MEXICO BRIEFLY INVADES U.S.
OK, this isn’t an illegal immigration story, but a legitimate one about four Mexican soldiers accidentally crossing the Mexico-U.S. border and holding a U.S. Border Patrol officer at gunpoint for a few minutes. The American officer eventually convinced the Mexican soldiers that they were the ones on U.S. soil and they backed off.
My take: I agree with this take – that it’s a miracle this doesn’t happen more often. It’s something we can laugh at right now, but imagine if those soldiers had gotten into a gunfight with our Border Patrol agent. Not cool.
OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE IS OVER
Brett Favre has FINALLY been traded — to the New York Jets.
My take: I was trying to keep this a Favre-free zone, but this is big news. Can we PLEASE go back to normal life? Can ESPN finally have some non-Favre programming?
Pretty please?
Just for kicks, one more Favre Wept picture…
Awesome.
A REMINDER TO RESPECT THE OCEAN
The editorial staff of the Jacksonville Daily News wrote a powerful piece about the loss of Kinston High School’s Jamerson Hawkins Jr. that is in today’s online and paper edition.
My take: Hawkins’ death is a sad reminder that you have to respect the ocean. It looks peaceful at times, but you have to take it seriously, too.
A very well-written piece. Take the time to give it a read.
The iPod shuffle
Green Eyes — Coldplay
Violet Hill — Coldplay
Let’s Talk About Sex — Salt N Pepa
Fly Away — Lenny Kravitz
Burn Hollywood Burn — Public Enemy
August 7, 2008 at 9:33 am |
Can we PLEASE go back to normal life?
Is that a rhetorical question Hanks.
August 7, 2008 at 10:10 am |
Heelatious — it is rhetorical.
Now, give me a definition of “rhetorical.” You’re a Carolina fan, I’m guessing you don’t know what that means…
I kid, I kid.
August 7, 2008 at 10:16 am |
Nights Like These – “Claw Your Way Out”
Meshuggah – “Rational Gaze”
Emmure – “Tales From The Burg”
OPM – “Feel The Vibration (Feat. Jim Perkins)” (Chill Music)
My Chemical Romance – “Blood”
Judas Priest – “Exciter”
The Game – “Haterz feat. Tyrese (Produced by Jelly Roll)”
The Black Dahlia Murder – “Statutory Ape”
As I Lay Dying – “The Sound of Truth”
Ozzy – “Crazy Babies”
August 7, 2008 at 10:23 am |
I think the Vikings should send the fourth, and the three firsts, to the Jets for Favre.
I would just love to see him wearing white in Lambeau…
August 7, 2008 at 11:28 am |
Hanks,
A rhetorical question is a question you ask, that you don’t expect an answer to, because it’s almost understood. Kinda like if you were to ask, “What do I look like an idiot?”.
I kid, I kid.
August 7, 2008 at 11:34 am |
Randy- wouldn’t it be great to see the look on Thompson and McCarthy’s faces if Brett put on the Viking’s jersey? I’d pay to see it.
August 7, 2008 at 11:46 am |
heelatious, I believe that you were being disingenuous when you said, “I kid, I kid.”
August 7, 2008 at 11:53 am |
Now Flagan, do I strike you as that kind of person. *snicker, snicker*
August 7, 2008 at 11:55 am |
Flagan,
Speaking of disingenuous, did you go outside and inflate your tires to their proper psi. That’s all we have to do to cut oil prices according to Obama. Forget all that drilling, just inflate your tires properly. We can all go to Mallard’s and do it for free to.
August 7, 2008 at 12:23 pm |
Yeah, thank goodness for Obama, I hadn’t thought of that. An added benefit is my car rides a lot better now that I’m not riding around on the rims.
I was so excited I decide to investigate how else my tires might help lower prices and reduce our foreign dependency on oil. I found out that tires are made out of RUBBER. If only Obama would have told me that it would have saved me a week of research. I kept on reading and found out that rubber is an oil derivative. Now I don’t know what to do. Should I inflate my tires or should I not use tires? Which will help reduce our need for oil the most. I know, I’ll wait for Obama to tell me.
People are saying that Obama’s energy plan rests solely on inflating your tires. I read his plan and he has a two-step plan. Step two was to inflate your tires. Step one is to place a conservative at each service station to teach the liberals how to inflate their tires.
August 7, 2008 at 12:28 pm |
Flagan,
Once again, you have proved why you are a wise, and all-knowing political mastermind.
August 7, 2008 at 12:37 pm |
Not to mention over-inflating tires leads to increased tire wear, which ultimately leads to buying new tires, which makes tires a derivative from oil, which means increased oil usage.
Brilliant!
THIS IS THE WORST PRESIDENTIAL RACE EVER.
August 7, 2008 at 1:55 pm |
Thanks for the afternoon laugh Heelatious and Flagan.
August 7, 2008 at 9:47 pm |
shuffle…
limelight- rush
six pack summer- phil vasser
hurricane- bob dylan
maggie may- rod stewart
dont rock the jukebox- alan jackson
okayalright- moe.
crossfire- stevie ray vaughn
cant get high- widespread panic
dont let me down- beatles
my kind of lover- billy squire