A word of caution for the girlies...

Bacon is bacon,
eggs is eggs,
don’t let them boys
get between your legs.

They say your cute,
they say your fine.
Nine months later,
they say it aint mine.

From Three Six Five

Lacuna Coil 'Shallow Life' Artwork

Depicted below is the album artwork for ‘Shallow Life’ and the single artwork for ‘Spellbound’.

LACUNA COIL are set to make their return to the forefront of the metal world with the upcoming release of Shallow Life, scheduled for April 21 in North America. The record was produced by the legendary Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Pearl Jam, Hollywood Undead) at NRG Studios in North Hollywood, CA and features the captivating first single "Spellbound", which made its debut on Sirius-XM Satellite Radio's Liquid Metal. The track is now available via the bands MySpace page.

LACUNA COIL is also set to hit the road for their first North American tour since 2007 as part of the Music As A Weapon IV package, alongside Disturbed, Killswitch Engage and Chimaira. The tour also features a second stage (Suicide Silence, Spineshank, Bury Your Dead), tattoo convention and lifestyle festival. As a bonus for European fans who won't have an opportunity to check out this monstrous trek, LACUNA COIL will be making "Spellbound" available for digital purchase in Europe on March 20th, the kick-off date for Music As A Weapon IV!

From their myspace blog:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=12164571&blogId=473497772

Crop Circles

There have been lots of articles and programs about crop circles. No matter what, I find them very interesting.

Here's an interesting crop circle discussion:
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread427739/pg1

Static-X premiere new video

The new video from Static-X for the song STINGWRAY from the forthcoming album CULT OF STATIC (due out on March 17th) has been released on the Headbanger's Blog.

You can see it on the Static-X blog:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=5656317&blogId=473515961

Clique Girlz Introduce New Member

Clique Girlz announce some breaking news in this week’s episode of Clique Girlz TV! Destinee and Paris introduce new member Sara Diamond, a fourteen-year-old Montreal native. Sara was chosen from thousands of teenage girls who attended the national audition in search of the new Clique Girl. She has been singing since age five and has opened for legends Roberta Flack and Bonnie Tyler at Montreal’s Bell Centre.

Destinee and Paris spotted Sara’s talent immediately when she sang with them at the audition. "We just clicked instantly,” commented Destinee. “It was amazing how well our harmonies blended," added Paris.

Watch the girls sing their jingle for Baby Bottle Pop and rock an A cappella version of “Then I Woke Up.” Then, head over to CliqueGirlz.com to see their re-launched official site.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

pedant \PED-nt\, noun:

• a person who makes a show of detailed knowledge, esp. relying on books; also, a narrow-minded teacher or scholar

c 1586, "schoolmaster," from Middle French pédant, from Italian pedante "teacher, schoolmaster," apparently an alteration of Late Latin paedagogantem, from paedagogare. Meaning "person who trumpets minor points of learning" first recorded 1593.

Marty McFly Complex

• A character flaw of pride, in which a individual will take unnecessary risks or do dangerous acts if their courage is questioned, such as being called a chicken or a coward.
• Marty McFly in Back To The Future
• Jim Stark in Rebel Without a Cause

Jim said that he won't enter the race because he was afraid of getting hurt, but then Tim called him a coward and he had to prove him wrong because of his Marty McFly Complex

Trivia

What U.S. city was the first to have a subway?

• Boston. Its subway opened on September 1, 1897. London was the first city in the world to have a subway. It opened in 1863.

Today in History:

• Methodism: Anglican clergyman and evangelist John Wesley chartered the first Methodist church (1784)
• M*A*S*H: the final episode — "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" — aired; it was the top-rated TV episode in the US (1983)
• Olof Palme: the Swedish prime minister and his wife were shot to death in Stockholm (1986)
• Waco siege: 51-day standoff began with a gun battle between federal agents and members of the cloistered Branch Davidian sect; the agents were attempting to arrest leader David Koresh on a weapons charge (1993)

Today's Birthdays:

• Bugsy Siegel (1906-1947): gangster responsible for building up Las Vegas
• Tommy Tune (70): dancer and choreographer
• Mario Andretti (69): champion racecar driver; another winning racer born today is Smarty Jones (8)
• Robert Sean Leonard (40): House's Dr. James Wilson; also, actors Zero Mostel (1915-1977), Charles Durning (86), Gavin McLeod (78), Frank Bonner (67), Kelly Bishop (65), Bubba Smith (64), Mercedes Ruehl (61), Bernadette Peters (61), John Turturro (52) and Rae Dawn Chong (48)

And the runner up

The Superficial gets pretty rude today:
http://thesuperficial.com/2009/02/maria_shriver_looks_familiar.php

Best blog post name award goes to...

The Grumpiest for this:
http://thegrumpiest.com/?p=10409
You'll see!

Megan Fox is ready for me

Now that she's single she won't take "no" for an answer!

Or maybe something else is going on:

http://www.idontlikeyouinthatway.com/2009/02/megan-fox-is-ready.html

Plutonium

From my email:

Plutonium is a rare transuranic radioactive element. It is a radiological poison that accumulates in bone marrow, although its overall toxicity is sometimes overstated. The most important isotope of plutonium is plutonium-239, which is fissile, meaning Pu-239 atoms inside a critical mass of the isotope can break apart relatively easily and release a great deal of energy and more neutrons to sustain a nuclear chain reaction. This property makes it useful in nuclear weapons and in some nuclear reactors. The discovery of plutonium by a team led by Glenn T. Seaborg in 1940 became a classified part of the Manhattan Project to build an atomic bomb during World War II. The first nuclear test, "Trinity" (July 1945) and the atomic bomb used to destroy Nagasaki, Japan in August 1945, "Fat Man", both had cores of Pu-239. Disposal of plutonium waste from nuclear power plants and dismantled nuclear weapons built during the Cold War is a major concern. Most plutonium in the environment is from the fallout from above-ground nuclear tests and from several nuclear accidents.

Read the rest of this article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium

WTF Friday / TGIF: Party Time!

You should look so good when you pwn a century!

Introducing Steve Rushton

Meet Steve Rushton - an energetic, pop-punker from England who is ready to unleash his music on the world. The twenty-one year old moved to Los Angeles last year to work on his debut album and has recently spent time in the studio with producer John Fields (Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato). The album will be available this summer on Hollywood Records.

Steve may be a recent LA transplant, but he is no stranger to the Disney Channel family. He has two songs on the Hannah Montana Soundtrack due out in April and even a cameo in the film. He also sings the theme song to The Suite Life on Deck, the follow up to the hit series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

The new single, "Emergency," is featured in the upcoming Race to Witch Mountain film, and Radio Disney just gave the track an 80% "pick it" in the Music Mailbag. Listen to Steve's pop/punk stylings on "Emergency" here and head over to myspace.com/steverushton for more info.

Mastodon unveils crazy site

Head over to www.CrackTheSkye.com and get ready to have your mind blown! The new Mastodon micro site has just launched and features animation inspired by their upcoming album Crack the Skye. Like their previous releases, the new artwork was created by Paul Romano (Trivium, Godflesh). The site also features the world premiere of the sweeping instrumental, "Oblivion" plus a 60 second snippet of the track "Divinations."

Crack the Skye hits stores on March 24th.

Gisele Bundchen is hitched

Another Brazilian supermodel is off the market this week. This time Tom "the Lady" Brady snatched up super sexy model Gisele Bundchen before he has another bad season.

More here:

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/gisele-bundchen-and-tom-brady-say-i-do/19410?nc

Don't get too upset, you didn't have a chance of landing that one anyway!

No Regrets from Dope

Hard-rock lifers, Dope are getting geared up to release their most explosive album yet, No Regrets. The record is packed with the kind of energized guitar anthems that the Chicago band is known for but taken to another level altogether. The first single from the album, "Addiction," features Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) and is garnering praise on radio already.

Check out the video for "Addiction".

A Grand Theft Auto Moment

I was driving to work this morning and see a wrecked car sitting in the middle of the street up ahead. There were parts, plastic, glass, and other shrapnel from the small Acura scattered all over Tulip Avenue. What did he tangle with? An armored car! It looked like a scene from the game Grand Theft Auto!

Friday, February 27, 2009

hidebound \HAHYD-bound\, adjective:

• narrow-minded and stubborn

by 1559, from hide "cattle skin" + past tense of bind. Original reference is to emaciated cattle with skin sticking closely to backbones and ribs; metaphoric sense of "restricted by narrow attitudes" is first recorded 1603.

remote dance

• The movements you make with your hand when trying to get your tv to recognize your remote control. All remote dances are different, but most involve twisting your hand around until the remote is almost upside down, thinking that for some reason that will help.

Last night i remote danced for like five minutes trying to turn the volume up.
Trivia
What kind of animal is Toto in the 2005 made-for-TV movie The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz?

• A prawn—played by the Muppet Pepe the King Prawn. The film featured pop star Ashanti as Dorothy, with Muppets Kermit the Frog as the Scarecrow, the Great Gonzo as the Tin Thing, Fozzie Bear as the Cowardly Lion, and Miss Piggy as the Wicked Witch of the West.

Today in History:

• Dominican Republic: became independent of Haiti (1844); then got its first elected president after 38 years of dictatorship (1963)
• carbon-14: radioactive isotope that is the basis of radiocarbon dating was discovered at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1970)
• Kuwait: oil-rich Arabian Peninsula country was liberated from Iraqi occupation during the Gulf War (1991)

Today's Birthdays:

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882): poet, The Song of Hiawatha; other American writers born today include John Steinbeck (1902-1968), Peter De Vries (1910-1993) and Irwin Shaw (1913-1984)
• Hugo Black (1886-1971): liberal US Supreme Court justice appointed by FDR
• Ariel Sharon (81): Israeli prime minister; he suffered a stroke in 2006 and remains in a coma
• Elizabeth Taylor (77): violet-eyed actress, Cleopatra, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; other actors born today include Joanne Woodward (79), Howard Hesseman (69), Timothy Spall (52), Adam Baldwin and Grant Show (both 47) and Donal Logue (43)
• Chelsea Clinton (29): fugly former first daughter
• Josh Groban (28): pop singer, Noël; other singers born on this date include Marian Anderson (1897-1993) and Adrian Smith (52)

16 Frames Premiere Video and Become Freshmen

16 Frames recently premiered the video for “Back Again,” the first single off their upcoming release Where It Ends. The track, produced by Matt Serletic (Rob Thomas, Santana) traces the aftermath of a break-up, contemplating the emptiness left behind yet capturing the fullness of the love affair that has come to an end.

The video has snagged a spot in this week’s lineup on mtvU’s The Freshmen and is up for voting until Friday at noon. The winning video will get an automatic add into rotation on the channel. Spread the word and get voting at mtvU.com.

Where It Ends is due out on March 24th.

Static-X Cult of Static with Limited Autographed Booklet

Static-X can't be stopped. On their sixth studio release, Cult of Static, the Los Angeles industrial metal quartet engages sensory destruction. Due out March 17th, Cult of Static is loaded with songs that explode on impact.

Following 2007's massively successful Cannibal, Cult of Static is a statement. Wayne describes the album best: "Our sound is always evolving. This record has a lot more depth to it. On Cannibal, I tried to simplify things more, and on this album, I didn't worry about that so much. I went back to layering the music and making it moodier. It's just as heavy as the last record is, but it's bigger. It's got very epic moments. There are extremely heavy parts, but this is also the kind of record you can chill out to with headphones on. For me, it was about having a balance between fast, driving songs and dreamy, electronic passages. You can completely escape with it."

Get "The Cult Of Static" with Limited Edition Autographed Booklet at Newbury Comics:

http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_home.php?storenr=103&deptnr=545

Turtle Thursday: Talkin' to me?

Lord Tyrannus DEFIES you say that again...

...to his face!

Ty is a red ear slider

Pic by Mrs. Bax0jayz

Olympus FE-180

"Cult of Static" Lyric Release

"Cult of Static" Lyric Release
Starting today we are going to release a piece of the lyrics from the upcoming “Cult of Static” record. Check back every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to see what “Cult of Static” unveils HERE!

"CARVE CONFUSION BRIGHT ILLUSION
DRIVE TO BURN UP THE ROAD
VISIONS BEGIN TO GLOW
IT STARTS TO HEAVY THE LOAD"

Huge record breaking stingray captured

British fisherman Ian Welch has landed a world record with his gear – a giant stingray which is the biggest freshwater fish ever caught using a rod and line.

More here:

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92308/?fp=1

And the original story:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2268017.ece

Thursday, February 26, 2009

declaim \di-KLEYM\, verb:

• to orate; to speak in a loud and emotional manner

c 1385, from Latin declamare, from de- intensifying prefix + clamare "to cry, shout". At first in England, spelled declame, but altered under influence of claim.

Crash Wednesday

• The day after Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is celebrated as the last day before Ash Wednesday, or the start of Lent for the Christian religion. For people between the ages of 16 and 25, its where you get shithoused in the middle of the week. Crash wednesday is the day dedicated to your hangover.

Christians celebrate Ash Wednesday. The rest celebrate Crash Wednesday.

Trivia

How many matches in a row does a player have to win at a Grand Slam tennis event to take home the top trophy?

• Seven. The Grand Slam events in tennis are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open.

Today in History:

• Bank of England: issued the first one-pound note after the government forbade paying out from the diminished gold reserves (1797)
• Grand Canyon: the enormous gorge was established as a national park; it now gets 5 million visitors a year (1919)
• World Trade Center: bomb in basement killed 6, injured more than 1,000 and caused serious structural damage (1993) [aka the FIRST Terrorist Attack on the WTC]

Today's Birthdays:

• Wenceslas (1361-1419): German King
• Victor Hugo (1802-1885): author of Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• John Harvey Kellogg (1852-1943): holistic physician who invented corn flakes
• Michael Bolton (56): singer/songwriter; singers Fats Domino (81) and Johnny Cash (1932-2003) were also born on this date
• Greg Germann (51): actor, Richard Fish in Ally McBeal; other actors born today include Jackie Gleason (1916-1987), Betty Hutton (1921-2007) and Margaret Leighton (1922-1976)

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Hasselhoff Wednesday: For NASA

If the Hoff was in charge of things there would be NO MORE $280 million fuck ups.

Today's Holiday

Whenever they cancel alternate side of the street parking in NYC I have to wonder what the holiday is. I forgot it's Ash Wednesday. I'm a bad Christian. Here's the rundown:

Ash Wednesday, in the Western Church, the first day of Lent, being the seventh Wednesday before Easter. On this day ashes are placed on the foreheads of the faithful to remind them of death, of the sorrow they should feel for their sins, and of the necessity of changing their lives. The practice, which dates from the early Middle Ages, is common among Roman Catholics, Anglicans and Episcopalians, and many Lutherans; it was also adopted by some Methodists and Presbyterians in the 1990s.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

openhanded \OH-puhn-HAN-did\, adjective:

1. giving freely; generous
2. done with an open hand

by 1593, open + handed
yellular

• The loudness one adopts in response to a bad cell-phone connection, in the misguided hope that talking louder will improve the connection.

"I'm so embarrassed. I went totally yellular at a restaurant last night.
Trivia

What does the mayor of Munich, Germany, traditionally dip into the city’s Fish Fountain (Fischbrunnen) every Ash Wednesday?

• A purse. According to local legend, plunging a wallet or purse into the fountain will enrich the city’s coffers in the coming year. Locals follow suit, hoping that their purses will also be replenished.

Today in History:

• Regnans in Excelsis: Pope Pius V excommunicated Elizabeth I of England in support of the Roman Catholic rebellion; it did not go well (1570)
• Hiram Rhoades Revels: became the first African-American senator, filling the unexpired term of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis (1870)
• hockey: was first televised; the Rangers beat the Canadiens 6-2 at Madison Square Garden (1940)

Today's Birthdays:

• Larry Gelbart (81): writer/producer for screen and stage, Tootsie, M*A*S*H; other writers born on this date, whose works were associated with theater and films, include Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Marcel Paul Pagnol (1895-1974), Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) and Neil Jordan (59)
• George Harrison (1943-2001): Beatles guitarist/songwriter; other musicians born on this date include Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), Myra Hess (1890-1965), Ralph Stanley (82), Daniel Powter (38) and Julio Iglesias Jr. (36)
• Rashida Jones (33): actor, The Office; other actors born today include Tom Courtenay (72), Diane Baker (71), Téa Leoni and Alexis Denisof (both 43), Lesley Boone (41), Sean Astin (38), and James and Oliver Phelps (23)

Quote:

• "Shall I tell you what I think are the two qualities of a work of art? First, it must be indescribable, and second, it must be inimitable." — Pierre-Auguste Renoir (2/25/1841 - 12/03/1919)

Great job NASA

I wish I can get paid to be a screw-up like the guys at NASA:

NASA satellite crashes minutes after launch
(CNN) -- A NASA satellite crashed back to Earth about three minutes after launch early Tuesday, officials said.

"We could not make orbit," NASA program manager John Brunschwyler said. "Initial indications are the vehicle did not have enough [force] to reach orbit and landed just short of Antarctica in the ocean."

"Certainly for the science community, it's a huge disappointment."

The satellite, which would have monitored greenhouse gases to study how they affect the Earth's climate, was launched on a Taurus XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 1:55 a.m. PT (4:55 a.m. ET).

But the payload fairing -- a clamshell-shaped structure that allows the satellite to travel through space -- failed to separate from the rocket, NASA officials said. See video of launch »

The weight of the fairing caused the rocket and the satellite to come crashing down to Earth about three minutes later.

More here:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/02/24/nasa.launch/index.html

New Kids On The Block Premiere New Video

New Kids On The Block have just premiered the video for their song "2 in the Morning." Shot at a mansion in Pacific Palisades, CA, the video follows a feuding couple throughout the house. Donnie describes the concept of the piece as "somewhat based on a very literal translation of the song with a twist."

NKOTB's album, The Block, is available now.

Adriana Lima is now married

She used to say that she was saving her viriginity for one of two events:

1. A chance to "hit it with t3h Bax0jayz"
2. Marriage

Well, she couldn't wait forever and had to resort to her back up plan. She married some basketball dude instead. Whatever. Read more here:

http://www.idontlikeyouinthatway.com/2009/02/adriana-lima-is-married-can-have-sex-now.html

Like I always say:

• Don't get upset, you didn't have a chance with her anyway.

Meshuggah

From my email:

Meshuggah is a Swedish five-piece experimental metal band formed in 1987. Meshuggah's line-up has primarily consisted of founding members vocalist Jens Kidman and guitarist Fredrik Thordendal, drummer Tomas Haake, who joined in 1990, and rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, who joined in 1994. Having gone through a number of bassists, the spot has been held by Dick Lövgren since 2004. Meshuggah first attracted international attention with the 1995 release Destroy Erase Improve for its fusion of fast-tempo death metal, thrash metal and progressive metal. Since their 2002 album Nothing, Meshuggah uses eight-string guitars and downtuned, groovy riffs. Meshuggah has become known for its complex, innovative and precise songwriting and musicianship, and polyrhythmic song structures. It has been labeled as one of the ten most important hard and heavy bands by Rolling Stone and as the most important band in metal by Alternative Press. Meshuggah has found little mainstream success but is a significant act in extreme underground music. Nothing and the albums that followed all charted on the Billboard 200. In 2006, the band was nominated for a Swedish Grammy Award. Meshuggah's commercially most successful album, 2008's obZen, peaked at No. 59 and sold 11,400 copies in the first week and 50,000 copies six months after its release.

Read the rest of this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshuggah

In Print: Thunderball by Ian Fleming

I read this one out of order, this book was #9 of the James Bond series written by Ian Fleming, and it was the fourth movie made. I read it after the most recent book "The Devil May Care" from 2008. I was a little angry with myself for not reading these in order, but I really wanted to see if I actually WOULD like these books. Sure enough, I did.

The story is about a British bomber armed with nukes goes missing on a practice mission. It's up to James Bond to find the nuclear warheads and keep SPECTRE from detonating them.

This was a fun story and easy to read. As a result I have decided to read all the Bond novels in order. So I will probably post another review of this book in the future when the references to previous adventures will be more meaningful to me.

Jonas Brothers New Soundtrack Available Now

The Soundtrack to Jonas Brothers' new film "Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience" is available today! The jam packed album includes live versions of favorites like "Hello Beautiful" and "S.O.S" as well as performances with Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato, a Shania Twain cover, and one new, never-before-heard studio recording called "Love Is On Its Way." The highly anticipated film goes behind-the-scenes with Kevin, Joe and Nick on last year's Burning Up Tour, following their every move along the way.

Check out footage from their MTV special last night and head over to iTunes to grab the Soundtrack.

FRONT 242 to release "Moments" as double vinyl

--> FRONT 242 to release "Moments" as double vinyl
To satisfy the pressing demand from their steadfast fans and DJ's, FRONT 242 have decided to offer them a true and rich treasure, the official double-LP vinyl edition of their recent "Moments" live album. This is a unique opportunity for the fans of electronic music to forever own a true piece of music history on vynil format that is bound to become a collector item in no time.

The 300 first and numbered editions are issued on audiophile 180 gram black vynil. The double-LP is also available on transparent red vinyl and transparent blue vynil. These unique items will be sold for the first time at FRONT 242's special concert taking place in Vosselaar (Belgium) this Friday 27th February 2009.

Be the first to visit the Alfa Matrix merchandising stand before the vinyls are sold out!

LP1
Side A:

01. Happiness, 02. Body to Body, 03. Religion, 04. Welcome to Paradise
Side B:
05. Commando Remix, 06. Lovely Day, 07. Until Death, 08. Moldavia

LP2
Side C:
09. Funkhadafi, 10. Loud*, 11. Together, 12. U-Men
Side D:
13. Im Rhythmus Bleiben, 14. HeadHunter, 15. Kampfbereit*, 16. Punish Your Machine

Hope to see you there !

--> Front 242 releases:

Moments... @ iTunes
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=292577969&s=143446

Moments 1 @ iTunes
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=292264040&s=143446

Also the 18-track CD compilation "Sounds From the Matrix 007" with unreleased songs is now available via iTunes:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=292826391&s=143446

If you want to get hold of the CD versions, check below for special package prices when ordering more than one item. Shipping worldwide is included in the price, so no extra's are to be added:

[Sep. 05 2008] FRONT 242 - "Moments..." digipak CD
http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1540_0_8_0_C

[Sep. 05 2008] FRONT 242 - "Moments..." Digipak CD + Limited 2CD Carton Box
http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1543_0_8_0_C

[Sep. 05 2008] FRONT 242 - "Moments..." digipak CD + Limited 2CD Carton Box + "Kommando" t-shirt
http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1545_0_8_0_C

[Sep. 05 2008] FRONT 242 - "Moments..." Limited 2CD Carton Box
http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1541_0_8_0_C

[Sep. 05 2008] FRONT 242 - "Moments..." Limited 2CD Carton Box + "Kommando" t-shirt
http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1544_0_8_0_C

Kind regards,
Front 242 & Alfa Matrix

Fat Tuesday

Mardi Gras is the elaborate series of outdoor pageants and indoor tableau balls held annually during the winter social season in the United States, especially in New Orleans and Mobile. The carnival culminates on Fat or Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Rooted in European pre-Lenten revelries, the carnival tradition in the United States began in the colonial period and developed in tandem with racial policies and practices and survives as an extravagant spectacle of excess, decadence, and burlesque. The pageants, each sponsored by one of the many exclusive carnival organizations, are based upon themes drawn from mythology, history, or fiction and are often satiric of contemporary social issues.

Why buy a house...

...when you can buy a custom 1969 camaro?

http://thepartguy.com/69_camaro.htm

Tuesday February 24, 2009

peculate \PEK-yuh-leyt\, verb:

• to steal money or goods entrusted to one; embezzle

by 1715, from Latin peculatus/ peculari "to embezzle," from peculum "private property"
off the box

• the state of being removed from a position of prominence/importance due to a foolish mistake. Related to Michael Phelps being dropped by Kellogg after a picture of him with a bong was released

Dude, after that bonehead move you are so off the box.
Trivia

Who provided the voice of Dory, the kindhearted tang fish with short-term memory loss, in the 2003 animated film Finding Nemo?

• Comedian Ellen DeGeneres.

Today in History:

• Marbury v. Madison: established judicial review, giving the Supreme Court power to overturn acts of Congress it deems unconstitutional (1803)
• Andrew Johnson: became the first US president to be impeached for defying the Tenure of Office Act (1868)
• National Public Radio: home of All Things Considered and Car Talk was created (1970)

Today's Birthdays:

• Ibn Batuta (1304-1377?): Medieval Muslim explorer who traveled some 75,000 mi (120,675 km) over 30 years and wrote about the Muslim world of the 14th century
• Abe Vigoda (88): actor, Fish in Barney Miller, Tessio in The Godfather, and possible zombie; also born today are actors Steven Hill (87), Dominic Chianese (78), James Farentino (71), Barry Bostwick (64), Edward James Olmos (62), Debra Jo Rupp and Helen Shaver (both 57) and Billy Zane (43)
• Steve Jobs (54): co-founder of Apple and Pixar
• Mike Lowell (35): World Series MVP; other athletes born today include Honus Wagner (1874-1955), Eddie Murray (53), Jeff Garcia (39), Manon Rheaume (37), Simeon Rice and Lleyton Hewitt (28)