Random Acts of YouTube

Michael Jordan, showing us once again that he wasn't nicknamed "Air" for nothing:



If Jordan's wrist was really sore, it was probably from forcing up 37 shots against the Bullets the night before. Or craps. Continue Reading »

Memory Lane

"But until then, I'ma shine to the last sin/resurrect through the birth of my son, and live again."

Capone-N-Noreaga will never be accused of elevating the art. But I loved them nonetheless. Back in 1997, "The War Report" remained in steady rotation in my stereo system.


CAPONE N NOREAGA- TONY
Uploaded by jayvunbitch. - Music videos, artist interviews, concerts and more. Continue Reading »

Personal issues

Not that I've never shared a detail with friends about my modest exploits over the years, but recently resigned California Assemblyman Mike Duvall learned a very valuable lesson about not oversharing and being cautious near a hot mic:

For those of you not wanting to watch it all, OC Weekly provides some of married, 54-year old, totally overweight and unattractive Duvall's raunchy ramblings, which he obviously didn't know were being recorded:

She wears little eye-patch underwear.... So, the other day she came here with her underwear, Thursday. And
 so, we had made love Wednesday a lot! And so she'll, she's all, 'I am going up and down the stairs, and you're dripping out of me!' So messy!"

Make sure to puke away from the keyboard.

Also, it reminds me of a memorable (to me, at least) riff from Dave Chappelle. To paraphrase, Chappelle jokes that some white men are loath to tell you their political leanings but not so tight-lipped about the intimate details from their personal life. I've known enough white men in my life to know this isn't true for everyone - or even most of everyone, let alone Duvall - but the joke seems apropos this evening:



Also, there was some sort of health care speech this evening. Oliver Willis echoes my thoughts. Continue Reading »

Not to be Cavalier

via EDSBS



If my PostBourgie blogmate Jamelle sees this, I apologize in advance. But TCU is about that business.

Amazingly enough, a whole week of college football has passed and I've had nothing to say about it in this space. That will hopefully change in the coming days and weeks. But I'm going to stop making promises ... I was even slipping on the Monday Random-Ass Roundup this week.

Just stay tuned. Continue Reading »

The reason for the season

Via Crooks and Liars, Labor Day is a good - and appropriate - time to thank the labor movement for both: a. my paid holiday and b. a 40-hour work week.

Of course, we should grill some meat, hang out at the beach, snooze on the couch, watch Florida State v. Miami and whatnot - I'm off to explore the hill country of central Florida and visit a winery with the First Lady. But let's not allow the historical significance of the day to pass us by.

Today, first and foremost, is about workers' rights.

Also for your viewing pleasure, check out this graphic comparing the average number of work hours per year and per week across selected countries and this memorable speech during last year's presidential campaign from the AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka.

Make it a good one. Continue Reading »