Alternate Brain

You might think this is a wee departure from my usual musical offerings. Let's just say I can relate to the subject matter. Hey, I wuz y...

This is dedicated to anyone who thinks they know how the Obama administration is going to turn out. Heh. So far, all my attempts to find out...

In honor of yesterday being the 75th Anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition (see post below) I thought I'd kick off the weekend with ...

*Sounds like 'roomy', not 'dummy'. Following up on Fixer's post about the pending Big 3 bailout, I thought I'd whup...

EssEffChron Trucks loaded with cartons of Tipo Chianti drive to San Francisco's Civic Center after Prohibition ends. Today, the city pla...

Unfortunately, I get home early enough in the afternoons (1 pm) to be able to hear all the drivel on CNN before Wolfie comes on (Kyra Philli...

Ain't worth it. Pic stolen from Chris .

Another good one is gone. LATimes Odetta , the classically trained folk, blues and gospel singer who used her powerfully rich and dusky voic...

Here's something for all you Hunter S. Thompson fans. Of whom I am one also me too. LATimes The new Hunter S. Thompson CD set How did Hu...

Raw Story Breaking a streak of snubs, President-elect Barack Obama, at a Wednesday press conference with New Mexico Governor and Commerce Se...

Tony Peyser Many simply want to see Barack do something Many thought no Black would ever be achieving But after two terms of corruption, the...

Americans For Safe Access The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a landmark decision today in which California state courts found that its...

Mr. Philadelphia via Avedon : Do Brookings and CFR exist to provide employment for the stupidest of our citizens? Yes. Off to work.

From POP because she hits it on the head . Jeez, Barry won't be in office for another month and a half. Let's see what he does whe...

Honest Christmas gifts. More here . Thanks to Maru for the link.

Update: Mormon Homophobia: Up Close And Personal

Got home to an e-mail from Charlie Brown . He considers the vote count to be fair and accurate and has conceded to McCarpetbagger. From CA S...

We done wore out the tires that came with our pickup, so Me'n Mrs. G are off to Carson City to get new ones today. Back later, but for n...

... Accounting changes in the US next year mean all credit card debt will have to be brought onto balance sheets. That spells trouble for Ba...

Here's a little follow-up on Fixer's post about President Obama's National Security picks, by Peter Beinart in Time : In liber...