Today is the first day of Fleet Week! There are sailors EVERYWHERE. It's getting difficult to thank everyone without taking ten minutes to walk a block.

New York has lots of rats.

How to spot a tourist...

Got off the subway earlier this evening at the Canal Street station. Now, subway stations aren't the cleanest places in town, and I expect that. But the SMELL in that station was enough to earn it a place on "Fear Factor".

Restaurants here know the meaning of service. I have yet to have a water glass go below half-full (or half-empty, depending on your point of view).

The only brand of bottled water I've seen here is called Poland Springs. No wonder it's so damned expensive. It costs a lot of money to bring things over from Poland.

Any problem on the road can be solved by everyone honking their horns.

There are a lot of Chinese people in Chinatown.

I don't understand how anybody here knows what's happening in the city. There just isn't enough advertising. Especially in Times Square.

Apparently, if you're a Jewish diamond broker, 47th between 5th and 6th is THE place to set up shop.

While trying to set my alarm clock, for no reason whatsoever, Barry White started playing. This is a good thing.

But he did anyway.

A top aide to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a congressional panel Thursday that a transformation of the United Nations is under way, but denied the U.N. is an out-of-control bureaucracy.

I don't know if this is Photoshop'd or some sort of sculpture, but it gives me the willies.

"The attempt to do away with the filibuster is nothing short of clearing the trees for the confirmation of an unacceptable nominee to the Supreme Court," said Democratic Leader Harry Reid. He accused the president of an attempt to "rewrite the Constitution and reinvent reality" with his demand for a yes-or-no vote on all nominees.

Obviously, they're not as respectful of others' religions as we are here...

Turns out Vader is a Republican...

When Thomas Smith's wife Jane died, being a marble cutter by trade, he lovingly crafted her tombstone himself.

Sure, everyone's thought of sneaking a parachute on to the Eiffel Tower and jumping off, but only a select few idiots actually attempt it.

They're at it again.

Had a database crash. Fortunately, I had a backup that ran two hours prior to the crash, and hadn't posted since the backup, so all is restored again.

I know I have a lot of gun owners in the audience who probably think they're a pretty good with their handgun. After watching this, you'll be humbled.

U.S. Border Patrol agents have been ordered not to arrest illegal aliens along the section of the Arizona border where protesters patrolled last month because an increase in apprehensions there would prove the effectiveness of Minuteman volunteers, The Washington Times has learned.

How does one accidentally shoot themselves THREE TIMES while cleaning their gun?

But I'd be willing to check it out.

I was thinking of going to Lake Charga.. Lake Chargoo, uh...

According to a study that was just completed, nearly a third of Hong Kong men don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom.

Another female teacher nabbed for buggering a student. This time in Tennessee. Kristi Dance Oakes allegedly had sex with a 16-year old student on multiple occasions.

Entrepreneurs have long known that to succeed, what you need to do is find a public need that is not being met, and come up with an idea to meet that need.

A 70-year old woman was out cleaning the balcony of her condo in Ft. Lauderdale, and fell over the railing. She fell nine stories and landed on a canopy, which undoubtably saved her life.

Sometimes, you just want to get a nice photo of you and your friend. And sometimes, it just doesn't work out that way.

Odds are, if you get pulled over and blow a .244, you're going to jail.

Barney Frank got caught blatantly fondling an up-and-coming politician's buttocks at a public event.

So apparently, all the efforts to cut emissions from cars, factories, and the like have had an effect after all.

I blogged here about the "whore college" taking place in San Francisco. Another article on that topic turned up today. Apparently, an IQ over 40 is not a requirement to attend.

Because he didn't know jaywalking was illegal.

I got a link today from Salon.com on the War Room page. Thanks for the link, Mark, but you misinterpreted the post. I just thought they looked eerily similar. You know, big buggy eyes and all.

I just found out that I'm going to have to travel to New York City later this month for some training.

Just in time for the release of his next movie, Tom Cruise is suddenly splashed all over the headlines because he's now dating Katie Holmes.

Looks can be outdone by smells...

Naked.

I don't keep up with Hollywood stars' love lives all that much, but occasionally one of them does something that makes you go "hmmmmm". This is one of those times.

I can't belive it. The "booty bill" here in Texas passed the House today.

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA. has introduced the new "World's Biggest Burger". It weighs in at 15 pounds. That's quite a meal.

If I were that guy, I'd drop her like a hot potato. Not just for the obvious reasons, but for this one.

But I suddenly have a serious craving for a Mojito...

But there appears to be an alternate universe version of my blog here.

Thanks to a comment from Christina, I'm now #1 on Google for the phrase...

While out at a bar having a tasty adult beverage not long ago, and waiting for a cohort to join me, I was looking around and saw this rather attractive woman enter the bar.

I got tagged with this, er, crap, hehe. So here goes.