Here's Tom McMahon's take on "the last election map you'll ever need."
And TSO's list of the Top Ten Signs You're Too Into Politics.
And, because I am in love with the sound of my own voice, here's TSO again blogging part of our e-mail exchange on the virtues/vices of Digital Video Recorder technology.
And, finally, I confess a weakness for gender-based humor. Dave Barry, the King of the Snicker, takes on the bias many have against the particular skills most frequently demonstrated by the male sex in his column "In Defense of the Man's Eye View." For instance, "1. If it was an emergency, could you open a beer bottle with your teeth?" As one who usually roots for the underdog in battles of political correctness, I appreciate Mr. Barry's efforts.
I've always remembered Dave Barry's response to a fan who told him how great it must be to have a paying job as a humor columnist. Dave Barry's response: "Yeah, it's like being married to a nymphomaniac. It's great for about the first two weeks!"
Two keepers from Dave Barry:
When I heated my home with oil, I used 800 gallons a year. I have found that I can keep comfortably warm for an entire winter with slightly over half that quantity in beer.And
Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.