For Kirk ;-) To quote Wallace, of Wallace and Gromit: I’m just crackers about cheese, Gromit!

tags: wallace and gromit, formaggio, amo

Wow. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has extended the life of his minority Conservative government until the new year after Governor General Michaelle Jean today granted his request to suspend Parliament. recedented decision after a lengthy meeting with Harper this morning at Rideau Hall. Her consent to prorogue Parliament means the work of the Commons has been discontinued, allowing Harper’s Conservatives to escape a confidence vote next week that would have meant the defeat of his government. Okay, obviously there’s ...

tags: governor general michaelle jean, rideau hall, unprecedented decision, stephen harper, conservative government, prorogue, parliament, new year

Muslims miffed by Osama Bin Lego. Mohammed Shaffiq, of Muslim organisation The Ramadhan Foundation, branded the toy “absolutely disgusting”. He said: “It is glorifying terrorism — the makers should be ashamed." Would that Shaffiq and his ilk spoke out so forcefully against Islamic terrorists that are not toys. OrderBrickArms "White Bandit" HERE [VIA Larwyn] 's a green thing. You wouldn't understand. Green on Green Violence @ Milloy's JunkScience. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. And Juan ...

tags: tough guy actors, lego mohammed, american manhood, mantyhose, store aisles, alfredo garcia, 2blowhards, junkscience, militant islam, american foreign policy, radical islam, male actors, free radicals, ramadhan foundation, islamic terrorists, julio garcia, neuters, eratosthenes, foggy bottom, gurlz

ESPN is reporting that the next football coach at the UDub will be current USC associate head coach/offensive cooridnatior Steve Sarkisian. He is 34, of Armenian decent, and quaterbacked the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1997 to 1999. Steve Sarkisian, Don Wakamatsu, Jack Zduriencik. Enough! Our spell check can't wait for Jim Mora. Steve Sarkisian Wikipedia page. Bob Condotta's Seattle Times Husky Blog.

tags: associate head coach, saskatchewan roughriders, don wakamatsu, n nhe, steve sarkisian, jim mora, seattle times, bob condotta, espn, football coach, udub, wikipedia, spell check, montlake, husky, blog

The galaxy ain't big enough for two logistics companies. Galactic Mail is a project by Jonathan Vuillemin AKA Motraboy Douglas Lassance, AKA Asterokid; produced at The Mill in 2008.

tags: galactic mail, logistics companies, vuillemin, galaxy, jonathan

Ten great scenes from the 1995 movie Tommy Boy, staring Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy, Bo Derek, Dan Aykroyd, Julie Warner, Julie Warner, Zach Grenier, James Blendick, Clinton Turnbull, Ryder Britton, Paul Greenberg, Graeme Millington, Michael Cram, Dean Marshall, Trent McMullen, Philip Williams, David 'Skippy' Malloy, Roy Lewis, Austin Pool, William Dunlop, Jack Jessop, Michael Dunston, David Hemblen, George Kinamis, Dov Tiefenbach, Mark Zador, Helen Hughes, J.R. Zimmerman, Robert K. Weiss, Reg Dreger, Lloyd ...

tags: dov tiefenbach, lorri bagley, michael dunston, adrian truss, marilyn boyle, camilla scott, jerry schaefer, zach grenier, michael ewing, mark ingram, brian dennehy, dan aykroyd, paul greenberg, david spade, david hemblen, rob lowe, lynn cunningham, corey sevier, helen hughes, dean marshall

This video traces our migration out of Africa and explains, through DNA evidence, how humans colonized the world. It is the 9th part of the Made Easy series of videos that shows the evidence of our origins, from the Big Bang onwards. (Music: Allegretto by Bond and The Ballad of Henry Darger by Natalie Merchant.)

tags: ballad of henry darger, human ancestry, natalie merchant, dna evidence, n music, allegretto, out of africa, big bang, origins, migration

From the investigative journalist Greg Palast who cracked the Florida recount case, Exxon Valdez and Britain's lobbygate. Here he discusses Iraq, The companies that profited, Bush-Saudi ties and more.

tags: greg palast, exxon valdez, investigative journalist, haliburton, exxon, deceit, ties, iraq, bush

Now remember, this is a rumor, but our friends over at the Boy Genuis Report are saying that they are hearing rumblings that the iPhone will be hitting Wal-Mart soon, and the price is going to be $99 a pop. Now, we’ve heard these Wal-Mart and iPhone rumors before, and we are almost certain that the iPhone will be hitting your local Wally World soon. However, the word here is that you’ll be able to ...

tags: boy genuis report, iphone, rumblings, wal mart

A lot of miscellaneous posts from many of the mainstays today. Take a look, make a comment. To jump in here, follow the likes of Victoria Pynchon and David Austin by taking a current event or another blog post then providing your own take on it. Executive Oder Yanks Scores of Federal Workers From Collective Bargaining - The blogging constitutionalists at the American Constitution Society in their ACS Blog ...

tags: american constitution society, peter rost, constitutionalists, pynchon, current event, commish, mintz, management consultant, legal news, collective bargaining, yanks, acs, fda, victoria

-- by DaveSarah Palin reminds me, for some reason, of the late Helen Chenoweth -- the congresswoman from Idaho's 1st District from 1992 to 2000. Well, I actually can think of a lot of reasons: Maybe it's the slightly stilted, doll-like delivery in a red business suit. Or the beauty-queen smile. Or the absurd right-wingnuttery she sells with a distinctly populist style. Watch and judge for yourself.Chenoweth was perhaps best known for being an avid ...

tags: natural resources consultant, militia of montana, helen chenoweth, weather balloons, sarah palin, new world order conspiracy, militia movement, america in peril, first five minutes, causes of global warming, political scientists, beauty queen, extramarital affairs, camer, business suit, congresswoman, new world order, snippet, environmentalists, promoter

Breaking news this afternoon from the heart of the Inland Empire: John Driscoll, the Democratic challenger in the 6th Legislative District, has prevailed over incumbent Republican John Ahern, a just completed recount shows. Here's the official announcement from the Auditor:The Spokane County Elections Department has completed the mandatory hand recount of ballots in the 6th Legislative District race between John Driscoll and John Ahern.The total number of ballots counted, 75,947, was the same as in ...

tags: spokane county elections, county elections department, county elections office, washington secretary of state, republican incumbents, pat lantz, house democratic caucus, john driscoll, incumbent republican, democratic challenger, john ahern, representative don, inland empire, legislative district, republican party, vote count, open seat, seal the deal, challengers, ballots

Attention high rollers: If you're looking for a quaint spot to throw your New Year's Eve party, local hospitality impresario Quentin Ertel has the place for you. He's offering up The Saint as an NYE clubhouse, complete with full-stocked bar, staff of nine (cooks, servers, bartenders), and a DJ to be named later. Sez Ertel, "For the next three days, the offer is on the table: The Saint can be all yours on ...

tags: high rollers, bar staff, impresario, bartenders, clubhouse, cooks, december 31, new year, eve, hospitality, dj, servers

While supplies last, a three-day pass to next year's Bumbershoot is just $60. The only catch is that you gotta be a BumberFan, but that process is relatively simple. Meanwhile, SIFF has passes and ticket packages for next year's film festival on sale now through January 15th. And if you're looking for a fest a little further afield, specially-priced tickets to next year's Bonnaroo just went on pre-sale today. ...

tags: siff, ticket packages, bonnaroo, bumbershoot, film festival

This just in from BikePortland: Price Media, the publishing stalwarts who bring you Outdoors Nw (sic on the small "w") magazine, have cooked up a new magazine, NW Cyclist. It'll be published just once per year; the premiere issue will be available in March 2009 at the Seattle Bike Expo. We were bemoaning the lack of a bright spot in any industry during this recession and we totally didn't think about bikes. Bikes are pretty ...

tags: bike expo, seattle weekly, w magazine, bike magazine, premiere issue, stalwarts, new bike, recession, biker, bikes, newspapers

This morning on the radio I heard that Homeland Security had decided to put their bioweapons research in Manhattan, KS. Unfortunately, a lot of the weapons are meant to kill plants and animals. And so they are putting this THING in the middle of the US heartland and breadbasket, They are devastatingly naive about security and experiments. Many labs have released things into the world that they did not mean to -- or ...

tags: plum island, manhattan ks, plants and animals, prevailing winds, breadbasket, heartland, insanity, homeland security, beats, weapons, radio

Ha! You probably thought this was a post about Bush leaving office in January. No, the error of which we speak tonight has been in existence far longer than DubYa doomed, stupid disaster of a Presidency. Our good friend Cardinal Ugenesis alerts us to the demise of an American legend: The brand was then hailed as a marketing coup, an ingenious way to sell beer—or rather, a clear, beerlike solution—to consumers who eschewed traditional suds. But ...

tags: girly man, american legend, suds, demise, good friend, presidency, cardinal, existence, disaster, coup, consumers, bush, marketing

The New Century Theatre Co.'s production of Elmer Rice's The Adding Machine at ACT Theatre runs Thurs. through Sunday at 8 p.m. until Saturday, Dec. 13. Tickets are $25, $20 under 25. Available online. So much good stuff has already been said about NCTC's production of The Adding Machine that it almost feels redundant to add anything. But seriously, you need to go see this play: It's rare that we leave a play so blown away ...

tags: new century theatre, white films, elmer rice, adding machine, american stage, psychological state, theatre co, nthe, nctc, expressionism, costumers, nso, expressionist, pastiche, monotony, modernity, realism, new opportunities, blown away, aesthetics

In this guest editorial, Chris Kaasa, a senior at the University of Washington, responds to John Fay's controversial pro-Prop 8 article, published last week in the UW Daily. by Chris Kaasa John Fay says: "Gay Marriage? Let’s Stop and Think About This." Oh yes. Let us please. First of all, thank you to Sarah Gaither for holding down the fort. Someone in her article’s comments suggested framing her piece next to John Fay’s bizarre screed. I second. The difference ...

tags: john fay, temper tantrum, marriage issue, marriage rights, faggotry, transitive property, nby, kaasa, gay marriage, california voters, guest editorial, rational basis, difference of opinion, planet earth, fags, screed, gender race, noh, gaither, housewife

This afternoon, the Northwest Progressive Institute team sent the following letter to Governor Chris Gregoire, urging that repeal of unneeded tax exemptions be a key part of the budget proposal for 2009-2010.Dear Governor Gregoire:The projected budget deficit that our state must grapple with in the upcoming legislative session represents one of the toughest challenges that Washington has ever faced. State revenue is declining, leaving fewer dollars available to fund basic public services, and strengthening calls ...

tags: governor chris gregoire, governor gregoire, tax loopholes, budget proposal, budget deficit, biennium, deep cuts, financial trouble, tax exemptions, state revenue, economic times, community safety, precious metal, bullion, government programs, state of washington, legislative session, recession, environmental protection, billions of dollars

Now I realize you’ve been drooling over those new mini-projectors for a while now, but if you’d rather have an extra-large experience and already own a normal projector, you’re in luck: Remember that “velvety” inflatable couch you had in college? Well, we’ve found you the perfect TV to go along with it – the Open Air Cinema 16 Foot Inflatable Movie Screen. The 16ft x 9ft, widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio, 20-pound inflatable movie screen is the ...

tags: necessary cables, open air cinema, inflatable furniture, large experience, introductory price, aspect ratio, helium, bad idea, compliment, projector, projectors, balloon, couch

"Sound Transit HQ," by Seattlest Flickr contributor romulusnr We love the bus. We ride it whenever we can. We try to convince our friends, family, and neighbors to ride the bus. We even offered sexual favors to our girlfriend if she would start riding the 41 from her Northgate crib to her downtown office. (She declined; we broke up. Draw your own conclusions.) Last night, the P-I ran a story about Sound Transit having problems accurately determining ...

tags: absentee ballots, nauto, googles, transit issues, sound transit, excise tax, hovel, car buyer, sammamish, entire city, complainant, car buyers, northgate, issaquah, previous years, friends family, patrons, contributor, hq, conclusions

Tuesday night, 15 teams competed for first place at Seattlest trivia. In the end, it was a tight battle between the top two: Donner and Blitzen Party and Team of Rivals. Team of Rivals pulled it out with 70 points, to D&B's 67. Third place went to Sexy Shoeless God of War, 8 points back at 59. Prizes: $100, $50, and $8, respectively. Yes, the totals were a little odd, thanks to our new fee ...

tags: tight battle, seattlest, rivals, tuesday night, trivia

OBAMA! OBAMA!: No, not that Obama. In fact this event has nothing to do with the President-Elect and everything to do with art--really bad art, to be specific. Spend your Thursday night enjoying (or eviscerating) the Official Bad Art Museum of Art (acronym: OBAMA) at Cafe Racer. Drink some booze, hear a band (called "God's Favorite Beefcake", no less), and enjoy glitter paintings of Elvis...could anything be better? We didn't think so. Band at 8p.m. ...

tags: free membership card, champagne champagne, cocktail lounges, lone argument, stimulus package, roosevelt way, seattle city, president elect, bad art, obama, shaky hands, n12, personal collection, 8p, music scene, booze, art museum, neverything, museum of art, glitter

One importent rule to keep your computer stable and secure is to update it with latest drivers. Updating drivers, if done manually, can be a pain in the ass. There are drivers for all hardware, from graphics card, printers to mouse and USB device. They are also realeased in new versions several times in a year. With a free software from RadarSync you don´t need to search for new drivers yourself. Instead, this software will instantly find ...

tags: card printers, importent, pain in the ass, graphics card, several times, free software

This month, Xbox LIVE kicks off the Friendship is Free program. Over the course of this month, multiplayer will be available for all Xbox LIVE members for eight Xbox LIVE Arcade games. The Xbox LIVE Arcade team will open up the multiplayer functionality for A Kingdom for Keflings, Aegis Wing, Bomberman Live, Hardwood Hearts, Hardwood Spades, UNO, Small Arms and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.  So round up your silver friends and get some ...

tags: xbox live arcade, hardwood spades, multiplayer functionality, hardwood hearts, xbox live, arcade games, bomberman, aegis wing, street fighter ii, xbox, hd, friendship

Facing a $37.1 million dollar budget shortfall, the Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools announced her updated plans for school closures: Summit K-12 will shut its doors entirely, rather than moving to Rainier as had been previously discussed, and Cleveland High School and Rainier Beach High School will merge. Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson's presentation from last night's meeting can be found online here [pdf], and here's the summary [pdf] of what will probably be final recommendations for closures. ...

tags: rainier beach high school, budget shortfall, dollar budget, seattle public schools, cleveland high school, school closures, summary pdf, gap, superintendent, closure, 1 million, summit, doors, education

Conference call this morning with Uncle Howard, who says there's nothing to worry about, really. Those Dunkin Donuts commercials, nah; America runs on Starbucks, folks. Micky D? A low-rent interloper. Cut the price of $4 lattes and you imply that Starbucks might not be a premium company after all. Coffee taste tests? Don't even think about it. Loyalty cards for sale in bulk at Costco, on the other hand, that's classy. The market lapped it ...

tags: calm conference, dunkin donuts, loyalty cards, coffee taste, costco, interloper, taste tests, low rent, lattes, starbucks, commercials, uncle howard

ML Video Embed. Get it at: http://saltwaterc.net/xhtml-video-embed --> Need I say more? the Thermals with the Shaky Hands, and Champagne Champagne. $14 [chopsuey]

tags: champagne champagne, chop suey, thermals, shaky hands

Kingblind.com Top 15 albums of 2008 Well folks here it is... Our final top 15 albums of 2008. From writers in 8 countries we have tallied all the votes, crunched the numbers and POW... this is it... broken down into 3 groups (15 to 11. - 10 to 6. then 5 to 1.) Here is our list for the year. ENJOY! Now for the top of the heap, Number 5 to 1!!1 Tv On the ...

tags: electric pylons, david sitek, guitar interplay, haircut 100, rock ballad, top of the heap, tunde adebimpe, difficult music, broken guitar, funky guitar, guitar line, whirr, tv on the radio, lovely family, hedge trimmer, guitar notes, s tv, afrobeat, experimental music, art rock

According to a new study, Washington is the 10th healthiest state in the nation, up from number twelve, but… Washington has some problems: Low rates of immunizations of young children and of high school graduates. There is also a high disparity in health outcomes associated with where someone lives. And I’m guessing the best way to deal with these disparities isn’t to cut 7,700 low income people from our state’s Basic Health Plan.  But, you know, if ...

tags: healthiest state, number twelve

These are not the Santas your pet will be posing with, promise. Photo courtesy of Seattlest Flickr contributor espressobuzz West Seattle Blog marveled over a pair of orcas playing off Alki Point yesterday.Both MyBallard and Fremont Universe are wondering if the streetcar will be coming to their neighborhoods.Capitol Hill Seattle warns that the most dangerous stretch of road for bicyclists on Capitol Hill is on E. Pine, between Summit and Melrose.Watch out for this scam if ...

tags: seattle animal shelter, neighborhood news, newspaper carrier, santa claws, interbay, nwest, capitol hill seattle, bicyclists, elderly woman, furry friends, orcas, glass of water, streetcar, inauguration, ballard, roundup, purse, contributor, photo courtesy, cats

Daily route maps are available for the 2009 Amgen Tour of California so you can scope out the best vantage point when the cyclists roll past on Feb. 14 - 22. This will be the 4th edition of the California bicycle race which has flourished in spite of funding woes of similar U.S. races. It marks the domestic return of Lance Armstrong to professional cycling and the opportunity for a three-peat championship for his teammate Levi Leipheimer. There ...

tags: amgen tour of california, tour of california bike race, route maps, california bike, amgen, scope

If you’re wondering why it is suddenly so slow here at Transcendental Floss, speaking for myself, the following video has caused me to question my existence as a blogger. .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;} ass='cc_show' style='position:relative; background-color:#e5e5e5;padding-left:3px; height:14px; padding-top:2px; overflow:hidden;'>The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c Arianna Huffington Barack Obama InterviewJohn McCain Interview Sarah Palin VideoFunny Election Video Actually, that’s not true. I’ve just been too busy and uninspired. It happens. I’ll be back.

tags: existential crisis

Celery Moon brings one more swank mix to the table this year, a slightly more disco-oriented affair than previous mixes - which was just what I needed yesterday in the midst of a mid-week, post-Thanksgiving slump at work. Dig it: Celery Moon - Good Morning Stardust VIII 01 Thomas Bangalter - Club Soda 02 Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane Remix) 03 Palette All-Stars - After School Special 04 Outlander - Vamp (Prins Thomas Remix) 05 Lifelike & Kris Menace - ...

tags: thomas bangalter, friendly fires, club soda, n03, aeroplane, vamp, prins thomas, celery, slump, palette, all stars, midst, disco, thanksgiving, moon, paris

p>The Black Friday Wal-Mart trampling incident of security guard Jdimytai Damour has predictably led to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victim’s sister. Police indicate in this AP video (embed below) that they are still scanning the Wal-Mart security videos looking if they can find people in the crowd criminally responsible. Geek sidenote: YouTube has started prominently pushing their search as 10% of the size of their video window placed at the top. It’s too ...

tags: wrongful death lawsuit, nthe, damour, black friday, criminal charges, security guard, wal mart