A Chuckler from Dowd ...
You have to admit, it evokes an amusing image.

Drunk on Rummy: "Mom has written a love ode to the 71-year-old 'studmuffin' defense secretary so palpitating it recalls the clip of a teenage Judy Garland singing 'You Made Me Love You' to a picture of Clark Gable."
- posted by slaughts @ 1:40 PM

 
Lana, eat your heart out...
It's not exactly the most flattering of comparisons, but it's nice to see John get a mentch in the NY Times (I think the link requires registration).

On TV, Men Are the New Women "The oldest brother, Garrett (John Carroll Lynch), the mayor, had an affair with a neighbor and is being blackmailed for his transgression -- he agonizes like a latter-day Lana Turner."



- posted by slaughts @ 1:47 PM

 
Somebody's pissed off...
A long-standing bit of internecine crankiness once again rears its head.

'WSJ' Union Boycotts CNBC Appearances: "Most reporters appearing on CNBC, however, are not paid for the additional work of going on air; they are paid only if their appearances reach a certain monthly threshold or if they appear well outside normal business hours, the union said."
- posted by slaughts @ 10:14 PM

 
Brazen spam scam...
Move over, Nigerian fraudsters... and you newly-minted Liberian scamlings, watch out. Fidel and his boys are looking to eat your lunch...!

Found this little gem among the scores of spams in my inbox today... simply astounding. They're obviously starting from the premise that there are some staggeringly stupid people out there... how dumb would somebody have to be to actually give them their credit card details?

Even I am not cynical enough to actually wish them luck, although I do harbour a curmudgeonly suspicion their initial premise is probably pretty close to the mark. Would love to find out their eventual hit rate.


- posted by slaughts @ 1:54 PM

 
Gibson's through with blogging...
Haven't been glued to this, but I've dropped in periodically, and enjoyed it every time. But he makes an excellent point, and having enjoyed "Pattern Recognition" as much as I did, I guess I'm glad he's getting back to damn work!

William Gibson: "I’ve always known, somehow, that it would get in the way of writing fiction, and that I wouldn’t want to be trying to do both at once. The image that comes most readily to mind is that of a kettle failing to boil because the lid’s been left off."

- posted by slaughts @ 4:50 PM

 
More on The Man...
Sort of gushy.... but great.

Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | Alone with the Man in Black: "So there I was, sitting in Johnny Cash's front room in Hendersonville, Tennessee, about 10 or 12 years ago. He'd been with journalists most of the day and I was the last. A couple, I knew from chatting to them, were hacks with less than no interest in country music. I was worse - I was a fan."
- posted by slaughts @ 4:36 PM

 
Howling with laughter... simply howling.
What a great name for a blog, too...

Trepanning For Fun and Profit: "An Open Letter to the Homeless Guy Who Keeps Shitting Behind My Garage"
- posted by slaughts @ 10:54 AM

 
The Man Rides On
Found this online at a wonderfully-named blog...

Opposable Thumbs: "A moment of silence..."


- posted by slaughts @ 10:50 AM

 
The Accordion Guy
Joey "AccordionGuy" DeVilla is a very funny man.

The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century :: Main Page: "'What's the definition of a WASP? Someone who steps out of the shower to pee.' "
- posted by slaughts @ 10:41 AM