This one goes on a bit, but bear with me. It's important.

I dunno, but he makes some compelling arguments.

Money quote in the article:

"As I said in my newspaper column this week, three wise men showed up to honor the baby Jesus way back when. And if corporate executives are not wise enough to emulate that, well, those of us who respect Christmas might look elsewhere." -- Bill O'Reilly, naturally

Yep, that's right--we DEMAND the commercialization of Christmas! Not using Christ's Birthday as an advertising slogan is just...just...Secular Humanism!

Er..., wait a minute...I mean, SECULAR HUMANISM! Oh, the horror!

But then again, why tempt fate?

In which the pointed reluctance of my coworkers to meet my gaze is interpreted as a primal collective-unconscious fear of my long-dormant ability to turn them all TO STONE.

Okay, I've got some ideas for posts, but haven't sat down to do them yet. In the meantime, why don't you enjoy a sampling of the worst lines of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror writing ever assembled?

Example:

`A few hours had passed since they had been pulled away from the moon. A few hours and millions of miles. The moon was no longer visible, not even as a star. The whole thing was so crazy, weird and far-out. It was as though they were floating in a giant vacuum.' -- Sara Cavanaugh, A Woman in Space

With thanks to Thog the Mighty.

My buddy Jon at JonWorld comes through again with the monstrous and the bizarre. Today's headline:

Python Bursts After Trying to Eat Live Gator.

With picture!

Seriously.

Via my good buddy Jon at Jonworld, I discovered this news item that shows for the first time an actual freakin' GIANT SQUID in its natural habitat. An honest to god sea monster, no freakin' lie.

UPDATE: Wikipedia has updated its giant squid article with a better pic and loads of info.

I can't begin to tell you how cool I find this news.

...to Crooks and Liars--they have so much good stuff every day, it really makes me feel like I'm sitting on my thumbs here.

For instance, today:

Bill Maher's New Rules and the Nature of Evil

And, but, also:
Listen to this and tell me if you wish he was still president.

Plus, as always, lots more wonderful, infuriating stuff.

Don't worry, though, my loyal reader (readers?)--I'm getting ready to ditch all the political blogging and go back to slice-of-life gems from the world of Scott. Just not right yet.

Teehee.

Oh, wait, that's not funny. It hurts. Because it's true.

Give this man the Nobel Prize.