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"Think about what’s happening right now. We have a crisis in which the right is making insane..."

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:57:35 -0500

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Think about what’s happening right now. We have a crisis in which the right is making insane demands, while the president and Democrats in Congress are bending over backward to be accommodating — offering plans that are all spending cuts and no taxes, plans that are far to the right of public opinion.

So what do most news reports say? They portray it as a situation in which both sides are equally partisan, equally intransigent — because news reports always do that. And we have influential pundits calling out for a new centrist party, a new centrist president, to get us away from the evils of partisanship.

The reality, of course, is that we already have a centrist president — actually a moderate conservative president. Once again, health reform — his only major change to government — was modeled on Republican plans, indeed plans coming from the Heritage Foundation. And everything else — including the wrongheaded emphasis on austerity in the face of high unemployment — is according to the conservative playbook.

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- The Cult That Is Destroying America via Daring Fireball

"This could prevent some awkward beach encounters this summer: Turns out, urine does not ease the..."

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:24:00 -0500

“This could prevent some awkward beach encounters this summer: Turns out, urine does not ease the pain from jellyfish stings — regardless of what your “Friends” told you.”

- Urine doesn’t ease jellyfish stings, after all

The Chart That Should Accompany All Discussions of the Debt Ceiling - The Atlantic

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:30:09 -0500

The Chart That Should Accompany All Discussions of the Debt Ceiling - The Atlantic

Just a little bump.

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:09:53 -0500

Just a little bump.

Ticklish Koala

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:53:23 -0500

Ticklish Koala

"Bachmann was tagged Monday for referring to her home town of Waterloo, Iowa, where she made her..."

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:57:00 -0500

“Bachmann was tagged Monday for referring to her home town of Waterloo, Iowa, where she made her formal run announcement, as the birthplace of movie actor John Wayne. Waterloo is the home of John Wayne Gacy, a serial killer. The actor was born in Winterset, Iowa.”

- Michele Bachmann’s Moment: Can She Sustain It?

"I think I’m going to have a Coke with my lunch today,” said city Commissioner Randy..."

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:21:49 -0500

““I think I’m going to have a Coke with my lunch today,” said city Commissioner Randy Leonard, who oversees the Water Bureau.”

- Portland reservoir urination raises few health or scientific concerns — but it is pee

"I sincerely apologize for causing the public concern over the incident,” Col. Lee Bung-Woo,..."

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:20:36 -0500

““I sincerely apologize for causing the public concern over the incident,” Col. Lee Bung-Woo, spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday.”

- South Korean military apologizes for firing at commercial jet

Fully loaded iMac opening a bunch of applications at once. This...

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:22:25 -0500

Fully loaded iMac opening a bunch of applications at once. This is why I need a new iMac.

Great wedding photograph ideas. Wish I would have seen these...

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:16:14 -0500

Great wedding photograph ideas. Wish I would have seen these when I got married.

Shown for materials handling, but even after watching it...

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:19:54 -0500

Shown for materials handling, but even after watching it multiple times, my brain doesn’t want to believe it.

Awesome people hanging out together. Good stuff.

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:13:03 -0500

Awesome people hanging out together. Good stuff.

I hope The Onion posts this same article verbatim

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:52:48 -0500

I hope The Onion posts this same article verbatim

Hamster on a Swing

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:36:00 -0500

Hamster on a Swing

"It’s good,” said worker Jiang Yao. “It’s better for you because it’s..."

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:27:26 -0500

““It’s good,” said worker Jiang Yao. “It’s better for you because it’s genetically modified.””

- Chinese scientists genetically modify dairy cows to produce human breast milk | News.com.au

Endless Shampoo

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:45:22 -0500

Endless Shampoo

Tomato plant naming has gotten out of hand. It used to be your...

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:10:03 -0500

Park's Whopper

Mr. Stripey

Beefmaster

Better Bush

Husky Cherry Red

Big Beef

Tomato plant naming has gotten out of hand. It used to be your first pet’s name and the street you grew up on. Now it may just be what’s in your garden.

Insanely low fly over (fly at?)

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:54:10 -0500

Insanely low fly over (fly at?)

Time to move to Texas.

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:41:49 -0500

Time to move to Texas.:

Mighty Fine Burgers adds custom license plates

It doesn't blend?

eric@ericbyers.com (Eric Byers) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:44:57 -0500

It doesn't blend?:

Looks like the Blendtec has met it’s match.