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Me too, girl. I'm on a highway to hell. If you look closely, she has a guitar.

Inspired by the post above by acidbasement, I decided to make my own Hitler video. There is an ongoing controversy in the "Santa world" suggesting (by the fake bearded guys, who prefer to be called "designer" bearded or "traditional" bearded) that real bearded Santas are inherently "bad" because of their ever growing number and supposed omni-presence in society at large, as well as the terrible things that they do to confuse children. Hope you like it. I know they won't!

Mark Knopfler's new album "Privateering" is available for a first listen here: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/09/04/mark-knopfler-blends-british-folk-american-blues-on-privateering-album-premiere/

Sorry, the album is called "Wise Up Ghost" -- just got to the title track and while it's listenable, it's probably my least favorite on the album.

Thanks to NPR, I'm listening to the new Elvis Costello "and the Roots" album, called Wise Up. Must say I'm quite impressed with the ever expandable talents of the ole boy. It's kind of funky and definitely fun. Just placed my order at Amazon. http://www.npr.org/2013/09/08/219316721/first-listen-elvis-costello-the-roots-wise-up-ghost?sc=fb&cc=fmp

Dolphin seeks out divers for help.

Happy birthday, Jimmy!

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/keith_richards_isolated_guitar_solo_from_sympathy_for_the_devil No wonder The Rolling Stones albums weren't exactly "audiophile" in nature. Lots of 'quiet time' noise and artifacts, which I suspect all get blended into the final mix.

One of 40 maps that will help you make sense of the world. http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/

Ya, no shit. He could dish it out but he sure couldn't take it. Nobody likes being a prisoner, but then we all knew he was a coward, so no big surprise here. The thing that irked me the most about this sick bastard was his rather twisted and bizarre claim that all of the sex that occurred in that house was consensual. Wish they would have given the general population of the prison a chance to beat the crap out of him and then rape him with broomsticks until he bled out.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/23955379

Beck when Texas, Illinois, Nevada, etc., where their own nations, apparently? Typical of the US with their sense of superiority... like the "World" Series.

Just seems so terribly wrong, Ric. I can actually feel his pain... and that of so many horrified observers. It's like something out of a really bad B movie, or maybe a Kevin Smith movie. No wait, that's kind of the same thing.

Keep the responses coming, guys! I've got a Facebook thread going on this as well. Opinions do vary on the subject, do they not?

Great pic, Ric. I'm going to share that at ClausNet, where we discuss all things Santa all the time...

^ Fuckers! (Meant in the nicest possible way.)

When you think of Santa Claus (not me specifically, but just in general), how tall do you perceive him to be? Just curious, and just for fun.

This dude has escaped prison here in Grand Cayman six times! But there is nowhere to go, so eventually they catch him again. Not exactly as harmless as Otis from Mayberry. He killed one prison officer by banging him over the head with a toilet seat about 20 times several years ago, and didn't even manage to escape that day. He's a pretty bad dude, and I'm just thankful that I live way on the other side of the Island, nowhere near the prison. http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2013/08/28/steve-manderson-back-behind-bars?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Another one late to arrive. Happy birthday, week, and month.

24: Complete Series for $109.99 at Amazon (Gold Box deal of the day). http://www.amazon.com/24-Complete-Series-Kiefer-Sutherland/dp/B0044E9JU0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377685222&sr=8-1&keywords=24+complete Last I checked it was $205. Not out on BluRay yet.