Watching CBS Sunday Morning, and it occurred to me that Bill Geist has the perfect life. He goes all over the coun ry, covers frivolous puff stories, gets to travel and meet new people and do fun things, and gets a solid paycheck.
At any rate, consider this your open thread. Looks like it is going to be a crappy, rainy day today here.
BTW-Olympic basketball on NBC in HD right now.
jeffreyw
Good morning, John.
Trade ya some o that rain for the damn sunshine here. Makes the grass grow. Such a bother.
Hey flea!
Punchy
U.S. Mens basketball cant shake the damn Chinese. I thought our team was supposed to be Da Bomb. I dont see it.
And yesterday’s cycling finish was awesome. Uphill finny. Genius.
jake
More translation errors from Iraq.
Ha. Ha. The man clearly said “We want our friends from the U.S. to stay until they are ready to leave.” Damn LIEberul media.
Also, via a commenter at Sadly, No! a propane tank blew up in Toronto. I hope the resident Canuckistanis are all right.
Wilson Heath
Bill Geist does have a cushy media niche, and has had for decades. He’s a nice fellow, though. As opposed to Willie Geist — not so much.
Beth in VA
I beautiful day in Virginia, but we really could use some crappy rain!
Mary
I slept right through the propane explosion, even though I keep my window open and am closer to the site than some other people who heard it as the loudest thunder ever. Evacuation is continuing, but there are no reports of major casualties yet.
YouTube video here. CBC coverage here. (My apologies for the mouth-breathers in the comments. The CBC is serious bait to wingnuts.)
Mary
Oh, and speaking of explosions: Politico has a preview of that Atlantic feature on the Clinton campaign.
J Bean
Bill Geist does have a nice job, but I always thought the coolest job in the world would be to play the tympani in a nice big orchestra somewhere. I can’t see how that could be anything but fun.
linda
what a gig. gawd bless him.
his son, not so much.
Bob In Pacifica
We’re in another drought in California. Everything’s been burning and the East Bay is practically recycling its pee like Bear Gryls. But the sun broke through here on the Coast. I’m thinking about taking a hike through the hills today, work off some of last night’s pork chops. I can’t get excited about the Olympics anymore. Pork chops, yes. Volleyball, no.
shirt
the folks at http://www.sadlyno.com/ Think that Lambert at http://www.correntewire.com/how_con_v_e_e_e_n_i_e_n_t has remained over the “edge”, implying some conspiracy by “Adept” Obama.
Brad has the right of it: Lambert has gone over the edge. There’s a conspiracy, alright… from the far right. It has Rovian stench all over it.
Look, first get the left fighting amongst themselves: for months we’ve hear about the Obama Jewish-Hispanic-black-women problem: didn’t work out so good, eh Karl? Kinda heard about it from a few party extremists on a teleconference, didya, Karl?
Now the Hilary convention problem, you think she talked to anybody over the phone about it?
The Text messages… What technology does that use?
Oh, the Edwards moment… Gee do you think the parties involved discussed it over the phone?
Oh, don’t forget the Eliot Spittzer moment, weren’t phones involved in that as well?
Now, who has full access to any phone or network in the USA if not the world? Do you think it is in their interest to make sure McCain is elected as their Executive Branch cut-out?
The bubbling crude has just begun…
THERE! THAT’S A CONSPIRACY.
Joshua Norton
Did anyone happen mention how nice it was to see Preznit CrashTestDummy put the “special” in Olympics?
Mr. Tactful
Geist? What about Andy Rooney? Talk about cush!
Evilbeard
If only he could make his voice sound like Charles Kuralt. I used to watch that show with my dad and Mr Kuralt’s voice is what I always imagined god would sound like.
javafascist
Spot on, Evilbeard. They had to replace Kuralt with two people (Osgood and Geist) and it still is a pale comparison to the old show. I still watch but it doesn’t have the musicality and beauty of those early years.
Yeah, you heard me kids, get off my lawn!