Foul Ball Jerk

I guess you'd have to be pretty stupid to ruin your reputation and be called a jerk by pretty much the whole nation, but a guy named Matt Starr seems to have risen to the occasion.

Blind Drunk Driving

I've been to Peachtree City, where this incident took place. It's odd to see so many golf carts everywhere. You even see them going over special bridges that cross the highway.

Darwin Award Candidate?

A reporter filming a story about a dangerous intersection walks into oncoming traffic.

At Leest They Admit There Stoopid

The National Spelling Bee was picketed by people protesting the complexity of the English language. I don't understand what's to picket about. There's no law saying you have to spell things correctly. I almost wonder if they were even serious or not. This is almost like a Monty Python sketch.

Heff and his Flaming PT Cruiser

Looks like my suspicions about Heff's vehicle have been confirmed. It's a flamer.

I Really, Really Want to Be There

Scaled Composites has set a launch date of June 21 for their first attempt at being the first private manned space launch. No word on whether this is also an attempt at claiming the X-Prize or not.

Update: According to the official press release, this is not an X-Prize attempt.

Where's My Certificate?

An interview with the always entertaining Gene Simmons, whose new album will be out soon.