Junk Mail: We Guarantee To Make You Miserable In Many Small Ways!- June 28, 2008 Junk Mail: We Guarantee To Make You Miserable In Many Small Ways!I was thinking about how annoying so much direct mail is. Some of my favorites:OFFICIAL MAIL: Totally pointless trivial shit from magazines, cruise ship lines, survey companies, poorly disguised in slightly orange-yellow official window envelopes to look like something from the IRS, CIA or INS. I call this the "we're coming to take you away!" pitch. RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TODAY: Yes, a favorite of mine, non-stop lame-ass...http://halleyscomment.blogspot.com/2008/06/junk-mail-we-guarantee-to-make-you.html Gore Time- June 17, 2008 Gore TimeGreat speech and best line: "After the last 8 years, even our dogs and cats have learned, that ELECTIONS MATTER!"http://halleyscomment.blogspot.com/2008/06/blog-post.html No Teachers Left Behind- June 16, 2008 No Teachers Left BehindObama's speech today in Flint, Michigan where he mentioned a plan for really building a great new teaching corps and giving us an educational system we can be proud of, backed up by participatory parents ... very exciting stuff!http://halleyscomment.blogspot.com/2008/06/no-teachers-left-behind.html Who Needs Terrorism When You Have Weather Like This- June 16, 2008 Who Needs Terrorism When You Have Weather Like ThisWe've spent 8 years having the Bush White House scare the bejesus out of us about terrorists, but when you see Iowa, you gotta bet on Mother Nature if you're looking for a superstar of destruction!http://halleyscomment.blogspot.com/2008/06/who-needs-terrorism-when-you-have.html My Fancy New ... Tires- June 6, 2008 My Fancy New ... TiresIt all started with an innocent steel bolt that lodged itself in my front right tire. I heard a mysterious Click and Clack noise as I went slowly, only clicking faster and louder as I sped up. I don't know much about cars, but I do know, when your car talks, listen.I took a peek at the tire. Yes, there it was -- a nice silver bolt and washer jammed into the tread of my not-so-treadful tires -- like the tap on tap shoes. As for shoes, for want of a shoe, the horse was..http://halleyscomment.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-fancy-new-tires.html |