This idea is so brilliant I’m surprised it took this long for someone to develop it. Google has a Gmail add on called Mail Goggles that acts as a deterrent system against drunk emailing. You can specify what times you want the Goggles turned on. If you try to access the mailbox during the set times, the system forces you to answer a series of math questions in 60 seconds. If you answer incorrectly, a message pops up stating “Water and bed for you. Or try again.” 
You can set the …

We’ll have this liveblogging tool mastered by… the next election cycle. Maybe. Click the link at 9 pm ET to watch us snark and hit the wrong buttons.
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I do love me some Pollster.com! And I’ve gotta tell you, wading through the numbers they’re putting up has me in a state of surprise if not outright shock.
Current presidential poll averages show Obama pulling ahead in states like Colorado, Nevada, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania and widening his leads in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Indeed, some PA polls have Obama out front by double digits.
But wait, there’s more: Rasmussen has McCain’s lead in Texas and Mississippi down to single digits, and the latest polls out of Georgia show that race tightening …

I’ve spent the better part of today trying to start a post about the audience behavior at some Sarah Palin rallies in Florida but my brain keeps shutting down at the vile information I’m forcing it to process. The McPalin ticket dusted off the Bill Ayers story (which was already debunked when it came up during the primaries) to market the “Obama is a terrorist/Muslim/different than you” meme that carries well among uninformed voters who get their news from the National Enquirer.
They are purposefully stoking the flames of fires fueled …

After the first debate, a lot of people noticed that John McCain seemed a little, well, out of sorts.  He wouldn’t look at Barack Obama, or even directly address him.  His voice had an irritated edge to it.  He seemed to be kinda angry throughout the whole thing.  There was the meeting with the Des Moines editorial board.  McCain seethed through the whole interview, prompting one editor to ask, “Is McCain too thin-skinned for the presidency?”  While some might suggest that this is just because Sen. McCain is pissed to …

John McCain was not always a Mavericky Maverick on a crusade to change his party. When he first got in to Congress, he seemed to like it there. People kept wanting to give him things, and he didn’t see anything wrong with that. And when one of those people explained that there were a few pesky regulators making things difficult for him, McCain, along with a few other Senators, was happy to help him out. Thus were born the Keating Five.
After getting off with some harsh …

Acallidryas and I are from (and I still live in) Fort Myers, Florida. Our county (Lee) has been deemed an important one this election cycle. Michelle Obama was here a couple of months ago for a fundraiser breakfast that I attended. Joe Biden is appearing at an event tomorrow. And Sarah Palin appeared at an event yesterday, which gave our county an opportunity to appear in the national news for the only reason it ever makes national news- someone being a bigoted idiot: 
Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott took the stage moments …

I featured a pair of 19 Moons‘ steampunk beetle earrings in yesterday’s Mix Bag but I wanted to take a closer look at this retailer that revitalizes vintage and recycled materials. The collection includes more beetles, other steampunk, odes to typewriters and softer, more romantic vintage pieces. 

Unisex Vintage Stag Beetle Ring, $40.00 

Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, Acallidryas! Happy birthday to you!