The 3rd owner of Phillipe's Original, purported home and place of invention of the BEST french dip sandwich in the universe, died late in January of natural causes. Bill remained a fixture at the iconic eatery even after his official retirement. He was often puttering around his restaurant, fixing things and making sure the place ran well. The eatery remains open, running well in the hands of... read full post picked by bcgrote 1 month ago

This disgusts me. I was trying to finish my gift shopping today. Most stores were HORRENDOUSLY understaffed. A 2-story Borders store had THREE employees working, 2 on the registers. All of them were stressed and angry. Just like the many people who would LOVE to have... read full post picked by bcgrote 3 months ago

Writer/Director Dan O'Bannon (Dark Star, Alien, Heavy Metal, Total Recall) passed away after a brief illness. He was 63, but his genius will live on forever. picked by bcgrote 3 months ago

This senator has been holding up consideration of S 1963, the Veterans' Caregiver and Omnibus Health Benefits Act of 2009 because of concerns over unfunded benefits picked by bcgrote 4 months ago

Christopher Lee (the voice of DEATH in the Terry Pratchett movies) has been knighted!

Hooray for Sir Lee! picked by bcgrote 5 months ago

Even as a "threadhead", I never understood just how these machines make stitches. Here is an article with VERY good animations of how it happens! picked by bcgrote 6 months ago

Get out there and read them! "Everything useful I learned, I learned from banned books"

You'd be surprised what books are banned, and for what reasons. All books should be read, thought about, and appreciated, even if we don't agree with what they say or the stance of the author. picked by bcgrote 6 months ago

Sigh. picked by bcgrote 6 months ago

The inspiration for the movie "Norma Rae", Crystal Lee Sutton, died of brain cancer at 68.

Her health insurance company denied her treatment for her cancer. Will her death make ANY difference in the health insurance reform attempts?

Also here and here. picked by bcgrote 6 months ago

The claim is that this is to commemorate 50 years of the AFL.... But the nauseating safety orange is SO visible I could see them making a case to keep the color!

And every time I see the hat, I can't help thinking of the Oakland A's... picked by bcgrote 6 months ago

Excellent WashPo article regarding health care myths.

Seriously, people, change isn't scary, and it won't kill you or cost you "all" of your own money. picked by bcgrote 7 months ago

Best known in the U.S. for his numerous roles on "You Can't Do That on Television!".

A toast of green slime to you, Barth! picked by bcgrote 8 months ago

Lost in the Amazon rainforest lie the remains of Henry Ford's attempt to gain complete control of the manufacture of every part of his vehicles. He only lacked his own brand of tires... picked by bcgrote 8 months ago

Whenever politicians do naughty things, Faux News tends to report them as (D) rather than (R) - even if they previously HAD identified them correctly. The Sanford case is the most recent of these.

In related news, naughty Dems tend to be removed from office when they are bad. Naughty Republicans tend to stay in office, because, you, family values! picked by bcgrote 9 months ago

Lead guitarist for the iconic rock group loses battle with lymphoma.

I has teh sad.... picked by bcgrote 9 months ago

I didn't see this posted yet, even though it is a few days old.

Hmm. Family Values. picked by bcgrote 9 months ago

South Korea has agreed to the terms of the PSI (Proliferation Security Initiative) which keeps WMD's away from naughty people. North Korea says that is a declaration of WAR!

I'm confused.... picked by bcgrote 10 months ago

Blames Mr. Rogers for failure of society, need for bailouts, increase in narcissism, Obama's policies....

Can't we have anything nice without Fox News wanting to destroy it? picked by bcgrote 12 months ago

One freaked out horse startles another, other horses and people trampled in buggy class.

(SLYT) picked by bcgrote 1 year ago

I MUST buy this. Words cannot say. Please look! picked by bcgrote 1 year ago

Safe! Also a version for Skynet!

LOL! picked by bcgrote 1 year ago

A bored student's doodles in a Biology book. It's as if the spirit of Sergio Aragones has reincarnated in Russia.

I especially love the rocket booster uterus! LOL! picked by bcgrote 1 year ago

Vince is my new hero!

(Not my blog) picked by bcgrote 1 year ago

Enjoy a seriously cool mashup of Dr Who, Benny Hill Theme, and Eminem. I lol'd!



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"They speak English; Indonesian; French; Cantonese; German; Hebrew; African languages including Swahili, Luo and Igbo; and even a few phrases of Gullah, the Creole dialect of the South Carolina Lowcountry."

So much more than just "the first Black President"! The only race is human. picked by bcgrote 1 year ago