It's So Cold In The D

Tubby Owned By Hot Sister

Mr. Bill's Lament

"Ghost Riding The Whip" Officially Enters Mainstream

I never thought I'd see a group of suburban teenagers in a decent neighborhood "ghost riding the whip" at five-thirty in the evening, but that's exactly what I saw yesterday. It was one of those Honda Elements too, those real boxy jobs. Not my kind of car, but still, it was new and certainly not something a responsible person would ghost ride.

But I won't lie to you. Those boys ghost rode the hell out of that whip. There were four of these dudes, all about sixteen or seventeen years old. Straight ghostin'. They kept jumping in and out of the moving car, bumping that E-40 jam we all love so much, doing some crazy ass dance shit. There was even a little curly-haired one who did a crip dance on the hood, had me laughing pretty good. Reckless youth, beautiful youth. We were ghost riders once... and young.

I'll tell you, I was certain one of the four teenagers would be seriously hurt, but they all got away unscathed and basically came out of the whole affair looking cool as hell. I guess they dodged a bullet this time. But even if these guys happen to be remarkably talented at ghost riding the whip, the dangers of a pedestrian being hurt are simply too great to screw around with this sort of thing.

It was pretty awesome, though.

This is why it's dangerous

This is why it's cool

Hillary Clinton "Called Out" By Sinbad

Hillary Clinton has been called to task by none other than Sinbad. This is not going away, Senator Clinton. Here's an excerpt from the New York Times:

The Clinton campaign says Senator Hillary Clinton may have “misspoke” recently when she said she had to evade sniper fire when she was visiting Bosnia in 1996 as first lady.

She has been using the episode as an example of her foreign policy bona fides.
“I certainly do remember that trip to Bosnia, and as Togo said, there was a saying around the White House that if a place was too small, too poor, or too dangerous, the president couldn’t go, so send the First Lady,” she said last week. “That’s where we went. I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.”

But her account has been challenged, first by Sinbad, the comedian, who traveled with her, and then by news organizations, most notably the Washington Post, which awarded her four “Pinnochios” which it gives for major “whoppers.”

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I think Hillary should just hand it over to Obama at this point. Sinbad has called her out.

A Hero, Interrupted

When I first came across this news item, it was an uplifting human interest story. This is what I read:

Boy Falls Through Ice; Dog Gets Help
POSTED: 3:29 pm EDT March 23, 2008
NOVI, Mich. -- A 13-year-old boy has his dog to thank for his rescue after falling through thin ice into the frigid waters of a pond in Novi.
According to Novi police, the boy and his dog were walking in the area of Haggerty Road and Nine Mile Road when both fell into the water.
The dog was able to escape, police said, and make its way back to the house and alert adults.
A dive team from the Marine Division of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office was able to rescue the boy.
They estimate the boy spent at least a half-hour in the water.
He was taken to Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills and later transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.

That's a hell of a dog, right? Reminds me of the song "Old Shep" as sung by Jimmy Dean. Makes you feel all warm inside. Man's best friend, indeed.

Then came the update a few hours later...

Boy Dies After Fall Through Ice
POSTED: 3:29 pm EDT March 23, 2008
UPDATED: 10:27 pm EDT March 23, 2008
NOVI, Mich. -- A 13-year-old Westland boy died Sunday after falling through thin ice into the frigid waters of Village Oaks Lake in Novi, despite efforts made by his dog to help rescue him.
According to Novi police, the boy was walking his dog across lake in the area of Meadowbrook Road and 10 Mile Road.
Both the boy and his dog fell through the ice and into the water, but the dog was able to escape and make its way back to the house and alert adults, police said.

A dive team from the Marine Division of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office recovered the boy's body at around 2:04 p.m.
He was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m. at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.

Well shit. If you're still questioning whether or not life sucks, look no further than this news item. A young boy is dead, parents are in mourning, and a dog's heroism is certain to be overlooked. It's a cold night in Michigan, friends.

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Caitlin Hill

This is Caitlin Hill of Australia, I guess she's somewhat of a YouTube celebrity. This is her reaction to the notorious 2 Girls 1 Cup video. She's pretty adorable, don't you think? My hat's off to whoever's hittin' it out in The World. If I were the man I was ten years ago, I'd take a flame thrower to them drawls. I'd also let my friends smell my finger afterward.

We were hellions, weren't we? Rowdy, randy, rambunctious as hell... but home when the streetlights came on. We were good kids.