FUN WITH A GREEN MARKER
As your legal counsel, however, I strongly advise that you only engage in this type of vandalism in the realm of your imagination.
View ArticleWHEN GOOD INTENTIONS MAKE BAD BAD ART
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View ArticleWHAT HAPPENED TO HONEST OPINIONS?
I watched the above video of a recent teabagger protest thinking some wingnuts might give me a hearty chuckle.But midway through the video, I remembered that a majority of Americans now disapprove of...
View ArticleTHE PASSION OF YOUTH IN AMERICA
How can one video clip simultaneously be the funniest video ever and the saddest video ever?(Thanks: Mahmoud M.)
View ArticleTHE PASSING OF GINA HOTTA
Very sad news...Word comes down from the Bay Area that Gina Hotta died last night, apparently from a heart attack. If you were involved in Asian American community issues in the Bay Area, it would be...
View ArticleDEMOCRATS: PUBLIC OPTION? NO. ABSTINENCE EDUCATION? YES.
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View ArticleTHE DEATH OF THE FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Missy does not approveI realize the American Music Awards are only slightly more relevant than the Golden Space Needle Awards and the Little People's Choice Awards.But today's list of AMA nominations...
View ArticleTHE ULTIMATE EMAIL JUXTAPOSITION
This is what the top of my inbox currently looks like. The first email is a link to an article about how our government is failing to protect us from bad food. The second email is from Quiznos...
View ArticleLOUISIANA JUDGE DENIES MARRIAGE LICENSE TO INTERRACIAL COUPLE
Not Good for Children?Breaking news from AP that is unrelated to kids in flying balloons:A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of...
View ArticleTHE LONG ROAD STAYS LONG
Some quick thoughts this morning.First, it is really hard to believe it's been an entire year since Obama's election. I'll say this much - in politics (as it is in sports), it's more fun playing...
View ArticleTHE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Apparently, one year is enoughI have spent the last year convincing myself that Glenn Beck, teabaggers, Sarah Palin, birthers, people who think President Obama is a Muslim socialist who wants to kill...
View ArticleTHE FUNNIEST EPISODE OF GROWING PAINS EVER
Holy cow, that Mike Seaver is funny! I bet Mike lost a bet with Boner and so now he has to star in this video making ridiculous statements like "our kids can no longer pray in public" with a straight...
View ArticleNEW DECADE, NEW PHOTO
Blogging in the new decade will commence shortly.In the meantime, please enjoy this photo, which was provided to me by Mr. Wang (and presumably paid for by his extended relatives).
View ArticleTRANSGENDER WOMAN APPOINTED TO COMMERCE
Bringing T to the PartyLet me begin this post by (re)stating that I am an advocate for transgender rights. I believe in full equality for all LGBT people and support the inclusion of trans rights in...
View ArticleBEST QUOTES OF 2009
As I've done for the past few years (click to see 2005 2006 2007 or 2008), I wrote down all the unbelievable, outrageous, inspiring, insipid, bewildering, or hilarious statements made this calendar...
View ArticleHEATROCKS FOR HAITI
The original "heatrocks for charity" campaign came about after Katrina. The folks at Soulstrut.com, a record collecting/hip-hop/whateverelse message board I spend way too much time on got together and...
View ArticleAKEBONO vs. STEVE PERRY
When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time listening to Journey and playing their songs on the piano while others sang. (Side trivia: Steve Perry is from my hometown.)During those days, my father...
View ArticleAMBASSADOR SWINGING PIPE
Dick Armey does not approvePakistani diplomat Akbar Zeb has now been rejected as Pakistan's ambassador to three countries: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain.Why? Because his name means...
View ArticleSLANTING LEFT
Given the news today of a new Gallup poll that suggests Asian Americans are largely left-leaning (as well as secular), Junichi and I decided to "chat" about the findings together.OW: Were you as...
View ArticleR.I.P. LONI DING
Damn, first Gina Hotta, now Loni? I can't even try to guess how many documentarians Loni trained at Berkeley during her many years there; it's safe to say however that she's been one of the giants in...
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