Category Archives: General snarkiness

From Alan Bernstein’s Sunday conversation with Jessica Benkovic Colon, who chairs the Young Republican National Federation and has this to say about why Barack Obama won the national youth vote so handily: A: It’s an interesting time to be a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Your pop culture train wreck of the day. It probably wasn’t his most important decision ever, but a Harris County judge on Wednesday weighed in on a case that will set celebrity bloggers buzzing: the fate of pop star Hilary … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sometimes, all you can do is point and marvel. Twenty-six teenage cheerleaders tried to cram themselves into an elevator at the University of Texas to see how many would fit, but then they got stuck and had to be rescued. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I am aware of all Internet traditions. Or, putting it another way: See here, here, and here for way too much more. Be prepared to waste at least an hour when you do. Continue reading →

You’ve probably heard of this by now: [A] misreading of the teleprompter led [Sen. John] McCain to sound a little bit more like a teetotaler fraternity president than a presidential candidate. Speaking about his use of the veto pen to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve admitted my newfound interest in Twitter. It’s a useful and oddly compelling toy service, but I hope someone puts me out of my misery if it ever comes to this: With all the frustration, confusion, and support going towards … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And now for a little weekend frivolity: The Top 10 Feathered-Hair Wearers Of All Time. I might try to work up an argument for including some other people on this august list, but I’m laughing too hard at the pictures … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Why Sesame Street was so much better in the 70s than it is now, in one three-minute video clip: For those of you who were born after, oh, 1980 or so, that strange-looking black object the aliens are trying to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The posts, they write themselves. At one time, the Bush Library Foundation owned the easiest Web site to remember: www.GeorgeWBushLibrary.com. But whether on purpose or because of an oversight — foundation spokesman Taylor Griffin wasn’t sure — it lost that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen since the demise of the Dysfunctional Family Circus. Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the governor of the great state of Texas, Rick Perry: Let’s talk about your new book, “On My Honor,” which draws on your experience as an Eagle Scout and champions the values of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is one of the funniest things I’ve read in recent memory, and way too plausible for its own good. Go on and read it, and see if you don’t agree. Link via Kevin Drum. Continue reading →

Look who’s back in town: That disturbance you felt in the Force recently? Now you know what caused it. Guess the whole Virginia thing didn’t work out so well. Earlier this year, I resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives … Continue reading → Continue reading →

How can you tell when it’s a slow news day? When stuff like this is considered newsworthy. A recent survey of 1,000 Americans who are at least age 50 shows that 29 percent would choose talk show host Oprah Winfrey … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And now for something a little lighter: I present to you Fifteen Unfortunately Placed Ads. I may never get the image of the second one out of my head. Thanks to Mark Evanier for the link. Continue reading →

Boy, when one has used such a title for a post, it’s a little intimidating to actually write said post. So, let me just point you to Houstonist, where the title at least will make sense. All I can add … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Michael Croft takes the news of the “double or nothing” marriage license fees, stirs in the recent news of the strip clubs’ legal woes, and comes up with the obvious solution. You need to move back to Texas, dude. We … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Richard J. “Rick” Noriega. Well, sort of. Go click and you’ll see what I mean. He’s being a good sport about it (see comments). And a good entrepreneur, too. You have to like that. And as a reminder, you can … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Okay, so they probably weren’t doing the Time Warp, but still, what else can one think? A troupe of Chippendales dancers won’t face criminal charges for a West Texas performance featuring “pelvic thrusts” that prompted police to shut down the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m not usually one for caption contests, but with a picture like this, I can’t resist: I’ll open the bidding with “The Bad, The Worse, and The Ugly”, but surely you can do better than that. Have at it in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Oh. My. God. That’s all I can say. I have never loved the Internet more than I do right now. Continue reading →

You’ve probably heard about HISD’s software problems. How should the fix this? Well, they could try calling Technology Bytes for help. Fighting Jay Lee (none more surly than he) has an imagined conversation between the Geek Radio folks and Dr. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s from Tuesday, but Kriston Capps wins the Quote of the Day award: More Americans believe that they have personally seen or felt the presence of a ghost (22%) than approve of the job Congress is doing (16%). I’m not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m 40 years old. I own a house and make a decent living. I haven’t been a student since Bush 41 was in the Oval Office. And yet I totally related to this comic. All I can say is that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Geek Phonetic Alphabet. I heartily approve, and plan on adopting its use in everyday life. Link via Fighting Jay Lee (none more surly than he), who inspired its creation. Continue reading →

(Greg Wythe here, of GregsOpinion.com, filling in for a travelling Charles Kuffner. Dateline — somewhere in my apartment in full pajama regalia.) Some days its tough to evaluate how something that makes it to the print edition of a paper … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You know how Dave Barry used to emphasize that the following silly thing he was writing about was something he was not making up? My dear reader, I assure you, I am not making this up. I’ve got a copy … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve said before that I greatly respect The Onion for its ability to stay ahead of the satire curve in these crazy times. Alas, sometimes being so far out on the cutting edge can lead to casualties. John has the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I have never closed comments on my old posts, and while that can be a pain from a spam perspective, the occasional random comment from a Google surfer has been known to make up for it. Back in 2002, I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Grover Norquist has way too much free time on his hands. Conservative activist Grover Norquist is seeking a trademark on “K Street Project,” saying Democrats and Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) have wrongfully acquired the term to describe unethical practices … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Kevin Drum: “[T]he Neuropolitics folks claim to have discovered… [that] Liberals curse more than conservatives. Of course, we have reason to.” Continue reading →

The jokes are pretty much gonna write themselves over the Cheney accidentally shoots fellow hunter incident, aren’t they? Stina‘s right – it’s like someone wanted to give Jon Stewart a present. On the not-so-funny side of things, here’s a question … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Who was the genius that first decided to let Happy Talk Local News readers do the play-by-play and color commentary for Thanksgiving Day parades? If forced to watch a local news broadcast, I’ll usually choose KHOU, but Greg Hurst and … Continue reading → Continue reading →