Common Sense

Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. I probably should have mentioned that before Tila Tequila.
John Dickerson wonders if this will make him rethink running for the White House. He hasn’t said definitively “no way,” but I don’t think he really wants to. It was such a harsh experience last time around, I can’t imagine […]

Apparently MTV has another reality show (Ed. note: Remember when you watched MTV for music videos? How old does that make me?) and this one stars Myspace hottie Tila Tequila.
In a twist on all those stodgy televised courtship tournaments, A Shot at Love sets 16 men and 16 women in pursuit of the heroine’s affections. […]

Another football season, another year of the Red River Shootout. This year, I’m sad to say, I think the Sooners are going to win again. There’s no way that they cover the 11-point spread; just as a matter of pride Colt McCoy can’t let that happen.
If they do beat the spread, there’ll be a lot […]

The Yankees lost today in 11 innings, meaning the Indians lead the series 2-0. Boston is holding its own, it’s tied at 3 all after winning Wednesday’s game against the Angels 4-0. And the Cubs are still cursed.
(Ed. note: This is in no way my own work, I did not contribute to it in anyway. […]

If you have a daughter under the age of 18, DO NOT DATE A MAN NAMED CHESTER!
Chester the Molestor, how hard is that to figure out? Oh, and if you have a daughter older than 18 who is hot, do not date a younger man with tattoos; he will end up banging her.
This is all […]

Timothy Noah over at Slate thinks that Bush’s veto of the S-CHIP reauthorization is bound to grease the wheels for those of us who want universal health care. I’m a little skeptical, but still hopeful, that he’s right about that.
S-CHIP has become a very important program for a lot of poor and middle class families. […]

For those of you who know me, October is just about my favorite month. Halloween is my favorite holiday. There’s just something about fall leaves, candy and R-rated horror movies that make me happy.
What doesn’t make me happy are parades that block the parking lot at work. The HOT Fair and Rodeo parade was today […]

Slate seems to be taking the approach that sex sells because they have several stories today about sex.
Probably the creepiest is William Saletan discussing lowering the age of consent. He breaks consent down between three distinct areas: biological readiness which is around 12, age of cognitive readiness which is around 16 and age of emotional […]

I’ve been wrapped up in work at the Trib. It is football season after all. That means I work 5-6 days a week, daytime on Mondays and that my sleep cycle is thoroughly wrecked. I haven’t gotten a decent 7 hours of straight sleep in forever.
And I’m practically living off of take-out Chinese food and […]

Kathy Griffin managed to get the one reliably irate group to help spread her name around town: Christians.
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Members of a Christian theater troupe are spreading the word that they’re irate about Kathy Griffin’s off-color speech in accepting a creative arts Emmy earlier this month.
The Miracle Theater in Pigeon Forge spent […]