I’m still somewhat disappeared, but this is too good to let pass.

More weird than funny, but there you go:

Concerned about credit card fraud? “Research by security firm Symantec suggests that the raw value of a WoW account is now higher than a credit card and its associated verification data.”

The other bit of trivia: I recently learned that one of my heroes was a Marine.

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I thought the camera work looked familiar. Here is…

John Carpenter’s White House Press Briefing

“We traced the call, he’s in the White House!” (via the commissar.)

Rosie O’Donnell recently discussed her belief in 9/11 conspiracy theories on her blog (via HotAir). Here is a dramatic retelling of that post in a slightly different format.

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How the hell am I supposed to follow up a post like this?

By the second week of my embed, my patience for politics - already at an ebb - hit an all-time low. I’d see the comments at blogs linking to my post quickly devolve into finger-pointing policy arguments centered around political identity and like vs. dislike for the Bush Administration. Seemingly buried in a majority of discussion were attempts at unbiased analysis of what was best for the conduct of the war, best for the Iraqi people, best for US personnel fighting the war and best for all those of good intent struggling to do the right thing.

Even the generically welcome “let’s support the troops” mantra rang hollow from many quarters, because, in reality, what were most folks actually doing for the conflict? Many offer support on a superficial level, but interest in even sacrificing a few minutes reading about Iraq is on the wane.

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First the creationists used bananas, now they’ve got peanut butter.

I am just amazed at how a human being can create a piece of music like that.

Are you ready?