Brain Wave

Kraft's hostile takeover bid for Cadbury inspires serious action

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: An employee of Cadbury, dressed as a Gorilla which recently featured in a Cadbury advertising campaign, joins workers to show their support for Cadbury as they and their union Unite launch their campaign to protect the company's independence on December 15, 2009 in Birmingham, England. The historic confectioner is facing a hostile bid from food company Kraft. Workers and members of the union Unite held a meeting today and urged shareholders to resist selling up and to keep the compnay in British hands. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Content © 2009 Getty Images All rights reserved.

Photo: The Tiger Woods fire hydrant

WINDERMERE, FL - DECEMBER 01: A barricade is seen near a new fire hydrant at the entrance to the driveway of Tiger Woods' neighbor's home on December 1, 2009 in Windermere, Florida. Tiger Woods has not spoken with media or Florida Highway Patrol since he drove his SUV into the old fire hydrant and the tree to the right at the entrance to his neighbor's driveway at his Florida home in the early hours of November 27. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Content © 2009 Getty Images

Anarcho-syndicalism; or, a short course on politics

Lambert wasn't the champion, but he might sing 'We Are the Champions'

Reuters reported: "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert's performance with rock band Queen on the finale of the TV singing contest this week has the British band thinking about a new front man.

Imagine the "American Idol" runner-up singing, "We Are the Champions."

If that happened, no one could say that runner-up bit the dust.

Will he perform with the right "Body Language"?

Maybe if he has "One Vision."

(Comments are open: what other Queen lyrics apply to Lambert?)

 

Knocking on my door today

Two Hispanic women parked in my driveway and knocked on the side door.

"Oh," they said when they saw me. They weren't expecting a gringo, but I understood. We bought this house back in December, but pieces of mail sent to previous renters often are addressed to Hispanic names.

"We are looking for some Spanish people," said one of the women with a heavy accent. "We are preaching about the Bible," she said, gesturing into her big black pocketbook.

They said thank you and nodded and walked away.

Maybe she assumes gringos don't need the Word.

The Home-Schooling Advantage: A Dad's View

1. When the car breaks down on the side of a highway, it's a moment for expanding the kids' vocabulary.

2. Technological advances have made home-schooling easier. For example, most basic cable plans include access to PBS Kids, The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, and The Golf Channel.

3. Courses include Advanced Topics in Popular Culture, which is easy to teach when Dad is driving and really wants to listen to The Flaming Lips on the minivan's sound system.

4. A visit to the grocer’s produce section is an educational field trip, therefore tax-deductible.

5. Home-schooling encourages practical understandings of subjects like agriculture, botany, chemistry, and cultural heritage, especially when Dad breaks out the home-brewing kit.

- Colin Foote Burch
(c) copyright 2009 Colin Foote Burch

Three-year-old on not giving up

Watching Dora the Explora's exhortation to "Never give up," my three-year-old daughter told me:

"I didn't give up in my dance class. I winged it."

Winged it? Where'd she get that?!?!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, CNN

From all of us to all of you at CNN: 

Happy New Year! 

We like you more than Fox News!

Any day!

Now, from some Bushmills...

Don Lemon, YOU ROCK!

Don Lemon has to be the coolest anchor / reporter on CNN.

Don, may I please work for you?!?!

You and Erica Hill are saving this New Year's Eve coverage...

: )=)

Now, Lynyrd Skynard, complete with Confederate Flag

All right, CNN has its New Year's Eve coverage with Kathy Griffin of "suck it, Jesus!" fame -- and now, coverage of Lynyrd Skynard, complete with a Confederate Flag tied around the lead singer's microphone.

CNN -- POLITICALLY INCORRECT AT LAST!!!! 

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