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. ...”13It's All About the Giblets“Like all good blog denziens, I bow before the insurmountable power and genius of Giblets ...”12A get donkey! Beverage Adventure“As I was walking back to the office with my cup of coffee, I stepped ...”07The Most Wonderful Time of the Year“Ah yes it's January, that joyous time of year when millions of Americans search for ...”Cool Technology or Stupid Technology?“I discovered this morning that I could IM from my cell phone. At first ...”05Attack of the Tracback Spam 455holes and Other Stuff“Well, I've gone ahead and turned of trackback pings (I think). Apparently, the new ...”
- 2004“The dark election year”
- Dec20Head of Cabbage of State“Fafblog's choice for Man of the Year is in, and it makes a hell of ...”The Lemmings Did Not Kill Themselves, They Were Murdered!“From the "You Learn Something Everyday" department... I was reading a post on Defective Yeti about ...”10So is this what "Moral Values" means?“It seems that the moral folks at the Cary Christian School down in NC ...”08Speeches like this...“...are why I supported this guy. Howard Dean delivered the following at George Washington ...”06Check Out the Sockets on Buttercup“I am not sure why these drawings of the skeletal systems of cartoon characters amused ...”
- Nov30Textbook stickers“It's the hottest trend sweeping the science-hatin', gawd-fearin' school boards of Red 'Merika. ...”24Happy Thanksgiving!“Every year, Mrs. get donkey! and I sit down to eat Thanksgiving dinner, and every ...”Boycotting the Wapo“I have removed the link to the Washington Post from my list of links on ...”23Fitting Lines“I have been reading some Kate Chopin lately, and as I was getting toward the ...”15Exit the "Moderate"“As I am sure everyone in the blogosphere already knows, Powell is out (as are ...”10Administrative stuff“I've implemented a new feature where comments are automatically shut off on posts older than ...”09Always Look on the Bright Side of Life“After today, there is one week down and only 202 more to go!”Hey, Icehole“You can stop running your comment spam scripts. Your crap will never show up ...”05Our true "moral values"“E.J. Dionne's column is today's get donkey! must read. It has a nice ...”04What's next? I Have No Idea.“I tried writing this nice conciliatory post about how silver the lining to this awful ...”
- Oct30One is more Presidential“Which of these statements about the OBL tape is stronger and more resolute? John Kerry: In ...”29Just remember“I know a lot of lefty web denizens are in a tizzy over this bin ...”Premature Confetti-ation“So the President was giving a speech in NH. When he utterd the words ...”Today is the Last Day to Early Vote in TX“I voted this morning at the multi-purpose on W. Gray (Harris County's hottest polling place). ...”27Well, Everybody knows about the bird“The President gives the nation the one-fingered salute. Literally. via kos”26The Final Texas Tuesday“Today's final TT candidate is Charlie Stenholm. Rep. Stenholm is another potential victim ...”22The email of the future“Does anyone out there on the internets want a Gmail account? I've got 2 invites ...”When laughter hurts“Fafblog really is a national treasure and its author has a true gift for satire. ...”20Kerry in Rolling Stone“Rolling Stone has posted its interview with John Kerry and it’s worth a look. Here is ...”Delay shows up“Rachel over at VeryOpinionated was at the TX-22 debate in Clear Lake last night. ...”14Best Debate Analysis Yet“Fafblog gives us Retroactive Debate Live-Blogging. A sample: That's a very good point Giblets. Now John Kerry ...”13Debate 3 Instant Analysis“The only thing that matters in this one is that Kerry was more presidential than ...”Republicans in Nevada Hate Democracy“It appears that Republicans in Nevada feel the only way they can win elections is ...”12Texas Tuesdays“Today's candidate is Nick Lampson. Nick is a good guy who I have met ...”09Instant Analysis: Debate Two“Kerry seemed far more Presidential than the President. President Bush was barely able to ...”07Un-frikkin-real“From the Washington Post: French officials were prepared to provide as many as 15,000 troops ...”06He Checks His Grandson's Hair Each Day for Lice!“Dick Cheney's Alive! I found the link to this video over on Kos. It may, ...”05Letter to the editor and debate reaction“Followed through on my commitment to KE04 to write letters to the editor. Here's ...”Serious Questions for Serious Times“I was just reading a post on digby's site where he was writing about the ...”It really is "Hard Work"“Many thanks to official get donkey! fun-time pal Ted Barlow for pointing me to this ...”We really should have a theme song for...“Texas Tuesdays! Today's candidate is Chet Edwards. Rep. Edwards was another target of vile Tom ...”04This or That“Another awesome debate video clip (quicktime) from fellow Kossak, reef the dog. It's a nice ...”Getting Increasingly Desperate“In the previous post, I linked to this piece that has some quotes from Bush ...”If you do the crime you do the time...“Unless you are a Pakistani "national hero" that sells nuclear secrets to North Korea. ...”02Tee“Hee! thanks, marc”It's All About the Fear“I found this video over on the great Oliver Willis' site. It's I guess ...”01We write letters...“Just sent the following to the chron. President Bush, after spending us into the largest deficit ...”To all the Dishonest Right Wingers...“Who are going to try to spin Kerry's use of the phrase "global test", into ...”
- Sep30Instant Debate Reaction“Kerry: Presidential Bush: petulant and defensive. ”28Welcome to another exciting episode of T-squared“Today's installment of Texas Tuesdays focuses on Martin Frost and his quest to hold onto ...”24Kerry lays out seven-point plan for War on Terror“Another day, another fine speech from Kerry. Today's installment was about the War on ...”Another Bush Characterization of Kerry Debunked“Knight Ridder's Thomas Fitzgerald delivers an analysis of Kerry's position on the Iraq war and ...”Bush Lies on the Trail“The WaPo's E.J. Dionne talks about another Bush campaign trail lie: At the top ...”Juan Cole Delivers Some Perspective“This Juan Cole post was bouncing around the blog world earlier in the week, but ...”21It's Texas Tuesdays Twofer Time“Today's candidates are Morris Meyer and Lorenzo Sadun. Linkage follows... Sadun intro Sadun overview Sadun interview Meyer intro Meyer ...”20Kerry Delivers Impressive Iraq Speech“About an hour ago Kerry delivered a powerful speech on Iraq. You can get ...”Zippy and the Enormously Large Heads of State“Through the intrepid reportage of Charles Kuffner, blogotopia was made aware of the gigantic President ...”15John Kerry Talks About Bush's Record... or... What this Election is Really About“At that convention in New York the other week, President Bush talked about his ownership ...”Technology rocks“A couple of posts below is an adorable photo of our cat Monty getting caught ...”Best review line ever“Alternet's Matt Taibbi on Kitty Kelley's new book about the Bush family: Kelley's book is – ...”14Richard Morrison! Richard Morrison! Richard Morrison!“Who is the is the cat who won't cop out when DeLay's runnin' about? MORRISON! Right on! --- I ...”09Your get donkey! Useless Beverage Post of the Day“Some time ago, I espoused my love of Earl Gray on this site, but lately, ...”08Back in time for Texas Tuesday... Sorta“I'm back from vacation and Texas Tuesdays is back on a Wednesday. Today ...”
- Aug2723Did President Bush earn HIS medals?“You know the Swit Boat Slimers for Bush are making up crap about Kerry not ...”20The President Signs Bills He Doesn't Understand“Over on Crooked Timber, Ted has a post that contains a quote from the President ...”Howard Dean in Houston tomorrow“Here are some details about Howard Dean's public appearences tomorrow (8/21). The Heights rally ...”19Big John Comes Out Swinging“Kerry took the Swift Boat Liars for Bush head-on in a speech today in front ...”Is Kerry's Position on Iraq Defensible?“Fareed Zakaria has written an interesting piece about how Kerry's position on his Iraq resolution ...”17A get donkey! Product Plug“Last Saturday, Mrs. gd! and I spent the day painting out living room/dining room. ...”Guess what day it is?“Today's featured Texas Tuesday candidate is one of my favorite Houston-area state reps -- Scott ...”13"And now we beat the eggs"“Everytime I would cook something with eggs, I would utter that phrase with my best ...”11Texas TWednesday“It's a day late due to technical difficulties, but today is Texas Tuesday. Today’s ...”Another sign of trouble for Bush“I usually read ABC News' the Note every day. For the most part they ...”06A Regrettable Soundbite“The President (or maybe his handlers) probably wishes he could take back that "turn the ...”05Uh Mr. President....“I think you're supposed to cook it before you eat it. I think "regular guys" usually ...”Nice AP headline“I found this article over on Atrios. Heres the headline: Bush Insists His Administration Seeking ...”Disgusting Behavior“You know I am really too disgusted to write anything coherent about the SOBs who ...”04BC04 showing their true colors“I know this is a becoming cut 'n' paste fest over here this morning, but ...”John Kerry's Vietnam Service Round-up“A poster named ”03Texas Twos-day“This Tuesday's installment features two State House candidates from the H-town area -- Wade Weems ...”02How Can We Ever Trust This Administration Again?“There is nothing they will not use to mislead us for their own political benefit. From ...”The Kerry/Edwards Plan for America“John Kerry and John Edwards have released their plan for America in the form of ...”
- Jul30Final Impresion of the Convention“We are going to win this thing and the country will be better for it! Here's ...”29Take a Prozac“Once again the Bush campaign shows just how much it values the American worker. "A campaign ...”Bush/Cheney 04 -- Death is on the way“Marc sends me a Reuter's piece that includes the following: President Bush (news - web sites) ...”3.2 million“I can't find a link to confirm it on the web, but over lunch I ...”Convention night three impressions“John Edwards’ speech last night was not as stirring as Barack Obama’s the night before ...”28Charlie Cook's Take on the Race“While perusing the Kos diaries, I came across a piece by noted conservative pundit Charlie ...”Wow.“I guess there is a lot ot say about last night's convention, but one word, ...”27Is It Texas Tuesday Again Already?“You betcha! Today's candidate is Kelly White who is running against the allegedly corrupt ...”First Night Convention Impressions“I bounced around between C-Span and MSNBC early in the evening, but after getting totally ...”26Shouts Out“If you haven't seen it yet, Air America has a new look on their site ...”23Why Fellow Liberals Sometimes Make Bad Action Film Reviewers“I love Roger Ebert, but this paragraph from his otherwise positive review of the Bourne ...”Stuffing Sandy's Socks“Media Matters has an excellent summary that attempts to filter through the swirling cloud of ...”What Was That Old Saying About History and Repeating and Stuff?“yoyogurl, over at the Pinko Commie Biznitch News Network (which, incidentally, is in contention ...”How the News is Created“Thank you to Marc, who emailed me the finest piece of political journalism you will ...”Great Piece by Bill Moyers“In the August issue of Sojourners, Bill Moyers talks about what is really happening to ...”22How Do People Stomach this Guy?“So I am listening to Al Franken's show, and he is playing this bit from ...”Unbelievable“I know this New York Times article about an effort co-ordinated by the White House ...”21And People Laughed at Pizza-in-a-Cup“Krispy Kreme's new line of frosty beverages includes "Original Kreme" which is supposed to ...”Garrison Keillor on being a Democrat and the Social Compact“The Minneapolis Star Tribune has an excerpt from Garrison Keillor's book , Homegrown Democrat ...”20Texas Tuesdays“This week Texas Tuesdays is featuring Jim Dougherty who is running for State Rep in ...”16Good News!“According to this post over on Donkey Rising, the GOP is giving up on the ...”15There's no going back now“I've completely dumped Moveable Type and dropped all the MT databases from my server. ...”14In case you missed it“I was busy cobbling my site together, so I missed this little gem by ...”13What Day is it?“It's Texas Tuesday! Today's candidate is Janette Popp. You can learn all about ...”12Hey, What's that Rattlin' sound?“Why it's just the sound of our Democracy gasping for breath under the boot of ...”11Welcome to the New get donkey!“I have re-done the site a bit. After getting comment spam bombed twice in ...”08Speaking of Enron“Walking back from my trip to get my daily latte (see I really am a ...”Oh Kenny Boy“Roger Ailes has a lovely tribute to the newly-indicted ex-Enron CEO.”If you can't win 'em over scare the crap out of 'em“The following appears on the front page of CNN as I write this post: BREAKING NEWS ...”07Debunking the GOP. It's fun and it's easy!“Maryscott O'Connor over at DailyKos lays out how much experience Edwards has compared to previous ...”06Phew!!“Did you just hear the collective sigh Democratic of relief? Kerry Selects Edwards as Vice ...”
- Jun29It's Texas Tuesdays Time“Texas Tuesdays is shifting it's gaze to State Representative candiates for now. This week's offering is ...”28F 9/11 review and wrap-up“On Friday evening Mrs. gd!, a fellow ex-Deaniac and her husband and I went ...”25F 911 ticket report“I went to pick up my pre-purchased F 911 tickets for tonight's 9:30 showing ...”22Afternoon Radio Treat“At 1PM this afternoon, my local Pacifica station (KPFT 90.1) broadcast a special show hosted ...”20You know traitorous Bob Novak is a sub-human piece of semi-sentient excrement when...“its ghastly visage on your TV screen makes cleaning out the cat boxes seem appealing. It ...”08It's time for a very "frosty" Texas Tuesday“Get your latest heaping helping of TX democratic Congressman Martin Frost here! It may be one ...”01BC04 Fleecing Americans“So I wondered why I had been receiving mailers from Bush/Cheney 04 thanking me for ...”Dean's Weekly Column“Howard Dean scored a gig writing a weekly column distributed in smaller newspapers nationwide. ...”If it's Tuesday, It must be Texas“Check out Texas Tuesday for information about Chet Edwards”
- May28Great Kerry Piece“Via the comments on an Atrios post, Here is a link to Charles Pierce's fantastic ...”26Your get donkey! Stupid Headline of the day“Courtesy of Yahoo! News (via the LA Times): U.S. Emphasizes Intent to Transfer Full Power to ...”25How times have changed...“Think back to a year ago. Could you ever have imagined reading a Reuters ...”Do you know what day it is?“That's right, it's Texas Tuesday! Go find out about Max Sandlin.”18Hey Kids, It's Texas Tuesday...Again“Texas Tuesday now has it's own home at http://www.texastuesdays.com/, so saunter on over and check ...”17The most ironic man in America“President George W. Bush celebrates a landmark Civil Rights Anniversary and then turns around and ...”11Hey Kids, it's Texas Tuesday!“Hop on over to Charles' place to check out Democratic congressional candidate Morris Meyer who ...”07get donkey! presents: YOur unintentionally hilarious headline of the day“From our friends at Reuters: Disney Foes in Pooh Suit Want Judge Ousted for Bias”05Worst Season Finale Ever“I hate it when my favorite (guilty pleasure) show turns into an anti-choice PSA. I hate ...”03Who are the ad wizards...“who came up with this one?”
- Apr30As if you didn't already know“Chicago Tribune public editor, Don Wycliff pens a piece about how the press protects President ...”27You see, they're in love“The best first sentence of an article I've read today: White House aides coached President Bush ...”2221You're up, Mr. President“John Kerry showed us his, now let's see yours.”Kerry in Houston Tomorrow“Earth Day with John Kerry Rally for the Environment April 22 - This Thursday Doors open at 11:00 ...”The Gadflyer on polls“Here is a nice primer on polls from the Gadflyer. Explanations like this help ...”20A little perspective“I am getting old and cranky. I am reading through the Kerry-bashing comments on the Kos, ...”12Daily News Online is closing down“As you may have noticed, I have been writing for a web magazine called ...”02Your get donkey! random thought(s) of the day“Wonderfalls is quickly becoming my favorite show on the TeeVee. It is quirky. ...”
- Mar26New Daily News Online Article is up“I forgot. I posted another article on the DNO yesterday. Guess what it's ...”18Your get donkey! random thought of the day“Question: Is Ray Romano really worth $2 million dollars an episode? I've seen the ...”16get donkey! Presents: Good Idea or Dumb Idea“This afternoon, I was walking back to the office and perhaps due to the combination ...”Note to self...“Withdraw patent application for "Dr. Lickee's Learn to Type With Your Tongue!" typing methodology. Thanks for ...”11New Daily News Online Article is up“The Temptation of the Donkeys John McCain's statement that he would "entertain" the notion of running ...”09I am a bona fide loser“The returns are in and I lost. Badly. CandidateVotesPercentage Rodriguez 11376.87% get donkey!3423.13% Oh well.”Voted for Dean... and me.“So I cast my primary vote this morning for Dean. Believe it or not, ...”08Bush's Flip Flops“In the interest of spreading good things around... I saw this over on Kos and thought ...”05John Kerry in Houston Tomorrow AM“I received the following in an email this morning... ANNOUNCING !! JOHN KERRY for President of the ...”04They never pulled the trigger“I found this over on kos, and if it is true, it is absolutely sickening... With ...”Almost forgot...“My weekly Daily News Online column is up. You can view it here.”02Snarking on the campaign trail.“I was reading this Ron Fournier-penned AP article about today's Super Tuesday contests when I ...”get donkey! Perpetuates Stupid Bumper Sticker Memes For You!“Not seen this weekend on a Volvo S40 driven by a sullen, Birkenstock-wearing, Latte swiller... "Widowed ...”Your get donkey! random thought of the day“While it troubles you a bit, you know the day has at least the potential ...”
- Feb26New Daily News Online Article is up“By taking a radical stance in favor of a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, President ...”25get donkey! Presents: Less than Great Moments in iPod Shuffle-Play Music Criticism“The pulsing bass-line and pounding drumbeat of The White Stripes’ "Seven Nation Army" when juxtaposed ...”Perry rumor mill grinds on“Long before Edwards arrived at the rally last night (more on that later), Texas Democratic ...”23John Edwards in Houston tomorrow evening“ Found on the www.houstonforedwards.com website. When: Tuesday, Feb. 24th ...”Your get donkey! random thought of the day“You know it is time for a haircut when you look down at the floor, ...”20get donkey! presents: Election 2004--The Road to the Precinct Chairpersonship“This afternoon at lunch, I dropped all 275 of my campaign postcards into the mailbox ...”19Your get donkey! random thought(s) of the day“My two favorite television shows are: The O.C. and Joan of Arcadia. They are not the types of ...”My New Daily News Online Article is up“Is There a Case for a Two-Man Race? John Edwards' close second in the Wisconsin primary ...”18Thoughts on Dean Suspending his Campaign“This was part of an e-mail I sent to my brother this morning, but I ...”17"For your future's sake, I'm the candidate"“Back in the summer is was the strategy of the Dean campaign in Texas to ...”13Your get donkey! random thought of the day“If there were any justice in this world, the Jayhawks would be one of the ...”12Your get donkey! random thought of the day“Tony Bennett makes me smile. That is all.”Silver Lining?“Dean Democrats may not be happy that John Kerry is the presumptive nominee, but there ...”09Daily News Online“As you may have noticed, I haven't been very good at posting to this blog ...”05The Last Waltz“With a heavy heart, I headed out to Dean MeetUp last night. Honestly, I ...”
- Jan19Well that F'kin sucked“ Back to work.”
- 2003“Going strong”
- Dec2419perfect...“Repeal the Bush Tax!”18The Bush Tax“Two great snippets from Howard Dean's domestic policy speech today... Republicans claim to be helping average ...”11Hope for the future“As a developer. I am often lie awake at night in fear of being offshored. Thank ...”Furthermore...“I'd like to suggest that it is George W. Bush who is unelectable. That is all. BTW, ...”In the press van down by the Warwick“I've been meaning to write about this but through a combination of busy-ness, and some ...”05I just wanted to say that...“President George W. Bush is a miserable failure. That is all.”04I am a great golden god of prognostication... or something“Way back in July of 2002, I predicted that NY AG Elitot Spitzer may be ...”
- Nov06Your get donkey! random thought of the day“tazo makes a damn fine Earl Grey Tea! It's tea-rrrr-ifically bergamot-acious!”04Dean is coming to Houston“I and about a hundred other Dean folks will be out at polling places tomorrow ...”03get donkey! Houston election endorsements“And now the moment you have all been waiting for... or something. I give you my ...”
- Oct31Is somebody trying to tell me something.“It's kind of scary when you start posting to your blog again and your traffic ...”What's next Pieces of Flair?“From the AP: UJA, Iraq (AP) - American soldiers on Friday sealed off the village where ...”Struttin' his stuff in the Desert sun“"Does this vest make my ass look big?" I know it's a cheap shot, but it's ...”30It's all about the Fear“I was watching the cable "news" coverage of this story at lunch. They were ...”28The Anthropic Principle“I'm not sure if I liked this article because it contans an interesting description of ...”Strange but True get donkey! Fun Fact“I have never understood the classic computer game, Minesweeper.”27I must be getting old or something...“...because I have no idea what this headline means: Fatman Scoop Ousts Sugababes to Take UK ...”06I'm still here“One of these days I really need to give this blogging thing a try. For all ...”
- Sep03Bush Administration did not plan for life after Saddam“The Washington Times (of all places) reports on a "Top Secret" brief describing the complete ...”
- Aug2827Regarding Howard“The other night at the house party someone (okay this someone) was asking me what ...”25Swimming Pool“If anyone has seen the film Swimming Pool (which is worth seeing for the perfomances ...”Successful Howard Dean Houseparty“Friday night's Dean House Party went very well. We had 50 guests, many of ...”21Flood the Zone Fridays“Ezra over at Not Geniuses has come up with the not, not ingenius plan of ...”Texas 11 Primer“MoveOn has sent out an excellent description of the events leading up to the Texas ...”18get donkey! to throw Howard Dean House Party!“Do you like the politics? Do you want to know more about Howard Dean? Do you want ...”What I learned on my summer vacation“by get donkey! If you ever have the chance to see an exhibit of James Rosenquist's works, ...”07Stupid != Tough“Our brave President likes to run when most health experts say you shouldn't exert yourself ...”05Attention Houstonian Area readers!“Congressman Chris Bell and the Harris County Democratic Party are running a bus trip up ...”
- Jul30Damn the DLC“Digby says all that needs to be said about the divisive idiocy coming from Democratic ...”Bush Administration weak on Homeland Security“This "cost-cutting" move by the Administration really pisses me off... Despite renewed warnings about possible airline ...”23get donkey! takes fall for Niger Uranium Flap“get donkey! releases official statement on his failure to notify President Bush about the forged ...”16Chuck has not left the building“Off the Kuff is not gone. Charles is just suffering through some technical difficulties. ...”1311I just had to comment on this one...“"I think the burden is on those people who think he didn't have weapons of ...”09Your get donkey! useless observation of the day...“Diana Krall sure is a sultry, seductive songstress.”Stop "Clear Skies"“The Dean campaign has posted an online petition to gather signatures against the Bush administration's ...”04Happy Independence Day“IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in ...”0302President Bush calls for more violence and bloodshed in Iraq.“Stunning... "There are some who feel like that conditions are such that they can attack us ...”01Dean 2Q numbers in...“This was just posted on the dean blog... In the second quarter ending yesterday, 59,000 Americans ...”Bush Lies...“Well this is not about WMDs, but according to Dana Milbank, a popular line at ...”
- Jun30I've never seen anything like this...“I can't resist yet another post about Howard Dean. Go to his blog and ...”27GET DONKEY! NEWSFLASH--PUBLIC HEARING ON TEXAS REDISTRICTING TOMORROW“If you have something to say about the power-grubbing Texas Republicans and their attempt to ...”get donkey! Presents: the Weekly Weasel“This one was a no-brainer. Your Weekly Weasel for the week of June 23 ...”26Finally some good news“The Texas Sodomy Law has been struck down by the Supreme Court. By a 6-3 vote, ...”25I know, I know, I sound like a broken record...“HD gave a speech before the Council for Foreign Relations this morning. If you ...”Crack in the dam?“From the NY Times... This could be pretty damaging to the Bush Administration: A top State ...”24A War Based on Educated Guesses“A quote from Gen. Robert Myers at today's joint press conference with Donald Rumsfeld responding ...”23THe speech“"And so for me the long journey of a Presidential campaign has begun with the ...”22Comments on Gov Dean's Meet the Press Interview“Here's my take on Dean's performance for the comment thread over on Dean's blog: Some observations... Some ...”20Dean House Party Invitation“Excuse me while I put on my Dean campaign hat for a moment... On June 27th, ...”19get donkey! Presents: The Weekly Weasel“Welcome to the "Weekly Weasel" -- a new weekly award given to that politician that ...”18A good example of why I drank the Dean Kool-Aid“For those that don't know, MoveOn.Org is holding a Democratic primary. The winner of ...”Republican double standard“Here is a list of quotes that Atrios posted (via CommonDreams) which every libral should ...”16Senator Jeffords Speaks up...“Great speech by Sen. Jim Jeffords: Two years ago, I was big news. I got to ...”13Morford on the "implausibility" of President Kucinich“If it isn't obvious by now, I've made my decision on who I am going ...”12Shilling for the Dean“In case you are in Houston, missed last week's meetup, and are interested in volunteering ...”11Rummy focuses his steely gaze on Iran“I know this is not too surprising, but the rhetoric from the Defense department seems ...”10It's moments like these when I have no hope...“Normally I refrain from commenting on such things but... I currently work in the offices of ...”Wow!“3,200 people showed up in Austin TX last night to hear Howard Dean speak. ...”02I will never understand the country music "scene"“I hate to comment on something like this but, it made me angry enough to ...”
- May14Uh Oh“Now I have shareholder(s) to worry about!? Holy Crap, I wonder if this qualifies me to ...”Dear Lord“From Janet Walls: Fans are eagerly awaiting “The Matrix Reloaded” — but it’s made some people ...”07Howard on Howard“Put your hand to the ground. Can you feel that? Cold, isn't it? I think hell just froze ...”06Night of the Living Daily Donkey“'morning, gang. Well this daily donkey bit has not proven to be too strong ...”
- Apr28Identity“Review in the style of Gene Shalit: I just saw the new scare-a-minute thrill-fest featuring the ...”22"...like hot spittle spraying all over your nuanced perspective."“Mark Morford rocks, beeyatch: Why, look what a nice, bloodless war we just executed. So fun, ...”This guy should be strung up by his...“Don Carty "apologizes" for being a slimy Jackhole: Transport Workers Union leader Jim Little said his ...”Moonie alert“Buried in Janet Walls gossip column is this little tidbit: George W. Bush has raised some ...”Thanks for making the world safer, Mr. President“From the WaPo (via MSNBC.com): With little to show after 30 days, the Bush administration is ...”21Damn“Wild Is the Wind Love me love me love me Say you do Let me fly away With you For ...”17More who the heck is Howard Dean“Nice piece written by Dean himself: Our nation should be viewed as a moral and just ...”The daily donkey!“Since I don't have much time to write any in-depth political commentary (like I ever ...”10Bigot!“From the Chron: When Rep. Robert Talton learned that the gay and lesbian lobby was coming ...”09Bastards“Right-wing, dissent-stifling, thought-police, assholes are trying to get ABC to scuttle Janeane Garofalo's pilot because ...”04Ricin beans“MSNBC.com claims to have found traces of botulin and ricin in Northern Iraq on the ...”02"Just by punching on his mouse"“Marc sent me this brilliant piece from Slate about the poetry of Donald Rumsfeld: Much of ...”
- Mar31Grim“Everyone should read Seymour Hersh's latest article in the New Yorker. It paints a ...”28Sickening“This story makes me so sad and disappointed: Houston Family To Be Deported HOUSTON, 9:21 a.m. CST ...”27Perle is a Swine“"As I cannot quickly or easily quell criticism of me based on errors of fact ...”26Prying Bedroom Eyes“I am to busy right now to type out a coherent post, but something that ...”25Diving for Perle“John Conyers wants to investigate Richard Perle for his role in Global Crossing and other ...”24What the?“Are polling organizations like Hart/Teeter attempting to influence the results of their polls by controlling ...”19This just makes me want to scream“From this article: Just as in a political campaign, the Bush administration wants its version of ...”17Welcome to Houston! Just leave your opinions at the door.“Every time I forget that I am actually in Texas, or think that maybe Houston ...”14Your get donkey! Friday mind-bender“I don't have the exact link, but Marc just sent me the following NPR transcript ...”13Kind of Helpful“Slate has a nice piece on how each of the 2004 Democrat Presidential Candidates stand ...”Do "The Sopranos" sleep with the fishes?“According to this article, James Gandolfini and HBO are having a legal dispute over "Tony's" ...”12Some good news for once“That teenage girl from Salt Lake city who started off the whole "summer of abductions" ...”11Lunch with Michael Berry“This afternoon I attended a DHA Downtown Forum Lunch. The speaker was Houston City ...”04It's very sad when you forget your own birthday“Just sticking my head up for a little air. I just realized that gd! ...”
- Feb25Blogroll Additions“I've added some new bloggers to the blogroll. Some political, some not. Be ...”If only political discourse were more like this...“Elephants Are Different to Different People Wilson and Pilcer and Snack ...”Houston Chronicle Readers“Has anyone else noticed that the Chronk has stopped running Paul Krugman's columns? What's ...”20The Loud Little Handful“by Mark Twain The loud little handful - as usual - will shout for the ...”19Required Reading“Everyone should go read this post by Jeanne d'Arc (if permalinks don't work it's the ...”The Man of Peace wants to build more toys“From the Guardian: The Bush administration is planning a secret meeting in August to discuss the ...”18Dean speaks out against the President's foreign policy“From yesterday's speech at Drake University: am worried that many of the policies the Bush ...”13I have my hands full today.“It's reakly hard to tyoe while holding this cloth ovet my mout. Hey, I wonder if ...”12This will keep me up at night.“Tenet: North Korea has ballistic missile capable of hitting U.S. While testifying at a Senate committee ...”Voting Machine Fraud?“Dave Johnson over at Seeing the Forest has a wealth of articles about the possibility ...”Crisis of Credibility my...“August has a post that echos my thoughts on this whole "Crisis of credibility/relevancy" disease ...”What a day!“Ari puts words in Alan Greenspan's mouth. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer (news - web sites) ...”Was it Pile on the President Day in the Senate?“The Admistration was also criticized about Afghan policy today and this time a Republican ...”Go, Tom, Go“Somebody reminded Daschle about that series of vertebrae that runs up his back... and I ...”What the...?“Either this administration heard a different tape than the rest of the world or Karl's ...”Another busy day“I'm swamped again today, so I won't be posting much. TBOGG, however has been so kind ...”11Too busy to blog“I won't have time to blog today because I am busy covering my entire house ...”07Start your weekend of right...“...with a heapin'-helpin' of fear-induced cold sweat The Bush Administration is preparing a bold, comprehensive sequel ...”Leave no worker a dime.“Max has yet another frightening and illuminating post about the President's budget. I'll paste ...”06Creative accounting“Have you ever decided to let one bill, maybe a credit card, slide for a ...”05It's so easy to become apathetic“What was the point? Really? Colin Powell bought his prop anthrax vial and truck drawings up to ...”
- Jan31Honey, could you pass the...“This is just all kinds of wrong: Chinese chefs will go to great lengths to please ...”Houston city code slogging blues“No posting today, but how about a nice music video instead? More video fun can be ...”30Now that's what I call good TV“I just watched part of today's installment of Buchanan and Press (with guest host Dee ...”This is the kind of media gloss over that makes me angry“From an MSNBC.com article about the Orrin Hatch's push to confirm all of Bush's judicial ...”News from "the paper"“Could this be what the Administration means when they say we won't be going into ...”29Holy crap, Donald!“I was just watching the Rumsfield press conference on MSNBC and one of the ...”You go, Jon!“Jonathan Alter skewers the SOTU with his top ten highlights. My favorites: 2. MISSING IN ACTION Any mention ...”Email alert!“Max shows us how the President plans to fund the war!”get donkey!'s off the cuff reaction to the SOTU“I have been extremely busy this week what with the SQL Slammer deal, catching up ...”26Nancy, Nancy, Nancy“I just saw Nancy Pelosi on This Week, and I have to say that Nancy ...”24Why is he still around stinkin' up the joint?“The Rittenhouse Review adresses an issue that has been bugging me for a couple of ...”It's on, baby! (WTHHD Part III)“Dean is starting to aim at the other Democratic candidates, specifically John Kerry: Dark-horse Democratic presidential ...”23Thacker's Out“MSNBC just announced that Thacker (see today's earlier post) has witdrawn himself from consideration for ...”Eno Rocks“Marc sent me this Time Europe essay by Brian Eno. I find myself wanting to cut ...”White House extends its middle finger to AIDS and HIV sufferers and gays and lesbians“From this MSNBC piece: The Bush administration has chosen Jerry Thacker, a Pennsylvania marketing consultant who ...”Our Populist President“Rove also took issue with criticism that the president has sided with wealthy interests and ...”Who the heck is Howard Dean Part II“Back in July I wrote a post about Howard Dean. It was about that ...”22Headlines“I love the headline for this article: New Homeland Security Department to Open Friday It sounds like ...”Cool!“Fossil hunters in China have discovered what may be one of the weirdest prehistoric species ...”21More tales from the right-wing weenie wars!“From the front lines of my home state: The day’s guest instructor had spiked blond hair, ...”17This just in“Congress gives Ridge the thumbs up!”16Bad news for the news“Looks like this summer is going to be pretty boring. I guess there could ...”15I just don't get what the big deal is with U of M's admissions policy“From CNN: Calling it "fundamentally flawed," President Bush announced Wednesday his opposition to an affirmative action ...”Sometimes I really like the Dowd“From today's column: Despite their desire to support their president, many Americans are uncomfortable with the ...”Still looking“Jo at Democratic Veteran still looking for a FOIA specialist to locate the President's DD-214 ...”14As if there were any doubt about their priorities“From a story in ths morning's Houston Chronicle Two-thirds of the states say they are cutting ...”13Come Back!“I wish Jeff Cooper would come back. At the very least maybe he could ...”Before I forget“It's not up on the web yet, but yesterday I heard and incredible piece about ...”Went to teach my dog some new tricks and learned an awful thing about his past“We adopted Buddy (The first dog pictured on the get donkey! totem to the right) ...”More right-wing Peenie-Politics“I was poking around the NYT op-ed page and came across last week's column from ...”Nearly perfect“This week's This Modern World by the esteemed Tom Tomorrow is nearly perfect. ...”Giving the President the Raspberry“I'll tell you the truth. It seems to me Bush is one of those people ...”09"That man has skill, but he put me off of corned beef for some time."“I think I may have missed this one while I was away, but is it ...”Man, the White House must have given out really crappy Christmas gifts this year!“How else do you explain Howard Fineman actually criticizing the President? But one piece of war ...”Lessons in Republican Governorship“by Rick Perry Governor of Texas Your state Comptroller announces that your state's budget shortfall will actually ...”08Tee-Hee“Dwight points out another little piece of Bushypocrisy.”Questions, Questions, Questions“Why is President Bush rushing into war with Iraq yet hanging loose on North Korea? ...”Flipping around the dials“Has anyone else noticed that Mario Cuomo is pooping up all over TV and Radio ...”For those of you keeping score at home...“The new meme is "class-warfare Democrats". When the hell are we going to get a good ...”07Kill all the zebras and damn the snow“I'd be blogging more, but I'm still trying to get over this bungle, which is, ...”Phew“It's not my fault! I'm just wired this way! Guess I can go back to sleep now.”
- 2002“The beginning”
- Dec2320A major award“In the self-horn-tootage department, I'd like to mention that I've won some kudus! ...”One things for sure, he ain't pooh“TC MITS brings us the Tao of Bush.”It's over, Johnny.“"In the interest of pursuing the best possible agenda for the future of our country, ...”19Maybe I was wrong...“Looks like Frist is gearing up to challenge Lott. Sen. Bill Frist of Tennessee contacted fellow ...”One last Lott Pot Shot“I found Lott's new web site design! Link via Web Pages That Suck (which doesn't have ...”Sinking Feeling“Does anyone else have the feeling that with each passing hour, Trent Lott's odds of ...”18Someone's off their meds“Based on the Crossfire exchange I just saw, I don't know who's nuttier Tucker Carlson ...”Hey-o!“Bill Clinton gives a little taste of the kind of criticism we can expect if ...”That sick twisted bastard“Sidney-Bob "Atrios" Blumenthal-Shrum points us to a disturbing passage from a Boston Globe piece on ...”Have you ever tried to crawl up your chimney?“I don't know if this is so funny because there are no images to accompany ...”17Looks like he really is out“I figured the fallout would eventually subside and, that even among all the furor, Lott ...”Please“Listen to your friends, Tom.”16He's still among the living?“Honest to Pete, I thought he was dead. UPDATE get donkey! Chicago correspondent and absent blogger, ...”John McCain doesn't trust the Bush Administration (and neither should you)“From Friday's interview with Bill Moyers... BILL MOYERS: The Federal Election Commission has left some very ...”Holiday Bazaar Update“Like so many cold sores upon the lip of good taste, the craft booths have ...”MSNBC -- America's Comedy News Channel“When Pat Buchanan is really, really wrong (and he knows it), he becomes a foaming-at ...”Sounds good to me“While surfing the comments of this post on Eschaton about this WaPo piece describing the ...”Gone Gore“Jeff Cooper's post about Al Gore's exit from the 2004 race pretty much represents my ...”13Kissinger does the right thing“Can't say I was expecting this... "It is with regret that I accept Dr. Kissinger's decision ...”Ouch!“Roger Ebert rips Star Trek a new one... I've also had it with the force shield ...”Cool Poetry Site and a Question“While writing the post that will launch one of the greatest social movements of our ...”You know the holidays are approaching when...“...there is a Crapft Bazaar in the Houston Tunnel system. Whenever a holiday, any holiday, is ...”12George the Heat Miser“From Two Tears in a Bucket... The Bush adminstration is seeking to cut the budget on ...”"Howard Kurtz would eat live worms before he’d say one word about it"“Ted Barlow points us to today's Daily Howler about how some of the more licentious ...”When Fineman attacks“You know you've done something really bad when Howard Fineman actually calls you thickheaded... I’ve covered ...”It Figures...“Some of Al Gore's anonymous friends claim that he won't seek the 2004 Democratic nomination. ...”11Kerry steps in...“"I simply do not believe the country can today afford to have someone who has ...”Stinkytown“I don't know what caused the stink, but I spent the fifteen minutes of my ...”Spreading the good stuff“Yes, I know I am the 8 millionth blogger to link to this, but it ...”He's said it before?“Apparently this is not the first time Lott has wished Thurmond won in 1948... Twenty-two years ...”10Indulge me a moment, for I haven't felt the bile in quite a while.“There are all sorts of people out there who are calling for Trent Lott to ...”This is worth a read...“How the Bush I adminstration hid the iraqi casualties of the Gulf War: It wasn't until ...”Jon Stewart, American Treasure“Stewart and Stephen Colbert have signed a deal with NBC to create a sitcom. Here's Stewart's ...”04Bush to award yes-men and political lackeys!“From the NYT (via yahoo!) The White House has decided that several thousand political appointees across ...”
- Nov27If it is even possible...“Posting will be even thinner for the next several days as I enjoy tomorrow's feast ...”25Cue Darth Vader's Theme“Get ready for next year when the real Republi-fun will start as the Empire begins ...”22You can tell it's almost Thanksgiving...“because 9 out 10 converstaions overheard on my way to and from lunch were about ...”a get donkey! reading assignment“If you haven't done so already, please go read this post by Dwight Meredith. ...”20You know what?“Today has been a pretty good day here in get donkey! land. Life is so ...”19Sickening“Homeland Security bill passes Senate. The idea of the Republicans tainting the Homeland Security bill with ...”15Barney Frank Rules“Frank called it "the cockamamiest scheme I have ever seen on the floor of a ...”1413You know what?“Just go read Mike Finley's blog. Every one of the posts currently displayed on ...”A Faint Glimmer of Hope?“Iraq said on Wednesday it accepted a new U.N. Security Council resolution, which orders Baghdad ...”Trickle-ish“I'm not saying that I am going on hiatus or anything, but I have a ...”11Veteran's day history“Sometimes the meaning of government holidays gets muddled over time. Presidents use them as ...”Right on!“As usual, Joshua Micah Marshall is on target. If you haven't read it ...”08It's just Harry and Nancy“Because Martin's dropped out. Well, this AP article claims that Harold does not have a shot. ...”Funk 'N Soul Friday--Postponed“I'm not feeling very funky or soulful today, but I sure am happy that the ...”I know I'm late to the party, but“Blah3 just rocks. Their new Take Back The Media Flash movie is fantastic. They also ...”War is in the air“Looks like France really was holding up the house of cards... U.N. approves new Iraq resolution Now ...”Hmm.“Ford Makes Bid to Succeed Gephardt Rep. Harold Ford, saying House Democrats crave "a clean break" ...”07OH. My. God!“He really is Jesus Christ!! This is from Yahoo! News (for those of you kids that ...”Lesson not learned“Oh Man. Unlike Gephardt, Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota plans to run for re-election next ...”One more piece falls into place“France surrenders (sorry couldn't resist): "The United States and France came to a last-minute agreement Thursday ...”Another top ten list (not by me)“MSNBC.com's Howard Mortman writes the "10 things to know about the elections". Interesting.”Lunch with Georgie“If you can, try and catch a replay of the President's entire press conference from ...”06Winona Ryder Guilty!!!“The end is surely nigh. She was guilty of 2 out of 3. Not guilty ...”Wha Wha What!?“The fed just cut rates 1/2 a point to like 1.25%. A .25% bigger ...”A prescription for Democratic relevancy“Here's a top-10 list off the top of my head. It is not going ...”05mother“Do you think it is time to start a letter writing campaign to get Chafee ...”Lawdy“I really want some of what Donna Brazile is smoking.”I predict that most of the predictions will turn out to be predictions“So far it looks like the prediction of voter turnout being at an all time ...”As Valerie once said to Miracle Max...“LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (nice work, Quiddity Quack)”Report from the trenches“I voted this morning using Harris County's new eSlate system. I was skeptical about ...”04A word before I cut out for the day...“I am about to sign off until tomorrow, but in case you have forgotten, I ...”Future Past Man vs. Captian Independent“Here is the transcript of the Mondale/Coleman debate. One thing is for certain, I am now ...”What a Maroon“Governor Jesse "the Baby" Ventura deals his legacy *snicker* another blow. "Wah, Wah, I ...”03Welcome to the stone age -- Texas Style“Did you know that if you are gay and in Texas and the police catch ...”Announcing the winner of get donkey's 2002 arsehole of the year“I have to admit that it was a footrace. Montgomery County Judge Alan Sadler ...”02I'm a writer dammit!“So I am a good 2763 words into my NaNoWriMo novel. By my calculation, ...”01Howie's Political Predictions“Watch Mr. Fineman chortle his way through key senate races. He brings the funny. ...”We can tell you care...“"What's that you said about snob toss fingers and the astronomy being on the brick ...”
- Oct31Bastard Kids!“You know, you try to be nice. You go out and spend money so ...”blogroll addition“Welcome Michael Finley to the blogroll. Be sure to check out his piece ...”Inauspicious return (I told you it would be short)“Quick! Sign up for NaNoWriMo. I did! Of course participating in this endeavor will ...”24I Ate Us“First Ginger. Then Ted. Now I, arguably the lowliest of the Houston Heights Area Axis of Left-Leaning ...”23And you think Texas politicians are weird?“SK Bubba reports that Tennesee Senate candidate, Lamar "The Plaid Gripper" Alexandar may be charged ...”Pulled-over Perry“Charles has a post about the new Tony Sanchez ad containing footage of TX governor ...”get donkey! asks, "What wipe-type are you?"“It is morning. You are driving around town and it begins to rain. ...”22Aw Shucks!“Sometimes our President's way with words is so cute you just want to pat him ...”21linkless“Remember all those tales about meetings between Atta and Iraq that some people were claiming ...”18Your White House Quote of the day“Provided by Ari: "How many laws can we really have to stop crime, if people are ...”Funk 'n Soul Friday“This is what I heard in the car while on the way back to the ...”Omen?“I know all the sayings about Red Sky at Night and how when a cat ...”17Discouraging“CIA head George Tenet says that Al Qaeda is as much of a threat now ...”Sign me up!“Here is a cause I can get behind! (link courtesy of the Marc Hizer)”Stubborn on a Sunny Day“Want to see what 100+ pounds of Yellow Lab refusing to come inside looks like? Click ...”2 UN resolutions?“It seems that the US may back down on insisting that the threat of force ...”I was here, I just didn't say anything“I didn't post anything yesterday, but I was tinkering around on the site all day. ...”15Unbelievable“A quote from our President... "We need to think about Saddam Hussein using al-Qaida to do ...”11Is it Just me?“Maybe it's the caffeine coursing through my system, but does anyone else find it ironic ...”Dino-Mite!“Paleontologists have discovered a duck-billed dino-mummy. This is so cool.”These are the people in my neighborhood“I'd like to give a big old get donkey! Hee-Haw shout-out to L'il Miss Muffins ...”Long live sniglets“Today's new word of the day is... elesmellanoia -- n. The uneasy feeling that occurs ...”10frightening“The Onion is supposed to be satire and not psychic prediction, correct? (from the Marc)”Wow!“Adam Felber's Mickey Mouse post is unimaginably terrific.”get donkey! song time“This one is dedicated to those fearless Congressional Democrats who are never afraid to stand ...”Spreading it around“I know everyone else is linking to this, but Cal Pundit's bit on fisking is ...”Inside Enron“If you ever wondered how things worked inside Enron, Robert Bryce's Houston Press article about ...”09Houston History Stuff“We here at get donkey! are quickly approaching that time of year when Rancho del ...”It ain't a llama“You know, I'm thinking of leaving the glamorous, yet high-stress, world of blogging behind, and ...”That hilarious rodent“The Hamster has hired Jeb Bush as a gossip columnist and it's...err...juicy! And funny.”Good Gawd, Y'all“That sound you hear coming from DC is a majority of Congress and the entire ...”More Monty County (TX) Madness“A couple of weeks back I posted about a Montgomery County, Texas right-wing conservative group ...”08Question for those of you who use sitemeter...“...and at least one other tool to track your site statistics. If you're like me, and ...”07The Speech“My initial, gut-level, no-real-thought-put-into-it reaction to the President's speech was positive. Yes, there was no new ...”Well, they didn't keep me hangin' on for too long...“Justice Souter to Forrester campaign: "Get out my life why don't you, Doug!"”Model Planes!“Excuse my poor image capture techniques, but I just couldn't help but share this picture ...”Mad Props to the Needle Queen“get donkey! would officially like to congratulate Lily Chin on her unofficial world title. ...”04Oh, I get it.“Perhaps this is the reason that Forrester fears having another Democrat added to the ballot ...”Funkin' Friday“It is definitely time to go home and leave this dismal workweek behind. The ...”A busy work week and host problem sandwich heavy on the malaise.“I've had a couple of lengthy downtime stretches due to unknown problems with my host, ...”02Ugly election politics in my original home state...“I have been trying to figure out how I feel about this whole Torricelli resignation ...”Way to go Joe“How can you not love this guy? Joe Paterno will not be punished for grabbing an ...”It's time to shut off the TV...“...when you get all weepy every time that lumpy bank guy loses another loan to ...”Is it just me...“..or does Ari Fleischer's forehead glisten with the oily sheen of honesty and integrity?”Why did this make me laugh so much?“Playing up MSNBC's "Showdown with Saddam" info-tainement package, the ungodly Curtis Sliwa uttered: "And now for ...”Yikes!“Guess who's coming to dinner, or maybe breakfast...”01And you think you have odd musical tastes“Here is a screenshot of my current WinAmp playlist”But I love Sam Shepard...“Today's stunning headline can be seen here.”Geeky Whining“I spoke too soon thanks to dumb, stupid ASP.NET and dumber, stupider IIS. My ...”Geeky Victories“After many hours of coding, compiling, and subsequent cursing, I am pleased to announce that ...”
- Sep30Mainstream Montgomery County“The voice of reason is trying to make itself heard in increasingly puritanical Montgomery County, ...”Traffasses“You know, people here in the Bayou City are constantly complaining about the downtown road ...”29Sunday == Picture Day!“Well there's only one garden photo today, and it's one that depicts my first bountiful ...”27Gore Gore Gore“Joe Klein says that Gore's speech inconvenienced the Democrats by forcing them to deal with ...”political blackmail? and other thoughts on Texas 2002 elections“"Of the two candidates, there's no doubt John will work with me," Bush said. "It's ...”26Your get donkey! quote of the day“"I think, when you break it down, "no duh" may actually be the most retarded ...”Condi, Condi, Condi just can't let it go.“from the yahoo news: "We clearly know that there were in the past and have been ...”Peek a Boo“I see you! As this photo was taken, Mr. Rove was overheard saying, "No Mr, President, ...”25Bush Administration appointee does not believe in basic Bio 101 level fact“This was one of the scariest things I've read today: The man chosen to head the ...”Daschle Grows a pair“This is a breath of Fresh air: His voice thick with emotion, Daschle said Bush had ...”24Monty County, Tejas“While I was busy doing a Grape Nut spit-take over this morning's latest chronicle piece ...”23Al Gore and the Iraq debate“I just finished reading the transcript of Al Gore's speech (via Atrios) to the Commonwealth ...”You know you are totally acclimated to Houston Weather...“When you step outside in the morning and describe the 79 degree temperature as "crisp".”22Hey, get donkey! How does your garden grow?--Volume 3“It's been a while, so I thought I'd post a garden update. I hope ...”21Your get donkey! Movie Review“Panic Room == Stupid Room. Somebody please explain to me why this film received so many ...”It's just like my waistline after a Tex-Mex dinner“I am expanding the blogroll yet again. Many readers of this site probably know ...”20Spreading the good stuff“I know all my lefty compatriots have already linked to this Eric Alterman piece, but ...”Your feelgood presidential policy of the day“…defending the United States, the American people, and our interests at home and abroad by identifying and ...”19Won't get fooled again? Who's the fool now!?“Many have commented on Bush's mangling of that old Tennesee saying about fools, but our ...”Smiley Schmiley“Sure, the online smiley may be 20 years old, but tell me, how old is ...”Hah!“from the AP Hitler Remark Rankles White House Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin told a small ...”This just in...“President suffering from linguistic metathesis. Film at 11.”bloggerblock“Rudderless bloggers have a hard time when the well is dry, lord. Rudderless bloggers have a ...”18Joy! Joy!“It works! It works! It took a while to get the hardware configuration right, but I ...”Happy! Happy!“The Broadband Faerie should be arriving soon! Blogging will resume in earnest once I ...”16More fun in Montgomery County“get donkey!'s coveted award for 2002's "Most Closed-minded, Backwater, Homophobic Buffoon who is not Judge ...”Blogroll addition“Ever wonder what people from Tennessee think? Wonder no more! Go check out South Knox ...”1440-7, Baby!“We Are!!!!!!”12Cracks in the varnish“If you get a chance, try to catch one of the re-runs of tonight's Donahue ...”Your get donkey! Chilling News Item Of The Day“MSNBC reports: U.S. Special Operations forces on Thursday joined members of the Energy Department’s Nuclear Emergency ...”Will Miracles Never Cease?“Bush delivered a decent, well-reasoned speech in front of the UN! I must admit, this particular ...”get donkey! Ruminations“I did end up seeing some of the TV coverage yesterday evening. When my ...”11Be well...“Imagine Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all ...”10Wish““The anniversary” is a little more than 24 hours away and the one thing I ...”09Worth a look“Sweet found on lean left”07UPDATED!!!!! Rally in Montgomery County to Protest banning of books“A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about County Judge Alan Sadler's attempts ...”06In case you are keeping score at home...“Marc sends me this little AP article that summarizes "Some of the fundamental changes to ...”He ain't stinky, he's my brother“This is just weird. Interesting, but weird... People can identify the odor of close family ...”Firm and Stringy meat-like substance“Last night I had a lovely Vegetable Satay Wrap frozen entree for dinner. I ...”Cheney and Saddam former business partners?“This column by Molly Ivins may be three days old, but it's still worth a ...”A get donkey! hypocrisy alert“From an article in the Houston Chronicle regarding the Senate Judiciary Committee's vote to block ...”05Questions for the hawks and other war thoughts“Today there was both an explosion in Kabul that killed at least twenty-two and an ...”04Hey, get donkey! How Does your garden grow? Vol 2“If it's Wednesday, it must be time for another installment of garden photos! So far, things ...”The funniest thing I have seen in a while“Side-splitting comic genius courtesy of the great Adam Felber.”Pardon Me While I Wax Sarcastic for a Moment and Vent my Spleen“The following conversation must have occurred somewhere in the Houston area this morning: MOTHER1: It ...”I am proud to have been a subscriber“The Centre Daily Times which was once my hometown paper in State College, PA has ...”03This could be interesting“Two potentially interesting reads on Slate. The first is a two week long series by author ...”Dean Watch and other '04 news“I noticed that I am received a comment Monday on my months-old post about Howard ...”Will they or Won't they?: Democrat style“In the month since the congressional recess the debate on the impending war with Iraq ...”
- Aug30Yipee!! They Won't!“Looks like I was 2 hours early! Baseball: Deal Reached, Strike Averted Major League Baseball players reached ...”Is Newdow crossing the line?“Is there such thing as fundamental atheism? I think we may be seeing it ...”Will they or won't they?“Talks are going down to the wire. Players are packing up. It's strike day, folks. It ...”29Nighty-Night“It's been a busy day. I've been trying to tie up some work stuff ...”28Hey get donkey!, How does your garden grow? Vol 1.“Well at long last, it's here. That's right 11, count 'em, 11 photos of my garden ...”27Some on the right are none too bright *clap* *clap* *clap* *clap* Deep in the heart of Texas“Thanks to the folks up in neighboring Montgomery County for reminding me that my current ...”"Pet related incidents" delay launch of "Hey get donkey!, How Does Your Garden Grow?"“Rancho del Burro, TX-- Last night one or two people throughout the world crowded around ...”26A get donkey! Coming Attraction“Does the political commentary on get donkey! send your blood pressure soaring to dangerous levels? Does ...”23Transformers go boom!“This morning, three transformers blew up in downtown Houston. The first explosion was in ...”Bringin' the funny“Marc points me to Adam Felber's blog, "Fanatical Apathy". Hoo boy! As we ...”22Damn Yankees“I love 'em, but Palmer Haas thinks the Yankees may be the key to the ...”President S1M0NE?“UggaBugga's Quiddity Quack describes how ABC News doctored some footage of a fumbling Bush to ...”I'll pass the mic to j. newt for a fist full of lawsuits“Eight years after the fact, obscure, yet acclaimed jazz artist James Newton finds out that ...”Something tells me this is a bad idea“They say diamonds are forever. And now the dearly departed can be, too. According to this ...”21More Georgia (and other stuff) on my mind“Of course there was that other big primary in Georgia yesterday. I must admit, ...”The night the Barr went out in Georgia“I'm not one to kick a man when he's down, but if you could see ...”20get donkey! presents: News of the obvious“This just in from a crack team of crack british scientists (possibly on crack): Scientists say ...”I could smell it coming in the air tonight“Warning, mild scatological humor to follow... My long personal nightmare is over. For the past ...”Is that an eggroll in your pocket?“Here in Houston we tend to do weird things to honor our sports figures. ...”19You know the drill“This is the obligatory "Work is hard, so I will not be posting stuff" message. ...”16a get donkey! phriday phunnie!“I am always amazed at how an "email-versation" can start one place and end up ...”Dumb, Stupid Bastards!“Baseball players set Aug. 30 strike date I'm not an expert on this matter. Just ...”15Dude, you watch way too much Trek.“In this article, book hawking pshychologist Albert Harrison talks of galactic federations and happy democratic ...”And now a message from The World Council of Sharks and Other Chondrichthyes“You're killing us here, people. This time last year we were on top of ...”14More forum fun“The coverage for the economic "forum" contines to drift negative. Here's a piece by ...”Frisbee Inventor dies“And the report is that his family will sculpt his ashes into frisbees. That's ...”A funny thing happened at the Economic Forum“That funny thing was that everyone agreed that the Bush administration's economic policies were infallible. William ...”13Oh yeah, I almost forgot“Today on NPR's Morning Edition there was a little chat with Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. ...”Wow that M. Night guy must be like Nostrdamus or something“UFO reports cause a panic in India (cue Theremin music) It comes in the night, a flying ...”12get donkey! ...“is sick.”09And now a message from the great Otis Redding“ Ooh she may be weary And them young girls they do get weary Wearing that same ...”The Stand-up Man“Man, I have been feeling very blasé about politics in all its forms lately. ...”08New for 2002!“Celebrity Shark Attacks!!!!!!!! Watch as Julie Bowen, a star from the NBC romantic comedy “Ed,” relives ...”The Sharks will not relegated to last summer's news“The sharks have taken matters into their own hands. They are now sabotaging man-made ...”Are You Hung Up, Tom?“Today as I made my way to buy some luncheon grub at the nation's leading ...”Did Moses "chase the dragon"?“Maybe not, but the stuff was available. According to this MSNBC article there was a thriving ...”Maybe the Democrats do have hope in '04“Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday that he was in good health and would like ...”Sign 'O The Times“Police Search For Stolen Greyhound Bus If I would have read this headline a year ago, ...”07get donkey! presents: Annals of my own stupidity“Every now and then I really have to wonder whether I am qualified to draw ...”06Warning: Possible Embarrassing Paul Krugman adulation to follow“Every government tries to make excuses for its past errors, but I don't think any ...”The President watches too much cable news“From this MSNBC article: President Bush, decrying a rash of recent child abductions and murders, declared ...”05Dear Lord, give the politics a rest, George.“Bush Hails Miners' Spirit as Cure for 'Downturn' I really don't think that you can translate ...”The get donkey! movie review“Signs This review will be short. 1. M. Night Shyamalan is easily as good as Hitchcock. 2. ...”02So now it's not about the weapons?“White House National Security Council spokesman Sean McCormack said the United States was demanding completely ...”Kathy, Kathy, Kathy!“As Atrios posts, everyone's favorite Election Ice Queen and supposed "letter of the law" follower, ...”Happy Friday News“A Panda Bear Birthday Party! I wonder if they slept thought it. I had gone ...”01Smart Puppies!“Marc (whose blog is back after what, if email traffic is an indicator, seemed to ...”
- Jul31It's time to play guess the 2004 Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee“In my heart of hearts, I still harbor hope that John Kerry will be the ...”Hack Attack“Hack journalist Howard Fineman dazzles us with yet another enigmatic piece of dreck. He ...”get donkey! presents: "Headlines that invoke an inappropriate mental picture"“Capriati Overpowers Teenager in San Diego”30Nice“Tom Friedman says: During the campaign, on Nov. 1, 2000, Mr. Bush, in one of his ...”So if they work the 40 hours will Welfare recipients get the 30 day vacation that the president gets?“According to this AP piece President Bush is pushing his 40-hour welfare recipient workweek again. Bush ...”The separation of Reality and State“An Austin, TX man by the name of Thomas Van Orten filed a federal lawsuit ...”Krugman Korner“I know every liberal blogger worth their salt points out the weekly Krugman NYT column, ...”29Apologies“Today my host asked that I upgrade to MT 2.21. That is all well ...”You are the wind beneath my turbines“James Gordon envisions a line of wind towers off the southern coast of Cape Cod, ...”No free ice cream for you!“Work is taking up all of my time today (darn, stupid work)! As a ...”26Beware the Supermarket Gestapo!“According to this Village Voice article it looks like people's willingness to participate in a ...”It's about time...“This is good news for anyone who enjoys internet radio: A trio of federal lawmakers introduced ...”There is no polite way to say it...“Curtis Sliwa is a an asswipe.”"More than just a plug" ...Or "Spreading word of the good stuff"“One conservative viewpoint that infuriates me is the myth that the founders of the United ...”25Extended Adventures in Early Polling“Yes, I know it's still early and the sample was small, but Zogby's latest poll ...”Extremely shamless plug-like thing“One of the things I truly enjoy about the excellent Rittenhouse Review is the little ...”Beating a bad meme into the ground...“Bee Attack Closes Park "I've never seen that many bees before in one place," Allen said. ...”I love it when he get's all bossy“The Bush Administration is once again trying to impose deadlines on Congress. Bush ...”Who's playin' Politics now?“The White House said on Thursday that President Bush would be compelled to veto Senate ...”It's getting close to that time“Oh boy, gridiron season is fast approaching! In many ways pre-season is the best ...”24File Under: "What the Hell was he thinking?"“Embattled SEC Chairman, Harvey Pitt, proved himself to be a master of bad timing by ...”Holy Moses Andy!“In the personal horn-tootage department: I passed 10,000 visits this morning Wouldn't you know it, the lucky ...”23A thousand pardons!“I have to apologize to all those Mac users out there. Apparently, get donkey! ...”The Truth“Last night, I was running around the rumpus room shouting something along these lines at ...”Annoying blip“Devra over at Blue Streak makes a good point about the media (and blog) feeding ...”22get donkey! Presents: Mysteries of the Briny Deep“A giant squid that washed up on an Australian beach could be a previously unknown ...”They call him Howard Dean“I saw the Howard Dean interview on Meet the Press Yesterday, and I have to ...”19get donkey! presents: "A Totally Self indulgent Post That Contains One Shameless Plug and Humor That will Probably Seem Utterly Unfunny To Everyone in the World but Me and One Other Person", or "It's time to turn off the PC and go Home"“Posting email strings is probably akin to posting a slide show of a trip to ...”This can't be good“Dow slides 390 points, nears 8,000 Something tells me were a little beyond a lapse in ...”Cute“How could I pass this up... The Weblogger's Link Lament by Meryl Yourish Somehow, I heard Allan Sherman ...”What Did Neil Young once say?“I saw the Robert Plant appearance last night on David Letterman. My initial reaction: ...”Even more Fun with Early polling“This article is a mish-mosh of a bunch of recent polling data, but there was ...”18Sometimes it's better to hold one's keyboard“I was just watched the press conference held by the lawyers for Jeremy Morse. ...”17The heat is on“Today President Bush was asked about the SEC's investigation of Dick Cheney-run Halliburton: “That matter will ...”More fun with Polls“Something I didn’t get a chance to write about last week was the CNN/USA Today/Gallup ...”16A new blog is born!“get donkey!'s Chicago correspondent, Marc Hizer, has left the get donkey! nest and flown out ...”7-point drop in Bush's job performance approval“Zogby reports: Bush job performance drops 7 points to 62%; One in three are worse off today than one ...”All Hail Paul Krugman“Krugman strikes again with another enlightening column. Krugman claims that Bush's business dealings with ...”Stupid Idiot Games“Someone out there thinks they are really funny. Someone thinks it is "kewl" to ...”15A get donkey! Stupid Question“What is the deal with Donald Trump's hair?”Criticizing criticism“The Washington Post reports that Democrats have begun to criticize President Bush’s foreign policy. John ...”sleepy donkey“It is a gloomy, rainy day here in Houston, and as I result I feel ...”12Who the Heck is Howard Dean?“David Broder tells us. He seems to think the current Democratic Governor from Vermont ...”get donkey! presents volume 2 of its American A-Holes collection“Jeff G. at Protein Wisdom links to a story about knuckle-dragging mouth-breather, "Robert Aretz Lindsay, ...”"How to shoot yourself in the political foot" by Daschle and the Dems“Tom Daschle is a... a... well a dirty word derived from "pusillanimous". Sometimes I ...”The What?“On my way to get my daily caffeine fix this morning I passed the local ...”Can You say, "Dodging the issue"“White House plans 10-year study of climate change I've got to give them credit, this is ...”Like Clockwork“Here was the headline on this morning's Houston Chronicle: Ashcroft warning: Terror cells in U.S.--Hundreds of ...”The Road to... Oh will you just leave me alone!“Has anyone else gotten sick of all the hype surrounding the "Road to Perdition"? ...”11No more fair use?“Reps. Howard Coble of North Carolina and Howard Berman of California are about to present ...”10The week would not be complete without a John Kerry post“I received the latest issue of Men's Journal today (yes, people really do subscribe to ...”More Challenges for Cheney?“Marc (website link coming soon) sends me this BBC article about Dick Cheney's celebrity appearance ...”tee-hee“Busy, Busy, Busy is Funny, Funny, Funny.”Deported on a jet plane...“This article reports that 131 Pakistani Nationals were secretly deported from the US back in ...”Chains for Cheney?“So if the Judicial Watch suit is successful and Cheney is convicted of accounting fraud ...”get donkey has a question“Does this new darker color scheme suck or not? I got bored last night ...”09The Hardballs“What Chris Matthews said (except for the part about liking the President).”Shamless plugging...“Do you read the Journal of Doubt? Well, you should. It's not one ...”Charts and Graphs!“In the spirit of spreading the good stuff around... I found a link to this little ...”Harkening back“I'm still trying to figure out if this Harken energy transaction thing has any legs ...”08How I hate the RIAA“Newsweek's Steve Levy comments on the misguided attempts by the greedy and ignorant RIAA to ...”Back in the saddle again“Well, I'm back. I'm tan, rested and ready, or whatever they say. Now ...”
- Jun28Vacation, how can we get away?“Well, get donkey! is going on vacation for a week. Actually the kid sister ...”Get ready for the Coup“Bush will be sedated tomorrow as he undergoes a "routine colon test." Cheney will ...”Interesting poll numbers could lead to a 2002 campaign strategy for Dems“Dana Milbank aptlydescribes the current economic situation: A wave of corporate scandals - WorldCom, Tyco, Global ...”The Road from Oslo“If you didn't catch last night's Frontline about the break down of the Israeli/Palestinian peace ...”Talk about a sick sense of humor“A Palestinian family dressed their baby up as a suicide bomber. They said it ...”Travel Fun!!“Lileks bleat describes his adventures in airtravel (or at least his attempt at adventure). ...”27Tastelss Humor“Here's a good piece discussing Bush's tasteless trifecta joke. It includes the fact that ...”Your Presidential quote of the day.“Now read this carefully: "I can assure you we won't be putting money into a society ...”26Oh for the love of all things holy!!“"The Bush administration blamed environmental groups on Tuesday for contributing to raging forest fires such ...”Tools I hope I never see used...“Next time you have a need for "cutting and boning devices, band saws, slaughtering equipment, ...”Look out for the Monkey!“Pet Monkey Quarantined After Biting 3 People Thank the maker that this nightmarish rampage is over. ...”One nation under ... Uh.“Pledge Declared Unconstitutional The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 1954 act of Congress ...”25A March to Tyranny?“I have seen Nat Parry's article, "Bush's Grim Vision", linked on a couple of sites ...”Another Goodie“Right-wingers love to hate Paul Krugman. Possibly because he sometimes speaks the truth they ...”Interesting stuff“If you haven't read David Brooks "A Brief History of Yassir Arafat", go give it ...”24get donkey! presents Volume 1 of it's American A-holes collection.“Meet, Mr. Wells from St. Petersburgh, FL. He likes to trap and kill little ...”Kerry, He's so Very!“After his appearence yesterday on Meet The Press, I'm still not ready to hop off ...”The flags at get donkey! are flying at half-staff today“Rest in Peace, GeorgePa. Penn State has lost an Icon.”Quiet day in get donkey! land“Lots 'o Real Work Stuff to catch up on after a week of training. ...”21Let's all go to the movies!“Up until today I've not been too hip on seeing the Minority Report. Tom ...”20Go then, you've stayed your hour!“Here, go have some fun whilst I wile away the day in .NET class. Thanks Marc ...”Could it be?“Could the Bush Administration and Republican party be playing election-season politics in choosing now to ...”19Something to remember“Somehow I managed to get through high school and college without reading John Steinbeck's, The ...”18That evil Linda Ellerbee and her gay agenda“I just finished watching that supposedly horrifying and dangerous Nickelodeon show that examined the issue ...”Proof that the end is nigh“Beret-brandishing blowhard buffoon, Curtis Sliwa now has a noon-time show on MSNBC. The horror! ...”the get donkey! reading corner“Since I'll be in class all day and probably won't be posting much, I thought ...”17Interesting...“Here's some food for thought. I'm not promising it won't give you indigestion, however. Link ...”While I am waiting for my class to start... I read about dogs“Lileks' bleat is a great essay on the relationship between dogs and people. Go ...”Donkey Break“get donkey! will be in a training class this week learning about the dark arts ...”14And now a get donkey! sports minute.“First, I’d like to make a confession. I am not an NHL hockey fan. ...”Your get donkey! culinary mistake of the day!“Navy Blue golf shirt and powdered-sugar-covered crumb bun. Call me, Nanook (I have absolutely ...”Lowered Barr“I was going to write a nice scathing post about that slithering wretch Bob Barr ...”13Big Tobacco and the USA Patriot ACT“MSNBC reports on why Big Tobacco had language regarding money laundering removed from the USA ...”Driver's License Search“Wow! Talk about a civil liberties issue! Take a look at this site where ...”Hand me an antacid, please.“EPA seeks to relax Clean Air rules I can't say I am surprised. This ...”War is political“The Christian Science Monitor takes a reasoned look at how the Bush Administration has used ...”It happens“This article reports that there are rumblings in the House and Senate, from both sides ...”12Civil Rights? You don't get no stinkin' civil rights“Nabil Almarabh was held for eight months in solitary confinement and did not see a ...”GM debate“There is a debate going on in the comments of yesterday's post. Points ...”11More mythmaking claptrap“More mumbo jumbo about "Uncle Andy", "deep diving" Dick, and those heroic aides that crafted ...”Save the ABM treaty...“"The Constitution empowers Congress to establish laws, and charged the president with carrying out those ...”"Urrg!" -- The sound get donkey! made upon reading the following headline...“Bush opposes labeling genetically engineered food Here's my favorite quote: "Mandatory labeling will only frighten consumers," he ...”Hail, yes!“Here is a weather article that is interesting as all hail (sorry about that).”10Hart Speaks“Moments ago, Gary Hart spoke on MSNBC's Hardball. He was quite gracious saying ...”Hey, CBS, "Springtime for Hitler" was supposed to be a joke!“CBS Greenlights Young Hitler Miniseries "I'd be lying if I said we aren't a bit ...”Dumb Headline du jour“Scrappy Wellstone fights for third term First he shaves off the beard and now he starts ...”Dead Don“John Gotti dead of cancer at 61. As my italian great-grandmother always said, "If you lay ...”Terror Averted?“The big news item this morning is Ashcroft's announcement that a dirty bomb suspect was ...”07May the heavens shine down upon Jonathan Alter!“Finally, someone in the mainstream media remembered!!!!”Puppy!“Enough Hart-Rudman whinin'! Take a look at Seamus the ultra-cute puppy! (link courtesy of Marc)”Bunker Bunkum“From thisarticle: The proposal was designed largely by just four of President Bush’s most trusted senior ...”06I knew it“Based on the description of the new Department of Homeland Defense in this MSNBC article, ...”Huh?“While I was at home eating lunch today, I was watching Rober Mueller's senate testimony. ...”Put it in the cabinet“Bush will announce that Homeland Security will be revamped and be made into a cabinet ...”05Ah Yes...“I knew it was only a matter of time. With Bush taking heat over ...”Math is Hard“In his new book, A New Kind of Science, physicist and software entrepreneur, Stephen Wolfram, ...”Extra Pulp Park?“Looks like Minute Maid has won the naming rights to Astros Field here in Houston. ...”For Your Pleasure“As part of get donkey!'s 2002 Spring Festival of Blogrolling, many new blogs have been ...”04Wow!“Great post on the suburban limbo that skewers Dubya, the FBI, the "war", etc. ...”The real McCain“I missed this one last week... It still looks like John McCain won't turn ...”Interesting“MSNBC reports that the Bush Administration issued an unapproved subpoena to seize the notes of ...”This is Rich“The Bush administration is threatening to veto the Senate Counterterrorism bill. According to this ...”Like a broken record“Regarding the White Houses decision to finally begin the turnover of Enron documents (5 hous ...”03It's so wrong that it's right.“ Photshop is the coolest. The evidence is here on the Excitement Machine.”Um, What did he say?“In looking for some background material for my previous post, I came across this little ...”And this guy is the smart one?“During the 2000 election, there were fears that Bush was not, to put it nicely, ...”Things I didn't have to worry about in Chicago“During this past weekend, my central A/C worked only sporadically. On Saturday, it reached ...”Mysterious Ways, Indeed!“"Paul, you little ho, the clerk at Saks said my dress was one-of-a-kind!"”
- May31Cracked Journalism“I am so glad that CNN is brave enough to publish such ground-breaking and shocking ...”Pootie-Poot?“I missed this one. Apparently our esteemed leader refers to Putin as "Pootie-Poot". ...”Ren, something came out of my blog... And it smelled funny.“TNN is bringing back Ren and Stimpy. There will even be some new episodes!!! Ren and ...”30He is the Lileks, He speaks for the...“Lileks' bleat for today begins with a tongue-in-cheek dissertation on the political and allegorical meaning ...”Some TiVo gripes over nothing?“TiVo is catching flak over a television show that it has pushed down on some ...”Adventures in Irresponsibly Sensational Headline Writing“Reward Offered For METRO Bus Terrorist Suspect No al-Qaeda Link here. No plot to blow ...”Kerry that Weight?“But for a brief moment a couple of months ago when Gore gave his Florida ...”The adventures of the Bald Obfuscator!“Jonathan Chait describes how Ari Fleischer has turned lying into art. Make sure you ...”Blatant politicking“ “Florida is known worldwide for its beautiful coastal waters and the Everglades,” the president ...”No more Ciga-beer?“Phillip Morris has sold Miller Brewing to South African Breweries PLC. Now if they'd ...”29Another Hiccup“Well I am back again after another day of server issues. I have a ...”28erhalten Sie Esel“It's always cool to see your site translated into other languages. Of course I ...”The nightmare is over“Finally! I am able to get back into my blog to make changes! ...”25file13 Brings the Funny“Go read file13's no act play, Red Herrings. It is hi-larious! Muppets. whew. my ...”24Hello, from a non-thinker!“Blogger Owen Courrčges has called me out as "mindless and fanatical" with an argument "beneath ...”23More BS“Today more information came out that indicates that the Phoenix Memo was actually more detailed ...”Ya Think?“Next 'Star Wars' to have a dark ending? at least from outward appearances, "Episode III" appears ...”Hey, What's that Smell?“Here's another nugget of Cheney-riffic crap buried in this AP piece: "Our concern is that if ...”Does this guy work for SPECTRE?“British Scientist, Stephen Salter, believes he has come up with a machine to create rain. “Salter ...”Oh no!“What happened to Atrios? The page looks like an orange bomb exploded and covered ...”Josh Marshall is da man“On how the Democrats should react to Dick Cheney's childish playground bully tactics: earth to Democrats. ...”22Oh man, this is bad“While we try to figure out who knew what and the news settles back into ...”Chandra Found?“"We want to remind you that if there is a forensic anthropologist on the scene ...”Holy Heather“Oh Man, Maureen Dowd's latest column discussing her proposed Incompetence Warning color wheel is just ...”Qualified Offering“Unqualified Offerings has a post that questions something I remember briefly crossing my mind on ...”Perhaps the cracks are starting to show...“I don't have a link, but I was listening to NPR this morning and Sen. ...”21Basketball is a Peaceful Planet“I thought Hardware Wars was just some deluded vestige of my childhood memory. It ...”Adventures in bad headline writing“U.S.: Extremists to Get Weapons of Mass Destruction Wow. I wonder if there will be ...”Let the Music Play“Good News! The Library of Congress has rejected the extreme royalty rates the RIAA ...”As the media brushes it aside, more "Who Knew" information slowly trickles out.“Wow. WOW. Tom Tomorrow has links to some great stuff this morning. ...”"Fists bloomed like five-fingered flowers"“From the sleepy town of Arcata, CA comes the most finely-written and entertaining police blotter ...”20Whacking the Rats“I hereby decree that Howard Fineman has written a piece that I both enjoyed and ...”Crap“Stephen Jay Gould has died. It is always sad when the world loses a great mind. ...”Well, isn't that convenient...“Talking Points expounds on my inital gut response that all this talk about a new ...”17The buck stops anywhere but here.“Settle in and read some of the republican responses to the news that Bush may ...”National Split Personality?“A lot of folks are pointing out that a CNN/USA Today/Gallup instant poll shows 68% ...”Less and less reason to watch TV“So far 5 shows that I actually gave a damn about have been axed.. Dark Angel Ally ...”The Candidate“Talking Points posts the following John Kerry quote: This disclosure underscores the very real need for ...”Taxes and Fees? Most Say, "None for me, please, but give me the good stuff indeed."“The Houston Chronicle covers the mayor's new budget this morning. In the budget, Mayor ...”16An SUV Essay.“And now, get donkey! spouts off about SUVs. But not in the way you ...”Who knew What When and Why are We finding out now?“I have written three different posts about the what the White House knew, and the ...”15It's in the sauce“Did you know...? is a nifty, retina-challenging blog written by Cinnamon. Most days, Cinnamon ...”Howard Leaves me Cold“I'm not sure why I pick on Howard Fineman. I don't really harbor any ...”The TV "West Wing" has Nothing on the Real Thing.“Brice Reidel, a Former Clinton Administration NSC senior director, wrote this article about the Clinton ...”Couldn't have said it better myself...“In a post about Joe Conason's excoriation of politicians and pundits who once blamed everything ...”People are Strange“Some wild turtles in Asia are in danger of becoming extinct because their shells are ...”14Thank the Maker!“After his blog was mysteriously abandoned with only the word "Croatan" carved on the front ...”RIAA's Wrath is Fulfilled“It looks like Napster is pretty much dead, or at least you can hear its ...”So Fond of the Fabric, So Fond of Fabrication“More proof that Bill O'Reilly is an inconsistent, opportunistic, untruthful, number-fudging buffoon. (Via Cursor)”Bush Attempts to Lower the "Cones of Silence"“This is an NPR audio piece (RealAudio), but it is worth a listen. The ...”Compassionate Action or a Brush-Off?“Yesterday, the Houston City Council's Regulatory Affairs committee voted in favor of a law to ...”13Darling, don't you monkey with the monkey“I was just over on the Zoloft, Take me Away, and I found a cool ...”1 is the Lonliest Number That You'll Ever do.“get donkey! is flying solo all week. The missus is out of town visiting ...”And now, get donkey! critiques TV advertisements“Okay, have you ever seen those ads for TD Waterhouse? The ones with an ...”10Your MSNBC double-entendre Headline of the Day“Women’s Everest trek nears climax Sometimes I think headline writing would be the greatest job in ...”09Your Pick to Click“Just go here and look at the picture. It's well worth it.”Oh, Moses Smell The Roses!“Every now and then, something comes along that makes me want to move to a ...”08Ma, Why're them Armadillas Glowin'?“House OK’s nuclear waste site in Nevada I don't know what to make of this. ...”07I'm So Tired“Busy at work, Tired at home, depressed over the new violence in the middle east... Unforutnately, ...”Nobody wants him. He just stares at the world.“I missed this WaPo piece on America's new sweethheart, Ozzy Osbourne and his meeting with ...”06Your get donkey! movie review“This past Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. get donkey! went to our local dodeco-plex to ...”Beware the Savage Jaw of 1984“Newsweek reports on the contentious issue of national ID cards. I for one am totally against ...”No Lite Fair on the Buffet“In his Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, Warren Buffet shared his not-so-rosy outlook for the future ...”03We Can't Rewind We've Gone too Far“Study: File sharing boosts music sales According to Jupiter's report, about 19 percent of average online ...”Never Ceases to Amaze Me“Well, get donkey! is all about fairness so I must credit Rummy with doing something ...”02Boycott Belo!“I saw this story linked on Illuminated Donkey this morning and then on Ginger Stampley. ...”Talk about bum cakes...“Charlotte Church Wins Britain's 'Rear of the Year' Award I wonder if they lay a sword ...”The Spheres are in Commotion“The Washington Post has an article detailing the Bush Administration's use of selective science to ...”Never the rose without the prick“Turner Network head Jamie Kellner has declared that we TV viewers have a contract with ...”Today on "Just Bill", Interns Who Don't Clean Their Clothes“It sounds like a huge long shot, but NBC claims that they are in talks ...”A Sound Salvation“Yesterday, many internet radio stations participated in a day of silence. It was an ...”Dial It In and Tune the Station“MSNBC reports that Best Buy is shutting down its wireless cash register network. It ...”01Medicare Rumble“MSNBC reports that the GOP is trying to court the older voter and co-opt a ...”The Tribulations of Testing“This article looks at the effect that testing is having on the public school system ...”To be taken with a grain of salt.“Here is a how-to article about sending and recieving secure emails. That in itself ...”
- Apr30Television Made Me What I Am“Came across TVTome.com when I was looking for some information on some old TV shows. ...”Happy Fun Time!“It's time to lighten the mood here at get donkey! and what better way ...”An "O'Reilly Factor" Survivor Speaks“Kristin Tillotsin writes of her experience as a guest on FoxNews' the O'Reilly Factor. ...”Who Needs Streams Anyway?“The Bush Administration is considering two changes that will make it easier to cut the ...”Would You Like a Bag for that Bright Yellow Pair of Metal Fighting Cocks?“Apparently when rich spouses of deposed CEOs need to have garage sales, they open their ...”29Money Talks“Remember how the Republicans went after Clinton and Gore for all that fundraising stuff. ...”You Made Me Promises, Promises“The LA times reports that Bush's Urban domestic agenda is an amalgam of Poppy's and ...”I Say, I Say“Trent Lott claims that the Republicans are directing the Senate Agenda. Of course they ...”Vacation's All We Ever Wanted“This is a nice little article on the rise and fall of the famous Holiday ...”It's a Vicious Cycle“Saw a link to this amusing little thingie on Slate. I wonder where this post would ...”You're Nobody 'til Everybody in This Town Thinks You're a Bastard“Lileks masterfully skewers Elvis Costello's new disc in today's bleat. I just finished my ...”US Oil Independence a Myth?“This brief essay posits that any claims that the United States can gain energy independence ...”26Where the drapes of Roth are stored“I was having an email-er-sation with Marc, and somehow the topic of Alan Sherman came ...”Why is This Song Going Through My Head!?“When I was just a little girl, I asked my mother, What will I be? Will I be ...”Big Trouble in Chocolate Town, USA.“3000 Hershey workers walk off the job " A deal offered by the company but rejected ...”The Politics Are Dancing“File this under Holy Crap! Found over on the Tom Tomorrow, but via US ...”25Are Ya Achin' for Some Bacon?“Senate Passes Energy Bill With the exception of striking down ANWR drilling, this pork-laden bill seems ...”The Ever Expanding Universe“"If Alan Guth is the man who answered the central question of human existence—the origin ...”Your Yahoo! "Paints an Odd Mental Picture" Headline of the Day“U.S. Cardinals Fly Home, Sex Victims Outraged ”The Saudis Don't Like It“Wow. MSNBC reports that if the US does not take a harder line on ...”24Ants in the Pants (for Real)“Woman Sues Over Fire Ant-Shooting Hand Dryer Perhaps I am cruel, but the mental picture this ...”Come on baby, tell me what's the word“Marc sent me a link to this essay on the semantic propaganda (my term) that ...”23Clearing the Path for an Attack on Iraq“The administration has succeeded in getting rid of another head of an international body ...”The Eye of the Tiger In Your Tank“Did ExxonMobil really convince the Bush adminstration to support the ouster of Robert Watson, the ...”This May Be A Good Day After All“I haven't found a link yet, but I just heard that Karen Hughes is going ...”A Fellow Bonobo Speaks“Found this over on Off the Kuff. It is a rebuttal of the Maureen ...”We're Only Human“On Sunday the Discovery Channel broadcast a show about human evolution entitled The Real Eve. ...”22Blogging's End Times?“Unqualified Offerings had a great post yesterday about the recent trend of quite a few ...”If They Should Bar Wars, Please Let Star Wars Stay“Time has released its big old Star Wars -- Attack of the Clones issue. ...”You're Killing Yourself if You Don't Believe It“Angry Men at Risk for Early Heart Attack "The study of more than 1,000 men found ...”The Disappointed“This article from the Washington Post, talks about some of the static Bush is getting ...”Earth Day Smackdown!“It appears Bush and Gore will both deliver Earth Day speeches today. Bush is ...”19Play Ball“White Sox Complete Sweep of Indians I am now officially excited about the 2002 baseball season. ...”18Funny Kitty stuff“If you've ever had a sick cat that needed antibiotics or any other type of ...”Hurry, Don't Delay!“Quick, go to rabbit blog and take the "Are You Obsessive-Compulsive?" quiz. Then come ...”Ferreting Out the Weasels“Talking Points is doing a fantastic job of piecing together the US involvement in last ...”Ugh!“'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' closed? "Director, cast quit musical after board cries foul language." Every ...”Rumsfeld's Follies“Today Donny admitted that we never had enough information to seriously go after bin Laden. ...”Is McCain a Democrat?“This was a topic of discussion aroung blog-town yesterday, but if you haven't read this ...”A Match Made In.... Uh.“David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar to tour together.”Your, "Yahoo, Poorly-Written Headline of the Day":“U.S. Pilot Got OK to Drop Bomb in Canadian Strike My first impression of the ...”"We Will Hold Him to Account"“Beside the fact that you could argue that Bush's definition of "withdraw immediately" is as ...”The Planetary Conga Line“I am hoping that it is clear out tonight so I can view Jupiter, Mars, ...”Don't Let the Screen Door Hit Ya Where the Good Lord Split Ya!“The Chicago Cubs have put up screens to shield the view of Wrigley Field from ...”To Scoot or Not to Scoot“Ever since I saw one of these parked outside of a Jason's Deli on Westheimer, ...”Old Lemurs“According to this article, our common primate ancestor may have been 20 million years older ...”17Loathsome Phil“I came across this on Ethel the Blog. It tells the horrid tale of ...”Ye Gods!“Thank you, Unqualified Offerings, for letting us know that Tuesday Morning Quarterback has moved to ...”There Has to be a Morning After“Well, I have brief respite until the next deluge of work hits me around noon ...”16Battlin' Jim Hodges“Governor Jim Hodges of South Carolina is taking on Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham in ...”Huzzah!“It looks like there will be no ANWR drilling at this time. The caribou ...”Scary Monkeys and Super Creeps“Check out Donald Roller Winston's site and get ready for some scary-ass monkey nightmares. ...”15"Time to Speak Out Boldly"“At this point, I don't know if Al Gore should be the 2004 Democratic nominee, ...”The Era of Big Government is Back!“"The Bush administration is poised to complete the biggest increase in government spending since the ...”They're Baa-aack!“MSNBC has this story about a new bin Laden video, a new print statement by ...”12Bias Schmias“I defy you to take a look at the title of this MSNBC.com article and ...”Sir, May I Touch Your Bag?“Some interesting thoughts on airport security in this MSNBC/Slate piece. The author, Malcolm Gladwell, ...”Random Good-Night Thoughts“I just watched 5 episodes of Insomniac with Dave Atell that have been collecting ...”11If I've Said it Once, I'll Say it Again...“God bless Tom Tomorrow. For days now I've been trying to formulate a post ...”Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes?“That crazy Howard Fineman is out starting rumours about possible replacements for Cheney in 2004. ...”I guess I am a Bonobo!“Maureen Dowd thinks the we should all live like sex-crazed, female-dominated pygmy chimps. While ...”Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, but Labels Will Only Perpetuate Stereotypes“In this American Prospect piece, Geoffrey Nunberg masterfully deconstructs Bernard Goldbergs assertation of a liberal ...”Hold the Phone on that New Matter Stuff...“In regard to all that new matter and strange quark stuff from yesterday, Katie posted ...”Exchange What?“House passes IT worker exchange bill "The Digital Tech Corps Act is designed to help ...”Here's a Live One“Looking at the Ghost Site Museum got me thinking about some sites I used to ...”Bring Out Your Dead!“Ghost Sites is a rather depressing museum of all the sites that peridhed in the ...”A shout out to my new peeps, or something“Last night I attended a happy hour for the H-Town Bloggers. I had a ...”10Does it Matter?“New form of matter possibly found Whoa! It's not every day that current theories of ...”You Know, The Germans Love...“This ghastly David Hasselhoff video has been making the rounds today. It was responsible ...”Got any Gum?“The Curious Tale of Ponytail John, Jason Gabbert, and a Piece of ABC Gum That ...”Is the Coalition Crumbling?“It appears that Tony Blair has told Parliament that the time is not right for ...”More Shameless Blogrolling“Okay, I have been won over by Zoloft, Take Me Away I have seen ...”09Assault With A Deadly Leaf“protein wisdom has a great entry about a little girl and her school's riduculous overreaction ...”Do You Like the Rock 'N Roll?“Found this out in the Land of Audra It's a nifty Rock 'n' Roll quiz! I scored ...”A Whole New Meaning for the Term "Scooby Snack"“You have to read this to understand. (Again, thanks to Mr. Knox for the link)”Three Baked Mice?“Mice Munching On Pot Stash In Police Vault "The mice apparently entered underneath the vault's door ...”08"WELCOME TO MY SPACE"“Everything you never wanted to know about Robert Goulet, but never thought to ask. Whatever you ...”Things We Don't Like to Talk About at Parties“Violent Sleep Sex Need I say more? Go read it for yourself. (via Zoloft, Take Me ...”Wha-wha-What?“From a story I missed on Friday... "'The goal has never been to get bin Laden,' ...”Matthews Nails it Again“Chris Matthews writes that the President needs to clearly articulate US policy towards the Middle ...”The Controversial Scoop about the Clay to Catch Kitty's Poop“An interesting piece on the battle for kitty litter mining rights in NV. I ...”What is he thinking?“Iraq stops oil flow over Israeli action Just egg us on, Saddam. Just egg us ...”05More on War“Slate's Scott Shuger writes about the US military's continued problems with "friendly fire" casualties. ...”The Anaconda Coils Upon Itself“Spiked had an excellent and well-documented article about all the conflicting tales surrounding the ...”More Selective Science from the White House“This Salon article covers the administration's attempt to get rid of another scientist whose findings ...”Is the Pentagon trying to Regulate Commerce?“The Financial Times released this article describing the Pentagon's efforts to secretly review any overseas ...”I just found out I only have 21,652 days to live“Maybe I should stop blogging and start living. Find out how long you will live at ...”04Shameless Blogrolling...“Thanks to a comment he posted on this site, I came across fellow Houstonian File13 ...”Could the Honeymoon Finally be Over?“According to MSNBC some conservatives are starting to get angry with the President over his ...”The importance of Being Libertarian“Virginia Postrel has a nice entry regarding why Libertarians are important to have around in ...”If only there had been an internet when I was in high school.“The kids who run this website were suspended when this poll was construed as a ...”Scandal!-- How Bush duped Oprah“Oprah feels used by George This article is pretty poorly written and I'm not really sure ...”03Whatever Happened to Common Courtesy?“Public Agenda Online has released a Status Report on Rudeness in America. It's ...”Credit Where Credit is Due“EPA unveils Great Lakes cleanup Okay, I have to admit that this sounds good. Maybe ...”Who says baseball and ancient Japanese poetry don't mix“The Illuminated Donkey has a great entry in yesterday's blog where he writes a Haiku ...”ANWR oil exploration will not harm any wildlife...“unless they are caribou, musk oxen, polar bears or migrating birds. But the Bush administration doesn't ...”How the President who claims he doesn't use polls... uses polls“In his article, The Other War Room, Joshua Green describes the Bush administration’s clandestine polling ...”Georgie's Choice“Howard Fineman, who I am not usually a fan of, has written a nice column ...”If only Phil Hartman were still alive to do the impression...“Donahue, MSNBC agree to terms Wow. Fire up the "liberal media bias" engines. Phil is going ...”02Black and White Blur“In this Washington Post piece, Dan Balz and Dana Milbank describe how the Bush Administration's ...”How can anyone be so wrong?“John C. Dvorak = cranky. Here's another anti-blogging article from that old guy at PC Magazine. ...”With a name like "XQUZYPHYR", it has to be good.“This Modern World directed it's readers to the XQUZYPHYR & Overboard site. I must ...”Finally, a chemistry lesson I won't fail.“A periodic table of condiments that perodically go bad. Quite amusing. And useful too! via ...”The war on blogs“Andy Beam = misguided hack. Here is his silly piece on how bloggers are a scourge ...”Please Bear with me!“As you can see, get donkey! is going through a change. I got sick ...”01Bush Tapped Solar Energy Funds“Bush Tapped Solar Energy Funds to Print Energy Plan "Documents released under court order by ...”God bless Tom Tomorrow“Once again... God bless Tom Tomorrow and his fantastic This Modern World comic strip.”Tying marriage vows to welfare“Tying marriage vows to welfare From the article: "The White House also wants to require states, for ...”Bill Speaks!“Bill Speaks! Bill Clinton, that is.”April Fools“Holy Crap. This is one funny April Fool's piece from Google. I thought ...”The ten worst cars“The ten worst cars of the millenium. Courtesy of NPR's Cartalk. I believe ...”A-OK“This is an interesting story on the origins of the word "OK". It was ...”
- Mar30Saw two great movies today“Saw two great movies today (I guess I actually mean yesterday since it is now ...”28Special Promises“Okay, Cursor has to be one of the best news gathering sites there is. ...”New Yorker...“Wow. More good stuff from the New Yorker. This article about the Bush ...”General Malaise“In his bleat today, James Lileks does a nice job of contrasting his "lotus-eater" life ...”27Sweet fancy Moses!“Sweet fancy Moses, I love me the David Sedaris.”Dogs and Daughters...“A new theory claims that many human behaviours are a result of our long- standing ...”269 months in Houston“Today marks 9 months since I moved to Houston from Chicago. It is only ...”Hundreds From Enron Contact Playboy“Hundreds From Enron Contact Playboy Every time I see an Enron employee story, I skim it ...”Evidence that things are "normal"“Evidence that things are "busines as usual"... I was watching the MSNBC today and the scroll ...”Have babies!“Japan Tells Workers to Have Babies Well that gives a whole new meaning to "Workers ...”Energy contacts disclosed“Energy contacts disclosed “Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham met with 36 representatives of business interests while helping ...”iPod“My wife, Jenn, just sent me this story about people making software so you can ...”So I am at home“So I am at home for lunch and am standing by the kitchen window pounding ...”Holy Cow! That was painful.“Holy Cow! That was painful. I have so much to say and I ...”25What is going in this“What is going in this country? Granted no details about the sample-size of the survey ...”Every now and then someone“Every now and then someone writes a piece that crystalizes a shared opinion far better ...”Getting caught looking = Bad.“Getting caught looking = Bad. Getting caught looking and having a photo caption written about it ...”23In case you didn't notice,“In case you didn't notice, I changed the color-scheme.”21Look what my former school“Look what my former school district is doing! It sure is stewing up a ruckus at ...”What makes a man a“What makes a man a man and a woman a woman? The Kansas Supreme court gave ...”20"E.T. is the story of“"E.T. is the story of a grotesque, gibbering rubberhead who is abandoned in the middle ...”Senate passes campaign finance measure!“Senate passes campaign finance measure! This is good news! I can't say I was too ...”From Slate: "Chatterbox bestows the“From Slate: "Chatterbox bestows the Glutton for Punishment Award on Vermont Sen. Pat Leahy, who has ...”19Dozens Of Dead Dogs Discovered“Dozens Of Dead Dogs Discovered Aliteration aside, this story is just awful and heartbreaking. I ...”18Makings of a 'Dirty“ Makings of a 'Dirty Bomb' "The RTGs, used by the Soviets to power navigational ...”16Democrats Push for Campaign Finance“Democrats Push for Campaign Finance Overhaul . "Warning that the country's campaign finance system ...”15Yes! The domain problem has“Yes! The domain problem has been resolved! getdonkey.com is back in working order. ...”What a day -- Senate“What a day -- Senate rejects renewable energy push. I do not understand this at all. ...”Texas Mom Gets Life Sentence“Texas Mom Gets Life Sentence in Drowning Case Thank God! It's sad that someone who ...”Sure John, hypnotize us with“Sure John, hypnotize us with your silky song stylings, and then, when we are all ...”Okay, I am in little“Okay, I am in little bit of a host snafu. It was pretty much ...”14I did some more research,“I did some more research, and I decided to go with HostMagik. If You ...”I am thinking of moving“I am thinking of moving get donkey! to a new host. I am currently ...”
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