May
26
2010
The Camo
After recently completing a 7-day 4,000+ mile road-trip to Killeen, TX (way-points included such tourist hotspots as Lordsburg, NM, Grants, NM and Kayneta, AZ) I have the following unalienable observation I would like to share:
Driver’s Education in the state of California is not effective: This is not new news to me. I routinely traverse Los Angeles-area freeways (I have invented many colorful and profane colloquialisms that unfortunately cannot be published here to describe local driving habits) but even rolling deep through other states the odds were high that whenever I saw some unbelievable act of stupidity on the highway, said vehicle wore a CA plate. As a result, I am going to impose some new rules for all of us…
3 comments | tags: California drivers, Dating Advice, Guyliner, traffic signs, Twitter | posted in Health, Resources
Mar
3
2009
Matt Andrus
Although Senator John McCain failed in his valiant attempt at removing the earmarks (9,000! — Okay, that’s excessive) from the omnibus spending bill (Note: Nine Republicans voted against his amendment), he did succeed in adding another porkiest projects list to Twitter. If McCain keeps up this torrid pace, The National Hustle will be offering him a guest posting opportunity by Friday.
Here is the list from today, in reverse order to maintain the integrity of suspense:
10. $285,000 for the Discovery Center of Idaho in Boise, ID
9. $209,000 to improve blueberry production and efficiency in GA
8. $47,500 to remodel and expand a playground in Ottawa, IL
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7 comments | tags: Congress, Economic stimulus, John McCain, Republicans, Twitter | posted in Economics, Politics
Mar
2
2009
Matt Andrus
I follow several public officials and political analysts on Twitter, perhaps none more entertaining than Senator John McCain. While he has admitted he gets a little help from staffers, the fact that he has embraced such social media is both surprising and uplifting.
One of McCain’s most recent threads is his best Letterman impression, which offers Top 10 Lists of the “Porkiest Projects” in the 2009 omnibus spending bill. Here is his list from 2/27 [Note: This list has not been edited by the NH in any fashion]:
- $1.7 million for pig odor research in Iowa
- $2 million “for the promotion of astronomy” in Hawaii – because nothing says new jobs for average Americans like investing in astronomy
- $332,000 for the design and construction of a school sidewalk in Franklin, Texas – not enough $ for schools in the stimulus?
- $2.1 million for the Center for Grape Genetics in New York – quick peel me a grape. Continue reading
8 comments | tags: Congress, Economic stimulus, John McCain, Twitter | posted in Economics, Politics
