Soon, dear readers, I will again grace you with witty commentary about the news of the world. But homework calls–and that means that, for another day, y’all are stuck with snippets. Sorry!
–The BBC is reporting that Venezuela has “launched a new operation against the illegal drugs trade by bombing secret airstrips in remote parts of [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 31, 2008
Couple More Quickies
March 27, 2008
Another Quickie
Go-go music has, for sometime, served as a whipping boy for D.C.-area cops and overly-concerned citizens. So this is nothing new. Still, it sucks hard.
March 27, 2008
Couple Quickies
The editorial staff here at Um has once again found itself in the weeds with a real commitment. So, in the interest of pressing deadlines, we revive our Couple Quickies feature:
–The Guardian is reporting that Bolivian President (and all-around awesome duder) Evo Morales has signed on to play with a professional (albeit minor league) La [...]
March 26, 2008
Bombs Astray
Um. U.S. Government? Maybe we can work on our keeping-track-of-our-nuclear-weapons skills?
You’ll all remember last fall? When six nuclear-tipped missiles mistakenly made their way across the United States on-board a B-52? We simple Um folks didn’t think much of this: Missiles? On a plane? Never. But, apparently, this is some kind of giant no-no in the [...]
March 25, 2008
Gwi-fi
So this is old news. But I’m gonna offer my take anyway ’cause, like, it’s kind of a neat proposition.
Basically, as the LA Times is reporting, Google “is making a renewed pitch to regulators for free access to what may be the last great swath of airwaves — the unused spectrum between broadcast TV [...]
March 24, 2008
Well Duh!
Anyone with access to PBS‘ Frontline Series–which, for the record, is anyone with a computer–knows that the Bushies employ sketchy methods when it comes to pushing through their international agenda. But for those of us interested in hearing about just how nasty they were to the silly diplomats who tried to share their world [...]
March 21, 2008
Grandma’s Secret? Dioxin!
It came as a surprise to the Um editorial staff that it’s taken us more than three months to get around to writing about food. Maybe this is an echo of our recent commitment to healthier living? (Do we get bonus points for mentioning such a thing in these annals?)
Anyway. We’re kind of glad [...]
March 20, 2008
Chicago Cubs Pitchers Destroy Coach’s Car, Seem to Think It’s a Good Idea
Okay, so this was all part of some set-up. And it resulted in the guy getting (courtesy of the players) a brand new car. But still, I mean, really? That’s how yr gonna do yr boy?
Eh, whatever. I kinda just wanted to run that headline. This is no big deal. Actually, it’s pretty funny.
March 20, 2008
About Fucking Time
Though we didn’t see all of the gadgetry used to keep the bad-ass, jury-rigged vehicles that roam the streets of Havana operational, I think that it’s safe to assume that nothing there came close to this. That, according to the BBC, is a Jeep Cherokee tricked-out by a Mexican drug gang with such “James Bond-style…gadgets” [...]
March 18, 2008
So. Cuba…
Soon, we here at Um will post pictures of our most recent international excursion. And that will be about the best description that we could offer those of you who have not yet traveled to enemy island. Until then, we will try to satisfy you with a few observations:
1) This is total bullshit. Really. [...]
