No Runny Eggs

The repository of one hard-boiled egg from the south suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (and the occassional guest-blogger). The ramblings within may or may not offend, shock and awe you, but they are what I (or my guest-bloggers) think.

Archive for February 14th, 2008

Breaking: Bonds tested positive for steroids in November 2001 (update – 11/2000, not 11/2001)

by @ 18:50. Filed under Sports.

Revisions/extensions (8:43 am 2/15/2008) – The US Attorney’s office screwed up in its initial filing; it was in November 2000, not November 2001. Reuters notes that they will be making an amended filing today in the linked story.

According to Reuters:

The allegation came in a legal filing in his steroid perjury case that referred to Bonds’ long-time trainer, Greg Anderson.

“At trial, the government’s evidence will show that Bonds received steroids from Anderson in the period before the November 2001 positive drug test, and that evidence raises the inference that Anderson gave Bonds the steroids that caused him to test positive in November 2001,” U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello wrote.

As I said at TheWisconsinSportsBar, I’m shocked, VERY FUCKING SHOCKED he took steroids the year he broke the (single-season home run) record. Pope Bud I should swing for this.

“Don’t know much about ‘rithmatic”

by @ 14:10. Filed under Politics - National.

I suspect this was the last thing that Mike Huckabee thought would happen; Mitt Romney endorsing John McCain.

I had actually been contemplating the effect of Romney’s endorsement earlier this week. I saw it as the one thing, prior to sometime in late April or maybe May, that could call Huckabee’s bluff about remaining in the race. Huckabee has been continuing to say he was in the race not for himself but to make sure that people had a vote. Even though the math showed that Huckabee had a slim or nothing chance of winning he would reply with a pat answer, “I know the pundits and I know what they say — that the math doesn’t work out,” he said. “Folks, I didn’t major in math, I majored in miracles, and I still believe in those too.”

If this announcement proves true and Huckabee still remains in the race, all the kids on “Are you smarter than a fifth grader?” will be able to do the math!   If Huckabee does not bow out, it will show his true colors; he’s in it for his ego and to sell books.

Please, please, pretty please!

by @ 11:47. Filed under Politics - National.

Rumors are out that John McCain will resign his Senate seat to focus on the Presidential campaign.

As I continue to look for the silver lining of a McCain candidacy or Presidency, this may be one! It would be almost impossible for a Rat to take McCain’s seat. Even with Bush’s anemic support in ’04, he carried Arizona 55%/45%. I don’t purport to know all the names on this list but you won’t find a better borders person than JD Hayworth.

Brownie, you’re doing a heckuva job!

by @ 11:28. Filed under Miscellaneous.

Thousands of people are still living in trailers that FEMA brought in to house the refugees of Katrina. Having been rumored for quite a while, FEMA now confirms that some of the trailers may have a problem with formaldehyde.

Symptoms of formaldehyde exposure can be as innocuous as watery or itchy eyes or a runny nose. At it’s worse, formaldehyde has been identified as a probable carcinogen.

But don’t worry about the formaldehyde levels! FEMA has an RV expert with the answer, "You can get it to dissipate very easily if you just ventilate it," he said. "People may just need to be shown how to open the windows."

Uh huh, and I guess for the next hurricane we should just show them how to roll up their pants legs?

Note to Cindy: Your 15 minutes of fame are up!

by @ 10:26. Filed under Miscellaneous.

I knew Cindy Sheehan was a one tune jukebox in the US but couldn’t she have learned a new tune for her international tour?

Appearing in Egypt, Sheehan has turned up to support the Muslim Brotherhood. Since we last saw her, Sheehan must have completed her JD as she’s apparently now an expert in international law and purports to deposit some of her new found knowledge on Hosni Mubarek.

I thought Sheehan might have found a new cause until I saw this quote in the article, “As a mother of a son who was killed in the war, I presented a letter to Ms. Suzanne Mubarak to realize how those women and children are suffering.”

You’re kidding me right? I guess this just proves the old adage: When all you have is a hammer, the entire world looks like a nail!

The enthusiasm gap

by @ 8:10. Filed under Politics - National.

I’ve stolen too much of Tom McMahon’s material already, so I’ll simply point you to his two-part look at how the Web is viewing the three-horse race:

– Part 1 – Web traffic
– Part 2 – CafePress designs

I’ll be concerned when there’s a mine shaft gap.

Roll bloat – non-political version

by @ 7:39. Filed under Miscellaneous.

Because there is more to life than politics and sports, and because Florida has a lot of photogenic wildlife, I’ve made an executive decision to add Cabbage Hammock.

Spring is, after all, coming soon, and I figure we needed a reminder of what it looks like. The Gatorade Duels are today, pitchers and catchers report on Saturday, there’s 46 days to opener in Miller Park South and 50 days to the Home Opener.

The Freefly lives!

by @ 6:57. Filed under Miscellaneous.

Kev is back from his undisclosed, secure location, so Uncle Jimbo and he have delivered a double-header Freefly. In part 1, they take out Code Pink and Hezbollah, among others. In part 2, they deposit a fat hanging screwball from Congress in the cheap seats.

Go, watch and enjoy.

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