Thursday, February 28, 2013
skippy's thursday night music club
Labels: music, oscars, skippy's music club, youtube
dole cheque thursday
why medical bills are killing us
obama is a better president for business than reagan
the rising tide of income equality sinks all boats
cookievore criminals

we’ve all got our favorite type of girl scout cookie, and it appears lowdown, dirty thieving scoundrels who would steal from the young scouts are no exception. someone made off with almost $19,000 worth of cookies from a south carolina warehouse — all of them either of the thin mints or shortbread variety. - consumerist
Labels: cookies, criminal, girl scouts
banks withhold checks from sandy victims
governor andrew m. cuomo today announced that a department of financial services investigation uncovered $200 million in insurance funds from superstorm sandy that are being held by banks and have not yet been sent to homeowners who need the money to pay for necessary repairs.
the cuomo administration has sent letters to banks and mortgage servicers asking that they use maximum discretion and effort to speed the release of funds. the department has also sent letters to fannie mae and freddie mac seeking emergency reforms of their rules and policies relating to the release of insurance funds by banks and servicers. - governor cuomo's office
Labels: banksters, disaster capitalism, disasters, new yawk, new york, sandy
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
skippy's wednesday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
wednesday the third
mandatory insurance for gun owners?
leading geneticist: human intelligence is declining
what's it like to wake up from a tea-party binge? just ask florida!
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
skippy's tuesday night music club
this was the oscar winning song of 1950 from the film captain carey, u.s.a.
Labels: music, oscars, skippy's music club, youtube
r.i.p. - dr. c. everett koop
dr. c. everett koop, who was widely regarded as the most influential surgeon general in american history and played a crucial role in changing public attitudes about smoking, died on monday at his home in hanover, n.h. he was 96.
...dr. koop issued emphatic warnings about the dangers of smoking, he almost single-handedly pushed the government into taking a more aggressive stand against aids, and despite his moral opposition to abortion, he refused to use his office as a pulpit from which to preach against it.
...where he failed, in his own view, was to interest either reagan or his successor as president, george bush, in making health care available to more americans. - nytimes and latte times
think the u.s. drought won't affect you?
high levels of a dangerous toxin found in bagged dog food on a grocery store shelf in iowa have highlighted the prevalence of a problematic mold in last year's u.s. corn crop, as state and federal officials work on limiting the food safety concern. - reuters
Labels: climate change, environment, food recalls, food safety
chuck hagel - confirmed...finally
conservative media outlets spent days beating on hagel, combing through everything they could get on him, and printing even the most baseless of it, like the accusation that he’d accepted money from a group called friends of hamas, which does not exist. the freshman senator ted cruz, of texas, came close to suggesting that hagel was a paid agent of saudi arabia or north korea. as late as tuesday, just before the cloture vote, senator james inhofe, of oklahoma, was on the senate floor trying to link hagel to holocaust denial in iran. (in a particularly bizarre moment, inhofe brought up “schindler’s list,” which came out twenty years ago, and said he’d seen it for the first time three days ago.) none of it amounted to anything.
but after the right put so much effort into tanking the nomination of a man who used to be one of their own, the republicans in the senate couldn’t simply let hagel past without putting on some kind of show. so that’s what they did: they kicked and screamed a little, and they delayed the final vote by a couple weeks, knowing all the while what the outcome would end up being. it was a futile display, but it was fitting, too, as a glimpse of what the gop.’s legislative strategy has become in the obama era: not governing but petulance. - the new yorker
holy tuesday
comcast pulls all gun ads from cable network
top papal candidate blame gays for child abuse sex scandal
and rip former surgeon general c. everett koop
Monday, February 25, 2013
stay away monday
how hsbc bank hooked up with drug dealers and gangstersand got away with it
marc rubio is as unelectable as mitt romney
100% of elecrticity added in the u.s. last month was renewable
and rip the creator/designer of dr. who's foe, the daleks, raymond cusick
Sunday, February 24, 2013
environmental news stories sunday
minnesota draining its supplies of water. many regions in the state have reached the point where people are using water - and then sending it downstream - faster than the rain and snow can replenish it. last year, minnesotans used a record amount of water, fueling a rising number of conflicts from the iron range to pipestone - star tribune
our taste for prawns is killing the sea. british supermarkets are selling prawns reared using a technique that is destroying vast swathes of the ocean’s ecosystem, according to an investigation by the celebrity cook hugh fearnley-whittingstall - the sunday times
wild weather brings floods, 'mini tornadoes.' a major storm system has left towns across eastern parts of the state battling floodwaters and triggered "mini tornadoes" that hit hundreds of homes across Sydney and the Illawarra region overnight - sydney morning herald
Labels: australia, bp, climate change, drought, england, environment, floods, food, gulf coast, ocean, oil spill, water, weather
skippy's sunday night music club
oscar voices
sunday bloody sunday
the rise and fall of prog-talk radio
meet 6 politicians getting rich from endless wars
picasso used common house paint
and be sure to fill out your brackets for pope madness 2013!
Saturday, February 23, 2013
saturday night special
missouri bill redfines science and gives equal time to intelligent design
mississippi officially ratifies the end of slavery
rip otis singer with the temptations, otis "damon" harris
and happy 10th blogiversary to steve benen! steve has been a good friend to this blog sinc eway back in his carpet bagger days, and we are pleased as punch that he has made the big time now, working for rachel maddow!
Friday, February 22, 2013
skippy's friday night music club
Labels: environment, music, skippy's music club, youtube
democratic state senator abruptly resigned today
state sen. michael rubio abruptly resigned friday to accept a position managing california governmental affairs for chevron corp., saying a desire to spend more time with his family motivated his decision to step down.hope this bozo will realize that his new professional career path might leave little opportunity for his kids to live in a healthy environment.
rubio, a moderate democrat who has launched a high-profile quest to overhaul the state's environmental review laws, said he had "missed too many family dinners, bedtime stories and parent-teacher conferences."
"i have realized that my current professional path has left little opportunity to be home for those who are most important to me, which is why I am making a change," he said in a statement.
while legislators routinely step down to take another public office or work in governmental relations after leaving the capitol, it is rare for a sitting lawmaker to resign to take a job in the private sector. - slo tribune
Labels: california, chevron, climate, democrats, environment
friday night fireside
the case against vatican power
how a joke became a rumor, which became a "fact', that the entire right wing believes as true
laughter may be the best medicine, but it doesn't help financially: reader's digest is bankrupt
Thursday, February 21, 2013
skippy's thursday night music club
Labels: environment, music, skippy's music club, youtube
but then, a week ago last thursday
obama polls at a 3-year high while republicans remain at the bottom
most terrorist plots in the u.s. are manufactured by the fbi
the company that ran the 'cruise from hell' pays almost no income tax
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
skippy's wednesday night music club
Labels: environment, music, skippy's music club, youtube
day of rememberance
the "day of remembrance" is an annual commemoration of feb. 19, 1942, a day that changed the lives of japanese-americans forever. citing concerns about wartime sabotage and espionage, president franklin d. roosevelt signed an order that led to the internment of more than 110,000 people of japanese ancestry at 10 camps scattered across seven states. - san jose mercury news
executive order 9066 signed by then president franklin d. roosevelt in 1942 authorized the evacuation and incarceration of 120,000 persons of japanese ancestry, living on the west coast. it eventually applied to one third the land area of the u.s. of the japanese people held in internment camps 62% were american born children of japanese immigrants. that order remained in place until it was rescinded by president gerald r. ford in 1976 - south seattle community college
look closely at many of the still photos used in this video. they were taken by ansel adams, who did an amazing series of photos from manzanar and published a book about it. did you remember?
a place at the table
we should make sure that every kid in america has a place at the table...to eat.
Labels: documentary, food banks, hunger
wednesday night prayer
every gun death in america since sandy hook
drones: be afraid. be very afraid
will obama cut medicare? probably
and here's the dowager countess's top twelve zingers to date
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
skippy's tuesday night music club
Labels: environment, music, skippy's music club, youtube
thousands marched for the environment in dc
were those thousands of dolphins who churned the coastal waters into a vast swath of sea foam just having a presidents day party closer to shore than usual? or, as some observers suggest, is all this unusual marine mammal activity a hint that some major disturbance is afoot in the oceans? - christian science monitor
Labels: climate change, dolphins, environment, ocean, san diego
yes...al gore
Labels: al gore, bloggers, blogtopia, climate change
everything's tuesday
22 veterans commit suicide every day
homicides increase by 25% when background check law was repealed in missouri
and rip creator of underdog and tennessee tuxedo, buck biggens
Monday, February 18, 2013
st. monday
trust in fox news falls to a four-year low
are gun company stocks in your investment portfolio?
police chief investigated for calling a woman a piece of sh*t scum sucking baby killing bitch on facebook
and rip country singer mindy mccready
Sunday, February 17, 2013
skippy's sunday night music club
"cuz i love that dirty water...ah oh boston...you're my home."
Labels: boston, environment, massachusetts, music, skippy's music club, youtube
environmental news stories sunday
modesto, turlock irrigation districts aren't studying climate change. those in charge of california's tuolumne river have spent millions of dollars defending water rights and will spend millions more. but efforts to address a very real, potentially dangerous long-term threat to the river's source -- climate change -- amount to a virtual trickle - modesto bee
enviros urged to reckon with california voter demographics. “no new legislation on environmental protection will be passed without the backing of latino, asian and black lawmakers,” says irma r. muñoz of mujeres de la tierra, a community organization that works with families to improve environmental conditions in the los angeles area. new america media. - new american media
climate change threatens us agriculture: usda report. american farmers and ranchers are facing increasing risks to their livelihoods as a result of climate change, according to a recent report from the us department of agriculture - international business times
find out exactly how healthy you’re eating, from your phone. gopure is an app that lets you know if the restaurant you’re thinking about eating in uses local food, genetically modified ingredients, and even compostable take-out containers - fast company
flood cover rises to unaffordable levels. thousands of australians are facing soaring insurance premiums for flood cover, forcing many to ditch protection even as the risk of extreme weather increases - sydney morning herald
murky rationale on tainted taps. sydney water has been accused of covering up the real cause of a surge of contaminated drinking water that was pumped into hundreds of homes, causing serious symptoms including vomiting and dizziness - sydney morning news
secret funding helped build vast network of climate denial think tanks - grist
Labels: apps, aussies, california, climate change, dc, environment, food, forwardonclimate, protest, usda, water
sunday best
hate and hashtags: twitter's speech problem
the crony capitalist blow-oit
20 words we owe william shakespeare
Saturday, February 16, 2013
skippy's saturday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, tv, youtube
saturday night shoot out
black family accuses disneyland character of refusing to touch their kids
work stress cancer link now in doubt
why u.s. internet access is slow, costly and unfair
Friday, February 15, 2013
skippy's friday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, tv, youtube
friday night fever
10 pro-gun myths fact checked
organizations with ties to hate groups are trying to influence immigration policy
skeeters - the republican faux scandal outrage of the day
Thursday, February 14, 2013
skippy's thursday night music club
Labels: love, music, skippy's music club, tv, youtube
the teabaggers and gop have issues
they've made a tape on their newest perverse notion. taking libby scotter's beastly idea a bit further down the seriously wrong road.
Labels: animals, clinton, gop, sexscapades, tea baggers, things that make you go hmmmm
shallow, willfully ignorant and unserious
it’s been clear, at least since the 2012 election, that the republican party has abrogated its role—really, abandoned any interest—in shaping or seriously discussing american foreign policy. but only recently has this indifference shifted into toxic territory, and on tuesday the fumes formed a poisonous cloud, the likes of which hadn’t been witnessed in decades. - slate
...there are some potentially serious short- and long-term consequences to all of this, which should worry both parties. if republicans are actually able to derail hagel with a filibuster, it would shatter tradition and might lead to similar filibusters in the future – both for obama’s nominees and for nominees of future presidents from both parties. - salon
Labels: gop, liars, reality based, republicans
blackouts on thursday
new bill would let states legalize marijuana
the gop's obsession with guns might drive women to the polls in 2014
do religious conservatives make lousy tippers?
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
skippy's wednesday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, tv, youtube
amgen tour...de criminal force
at the top of the show, bill digs deeper into a startling new york times-reported story about a cost-control exception provided to amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology firm. according to the report, the sweetheart deal — hidden in the senate’s final “fiscal cliff” bill — will cost taxpayers half a billion dollars. bill talks to u.s. representative peter welch (d-vt) about the bi-partisan bill he recently sponsored to repeal that giveaway, and the political factors that allow such crony capitalism to occur. - bill moyers & company
Labels: cheating, corporations, criminal, liars, moyers, organized crime
wednesday night hop
labor unions file suit challenging michigan's right-to-work laws
mixing alcohol with diet soda may make you drunker
california leads the nation in job creation
oh no! not the iron!
in all fairness
Labels: class warfare
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
skippy's tuesday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, tv, youtube
you just knew it would be on twitter
one supreme court case to watch carefully
monsanto sued small famers to protect seed patents, report says. agricultural giant has won more than $23m from its targets, but one case is being heard at supreme court this month - the guardian
Labels: agriculture, gmo, lawyers, monsanto, supreme court
22 members of the gop
know where your meat comes from?

or what kind of meat it "really" is. yea...or neigh?
during 1981, an incident involving the importation of mislabeled and adulterated meat from australia resulted in fsis detaining and sampling nearly 66 million pounds of boneless beef from that country. shipments labeled as beef were found to contain horsemeat and kangaroo meat. the problem was traced to plants in the state of victoria, and most of the product has been cleared and allowed to enter u.s. commercial channels.- marlerblog
Labels: australia, beef, food, food safety, horses, kangaroo
especially for you groovy tuesday
the koch brothers started the tea party way back in 2002
speaking of new lows, lakes michigan and huron record lowest water levels ever
busting the myth that christians are more generous than non-believers
mother chambers round in semi-automatic handgun during argument at chuck e. cheese
happy mardi gras!
Labels: mardi gras, music, new orleans, youtube
Monday, February 11, 2013
say hello
skippy's monday night music club
Labels: hawaii, music, skippy's music club, tv, youtube
i was recently laid off

Labels: california, unemployment
love your planet? stand up for it.

join food & water watch, 350.org and sierra club for the forward on climate rally in los angeles. across the united states, people are rallying on february 17 to demand action on stopping climate change.
join these organizations and other green leaning peeps presidents day weekend as we stand in solidarity to block the keystone xl tar sands pipeline and fight climate change. we will march in downtown to deliver the message that we need to take a stand and solve the climate crisis.
rsvp to join us at the forward on climate rally in los angeles!
Labels: climate change, environment, global warming
rainy monday
cardinal mahoney used cemetery money to pay sex abuse settlement
new species of fish discovered in new zealand
the old south's last desperate stand
Sunday, February 10, 2013
skippy's sunday night music club
the soundtrack to the series is great, as is the series itself.
Labels: movies, music, netflix, skippy's music club, tv, youtube
so hungry you could eat a horse
on sunday, supermarkets across britain, france and wweden began pulling millions of packages of beef lasagna, spaghetti, burgers and dozens of other products from their shelves after tests showed some contained up to 100 per cent horsemeat. - globe and mail
Labels: england, food, food safety, food supply, france, horses, meat
why we are not following "the following"

"the following" which airs on mondays nights on fox-tv, tells the tale of an imprisoned serial killer played by james purefoy, who manages to communicate with his cultish acolytes on the outside to manipulate them into gruesome, bloody and shocking murders at his behest, like some sort of cross between charles manson and hannibal lecter. bacon plays the fbi agent who originally caught purefoy's character, and is now back on the case to try to figure out...wait for it..."the following."
now, we have no problem with explicit violence in service of a good scary or interesting story. we think breaking bad is one of the greatest pieces of popular entertainment of all time, and we are big fans of dexter, justified, and the walking dead as well. but the difference between those afore-mentioned shows, and "the following," is simply this: "the following" sucks.
and it sucks in a big, big way. firstly, all the cops are really, really stupid. secondly, all the bad guys are really, really smart, and really, really evil. and that's about it. what other, little characterization there is seems to be lifted wholesale from a thousand previous police procedurals (bacon's character is world-weary! and alcoholic! purefoy's character is charismatic! and handsome! the black guy gets killed! almost right away!).
but wait! there's explicit violence, just like on those cable shows! stabbings! immolations! eye-gouging! and all in the name of edgar allen poe, who is supposedly the inspiration for all these killings, in the worst mis-reading of the works of american literary giant since disney animated the legend of sleepy hollow.
the problem with all this gore-nography, as we call it, is that there's nothing else very interesting in the show to hang it on, which is not the case with those other programs. breaking bad isn't about drug dealers killing each other; it's an intricate study of the moral breakdown of a man already being beaten by the system. dexter isn't about slicing people up, it's a complicated analysis of the definitions of good and evil within each of us, asking if the indulgence of one can serve the other. and walking dead has zombies, so...
we expected so much more from kevin williamson, the creator and executive producer of the following. williamson wrote the scream films, which happily played with the tropes of horror movies even as they worked as a horror movies themselves. but in the following, williamson doesn't do anything with horror/serial killer tropes, other than steal them from thomas harris and criminal minds. even ryan murphy at least has fun juggling horror tropes around in american horror story. williamson seems to be writing this crap in his sleep, or else farming it out to some junior high creative writing class somewhere.
last week's episode was a prime example: the fbi followed (no pun intended) the clues to a specific individual's house. he wasn't home, but his wife was. the fbi interrogated her and decided she didn't know anything about the murderous cult her husband was involved with. now, at this point, we literally shouted at the tv "yeah, sure she doesn't! like paterno didn't know about sandusky!" but the fbi let her go back to her house, and sent one agent (the afore-mentioned one black guy in the cast) to guard her. even worse, he felt really safe turning his back on her in the kitchen where they keep all those knives and cutting implements. well, if you couldn't see his extremely bloody death coming a mile away, then we've got an original story about killing a man and hiding his still-beating heart under the floorboards to sell you.
there is something to be said for the subplot of two straight (bad) guys who pretended to be gay to get close to the ex-wife of purefoy's character in order to kidnap her son, only to later realize that maybe they liked being gay, but there's an evil girl involved who doesn't like them being gay, so she stabs one guy, who goes out and kidnaps an innocent lady and beats her up and keeps her in the basement. well, ok, there's really nothing to be said for that subplot, now that we write it out and look at it.
we are sorrier than you know to say this show is a turkey. we like to think that television has entered a second golden, or at least a silver, age of story-telling, with shows that demand actual attention paid by its audience, and multiple views of every episode to suss out the nuance and layers of human interaction. lost, the sopranos, fringe, as well as the shows mentioned above, are great examples of complex, substantive examinations of human folly.
"the following" is just a pale imitation, a tale told by an idiot, signifying nothing. if you ask us if we are going to keep watching it, we'd quote poe's raven.
nevermore.
environmental news stories sunday
brazil building more dams across amazon. brazil is undertaking one of the world’s largest public works projects, one that will cost more than $150 billion and harness the force of this continent’s great rivers. the objective is to help the country of 199 million people achieve what brazilian leaders call its destiny - wapo
bangladesh faces mass migration, loss of land from climate change. rising sea levels could flood 17 percent of bangladesh – or erode the land – and create between 20 million and 30 million refugees, experts say - toronto star
exclusive: fsa accused over tainted horsemeat sent to europe. the food standards agency was accused of a shambolic handling of the escalating horsemeat scandal last night, after it emerged that it is failing to stop exports of carcasses that could contain a banned drug harmful to humans - the independent
genetically modified apples raise concerns. apple industry groups have submitted testimony opposing the application to deregulate the genetically modified apple that does not brown when the apple is cut or bitten into - yakima herald
usda climate study sees dire future for agriculture. climate change could have a drastic and harmful effect on u.s. agriculture, forcing farmers and ranchers to alter where they grow crops and costing them millions of additional dollars needed to tackle weeds, pests and diseases - des moines register
minnesota moose population plummets, activists blame climate. the population of moose in northeastern minnesota dropped by 35 percent since last year, prompting state officials to cancel this year's fall hunt and conservationists to blame warming temperatures for the massive creature's decline - reuters
numbers so far show records broken across the region. tallies from the weather channel, the associated press and other sources show snow storm records broken across the nine-state region whacked by blizzard 2013 over the weekend - christian science monitor
desalination: costly drops. removing salt from seawater might help slake some of northern china’s thirst, but it comes at a high price. desalinating water uses enormous amounts of energy, which comes mainly from highly polluting coal - economist
utah wants residents input on low-fume hair gels, cleaners. utahns will soon be able to comment on plans for new limits on pollution-causing fumes from household cleaners and other liquids, gels and creams - salt lake tribune
san onofre's problematic generators. ratepayers and the public deserve to know more about who knew what and when concerning the nuclear plant's problematic steam generators - latimes
no more toxic pesticides, we can grow safe ones from mushrooms. biopesticides grown from fungi, insects, or other plants, are starting to replace chemical pesticides as a less poisonous (for people, that is) way to keep crops insect-free - fast company
california comeback gets help from america's biggest oil field. california’s revival comes thanks to a combination of factors: silicon valley, a surging housing market and oil. california, believe it or not, could soon become the u.s.’s biggest oil producer, topping north dakota and even texas- mccleans
man's relationship with nature gone wrong: expert. at 78, jane goodall, who has 53 years of studying chimps behind her, is still criss-crossing the planet to raise the awareness of populations and their leaders on the fate of the apes and the need to protect the environment - afp
and then...there is "nemo" of the fish varietal.
losing nemo: great barrier reef at risk from coal. coral reefs already have a lot on their plate: now, it seems, the big momma of all reefs, australia's great barrier reef, is also under siege by fossil fuel development being pushed by the recently elected conservative queensland state government - mother jones
Labels: australia, brazil, california, china, climate change, coal, drought, energy, england, environment, food safety, global warming, gmo, horses, india, meat, nuclear power, ocean, washington, water
gung hay fat choy
sunday barbeque
navy exercises threaten the lives of 31 million marine mammals
twitter is a better predictor of the flu than the cdc
asteroid will pass by earth closer than the moon and orbiting satellites on feb. 15
Saturday, February 09, 2013
skippy's saturday night music club
the king of pop
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
saturday night riot
the u.s.has had one mass shooting oer month since 2009
another good argument in favor of gun control: suicide
is mr. rogers' neighborhood the greatest tv show ever? we say, yes
Friday, February 08, 2013
skippy's friday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
friday night blues
geraldo rivera for senator??
can hillary turn texas blue?
never fire an employee and leave them in charge of the corporate twitter account
Thursday, February 07, 2013
skippy's thursday night music club
whitney houston - 1994
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
no water no power
as drought continues, texans’ thirst for electricity is drawing down supplies of the water needed to quench it. - fuelfix
the super bowl ad that cbs scrapped
Labels: ecology, environment, plastics, super bowl ads
any given thursday
please, mr. postman...the us post office to suspend saturday delivery
the nra has an enemies list
why "all government is bad"...is bad
the idea that computers would replace phonographs for playing music was predicted in 1972...by archie comics
and rip creator of yoda, chewbacca and others, british make-up artist stuart freeborn
diabetic supreme court justice
a long-running dispute between yale university and some of its alumni over the university’s connections to pepsico, the giant beverage and snack company, has — in a way — reached the supreme court.
pepsico is sponsoring a conference in april for women who attended yale, and justice sonia sotomayor, a graduate of yale law school, is scheduled to make remarks, to the dismay of some alumni. - nytimes
Labels: supreme court
the new profit game on wall street
every day, it seems a new report comes out praising the ongoing housing recovery. in georgia, home prices are up 5 percent over last year, a year in which we also had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country. seems a little odd, doesn’t it? don't foreclosures usually drive down the market?
that’s because the housing “recovery,” as they’re calling it, is fueled almost entirely by wall street private equity firms, hedge funds and the fed's unwavering support. after creating a massive bubble in home prices that eventually burst and caused our economy to go into a tailspin, these guys have decided to come back for more, and figured out a way to profit off their destruction -- by turning foreclosed homes into rentals and securitizing the rental income. - alternet
Labels: banksters, housing bubble, ows, wall street
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
wednesday night
some stats on guns and domestic violence
nearly one half of americans are one financial shock away from poverty
cash leaking out of 401(k) plans at an alarming rate
cocaine in spain
spanish police have seized 4.1 metric tons (4.5 tons) of cocaine with an estimated street value of €252 million ($340 million) — the biggest confiscation of the drug arriving to the nation since 2001. - wapo
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
early on tuesday
the justice dept. plans to sue standard & poor's for fraudulent ratings that led to the mortgage meltdown
wanted: obama death panelists
judd apatow's star wars
Monday, February 04, 2013
rainy days and mondays
ending corporate tax dodging would cut the deficit twice as much as raising medicare age
stoner mice eat marijuana in police evidence locker
first you have gun control, then...death beagles
Sunday, February 03, 2013
skippy's sunday night music club
Labels: jazz, music, skippy's music club, youtube
b.a.d. vibrations

better late than never for blogroll amnesty day:
onyx lynx
and a couple of blogs happily acknowledged swimming in the wake of blogroll amnesty day, and promise to participate at a future time:
strangely blogged
musings from the squirrel cage
We Interrupt B.A.D. Festivites for a Personal Note...
Reference articles here, here, and here.
b.a.d. to the bone

more fun with blogroll amnesty day!
elayne riggs
brilliant at breakfast (from whom we lifted the above graphic, and she in turn got it from dr. zauis)
and we are always happy when blogroll amnesty day helps us discover voices whom we have heretofore never heard before. participating this year for the first time is an economist blog from new zealand, groping towards bethlehem
breaking b.a.d.
yet more participants for blogroll amnesty day! yay!
the rectification of names (from whom we borrowed the title of this post)
pruning shears
ngblog
fabulously jinxed
sunday and me
the u.s. has the worst health of nearly all indistrialized countries
republicans decide the answer to their problems is to screw america over with a smile
er visits tied to energy drinks doubles in 4 years
Saturday, February 02, 2013
b.a.d. dog!

more blogroll amnesty day participants!
big bad bald bastard
the jinxed daily
zen comix (from whom we stole the above cartoon!)
the b.a.d. old days

more blogs celebrating blogroll amnesty day!
cheyanne's campsite
ornery bastard
vagabond scholar
empire of the senseless
saturday night party
is ptsd contageous?
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Friday, February 01, 2013
skippy's friday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
b.a.d. to the bone!

the first blogroll amnesty day posts are in!
herlander walking
our own ken houghton @ the angry bear
addendum: the great ten grain @
mock, paper, scissors
be sure to email us a link to your own b.a.d. post!
the al weisel/jon swift memorial blogroll amnesty day #6

yes, friends, once again it's time to celebrate the memory of our dear friend al weisel, aka jon swift, who (along with this blog) originated the concept of blogroll amnesty day back in 2008.
this is the sixth blogroll amnesty day celebration, and, unfortunately, the third without al.
so let's stroll back a couple of years for the exposition:
readers of this space know that b.a.d. is the holiday wherein we ask everyone in blogtopia (and yes, we coined that phrase) to link to 5 smaller blogs w/less traffic than theirs (no bad jokes about no blogs having less traffic than yours, please).
this way we all can introduce our readers to new voices in blogtopia (and yes, we coined that phrase)' as well as giving greater exposure to blogs which may otherwise go unnoticed.
of course, the impetus for this whole ordeal originated w/our dearly departed friend, the legendary jon swift, aka al weisel, who was quite upset by the original blogroll bloodbath and self-amnesty declaration by those big box blogs who shall not be named.
al, in his guise as conservative blogger jon swift, wondered why so-called liberal blogs would have the least liberal blogrolling policies. we here at skippy international joined al/jon in his mock self-righteousness, and thus, four years ago b.a.d. was born!
to begin this year's festivities, we'll let our other partner in this endeavor, blue gal, introduce some ground rules:
also, if you would be so kind, please include a link to this very blog post in your own. last year we actually got a headline @ memeorandum (here), and, truth be told, we're itching for another.


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