Monthly Archives: January 2010

Read Anything New Lately?

Posted on January 28, 2010 by squathole

If you missed the memo, J.D. Salinger finally stopped complaining about violations of his privacy, and filing lawsuits to prevent unauthorized publication of his works, both previously published and not.  He was 91. People of a certain age remember when … Continue reading →

Posted in People Who Died, Died | 7 Comments

Rib It

Posted on January 26, 2010 by squathole

Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard To fetch her poor dog a bone But when she got there, the cupboard was bare So she called the plastic surgeon and had her set of #11 and #12 ribs removed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Shaken and Stirred | 16 Comments

What Would Jesus Aim?

Posted on January 25, 2010 by squathole

Leonard Pitts did a very good job covering this story in the Sunday Hurled, better than the one I had started last week, but I’m gonna shove my two cents in anyway. [Glyn] Bindon, who lost his life in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gen. Snark, Maj. Snafu, Corp. Punishment | 7 Comments

Quit Carpin’

Posted on January 22, 2010 by squathole

Genetic material from the Asian carp, a voracious invasive species long feared to be nearing the Great Lakes, has been identified for the first time at a harbor within Lake Michigan, near the Illinois-Indiana border, ecologists and federal officials said … Continue reading →

Posted in NIMBY | 8 Comments

Airing It Out

Posted on January 20, 2010 by squathole

Y’know, it truly pains me that after all this time, all these posts, all this brilliant prose and these excruciatingly articulate insights, I’ve never made “Post of the Hour,” let alone Post of the Week, on SFDB.  So this effort … Continue reading →

Posted in Shaken and Stirred | 10 Comments

Well, This and the Proposal Due Friday

Posted on January 19, 2010 by squathole

Here’s the reason I haven’t posted anything yet today.  But check back.  Thanks.

Posted in Playing With Balls | 6 Comments

Flower Power

Posted on January 18, 2010 by squathole

Something other than  Amorphophallus titanium is causing a big stink at Fairchild Gardens lately. More than 80 teachers, students and volunteers — including one dressed as an ape and one as an alien — lined the street in front of … Continue reading →

Posted in News From the Nation's Dicktip | 9 Comments

Nada de Nada

Posted on January 16, 2010 by squathole

Welcome back, Ms. C! Looking forward to providing content for “a place to vent and a place to share. Name-calling, duplicity, zealotry and wanton assholery piss me off.“

Posted in Shaken and Stirred | 1 Comment

Maybe Send Teabags Instead?

Posted on January 15, 2010 by squathole

As if Pat Robertson’s staggering ignorance were not enough…….. WASHINGTON – The White House is firing back at Rush Limbaugh after the conservative talk-radio host urged people not to donate to relief efforts in Haiti. Spokesman Robert Gibbs says there … Continue reading →

Posted in NIMBY | 2 Comments

Bloodweiser

Posted on January 15, 2010 by squathole

TACOMA, Washington— A blood center is offering donors a deal: Give a pint of blood, get a pint of beer…..The News Tribune of Tacoma reported Monday that donors who are at least 21 years old are given a coupon for … Continue reading →

Posted in NIMBY | 11 Comments