All the Single Babies...

From our friends at From Both Sides of the White Picket Fence.

The Big Fiscal Plunge

Via a tweet from Freeman Hunt:

Military Precision re: Cleaning

I couldn't get this to embed. It takes about a minute. It's cute and reminded me of my nephew, a new Infantry soldier currently stationed in Iraq.

Huck and Joe

Joe Wurzelbacher, aka 'Joe-the-Plumber' appeared last night on Huckabee. Joe said, "When you can't ask a question of your leaders anymore, that gets scary, and that bothers me."

Part I:


And Part II:


It bothers me, too, Joe.

Comedy Gold

John S. [for 'Schecky'] McCain did a super job at the annual Al Smith Dinner in NYC. He has pretty good timing for a politician and an obvious comfort with Catholics.


Part II:



Even Hillary laughed heartily. Katie Couric not so much.

Sarah Palin Autographs Young Woman's Prosthesis

I saw this via my pal, Victoria, at Sundries. One of her commenters went to a Virginia rally for McCain/Palin and asked Governor Palin to autograph her prosthesis. Faithful readers know how close this comes to my home.



Way to go, Bekah!

Ultimate Ambivalence

Here's the Kenny Chesney song that's been my earworm.


And here's the original unembeddable link to the official made-in-Jamaica video. Kenny is joined in this number with The Wailers.

Gone With The Wind / Carol Burnett Show Spoof

The previous post got me thinking about Carol Burnett and this send-up of my favorite movie. It takes about 20 minutes. Clear out some time and enjoy.



and part two:



Dinah Shore as Miss Melanie is inspired and Harvey Korman as Ratt Butler is beautiful.

SNL Funnay

This is the sketch that had David and me laughing into the commercial break. I don't know if it just struck a funny bone with us. But it's definitely not political.

There Goes My Life

This video, courtesy of Kenny Chesney [sorry, unembeddable] is what I thought of when I first saw Bristol Palin's young man/fiancee/baby-daddy. The song's been out a couple years and the video is worth a watch.

Time heals all wounds.

Chuckling Commerce

I saw this ad the other day and it cracked me up. I suspect I'm the target demographic for E*Trade because I just thoroughly enjoy this series.

Hungry Cat

My pal Annie should enjoy this:

Optimist's Humor

Prior to tonight, this comic, Dimitri Martin, was unknown to me. I'd rate this PG-13.



Thanks to RH Hardin for 'pointing' it out to me.

Rage Against the Nozzle

Just when you think it's safe to go to the pump...

Overcoming Blechhhh

I haven't posted in a little while for no real reason except that I really didn't have much to report and I liked the graphic of the flag waving atop my blog. I almost posted something on Friday about birds. Zeke had a small injury on his middle finger and he kept trying to show me his band-aid. I had to carefully explain that his gesture was impolite. The kids know the 'we-don't-say-shut-up-in-this-family' rule [we say 'be quiet' or 'hush up'] and I made an analogy to that. We sat at the table and I went to a good first place: wikipedia, where we learned that the gesture originated in ancient Rome and the middle finger is called the digitus impudicus. The article referred to a Warner Brothers' cartoon, so we hopped onto YouTube and checked out "A Tale of Two Kitties," which is the first ever appearance of Tweetie Bird and it had two cats in the likeness of Abbott and Costello. It was made in 1942 and is chock-full of World War II references. Well, see for yourself. The 'bird' reference is at the 2:05 mark.



I got engrossed in a couple comment threads elsewhere and I realized I probably needed to go on a blog diet. When one has a challenge with overeating, there's no long-term abstinence solution; one must learn moderation. I think my blogging [or more especially, my commenting elsewhere] needed a little moderation or else I'd be overtaken with apathy or antipathy.

Dave and I had a date night on Saturday and the kids did well with a new sitter. Dave's taken to being Catholic like a duck to water. He's already a Third Degree Knight of Columbus and was just selected to serve as a member of the Parish Pastoral Council. He's been so supportive of me and all my churchy things for so many years that I am just trying to reciprocate in any way he wishes. I marvel often at the work of the Holy Spirit in my man's life. He really is a great and good man and he's destined for sainthood.

Which brings me to today and the ongoing case of the blechhs. I made a decision today to get up and walk while Dave was doing his workout at the YMCA. The whole day started earlier and went much better. We even accomplished a couple math lessons and had a really good day. There's an adage 'action cures fear' but it also helps in cases of blechhh.

Another Look at Governor Jindal

Pathetically, I was watching FoxNew's "Geraldo at Large" on Saturday night. Here's a brief interview he had with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. Geraldo asks him whether he considers himself a man of color:



Yep. Red, white and blue.

I Sympathize With Harvey...

...who loses his composure in the face of the comedic genius of Tim Conway.




Thanks for the reminder, Pastor Jeff!

That Voo-Doo That You Do So Well...

Laffer curve? Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? I heard these terms yesterday and thought of this:



Funny thing is: when this movie came out, I glazed over like my contemporaries, the students. Now? I know what he's talking about.

Mitt Romney Auditions for Veep

Last night at the big dinner in Washington, Mitt got funny:


Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we have a candidate for Vice-President.

"Truly, You Have a Dizzying Intellect"

For some reason, this classic scene sprang to mind today. And Wallace Shawn as a lisping Sicilian? Brilliant.

And cyber-hugs to one of my favorites, Meade.