Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2

Man Dies Is Spitting Contest

The moral of this story is don't run at a balcony while participating in a spitting contest. That's what this fellow did and he lost his balance and fell to the street.

Obesity Contributes To Global Warming?

Ok, I'm trying not to pull my hair out here. Trying, mind you. According to this article, obesity is now seen by some as a contributing factor to global warming. The reason obese and overweight individuals require more fuel to transport them as well as more food to eat.

Some days, it is hard to imagine what will come next.

Terry McAuliffe Highlight Reel

Well,depending on your perspective this may be a lowlight reel, but hey, to each his own. Terry McAuliffe is nothing if not on message and enthusiastic about it. So much so that you won't really need to watch this entire video, unless you want to see a study in over the top. I'm not sure if McAuliffe, who some say has become the Baghdad Bob of the Presidential Follies, will ever want to revisit any of this, but I can see this video (put together by the TalkingPoints Memo gang) being used in political science classes for years. Heck, I can see it being used in classes on self parody for years.

Thanks to @Mickeleh on Twitter for the link.

Crazy, Crazy Day

On a day where everyone went crazy over John Edwards endorsing Barack Obama and the Chicago City Council rescinded the law that banned foie gras from restaurants and Twitter hiccupped again, and AT&T limited iPhone sales to one per customer, and Comcast bought Plaxo, and the US listed polar bears as endangered, I watched the first three episodes of Slings and Arrows and felt like I was looking in a cracked mirror.

How could I have not seen this until now?

Crazy Rasberry Ants Invade Houston

This article is right. It does almost sound like a bad horror film. Supposedly they came off a ship. They wander randomly and not in lines. They are shorting out electrical boxes and screwing up computers. Intriguingly they love to eat fire ants. They've been doing their thing in that area since 2002 and folks are working on finding a way to get rid of them, but it isn't easy. Here's hoping they don't get close to Mobile Tech Manor.

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Vatican Says It Is Ok To Believe In Aliens

Whew. I wonder if Reverend Hagee will be glad to hear this one. The Vatican chief astronomer says that believing in aliens shouldn't contradict one's faith in God. According to the chief astronomer aliens would still be God's creatures. The headline of the article in which this was reported is "The Extraterrestrial is My Brother." I think the Vatican is planning on extending its ministry.

Via MSBNC

Volcano Lightning

What did I say about Mother Nature being a bit upset? Check out this picture of lightning above the volcano in Chile via Reuters.

Mother Nature Is Angry

With the news of the China earthquake coming on the heels of the cyclone disaster in Myanmar, along with the unceasingly volatile weather in this country it just seems like Mother Nature or the planet or something is angry. As earthquakes are seismic activity there sure seems to be something rumbling underneath as we've seen activity from the American Midwest to Chile to now China in the last few weeks. Spooky.

Don't Watch This If You're Easily Offended or a Clinton Supporter

Oh. My. Goodness. There is so much wrong about this, and yet, there is so much funny about this, and I'm afraid there is probably a smidgen of truth as well. Foul language galore, so you've been warned.

via Fake Steve Jobs

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Political Ringtones

Though slanted a bit towards Obama in content, you can have a ringtone from Hillary, McCain, or Obama on your phone courtesy of Slate. Choose Obama's Yes We Can, or McCain's "little jerk" comment, or if you really have an annoying friend who's calls set you off, you can choose Hillary's laugh, or her saying "shame on you Barack Obama."

Don't have too much fun with these.