Fresh, Hot Wastes of Time

You know… it’s pictures like this that really brighten up my day.

I think I just peed.

Today they announced the 8 finalists for the memorial at the WTC site. This one made me cry. I also liked this one, but I think it’s impractical. This one is also very moving.

I think that the most striking is the reflecting pools. If you’ve ever been to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., you know how a quiet, austere monument can be incredibly moving. The reflecting pools, which retain the footprint of the towers, looks like it will have the same kind of quiet dignity.

The seeing-eye cat is back, this time on an adventure with a seeing-eye dog.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer:

Bush told his senior aides Tuesday that he “didn’t want to see any stories” quoting unnamed administration officials in the media anymore, and that if he did, there would be consequences, said a senior administration official who asked that his name not be used.

“If you have to do that to feel good about yourself, you don’t have much going for you,” Broder says. “I feel sorry for everyone involved.”

Sometimes the voices make me want to burn things. Especially after watching something like this.

Is anyone surprised that the Western world is obsessed with weight issues?

Y’all have to check this webpage out. It’s got everything from Dolly Parton singing “Stairway to Heaven” to Abba songs in Hindi. The out-takes from Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis recording a promo nearly made me wet my pants.