Archive for February, 2008

MDU Communications: Low-Speed Internet

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

If you happen to be considering either getting high-speed internet access from MDU Communications or moving into an apartment where they are the sole provider, like at our apartment, my advice has to be: run away. Our “high-speed” cable connection is slower than a bad dial-up connection. It has performed nominally well on a couple [...]

Scary Economics

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

During the Republican debate at the Reagan Library, John McCain was asked: [Do] you have a plan to help people with bad credit get lower interest rates so they can keep those homes and avoid foreclosure[?] Any answer to that other than “No,” “What?”, or “Why?” demonstrates a misunderstanding of how we got to where [...]

Why It Has to Be Romney

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Despite my earlier post, I am ready to say: it has to be Romney. I surely heard about this, but I must have blocked it from my memory in horror. In 1999, Senator John McCain accepted an award from the National Council of La Raza. In case you’re not familiar with these moonbats, they oppose [...]

Best (Scariest) Drunk-Dial Ever

Friday, February 1st, 2008

A woman called 911 to report that she wanted a police escort on her way home… because she was driving drunk and having a hard time staying on the road. She then chewed out the 911 dispatcher for keeping her on the phone, because she really doesn’t like to use the phone in the car. [...]

Freeroll Again

Friday, February 1st, 2008

UltimateBet. No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em. 2,521 players. I came in first. Sweeeeet.