And yes, if one is to eat a peep, eat it stale

It just tastes soooooo much better that way. Nuff said.

Thanks KT, for reminding me of this simple factoid of life ;o)

How to tell if your news source is biased

I think this is a simple test. And no, the answer is not "If it says Fox News at the bottom right hand corner of the screen," though that's also a good heuristic. But I'm trying to think of a heuristic that would apply to either side of the political spectrum. Here's how you tell. If you strongly agree or disagree with more than 75% of the commentaries or spin that you see, and find that more than 75% of the stories match your world view or are blatantly against it, it's biased. Because the reality, you see, doesn't match any set world view or political agenda and so if you have an unbiased news source you should be hearing things that confirm your hypotheses and beliefs, and things that do not, all from the same source. Some of it should fill you with that warm glow of "I knew it all along" and some of it should have you thinking "wtf?, why isn't it as I had expected?" If you're watching something and nodding your head all the damn time, with nary a pause for reappraisal, doubt, or reflection, you're not watching anything objective. More likely, you're being spoonfed a bunch of crap by people who think they know what you need or want to think. And that can be entertaining, and it can be comfortable, but it's probably not informative. Thus John Stewart, who I like a whole bunch, may just be biased. But he's not what I'd call a news source, or what I believe he'd call a news source, so that's ok. Fox News, on the other hand? You be the judge.

Touching From a Distance

I posted one video I found on this site and sent two others to friends, and then bookmarked some songs I need to listen to when I'm not supposed to be in bed. I figure I should just link to the blog and say a few words about it on my way to sleep. Um... unreasonably charming... whimsical... musical... analytical... and wonderfully British.

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Flying Penguins

This made me giggle, which probably means it's time for bed.

Live, Nude Peeps

When Roger Ebert linked to the Washington Post's Peep diorama, I thought, "Oh, how charming," but when I got there I discovered that the dioramas are serious business. Even Elayne Boosler wouldn't eat these peeps, especially not the nude peep in the runner-up art-class diorama.

Dedicated to Shifter, who likes his Peeps stale, like Elayne.

Video link in the title, gallery link is here.