Excuse our dust
Starting today (Friday) through Sunday night LST will experience outages as we perform some much needed sight maintenance. We hope the down time is kept to a minimum but expect prolonged outages. We will return to our full glory Monday morning.. Thanks in advance [...]
Don’t know where I’m going but I am headed that way
H1N1 vaccine: One big confusing mess Ya think?
It’s confusing, consumers see hike in credit card rates Bank Of America tried to raise my rates because I did not pay down the card soon enough [...]
Is it me or does it seem like the main stream blathering machine is setting up Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a victim? And then we have this little tidbit of wisdom from Chicago Mayor richard Daley:
“Everyday [...]
Time Magazine takes a look at the top 10 races that have Democrats worried. There are some familiar names on the list and maybe some not so familiar. The main worry for conservatives? If the Republicans win, the replacements are Democrat lite.
Full List Vulnerable Democrats
It is bad hair day Thursday.
Pete Rose meets Bruno…and hairy sushi Hey don’t yell at me, I just copy/paste this stuff.
Haye: “Valuev, I need a lawnmower for that hairy beast” Everyone goes on about his size but have you seen how hairy this guy [...]
Two Wheelin Tuesday
Senior Republican says ‘wheels falling off’ Ethics Committee Bout time, the wheels have been flat for quite some time.
Shopping carts: Germs on wheels? Oh and never put your food in the baby seat. Let those possibilities swirl in your head. Hint: Ever [...]
I knew I should have taken that left in Omaha
SKorean woman passes driving test on 950th attempt Yonhap news agency said she had spent more than five million won (4,200 dollars) in the process.
In honor of Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary I was going to post Barney. Thought better of it. So for your enjoyment Dizzy Gillespie on the Muppet Show.
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It’s not good to anger Grannie
Granny, 84 sent to jail for asbo breach Apparently in the UK you can go to jail for ASBO.
Get Granny to Google: How the Internet Helps Older Brains See? I told ya Google was your friend.
The Lonestartimes.com family offers our sincere condolences and prayers to the Fort Hood family.
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Coffee And Nighttime Jobs Don’t Mix, Study Finds Night-shift workers should avoid drinking coffee if they wish to improve their sleep, according to research published in the journal Sleep Medicine.
Sleep Apnea Therapy Shaves Strokes off Golf Score Golfers with the nighttime [...]
The silly season resumes. Disinfo included.
Contests serve as warning to Democrats: It’s not 2008 anymore (Washington Post) Off-year elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future, but as a window on how the political landscape may have changed in the year since President [...]
He won’t be needing these any longer.
Malt balls on line in trademark case Mars is challenging a judge’s dismissal of its application claiming trademark infringement against Sweet Rewards, which imports and sells Malt Balls.
Golf balls an answer to Afghan land mines The soldiers use [...]
The early bird gets the worm, but the second rat gets the cheese.
Speaking of rats Newt has declared his endorsement of Hoffman. The natives are not impressed. (Hat tip Katfish)
Rat Study Shows Promise in Eventual Paralysis Treatment. Hope for people with [...]
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Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour
For your convenience:
The “official” US time – clock Daylight Saving Time – Why, When, Where? – Cloud view US Naval Observatory Master Clock Time Compute Local Apparent Sidereal Time Conversions from [...]
It is hunting season whoo hoo. Here are a few stories that caught my attention.
The mighty deer slayer. Rick Ryckeley masterfully exploits the tragedy of him striking a deer with his vehicle into an anti-hunting rant. I sincerely hope that he and his wife [...]
I could not think of anything scarier than the ghosts of silly seasons past.
Besides I was afraid if I did another hamous photoshop he would post something even scarier.
#3 with a bullet
Jack O third richest dead celebrity
Got diaper rash?
Pumpkin protein may help diaper rash, yeast infections
I got yer conspiracy theory too
The Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan: Swine flu was ‘created by man’ (Barack Obama)
The intro of this opinion/analysis is worth [...]
Where’s my raincoat at?
Ohhhhh!!!!
Family aghast as coffin turns in watery grave
No really you gotta listen to this. More climate change madness and meaningless gestures.
Maldives Officials Prep For Watery Future
Where is that mortgage help Mr. Obama?
Refinancing lifeline fails to reach most ‘underwater’ homeowners
Uhoh Speaking [...]
Anxious Crowds Meet Ad Hoc Swine Flu Police
(nytimes.com) LOS ANGELES — The top public health official in Los Angeles County stood at a swine flu vaccination site in Compton, Calif., on Tuesday and gently told elderly residents that they really ought to go home.
“I explained to [...]
The good news? We are half way to Friday.
Cow “splat” or a pig that has been knocked on its side?
Sculptures at LAPD’s new home likened to ‘cow splat’
It’s 10 PM. Do you know where your cow is?
Stray cow triggers deadly Egyptian train collision
Cows – patties [...]
Old Days, Good Times I Remember
Oh c’mon whats a few trillion between friends? You don’t want “climate change” do you?
Senate report: Climate change legislation to raise U.S. fuel tab by $3.6 trillion
Iran + China + nuclear fuel = ?
Yeah, it is Monday
True beauty secret?
Texas wasn’t mentioned
The golden goose, States look to gaming to close budget gaps
Toilet troubles changes flight plan
Incident: Continental B764 near Goose Bay, lavatory issues
Oh oh, double standards. “You Lie” revisited
Didn’t your mother teach you not to play with your (future) food?
Weather is supposed to be great this weekend. Enjoy.
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Is that an elephant jumping a canyon? Well, it could be, I mean I just don’t know.
I have seen the light. Time to pay homage to the VMG,
Poll: Specter In Serious Danger On Re-Election
Joe Sestak, Specter holds a lead of 44%-16%, with very [...]
The unkindest cut.
Looky. A new entitlement? (Yeah I know it is an old story)
Officials Weigh Circumcision to Fight H.I.V. Risk
Excellent argument for using collection agencies.
Surgeon stabbed during circumcision row
If you really want to know, here ya go.
More controversy
Just a walk in the park.
Freedom of the press all because of the messysiah.
Report: Media freedoms shrink in Iran, rise in US
Federal hate crimes laws to add “sexual orientation”
Super Poke Wheels?.
Texan Wire Wheels™ Offers Customers The Freedom To Customize Super Poke [...]
Steaming Right Along
Elect McCain 2012
Meghan McCain’s breasts create steamy reactions (MNSW)
Time to remove the travel ban to Cuba?
The popularity contest continues
Obama Losing Steam? Poll Shows Clinton now More Popular
A steampunk urinal? Before you look, let that thought roll [...]
Obama Whitehouse jerking around the press. I ain’t talking about Foxnews either.
White House Communications Director Anita Dunn
“Very rarely did we communicate through the press anything that we didn’t absolutely control,” said Dunn.
“One of the reasons we did so many of the David Plouffe videos was [...]
There is a fungus among us
It’s cold and flu season with an order of mushrooms.
Immune-boosting foods for cold and flu season
The mighty fungus KOs Judo in Japan
Japanese Judo Industry Devastated by Contagious Skin Fungus
It is toenail fungus thyme.
You are doomed to repeat it.
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LST reader Ms.Adee sent me this cartoon. According to her sources
This cartoon was in the Chicago Tribune in 1934. Look carefully at the plan of action in the lower left corner.
Mojo Nixon
One of the most outsized personalities on college radio in the ’80s, Mojo Nixon won a fervent cult following with his motor-mouthed redneck persona and a gonzo brand of satire with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. (Read more)
Nascar’s humble beginnings?
Oh what a wonderful future awaits. Runs on Al Agore’s hair gel.
Plug-In Prius Goes Cross-Country On Slime
Oh ain’t this sweet, a love story
Slimy, hermaphroditic slugs: A love story
I think he was slimed in England
Just Hangin Around
Sheep little human sheep.
Sierra Club sues over Calif. bighorn sheep land
Australian farmers learn the cost of carbon credits.
Calculator shows no-till, sheep hit hard by carbon cost
Whoa did not see this coming
Exploding sheep spark earthquake fears
Flock of sheep burst into flames [...]
Photo Credit: Sloshspot
Really bad news.
Beer Pong Banned Amid Flu Concerns
This is for Bob42
Big Beer Duopoly Warning From Marin Institute
Is that Palm Pre making you crazy? Scroll down for the video.
The “hold my beer and watch this” [...]
Recycle your hotel soap
Former refugee recycles US hotel soap for Uganda
And the answer is
Hot water for hand washing has not been proved to remove germs better than cold water.
Dry, cracked, splitting hands and fingers?
Photo Cred: Doug Ross @ Journal
If you are paranoid, don’t open the links below.
Happy Columbus Day
Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the following public holidays for Federal employees. Please note that most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule. For these employees, [...]
What you take from this video is classified.
Note: I am not sure the title of this video is accurate.
UPDATE:
Thankyou Astrosmith for finally outing me. This is a video from “The Onion”. Look at the “C-Span” logo on the video. Folks ya gotta be very careful at [...]
For more information please visit donttearmedown.com
This ought to get you angry.
(Washingtonpost.com) The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in Buono v. Salazar, a church-state case involving a 6 1/2-foot cross built in the Mojave desert in the 1930s as a memorial to troops [...]
Most of us know that San Fran Nan is proposing a Value Added Tax. That woman has more nerve than a bum tooth. JC Arenas penned a pretty damning rebuttal to Madame Pelosi.
Originally posted at American Thinker.
Lied To Enough Already?
J.C. Arenas
Individuals nationwide, regardless of political allegiance, have taken to [...]
Seriously you gotta click the pic to see this full size.
It is hump day gang. That is the good news. The bad news is that it is supposed to be hot and humid. But there is good news on the way, a real life “cold” front [...]
History of the Speedo Part One?
Ya think this is bad? Guys, corset swimsuits are coming back.
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Just in case you were not aware:
(Foxnews) Tucked into the Democrats’ proposal to partially fund health care reform is a provision to tax medical appliances — including some manufactured replacement parts for your body.
Under pressure, the Senate recently exempted medical items that cost under $100 [...]
While I am on a rant, one of the other selling points of Obama’s Cash For Clunkers program was how much more eco-friendly the United States would be after the program “ended.”
If the numbers submitted by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) are to be trusted, not very. I [...]
Cash for Clunkers was to be one of the center pieces of President Obama’s economic stimulus plan to get America’s economy back on track. It was supposed to jump start the economy getting us on the road to economic recovery right? Let us take a [...]
Hat tip Shorpy’s
My foot is eco-friendly too. Sorry, I am tired of the eco-friendly hype. I’m gonna go cut down and burn some trees now. Y’all have a great Monday just the same.
[...]This goes out to the 20 year old I ran into cryin about how tough he has got it.
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It is Friday. Time to dive out of here.
Comment of the week? Month? Century?
“It’s like my excitement for the day,” said onlooker Samantha Jensen, who is six months pregnant. “Besides morning sickness.”
Before you hit the read more button, let that roll around in your mind.
DISCLAIMER: The opinion served up here is my own and does not necessarily represent the owner, management, staff, bloggers, advertisers or any other living or dead person associated with lonestartimes.com. (Although it should).
Before we start I AM NOT LOOKING FOR REAGAN.
Take heart dear reader, Conservatism is not dead. [...]
Roll your own caption. I’m speechless.
(newyorkdaileynews.com) Time to use corn cobs.
Super-soft toilet paper brands are wiping out old-growth forests, say environmentalists
(UPI.com) 86 year old man arrested for toilet paper theft
“It’s a matter of food on the table or toilet paper,”
(hollywoodreporter.com) No wonder NBC is in [...]
Whoohoo gang we are halfway there.
Ya gotta love a 91 year old naked guy taking on drunken intruders.
Here is one for Phil_M.
(BBC News) Australian police are investigating whether officers ran naked round an unmarked police van as they travelled [...]
Long as I’m growing my hair
World Bank Head Sees Dollar’s Role Diminishing
The president of the World Bank said on Monday that America’s days as an unchallenged economic superpower might be numbered and [...]
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Prize cars await fate of other ‘Clunkers’
Photo Cred: ZYALT
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After I finish a particular Glenn Beck photoshop, guess what I am doing this weekend?
[...]When I was in the military, the three things I always wanted to see was
The boat I was not supposed to rock The real guy in charge or a regular supervisor The 8 X 10 inch color glossy photo of the “big picture”I want to send David Segal an 8 X 10 [...]
Oh My Gawduhhh Look What I Found
Look you are out of bed. It is 6AM and the caffeine has not quite kicked in yet. Why don’t ya get a real jolt to the system and tune in to the BENZION MORNING DRIVE TIME BASH at [...]
David Segal, of the New York Times, admits that he does not listen to “talk radio” but in “sound bites”. Segal is a big fan of hip hop and in particular Gangster Rap, so he fancies himself as some sort of expert when comparing talk radio hosts [...]
Back in June 2007 we had a little fun with an Illinois Congressman that suggested birth control (condoms) be used to control illegal immigration. Rep. Mark Kirk (R) suggested:
(Reuters) A slower rate of growth of Mexico’s population would improve the economy of Mexico. It would [...]
Read: We Are In A Culture War
Listen: Charlton Heston On The “Culture” War
As I’ve stood in the crosshairs of those who target Second Amendment freedoms, I’ve realized that firearms are — are not the only issue. No, it’s much, much bigger than that. I’ve [...]
Okay I owe a whole bunch of people an apology. I was one of the most vocal critics of GWB not using the bully pulpit. I guess I should have been grateful, no? Be careful what you wish for and all that. Is it just me? [...]
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Ya just gotta love ‘em, our spam eating, trackback trashing, comment goblin HAL. I know some of you folks hate him, but I love him. He has made my job easier. Since LST installed HAL in Oct 2006 he has [...]
No special significance like pig pictures and politicians. I just thought the picture was cool. Hey it is Friday. Think about that. Just two more work days till Monday.
House ethics panel investigates Rep. Maxine Waters
The Los Angeles congresswoman faces scrutiny over her husband’s ties to a bank that received federal bailout funds.
Congressman Graves of Missouri is focus of House ethics inquiry
The issue concerning Graves has to do with a controversy [...]
Top US Military Officer Says More Troops Likely Needed in Afghanistan
Not tired of seeing Obama on television? Like David Letterman? Well heck you are in luck.
I do not know why this struck me as funny, U.S. intelligence chief touts improved security. meanwhile back at [...]
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
What was not said in the video.
(examiner.com)This week a judge ruled there is enough evidence for four women to stand trial for a bizarre act of revenge, which left a womanizing man tied to a [...]
A message to the masses
Disclaimer: The opinion served up here is my own and does not necessarily represent the owner, management, staff, bloggers, or advertisers on lonestartimes.com.
(Although it should).
A very wise friend of mine has told me that a movement cannot survive solely on outrage and anger.
I tend to [...]
Disclaimer: The opinion served up here is my own and does not necessarily represent the owner, management, staff, bloggers, or advertisers on lonestartimes.com. (Although it should). The photoshop below does not represent any particular individual dead or alive. But if you think it is you….well…. it is you. Squawkbox
Service dog lifting spirits of Marines recovering at Wounded Warrior barracks
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OOOPS seems we got snookerd with the pic. Check out the “local coverage” video below.
Want to see what went on. Check out the CSpan coverage here.
View more news videos at: [www.nbcwashington.com].
Update:
Skunk me once shame on me, skunk me twice, well you get the idea. I grabbed some [...]
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Look Maragret, A moonbat roost. A roost for moonbats right here in our home town.
Oh stop it George, that is so trite.
Have a great three day weekend y’all. You earned it.
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Maybe you were one of millions that decided to “invest” in the “Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan” to provide funds for your children’s college tuition? For some or maybe many of you, I have got some really bad news for you. Seems the fund is going bankrupt and you will not [...]
Senate Bill 773 – Cyber Security or Cyber Control? (examiner.com John Duffy)
The problem comes in the Bill’s language found in Sections 18(2), 18(3), 18(6), and 23(3)(b). In these sections and sub-sections the Bill provides the President of the United States with the authority to shut-off [...]
Bring on Armageddon. This stuff is supposed to have a shelf life of 10 years.
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Obama ‘Overexposed‘: The Media’s New New Obsession (HuffPo)
Nancy Snow: Barackaganda (HuffPo)
Obama has become over-exposed. Or at least that’s the growing perception. Reputable polls from Rasmussen to Zogby tell us that the president’s numbers are falling. Today’s Rasmussen presidential tracking poll shows that 28% of [...]
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EXCLUSIVE ONE JERUSALEM BLOGGERS CONVERSATION WITH AMBASSADOR DORE GOLD
Dore Gold: While America Sleeps
For over two decades, Iran has been identified in various U.S. official reports as the most prominent state-supporter of terrorism in the world. Its terrorist arm, Hizbullah, struck [...]
Seven Crimes to Consider Before Music Piracy
Before you download that pirated copy of your favorite artist’s music, you might want to consider that a jury has decided that 24 songs are worth nearly $2,ooo,ooo. If you are bent on committing a crime you might consider, [...]
Investigation shows low-income Coloradans receiving food stamps and other federal benefits are using the money to buy crab legs, cigarettes, energy drinks, shrimp scampi and Starbucks ground coffee.
Whadda Kontree!!!!
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A week ago Friday when the big thunderstorms were rolling through the area we had a close encounter of the lightning kind at Casa Del [...]
I wish I could claim this picture. Alas it is not mine. Click the pic and see a larger version.
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All you folks that have invested in those fuel efficient vehicles, well the federal government thinks you are not paying your fair share of taxes to use the roads. Taxes from gas receipts have declined dramatically and part of that decline is attributed to gas conservation. What is the [...]
Look, it was this or Cindy Sheehan pole dancing in a speedo. BTW she is back. Sorta. Well maybe not.
Do read the story though. Victor Davis Hanson makes the case how Sheehan the liberal tool is a tool no more.
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Can it get any worse? Yup
Have a taste of this logic: Sales are falling, unemployment is rising, so it is a good time to raise prices. Executives at Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors say the environment is “favorable” to increasing the price of beer. Huh? On top [...]
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