Open Threads

See, you made it. That wasn’t so bad was it? OK, maybe it was, but you’re done now. In the interests of equal time here are some puppies.

OK, now I am going home to see my baby.

How we doing? Staying awake? Being productive? Me neither. Well since we did bunnies this morning I guess it is time for some kittehs.

Not even your boss can take the cuteness away. Have a great day.

Morning Dear, time to get up. No, you can’t have ten more minutes. Get in the shower and get going. You don’t want to miss the bus.
Here are a couple cute bunneh videos to make the world seem kinder at this ungodly hour.

There. Isn’t that better. Have a great day.

Hope you had a great day. Last week, we posted some of our favorite weird articles from the wonderful world of Wikipedia. I thought I’d post a few more for your late night amusement.

The Boston Molasses Disaster. Nice to know corporate incompetence has such a long tradition in America.

Captain Midnight. Best tax protest, evar.

The Beaumont Children. Three Australian children who disappeared without a trace in 1966. A fascinating cold case.

Have a great night.

Good evening gang. Hope you are having a nice dinner and a relaxing wind down from the day. Since Oscar Week is upon is, let’s talk movies. What are your three favorites of all time? Here’s mine:

Honorable mention:

Have a great evening.

Enjoying your work day? Me neither, but here we all are. Welcome to Great Recession America. Since it’s unlikely any of us are going to get to sneak out early, and the spouse would be pissed if we did happy hour this early in the week, here’s a tribute to your hard-working ass.

Have a great day.

Good morning, and welcome back if you had a long weekend. Here is a beautiful sand art demonstration from Ukrainian TV. Even of you have seen it before, it is a great video.

Even tragedy can be beautiful in skilled hands. Have a wonderful day.

Today was Presidents Day and in honor of that, we talked about our e-fueled days as vintage 90s ravers. In honor of that, here’s a clip from the greatest rave-inspired movie ever, “Human Traffic.”

Good afternoon. Hope the day is coming along nicely. Here’s a few good reads from the internets today.

A great ProPublica investigation into the mortgage industry practices for home loan modifications. The investigation looks at a number of different players in the housing and mortgage crisis. If you haven’t ever checked out ProPublica you should.

The Washington Post looks at the effectiveness of drone attacks in Pakistan against al-Qaeda. The article evaluates the success of the program in the context of the monetary costs and the diplomatic problems created by civilian deaths.

The Seattle Times looks at how media spending by the Gates foundation affects the coverage given to certain news stories. The Foundation has become a big player in advocacy journalism and the report examines some of the implications of the organization’s ability to influence the coverage of development and world health issues.

Have a great afternoon.

Wake up kids. Let me get you warmed up.

You are so punk rock.