I’m not the first to comment on this, both Gawker and boingboing are carrying it. These photos are from the AP, as distrbuted through My Yahoo:
“A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005.”
“Additional residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread […]

The last of my papa’s 6 sisters, my great-aunt Arlie, passed away this weekend. She was 94. And I can only conjecture that her long life had something to do with the millions of hours of enjoyment and good karma she doled out with every batch of her famous butter cookies.
I can’t believe I’m giving […]

$30) and maintain a quality above and beyond most marquee Champagnes: complex, yet clean, with a bit of biscuit. Coincidentally, they also have one of the most affordable and delicious rose Champagnes. Check their website here: www.duval-leroy.com
In the >$20 category, my favorite non-Champagne is the Cave de Vire Cremant de Bourgogne. All Chardonnay, a […]

I was going to write a post about the President’s choice of a decades veteran White House Kitchenista, the kick ass Cristeta Comerford, a naturalized citizen from the Philippines, as the new White House Chef. But, per usual, The Daily Show did it better:
All The President’s Menus
*if you don’t go straight to the video, (cough! […]

It’s not just Californians anymore. I’ve started to receive nasty emails from abroad! Here is the text of one such scolding in response to my post about Mondovino and that fat French fuck, Michel Rolland. Which, incidentally, comes up 5th when searching Google for said micro-oxygenator’s name. I’d translate this letter myself, but I like […]

Bar-B-Que Jones… I got a Bar-B-Que Jones
Got a Bar-B-Que Jones, oh baby, oo-oooo
….Yes, I am the victim of a Bar-B-Que Jones….
Aw, come on…no one out there has an old Cheech & Chong Album? Saturday Morning cartoons?
In a strip mall on Lander, behind Earthwise sits Jones Bar-B-Que (I prefer the hyphens, I guess) my favorite […]

I’ve been waiting for a very long time for The Muppet Show to be released on DVD. Hell, everything else is.
But lest we rejoice prematurely….
I’d like to take this time to bring an important issue to your attention. I have nothing but fond memories of goofiness and laughter when I think of Muppets. That’s […]

If you’re not a long time reader, every now and then I like to plug Kelly’s site.
Patches: the cutest mole/vole/bear thing ever

She’s funny, with the best internet cartoon & she’s also an amazing artist.
And, whenever I need a laugh, she’s there.
As long as it’s TUE, WED, or THU - when her no cartoons go […]