Madness Factor

Since it’s that time of year, I thought I’d pass on a bit of a bit of holiday cheer by sharing the following video of GWB “singing” John Lennon’s Happy Christmas.

And for more uplifting mashery, check out GWB covering Imagine over at Wax Audio.
Imagine indeed. One can only hope there are better things in store […]

I don’t know if it’s due to synchronicity, or me being more attuned to Vermont-related stories as of late, but the Green Mountain state seems to be getting lots of national–and international–attention lately:
Vermont wants to secede?
Vermont’s Senator Leahy gives Gonzales a well-deserved grilling
Vermont Senate calls for impeachment of Bush and Cheney
Vermont emissions law challenged by […]

As if substitute teachers didn’t have it hard enough already. A former one from Connecticut may be going to jail because of spyware. From the Washington Post blog post:
Local prosecutors charged that the teacher was caught red-handed surfing for porn in the presence of seventh graders. The defense claimed the graphic images were pop-up ads […]

I’ve don’t usually do linkdumps, but I’ve come across enough interesting stuff on the internets today that I feel like, hey, what the hell. Without further ado…

From an article in the New York Times, billboards that address you personally. (Via Mental Floss.)
More proof some of us prefer ignorant bliss: 13 percent of Americans have not […]

If it’s seasonal variety I want, maybe I should just stay in Seattle — we’re getting more snow than Vermont! (Hmmm… can you say “global warming”?) Forecasters predicted a storm for yesterday morning, but the brunt of it ended up hitting yesterday afternoon. Fortunately, unlike last time, I left work before it got too bad, […]