Saturday Video Roundup: Child safety expert and former pedophile offers advice on making kids less attractive to predators
Ex-Pedophile Shares Tips On How To Make Your Kids Less Attractive
Read moreLittle boy heroically shoots, mutilates burglar
God Bless America! Little Boy Heroically Shoots, Mutilates Burglar
Read morePlease join with Scholars & Rogues as we take the anti-socialism pledge
We’re not sure who wrote this, but we sure do respect their courage in standing up to the Red Menace. Please print out the following, sign it, and return it to us as soon as possible: I, ________________________, do solemnly swear to uphold the principles of a socialism-free society and heretofore pledge my word that I shall strictly adhere to
Read moreOrganizations, fear and leadership
My wife, who’s working on her MBA, is currently wading through a class that focuses on leadership. The other night she observed that “there sure are a lot of people out there developing theories on leadership, aren’t there?” Well, yes, and for good reason. Most of those people are working to provide hooks for consulting practices, which can be pretty
Read moreFear is the organization killer
Once upon a time the business world was dominated by hierarchical organizations that derived both their structures and mechanistic management philosophies from military thinking that traces its lineage through Frederic the Great all the way back, literally, to the Roman legions. And by “once upon a time,” of course, I mean “at this very minute.” The truth is that way
Read moreReality is making us sick, and fantasy can’t cure us
You’re honey child to a swarm of bees Gonna blow right through you like a breeze Give me one last dance Well slide down the surface of things You’re the real thing Yeah the real thing You’re the real thing Even better than the real thing – U2 Fantasy stories, myths, legends, tall tales, fairy tales, horror, all these have
Read moreTunesDay: Du Hast
Question: Which of the following doesn’t belong with the rest? a: kittens b: bunnies c: rainbows d: unicorns flying out of your ass e: Rammstein Answer: Thx to Ubertramp for passing this along.
Read moreSaturday (Night) Video Roundup
Enjoy the lovely.
Read moreWhy do people steal music and what can the music industry do about it?
A lot of people want music but don’t want to pay for it. Moses Avalon’s latest examines some of the complexity surrounding the issue and looks at what it will take for the music industry to solve the problem. It is a law of commerce: you cannot sell something if there is no perceived value in it. You simply can’t.
Read moreWhat’s wrong with this picture?
The following image is from a new TV ad extolling the virtues of Sen. Mark Udall, Boulder Liberal Biparticrat. See if you can spot what’s wrong here. (Pardon the lens flare – I’m not much of a photographer.)
Read moreTunesDay: Go West, young man
You may not have heard of Adam Marsland. You may not have heard of his former band, Cockeyed Ghost. But as we’ve tried to demonstrate, time and time again, that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. Radio is a wasteland, the RIAA is waging a toxic war on the artist, and the explosion of media and Internet channels has so fractured and
Read moreThe Summer of Hate provides a watershed moment for “reasonable Republicans”
I’m not a Republican, but I know many people who are. I have GOP friends, co-workers and family members, and for that matter I used to be a Republican myself. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, to be sure. But it’s true. It’s no secret that I don’t agree with the GOP on much of anything
Read moreMichael Vick and the problem with forgiveness
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has conditionally reinstated former Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick, who was convicted of running a dogfighting ring in 2007. Vick served 23 months in federal prison, followed by two months of house arrest. Last Thursday the Philadelphia Eagles answered the question as to which team would sign a convicted dog-killer (there were 32 possible answers to the
Read moreSaturday Video Roundup: “War/No More Trouble”
More awesomeness from Playing for Change. Happy Saturday.
Read moreSqueaky free on parole
After three decades in jail, former Manson Family freak and would-be presidential assassin Lynnette “Squeaky” Fromme is free.
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