Stuff Out There
This is basically just
stuff out there that Fred
thought might be interesting to point out. Stuff about pirates and shit
like that. So what do we have here?
-- The
Old Negro Space Program
if
you've ever seen a Ken
Burns documentary (Jazz, The
Civil
War, Baseball) and
have any interest in the
construction of memory
in modern American culture, then this is well worth a see. You don't
have to know or be interested in space exploration but you have
to have a sense of humor. Our friend Kerstin whose husband Buddy is the
cinematographer for Ken Burns has seen this and finds it
amusing. What about Ken Burns? Unless he writes to Fred, we will never
know. [Thanks to Kerstin for the link]
Best source to catch
up with your
latest "Bushism" (kind of like a combination between a malapropism and
incoherence). The site is updated frequently and with appropriate video
footage
links.
Let's face it:
Apple's GarageBand program is an
impenetrable program and it's almost impossible to figure out how it
works. 
For
those who've ever tried to use GarageBand but didn't have a clue, this
site has a pretty moron-friendly interface that'll get you started.
Apparently
updated
often, this is the detritus of capitalism. Shown below: doggie thongs for farting dogs.
Other examples: hankerchiefs with nose pouches, flashing granny
costumes, portable urinals for truckers, etc.
It will be instantly converted
to Pirate language. There are also tips on how to celebrate the
hallowed
holiday.
-- "Open
Letter
– Intelligent Design" (Flying Spaghetti
Monster!)
There has been much wild and crazy fun
about the whole intelligent design thing. 
Some of you
may know that some dude wrote a letter to the Kansas School Board
(which had recently in 2005 backed the formal teaching of intelligent
design in schools). Evidently, in the letter, the guy argued
that
because they've decided that intelligent design should be given equal
time to evolution, the Board should also teach students about the
Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM). Teachers would, of course, have to
dress up like pirates
to teach the gospel of the FSM, since pirates, naturally, are holy
figures in FSM-ism. Really. Pirates are holy.