Friday, February 26, 2010

Oscars: Best Picture

If Avatar wins, the Oscars are bought.
If Up in the Air wins, the Oscars are stuck in a rut.
If Inglourious Basterds wins, the Oscars just go to whatever the most outrageous idea is.
If Precious wins, the Oscars are liberal heartthrobs.
If The Blind Side wins, the Oscars are conservative heartthrobs. (Ha!)
If An Education wins, the Oscars are perverts.

I guess that leaves The Hurt Locker (since District 9 has sci-fi-itis, and anyway shouldn't be permitted to win if Invictis can't)?

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Biathlon rifle facts

Nice short piece on equipment for one of the hardest-core Olympic events. (Spoiler - most biathletes use the Anschutz Model 1827 Fortner rifle.)

Article Here, courtesy of Yahoo Sports.

Monday, February 01, 2010

A moment of explanation

:::Breaking News:::

Washington, DC - The White House today released information from a recent medical exam of the President indicating the existence of minor nerve degeneration in the chief executive. The symptoms are limited to a loss of inner ear equilibrium when bilateral pressure is applied to the President's right hand, giving purely medical episodes the appearance of bowing during a handshake.