Monday, December 18, 2006

The undressed boy, the underpants, and Keith Olbermann

I was shopping for a La Crosse weather station. I wanted to get the ws-9611u model, the one that shows icons of a little boy wearing dress appropriate for the weather: swim trunks, a slicker, a winter coat, etc. You get the idea. Even though I'm 48 years old, I thought it was kind of neat. Different than my other weather stuff. My wife thought it was cute.

I was all set to buy it at amazon.com. Then I glanced down in the section where they tell you what people who have bought this weather devide have also bought:

1. an extra accompanying sensor.
2. a different la Crosse weather station.
3. the book: Captain Underpants And The Preposterous Plight Of The Purple Potty People

and...

4. the book: The Worst Person in the World: And 202 Strong Contenders by Keith Olbermann

Needless to say, I'm worried about getting this weather station now. Maybe it's not exactly weather enthusiasts who are buying it.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Man dies, Bill O'Reilly does autopsy.

James Kim's body was found today, days after going for help after being stranded in snowy Oregon with his wife and children. Bill O'Reilly spends five minutes interviewing someone from National Geographic. Bill used the interview to criticize Kim for leaving the car.

Then he says, "I'm not trying to second guess." He's just trying to teach us what to do if we ever get stranded in a car.

What an ass.