December 18, 2005
The only way to shop ...
Lara and the Benz Women pose with their bounty on the Day After Thanksgiving. They rented a limo to help them terrorize the stores and merchants of Knoxville, to considerable success.
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Mully and his mortal enemy ...
Poor Mully suffers not only the indiginity of being bathed in a sink, but also knowing that his worthy nemesis, Sydney the Cockatoo, is just a few feet away, leering at the whole process. Syndey and Mully hate each other with a vengeance that is truly amusing. Syd has been known to hop down off his cage and chase poor Mully around the couch. They are but too tiny white creatures in a quest for Lara's affections.
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Screaming Jay ...
I'm thinking this guy and Muddy Waters were separated at birth. Or maybe not ...
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Christmas party pictures ...
Sara, Lara and LBJ get into the swing of the tree party. Lots of photos here. Video here.
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A dog's life
Gilligan dozes after a morning of running amok.
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December 13, 2005
Photo of the year vote
Time is allowing readers to vote for photo of the year, and they're including a really moving shot from the Rocky Mountain News called "Heading Home." It's a photo of a soldier's coffin being unloaded from a commercial jet. You can see the jet's passengers watching from the plane's windows. The look on their faces as they realize it's a soldier's coffin brought tears to my eyes the first time I saw it in the special section the Rocky ran. Check it out.
I'd never tell you which one to vote for, but go to Time, take a look at the candidates and cast a vote.
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December 12, 2005
Cool comic ...
Newspaper comics pages have been a major letdown during the past few years. The return of "Opus" turned out to be a total bust (does anyone think the new strip is funny or relevant?), "Get Fuzzy" has totally jumped the shark and "Foxtrot" comes and goes. On the political front, "Boondocks" is consistently strange and outrageous (which is good), "Doonesbury" is tolerable, at best, and "Mallard Fillmor" just isn't funny (how can you be lame when you're lampooning liberals?)
But there is one bright spot ...
The News Sentinel has started running Don Asmussen's "Bad Reporter" on Sundays, and it's pretty consistently hilarious. It's probably more political cartoon than comic, but it definitely does the job.
So I Googled Asmussen to find out what else he's up to and found this site. There is some hilarious stuff on there. I've watched only a few of them ("Fiona Apple" and "David Crosby's Late Night Infomercial," in the "Like, News" section, but I ended up laughing out loud. I'll be checking out the rest of them soon.
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December 9, 2005
The need for speed ...
Gizmodo has a great guide to radar detectors, a subject near and dear to my heart. Even better, they rave about my radar detector of choice: The Valentine V1. It's awesome and already has paid for itself several times over in averted tickets ...
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December 4, 2005
A belated tree party invite ...
Wow. It's already December. And I haven't sent out the invite for our annual tree party. And it's less than a week away. Well, without further delay, here are the details:
- Who: The Benz and Edge's
- What: Our 16th annual Christmas tree desecration party, in which assorted stooges put homemade, stupendously cool decorations on our unsuspecting evergreen. We have only one rule: You CAN'T buy the decoration. Also, remember that children and vegetarians are invited to the party. Ornaments should be rated "G" or "PG." Also, we'll have a reprise of Sara Schwabe's Yankee Jass Band. It was very cool last year. Should be even better this year.
- Where: 11517 Hardin Valley Road. I-40 to Pellissippi Parkway (toward Oak Ridge). Take the Hardin Valley Road exit off Pellissippi Parkway. Go left at the light, onto Hardin Valley. Go about 2.4 miles, past the elementary school and Steele Road on the right. Our house is the third driveway on the right after you pass Steele Road. We'll have it lit up, but watch closely. It can be tough to spot. Map Lost? Call 691-7731 or 604-7731.
- Important: We will have valet parking to avoid a repeat of The Stuck in the Mud Incident of 2000. You can either pull into the driveway and your car will be parked, or you can park at Sims store (near the elementary school, right before Steele Road) and you will be driven up to the party.
- When: Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. Children and vegetarians are welcome.
- Why: Why not, wise guy?
- How: Make your own decoration. We'll have beer, Spiney's infamous margaritas, non-alcoholic beverages and vats of steaming green chile. Extra beverages and/or food will be welcome but aren't required
Now Playing: Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) from the album "Jingle Bell Swing" by Miles Davis; vocal by Bob Dorough
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