Barry “Beef Roid” Bonds is likely to break Hank Aaron’s home run record this year in Major League Baseball (all rights reserved, criminals not prosecuted, batteries not included). Aaron says he has no desire to attend anything having to do with the occasion. Who can blame him. People jumped his butt and threatend his life when he broke the “white man’s” record. Now, a swarm of contoversy surrounds the impending breaking of a hallowed record and Aaron just wants to be left alone. Good for him.
Everything you would want to know about the Bond watches. I’m not a watch guy, but this is fun…
Let’s face it, many of us question the empirical truth of what we were taught or are taught as youths. It’s natural to have doubt, especially about such a highly charged subject as religion or the existence of a higher power. Whether you believe or not is almost a non-issue. What is important is that you can express yourself intelligently when confronted with doubt. Sorta like this:
Pancakes have been a staple of many a breakfast for eons. Making them is pretty simple. You whip up a sweet batter, get the griddle going cook, flip, cook, smother in butter and syrup, eat, and listen to your arteries hardening as you nibble on some crispy bacon. A classic. I learned a new method, that is sure to induce horror, when browsing this site. I’ve included the step by step photos for you:
By now you may have heard that long-time radio shock jock, Don Imus, is “fighting for his job” after some not so flattering comments leveled at a Rutgers female sporting team. He called the basketball team a bunch of “nappy headed ho’s”. This is not the first time that Imus has placed his foot in his mouth and then offered contrition. Of course, the regular cadre of foul criers, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are creaming for blood.
Imus has made a long living by being provocative, insulting, crass, and smarmy on the radio. And he has been battling his rival, Howard Stern, for decades. Howard does the same thing, except he found a way to escape FCC regulation by bailing out to the satellite delivery method. But in the end, what is all the fuss about? The particular brand of entertainment belched by Imus and his ilk appeals to a certain population. Just like other radio formats have appeal to other demographics. Being politically correct can be taken too far, especially when folks eliminate any form of humor from their lives. Have a look at Bill Cosby’s classic routines. In today’s climate he would be branded as unfeeling and unsensitive to the needs of children.
In regard to Imus, Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP board of directors, said it is “past time his employers took him off the air. As long as an audience is attracted to his bigotry and politicians and pundits tolerate his racism and chauvinism to promote themselves, Don Imus will continue to be a serial apologist for prejudice,” Bond said.
Bond is wrong. Imus is not a an apologist for prejudice. He’s an entertainer that spouts stuff that a lot of folks find amusing. If we ban all speech that might offend, we will wind up with only the most boring milke toast effluent coming out of all mouths. No offense, but no individulaism, no opinion, no shades of gray. Pity.
UNION CITY, N.J. – School district officials are trying to identify who watched $250 worth of pay-per-view pornographic movies using a school cable television box, officials said. Someone after business hours used one of the five cable boxes in the Board of Education building to order the films, priced between $4.95 and $9.95. The cable provider, Cablevision, has refunded the school district the money, and is helping to investigate the purchases. School officials have since gotten rid of three of the cable boxes. A board official said the building had cable in case there was an emergency.
In case there was what kind of emergency? A lack of porn? We’re not even talking about one of the schools. It was the Board of Education building! At least they didn’t order up Rachel Ray…
