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Shaq puts LA home up for sale.

Shaunie O'Neal was quoted while giving a tour of the family's 18-bedroom Los Angeles mansion, which she says the family has outgrown and which is now on the market for $7.5 million.

Selling the mansion, Shaunie O'Neal said, was the family's intention whether Shaq remained with the Lakers or not. The timing of Shaq's demand for a trade has increased the focus on the transaction.

Thanks to brother Bharath for the link and highlight. Perhaps the O'Neals should read this.

From the mind of DP:

Beastie Boys political frogger.

Photo Hunt It's not virtual soccer or shuffleboard, but what'ya expect?

Quiz - Dog Toy or Sex Toy? Depending on what your partner looks like, it could be both.

Thanks Derek.

Talk amongst yer selves. And if you come up with a new poll topic, that would be cool too. Oh, and I was wrong, apparently Spider-Man 2 is the bee's knees. Go consume. And don't blow your hand off.

Why we need the draft back, according to a Nixon speech writer. But the nation also needs a draft because it is one proven mechanism to bring unity to our rapidly separating parts. It needs a draft to provide that common civic grammar that encompasses those who have served and their families and friends. It needs a draft to honor, and to even out, the sacrifices we call upon our young to make for our nation.

Good idea, man. Let's bring society together by killing a bunch of our young people.

CNET editor says he can drive, talk, e-mail and eat just fine, thanks. As I sit here in an airport wanting to track down everyone responsible for making cell phones a reality, I'm calling bullshit on this assclown and his studies. I'd challenge him to go out on a bicycle sometime. I'm not even talking in traffic. I'm talking somewhere *near* cars. You'll start fearing for your life within 5 minutes, much less actually being in traffic with a Soccer mom in her excursion with the 19 spawn in the back. I gaurantee you, whatever you're talking about in the car can wait. It did 5 years ago. And while I'm at it, no one in the airport wants to hear how important you are, even if you were denied your upgrade. I think I'm gonna make a shirt - Hang Up and Shut Up. Ah well.

Should the US have mandatory military service? I'm talking military here - toting guns and going to war, not celaning up our neighborhoods or joining Americorps. No exemptions, no exceptions, everyone serves.

New M5 details. 507 HP V10 @ 7750 RPM. Who says F1 tech doesn't trickle down? Pneumatic valves in 2012? For those keeping track at home, this has more power than a Viper, although it's down 117 lb-ft. It's all almost enough to make the car attractive.

A little glimpse at Tour Tech. Just to wet the appetite.

Dancing Saddam, Osama, and GWB available. A Turkish distributor lining up stores in Iraq to sell Chinese made dolls. Awesome. Some good news out of Iraq, which is nice.

Lillipods - waterproof iPod storage. Seems like a cool idea. I'm a big fan of these little companies that start up to scratch an itch and are using the Web as their main (or only) point of purchase.

56 deceits in F 9/11. Some of these are classified as deceits and actually are, but some of them are just obvious to anyone with a pulse and should be taken off the list for the simple reason of bringing the rest of it down. e.g. - the Britney Spears one. Ones like the school incident are matters of opinion, and in this case, the opinion of the school principal vs. the viewers. Again, just take it off the list.

Lance takes second in 3.8 mile prologue. Ullrich and Hamilton are back a bit, but it's a long race. Hamilton's time trial ride. Unbelievable bike. And in case you were wondering what kinds of wheels some of them are rocking (although not Armstrong on this stage), check this out. 16 seconds over 40k. The full-on real-deal wrap-up with great pics.

Moore says downloads of F 9/11 okay. The distributor is not so happy. So he apparently cracked the whole no distributor thing, at least for people with huge connections.

Spiderman 2 spoof in Legos. Pretty damn awesome. Quicktime or WMV formats.

A real slice of college. I'm still laughing at this after about 5 minutes. If you're uptight or have no sense of humor, don't click through.

Congratulations!!! Congratulations to Bharath and Anagha on their forthcoming nuptials and recent home acquisition. Cheers to Big Brown and his fiance. One can only hope the hat doesn't make it to the wedding. Joiner, I'm looking in your direction.

Remember the Washingtonienne? She's back. With a picture. For those just joining the action, this is the ho that was nailing all the dudes and then wrote a blog about it. She got fired when her boss, the Senator, found out. Previous bhendrix.com coverage.

Light bulbs that de-smell the air. I was skeptical as hell of these things, but apparently they really work. Guaranteed.

10 year followup on 'Hoop Dreams' stars. Interesting to see what they're doing now and how their lives have changed. Also in this vein is 'The Last Shot' by Darcy Frey, a good, quick read about basketball in Coney Island. Cameo by Stephon Marbury included.

Lance back in Yellow. His team kicked the living crap out of everyone in the Team Time Trial today.
Hamilton is in 8th 36 seconds back. USPS averaged 32 mph over a 40 mile course. UPDATE This link has been updated with a much bigger story and lots of great pics. -> The full results. The times on the right in this one are in minutes.seconds. Be afraid.

I'm pretty much without net access this week, and between work and the Percentage Tour (30 miles is really freakin' far) I'm out of time as well. So post away. I'll update this weekend and I get a cable modem next Tuesday.

A brief reminder that Anchorman opens today. For the love of god, go see it. Also, I believe this weekend on SNL is the Best of Will Ferrell Vol II (can someone confirm?). So sit, watch, enjoy.

Big Jim Steel is cooler than you. Bask in his ability to hang out with Dan from the Dan Band. And if you don't know who the Dan Band is, pop in your copy of Old School. I Fuckin' need you more than ever. Thanks to Cara for this one (that's her brother on the left). Lots of updates tonight. Promise. Really. I swear.

Tell the Senate that gay marriage should not be Constitutionally banned. It's up for debate currently and the vote could be as soon as tomorrow (Wednesday). Sign the petition, call your senators, do something. I'm fighting an uphill battle against beastiality-loving Santorum, but now might be a good time to get involved (you know, before you get drafted).

Jet Blue slashes ticket costs. For fall fares purchased in the next few weeks. Many other carriers have already done the same. Woohoo.

If anybody has any suggestions for getting a Linksys wireless access point to work, please let me know. I've got a cable modem. Cable modem works when plugged into computer. Computer can see and attach to the access point. But the router doesn't seem to pick up an IP address from the cable modem. It shows all 0's on the config screen. So any ideas are welcome. I've rebooted everything many, many times, so I think I've exhausted that route.

How to make a flamethrower... for real. Many, many thanks to DP for this one.

Home Depot babes in Playboy. According to naj, based on the caption to her picture, it's not hard to see why she's working at the 'pot. Thanks to him for the link.

Saddam's gold AK I expect Master P already has a bid in on it, but you never know. Thanks to Eugene for this one.

Recruits for National Felons' League starting early.
“Williams' lawyers said it was important to the school that the player will not have a felony conviction, and the judge agreed.”
“Williams admitted violating probation imposed for a Pembroke Pines stereo shop burglary in 2002 by getting arrested during a recruiting visit to the University of Florida in January.”
“He was placed on probation for a year last week in Gainesville after pleading no contest to a felony count of setting off hotel fire extinguishers and misdemeanor battery for hugging a woman without her permission.”
Bharath says to keep in mind that this kid will be a millionaire in a few years. Thanks to him for the link and quotes.

Couple has sex at a concert... on stage. This is NOT safe for work. NOT. Pictures included. DP posted it in the Comments, but Megan sent it first. Thanks to both of them.

California education chief calls preschooler 'stupid dirty girl' I think the best part is that the guy apologized, the mom is cool with it, and the little girl seems fine too. Just the NAACP and others are keeping it going. Oh well. Arjen says he let the pet name of the 6 year old from the night before slip accidently. I would point out that he's not a Catholic priest. Thanks to Arjen for the link.

Eugene posted this cool link to a really expensive car. That reminded me of the similar looking (but not related) LeMans car that flipped. This being the net, there's a video. It's over here. Scroll to the bottom where it says 'Backflip videos: Porsche GT198 & Mercedes CLR '. The Mercedes guy was okay, but not sure about the Porsche. There's a good explanation of the Merc flip over here.

Ditka is thinking about running for the Illinois Senate seat. Jim McMahon was going to run, but they told him he had to take off the headband. That makes a baker's dozen, Bob. Thanks to Blum for the link.

Big Bricker is gonna be 30. Party. It's an open invite, so if you know Brick, or just like hanging in Chi-town, head on out. I'll be there, so what more could you really ask for?

New Old Pics. Thanks to Burch for these.

James R grows a set. Bean and Cara got Jim good. Oh man, they got him good.

Bush campaign pissed about celebrity fund raiser remarks by Kerry and guests. Here's a note to both sides: NO ONE CARES. Get over yourselves. If you had used the news cycle to actually promote your views on actual, real issues that affect actual, real people, it would have been appreciated. And of course, I've got to give it up to the media for reporting on this, instead of things that actually matter.

Man isn't charged after he assaults the man who raped him and left him for dead... after they were placed in the same jail cell. If that's not karma, I don't know what is. I would've let him castrate the guy, then make him eat his balls, then light him on fire, and then kill him. 6 years out of a 17 year sentence? And we have people in jail for drugs? Right. Good choice, parol board.

Promo for Hold Your Own Boobs magazine. Features Sara Michelle Gellar and Mr. Ferrell. Not safe for work, but oh so funny.

Article about the Tour and pain. Some good insight into what these guys are doing to themselves. About 1/2 way into my own little tour, I'd like to just say that they are inhuman.

Quiet day on the Tour. No change in the overall classifications. Armstrong is still at 9:35 back. Hamilton at 10:18. Tons of others right in there. The race is in the mountains, and they are coming. And hell's following with them. Here's the full run-down for today. The break group of 3 was up almost 8 minutes today. Yesterday's stage was pretty cool simply because a Frenchman took it home in style (Virinque) on Bastille Day, and a Frenchman has the yellow as well.

Everyone here at bhendrix.com would like to throw a big congratulations over to (Red) Tom Scanlon for hanging around while his wife brought their daughter Kate Elizabeth into the world on July 9th. According to Bryan, Mom, Baby, and Dad are all doing fine. The pics are up over at bweather.com. Stogies all around.

Explanation of why antifreeze tastes pretty good. I've never downed any myself, but apparently it ain't half bad. That is, before it blinds you or kills you. Thanks to Rollins for the link.

Naked dude stuck under gate all night in Norway. I'm guessing this 'fine beef' was probably closer to Tom's Grade D. Thanks to Shek for this one.

This is all DP's fault. It's going on his permanent record.
hulk's diary

man jailed for shooting off testicles (Thanks to CB for this one as well) If a man loses his junk, bhendrix.com will be there to cover it. I'd like to thank him personally for taking himself out of the gene pool.

man turns thought into action

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condom head man

winnebago man... Not safe for work - foul language (and lots of it)

Also, on a side note, my wireless access point is now working. Thanks for all suggestions. Apparently the key step was plugging everything in and then holding the 'Reset' button for 30 seconds. At least I don't have to hold it in while powering off to save all my Ruppies. Thanks to Linksys for writing a help article entitled 'How to connect a wireless access point to Comcast high speed internet.' Gotta love the web.

Gates foundation steps up AIDS contribution from $50 million to $150 million. Glad to see it's not all going to waste.

Fighting the smoking ban. I love it, but it really only works if you do it uniformly.

The Huffy Green machine. Big wheels are back, baby. Slicks in back for optimum shenanigans. Sweet.

Couple arrested for anti-Bush shirts at Bush appearance. Great to live in the US with all this freedom.

That's Just Not Right.com They track all the jailbait (some not so much anymore) that was on a Vanity Fair cover a while back. It really is just not right. But entertaining. Not safe for work.

A Bunch of Bush-isms There's some classics in here.

Krugman weighs in on what Enron's collapse has brought. This is the kind of thing that really scares me.

Bobby Fischer was detained in Japan yesterday. Does anybody know why a chess match would be prohibited under any sort of sanctions? I'm a little confused. If they photograph him, I'd love to see the pic.

In case you missed out on some of this stuff, the vote in the Senate died for now. 48 votes in favor. Ditka is not running for office, dashing the hopes and dreams of millions of comics (and SNL writers). Whoopi got shit-canned by Slim Fast as their spokesperson for her 'hate-fest' comments. I'm still not sure how the logic works for this - someone going to buy a diet drink thinks, "I better not buy Slim Fast because Whoopi called Bush a vagina or bush or whatever"? Who thinks like that? Oh well. It's their company. They can do what they want.

Time article about big wave surfing. Not terribly in depth, but a good overview. Stacy Peralta's movie - Riding Giants - is playing around the country now. So go check it out.

Sara leaves us. So after 4 years with the Firm, Sara decided she'd be better off at U Mich getting some sort of degree in basket weaving or some such thing. So she (and by she I mean her Mom) threw us an awesome bash. A good time was had by all. My toenails are almost back to their natural coloring.

Sandy Bullock is dating Jesse James. Yes, that one. This is just wedding gossip, but anyway, it's just so weird I had to post it.
Miss Congeniality star Sandra Bullock and her beau Jesse James have sparked speculation they're planning to wed, after they were spotted shopping for diamond rings. Eyewitnesses say the love birds were seen at the Neil Lane store in Los Angeles on June 26, lingering over "a very large cushion cut" diamond engagement ring. Both stars' representatives insist the two were at the diamond store shopping for "gifts". But pals tell America's Star magazine that as soon as James' divorce to porn star Janine Lindemulder is finalized the pair will wed. The marriage would mark the third trip down the aisle for TV tough guy James, while it would be the first for Bullock, who in the past has been romantically linked to Tate Donovan, Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Gosling.

Debunking the debunkers. Burch, avert your eyes. It's about F 9/11. Anyway, it's a follow up to the last thing I posted about the 'deciets' in the movie. I dunno. Coast Guard?

The ESPY award winners. Lance took home Best Male athlete. Ryan Nyquist took best Action Sports athlete for being eXtreme. I'm a little curious as to how they even came up with the nominees for that second one. Not nominating Danny Way (and having him win) is a travesty. The guy isn't human. Apparently ESPN only considers the Action Sports world that happens within the friendly confines of their network.

Bush and Co. hold up $34 million in international family planning aid. They're saying China is coercing families into having abortions, but the evidence seems to indicate otherwise. Good plan. In related, abstinence-only education, the textbooks are toilet paper. Good plan guys. Tell a bunch of high school kids not to have sex. That'll get rid of those pregnant teens and the STDs. I wish Larry Flynt would put up another $1million bounty for all the ass that W tapped before he was married.

Some mind-benders and jig-saw puzzles. A few good ones in there.

Bikini Bounce.com I'm assuming this isn't safe for work, but there ya' go. Thanks to Eugene (who I'm assuming is really excited about the new iPods) for this one.

Soldier charged with cowardice after seeking couseling. Cowardice is punishable by death. They downgraded the charges then dropped them when they figured out that the guy is actually messed up. Who woulda thunk? Thanks to Bharath for this one.

Dude gets finger stuck in gas tank. He was smart enough to know gas would get the gum off his shoe but not smart enough to know the filler tube is pretty freakin' long (compared to a finger, anyway)? Thanks to Eugenetics for this one.

People hanging themselves on meat hooks. For fun. Anytime the word 'ruckus' appears in a story, you know it's good. Thanks to Billy M. for this one.

2006 All Star game probably at PNC Park. Excellent news and a good opportunity to show off an awesome park. Thanks to Andy for this one.

New firmware available for older iPods as well. Lots of cool features for those not upgrading to the new ones. My resolve is weakening, but I still hold hope for the new Creative Zen. 24 hour battery life is huge.

Today I bought 25 ft. of Coax cable, a Phillips head screw driver, 2 contact cases, a pitching wedge*, a tube of tooth paste, and a bottle of hair gel for $19. At the same store. Two blocks from my apartment. God Bless America. Seriously. Also, if you haven't had Kiwi Strawberry Snapple, I feel sorry for you. It's a tasty beverage. This web site has just jumped the shark. Bring on the banner adds.
*Pitching wedge not actually purchased. It was a nine iron.**
**Nine iron not actually purchased. Movie reference only.

Linda Ronstadt tossed from Aladdin after dedicating a song to Mike Moore.
That dedication angered some Aladdin guests who spilled drinks, tore down posters and demanded their money back, said casino spokeswoman Sara Gorgon.Seriously, what the fuck? If she dedicates a song to Cheney, do I get to do the same thing? How about if she dedicates one to Jesus? How about "It's raining men" going out to all Catholic Priests everywhere? Then do I get to behave like a god damn moron?

I've professed my love for it before, but here's the new 911. Man oh man. Which one do you think Seinfeld gets? On the other side of the coin, here are the proposed new F1 rules. Less downforce, lower power, and worse tires. Good move. In the same way shooting your own testicles is a good move.

How they time and score the Tour. A really good explanation of how they figure it all out.

An excellent comedy piece on the lyrical battles being dropped in the Senate.
“Once again,” Mr. Cheney replied (quite obviously quoting a lyric from Ice Cube’s 1990 album, “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted”), “it’s on.”

Video of dude going a little nuts on his girlfriend after beating her at Rock Paper Scissors. There's a ton of other stuff here as well, so have at it.

Photos of a moose vs. car accident. They're a little gory if you're a moose lover. Moose are tall. Cars are usually not.

Photoshop versions of Disney movies Walt would be making today. The one with Snoop is a classic.

Netflix for Hand Bags. Going out to, well, every woman I know. Get a new bag whenever you want for a flat fee.

Live Coverage of the Tour. If you didn't catch last Friday and Saturday's stages, they were amazing. Armstrong is the man to beat, but as of this morning, he's ~20 seconds back of Voekler, who is a Sorkin-like character at this point (Stackhouse or something.) There's are really good wrapups at Cycling News and at OLN. Thanks to JT for the kick in the butt. UPDATE Armstrong took the stage win over Basso after reeling in a breakaway, which included Ullrich. He's now in the Yellow 1'25" ahead of Basso. It's on.

Sport Jeopardy from ESPN. Many thanks to JT for this one.

A good wrapup of today's Tour stage. They also look forward to tomorrow, where they're time trialing up Alpe d'Huez. There's some interesting first-person accounts of it here and here. And last but not least, if you're wondering what Lance is going to be running, here's a sneak peek. Which also proves that all famous people know each other. He rides with the Wallflowers' guitarist?

New York, Florida, California, and Texas form a lobbying group. They're complaining about their lack of federal aid/assistance, which I could see in Florida and Texas, which rank 47th and 44th respectively in per capita aid, but New York is 3rd, and California is 27th, only a couple dollars per person below the national average. This is post-9/11 data (2002), but even in 2000, NY was 5th in per capita aid. The 2002 stats. Thanks to Sperl for the link.

Inmates bust out, buy beer. Come back. Twice. Sam points out that this reminds him of ... everyone he knows. At least they came back. Thanks to Sperl for the link.

Editor's Charity Challenge. Bunch of magazine editors are given $25k to build awesome rides using only eBay motors. I'd have to put some money on the M3. If the Gixxer is going straight up against any of the cars, the contest is over. Thanks to Eugene for this one.

The Kids are All Right. New governmental study says US kids are doing well overall. Which is some good news.

Live coverage of the Tour in text form. These guys may be drinking (heavily) today, because they keep making all these jokes. It would be like Art commenting on buggy. Anyway, Lance starts at 10:58 EST, and should finish in under 40 minutes, so the whole thing should be totally wrapped up by 11:40 EST. UPDATE Lance Takes it home 1'01" ahead of Ullrich, who was second. He crushed Basso (who started 2 minutes ahead and Armstrong passed) by 2'23" on Stage that took 39'41". Best entry of the day:
17:36 CEST
Armstrong leaves Basso in his wake as he comes in to the last kilometre, taking heed of the "Rip their balls off Lance" signs painted on the road.

Krispy Kreme selling frozen donut drinks. These scare me. Thanks to naj for this one.

From the randomness of DP comes the following gems:
guess the sitcom character/dictator
W.V. man blows up a portable toliet
Technics' digital turntable Loads mp3s and stuff - possibly the future of pika parties

Alig G's commencement to Harvard. Thanks to Prommel for this one. Also, his movie, which I think only came out in the UK, is pretty damn funny.

I changed the archives so hopefully it's a little easier to browse through. One less thing to worry about, you know? So feel free to waste the rest of today and tomorrow on 1,849* Entries and 3,417* Comments. *Numbers not exaggerated. Yoi.

Doctors grow new penis on boy's arm. It's got a picture, which is tremendous. Thanks to Emily M, longtime reader, first time poster.

Jenna Bush sticks her tongue out at the press. I don't know why I find this funny, but it just is. Glad I'm not on the campaign trail. USA Today would have an expose on middle fingers and my face. Know what, let's make this an impromptu Caption Madness. So caption away.

Armstrong takes another stage. This is the last one in the mountains. He took it by a fraction of a second. Ullrich hung with him the whole way. He's got a 4 minute lead. The team race is quite interesting, as only 51 seconds seperate T-Mobile (Ullrich and Co.) and USPS. USPS is currently leading.

A first-hand account of suspicious activity on an aircraft. This is a really strange story. Thanks to Philippe for it.

George released from Titans. As Andy points out, my dynasty is over. Curse the day. Thanks to him for the link.

Aston Martin V8 Vantage coming soon. Something about a car on a track just warms my heart. I did this one a while ago, but there you go. And in other update-type news, here's the Italian police's Gallardo. Ahh, to be a civil servant.

Mouse-driven Etch-A-Sketch Those wacky Cornell kids are at it again. Neato.

iPod bartender - Podtender Store a ton of drink recipes on your iPod. I figured the only one most iPod owners needed was 'Cold PBR', but I guess I was wrong.

If you're a code jockey, you'll probably find this pretty funny. All the swears that were in the Netscape source code versions 3 & 4. I don't know anyone who'd actually do this. I mean, geez.

Fake PUMA adds better than any real add. These are great. Too bad they're fake. Or arrrre they?

Conversational Cheap Shots. For fun, see how many you can spot in the archives.

NOVA piece on Time Travel. Listen to Sagan, think like Al. Learn something new.

Side by Side comparison of the Matrix vs. Dark City. In case you were wondering what Keifer Sutherland was doing in 1998. They had the same art director so maybe that explains some of it.

Tipping a car over. No word on how Arjen was involved, but you never know with that guy.

4 word movie reviews. Link goes to the top 100 page. Some of these are pretty clever.

Bill in Congress to make anything illegal that "intentionally induces" a person to infringe copyright. So, for example, if it was decided the iPod fell into this category, it would be illegal. Or your TiVO. I wish all these guys would sit down with their grandkids and figure out how people are currently listening to music, and how most people aren't out to be criminals. From Slashdot. Head over there for the full rundown.

Interview with a demo guy. He talks a fair bit about 9/11 but about the art of destroying buildings. Pretty interesting stuff.

LEDS may replace lightbulbs in the near future. RPI prof figured out how to focus them to produce less heat and more light.

One wheeled Segway. It's called the Eunicycle. It's built by the same guy that threw down the home-built Segway last year.

Short Bus Rampage. The Short Bus is on a rampage. Run over kids, avoid the cops. The sound effects are priceless.

Buggy Porn - 2003 & 2004 races + Psyche tapes on ONE DVD!! Go over there, send a check, and get your race on. (You have to be a CMU Pike) I'll wait while you do. Seriously. Get going. Thanks to Stow for the heads up.

State of the GED. The article is sort of interesting, but the stat that caught my eye was the statewide percentage of people who don't have high school diplomas. Over 25% in Mississippi, Kentucky, and Louisianna. That's one in 4. What is going on?

Hefty Beauty Wins Miss Chubby Contest From Bean-O, who only sent it once.

Fake AK-47s making Russians unhappy. I'll let Sam take it from here, as I fell off his train of thought.
At my first glance, it looks like exactly the same arguement that the record companies, Hollywood, and software companies are making.

Except, in this case, it's the US government encouraging the infringing. I will also feel less bad (if that is possible) about people that download music while record companies do not provide semi cheap competative alternatives such as a pay per song library, a lower cost DVD (perhaps without millions of extras), and Extremely Lite Photoshop for $5.

Way to go defense department.
I think DVDs are a pretty good deal at this point -ed

How Spiders build webs. Lots of cool graphics and pics.

How is it that you can be really good at doing something you absolutely hate, yet completely suck at something you love? How does that come to pass?

New Transformers Movie Thanks to Bharath for this one.

More from DP's adventures on the inter-web
evil dentist
a little car humor (i think)

Soccer Mom overreacted to 'terrorists'. This is a follow up from the story about the woman who saw lots of Middle Eastern men on her flight doing things like opening and closing overhead bins and going to the bathroom.

Gillette razors given to Dem. Convention attendees. Taken by security. Never can be too careful with those things. If you were to take 5 or 6 apart, weld them together (TiG or MiG, not sure which), you could probably hurt someone. Thanks to Jef for this one, who assures me the phrase 'T Bag Search' was on the front of Boston.com yesterday.

Doctors Without Borders is pulling out of Afghanistan. They have two main concerns: 1. Unsatisfied with investigation into the killing of their people 2. "co-optation of humanitarian aid" by the U.S. military, a reference to concerns that American forces blur the boundary between military and humanitarian work. So that's not a happy start to a Wednesday.

Florida Voting results wiped out They were from a past election, but what if this kind of stuff is happening on election day? This election is going to be a complete mess. Good thing it will be so close.

Warp-up of last night at the Democratic Convention. I've been watching this stuff this week, and it's been pretty good. I really enjoyed Clinton's speech as well as Obama's speech. For more info about Obama, head Over here. Thanks to Shek for the links and the motivation.

Sorting out the O'Hare mess. Not that this helps all the horror stories from there, but maybe it'll improve soon.

New Streets album out. Short profile piece from CNN.

The New Vette. This thing is nuts. It can keep up with a Viper and a 911 and goes for $45,000. Who else is there? The M3? Don't even think about mentioning a rally car of some sort. Wow.

Here's the DNC wrap-up from Shek:
I was particularly fond of Sharpton, I thought it was a great speech even
though it ran over.
Sharpton's Speech and of course,
Here's Edwards' Thanks Shek.
I thought Sharpton was hillarious. The donkey/mule thing was great, along with the 'Read my lips' line.

I finished with my Percentage Tour (as of last Sunday) and I ended up at 10.5%, or about 210 miles. It's not nearly what I had hoped for, but then again, I could only ride from 6:30-9:00, I didn't go out if it was already raining, and I couldn't ride Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays. When I was able to go out, I rode the 20% figure for that day, and usually a little more to catch up. I learned a few things, so here they are (in no particular order):

• Everyone that finishes the real Tour is inhuman. The distances they ride day in and day out at the pace they keep is unbelievable. My hat is off to them.
  
• It would be helpful to have Floyd Landis, George H., or Eki to tow me up some of the steep hills.
  
• Road bikes are much better over long distances than mountain bikes with knobbies. But you make due with what ya' got.
  
• Everyone on a bike or running is really nice to you, especially in Maine.
  
• People in cars should be treated like they are all blind morons. Then you'll *almost* get hit instead of actually getting hit.
  
• Anyone over age 50 driving a Buick or Cadillac needs to have their drivers' test every year. No exceptions.
  
• Bike computers with an altimeter, a heart rate monitor, and cadence features are fun to play with. Bonus points if you can download the stats to your computer.
  
• When you're reading said bike computer using the light from lightning, it may be time to go in.
  
• Getting the song 'Landslide' stuck in your head will drive you insane after approx. 18 miles. Divide by 3 for the Dixie Chicks version. Multiply by 1.5 for Smashing Pumpkins.
  
• The difference between 26 miles and 32 miles is mental.
  
• Bugs in your mouth suck. Bugs in your eyes suck more.
  
• You're never really as lost as you think. Just keep going. It'll make sense eventually.
  
• Rabbits and squirrels will always get out the way. Geese and children will not.
  
• Lance Armstrong doesn't know anything about data warehousing, and he didn't design 10% of a data warehouse this month. (Assumed)