Archive for February, 2009
Dance, Sasquatch, dance
Sometimes a press release just leaves you speechless, like this one:
Hi Andy,
Thought I’d run this by you, in case it’s of any interest…
SASQUATCH! IS NOW CARBON NEUTRAL!
Thanks to Esurance.
For the 3rd year in a row, Esurance is sponsoring the increasingly popular outdoor music event in Quincy, WA – THIS YEAR making it more eco-friendly than [...]
Crashing the moon
Since a lot of us like the idea of high-energy impacts (what, you don’t?) an event set for this summer should be a real hoot.
The good folks at NASA are going to crash two spaceships into the moon. Oh yeah, they’re trying to make it sound like some kind of science mission to find water [...]
Bacon madness
“This will ruin my taste for bacon forever. You owe me big time.”
This was only one of the comments I got the other day while trying out an item dropped on my desk by an anonymous co-worker (whose last name rhymes with “staygar”).
Thanks to this person I have now alienated half the newsroom and more than a [...]
Cutting out the pork
With the stimulus bill moving through Congress, we’ve heard a lot about pork projects these days, but leave it to my colleague Sheila Hagar to point out a proposal that actually has a real squeal factor.
Click here to check it out.
Personally, I’m surprised this hasn’t gotten some real traction in Oregon. You would think the [...]
Caucus quote(s)
Some snippets from the Democrats special caucus to pick a replacement for the late Bill Grant…
“Perhaps not one of the best last names for a candidate.” (George Fearing introducing himself)
“Are you in a ‘movement’ moment or are in an ‘organizing’ moment?” (Demo party chairman Dwight Pelz discussing party organization and the Obama candidacy)
“You’re probably glad [...]
