Dog Zen

You might just walk around with a big smile all day after you see this morning's Rule of Dog

Dog Zen

Not as awesome as an elephant but way less itchy than Mr. Itchy: Rule of Dog.

You, Too, Can Become An Addict Just Like Me

Indulge at your own risk but be forewarned it's a major time suck: National Geographic's wildcam at the Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana.



So far today I've seen 2 zebras, 7 boars (featuring repeated appearances by Mr. Itchy), 5 antelopes, a bunch of baboons, and an elephant.

Operation Rescue's "Negro Project"

Shorter Operation Rescue: If only black pregnant women and their loved ones weren't black they, too, would be endowed with the awareness to make their own medical decisions.

Mayor Bloomberg, Still a Loser

Some time ago Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in his never-ending quest to show us that he's a big man who's in charge of us, came up with yet another one of his idiotic schemes--divert traffic from Times and Herald squares (two of the cities busiest intersections) and plop pedestrian plazas in the middle of the road.

The results are now in and, of course, it's a mess:

The promised 17 percent increase in traffic flow on Seventh Avenue was only 4 percent. The promised 35 percent increase on Sixth Avenue was just 15 percent.

But the price of those gains was more congestion on other avenues and on Midtown cross streets. Going west on Central Park South was 94 percent slower. Going east on 50th Street was 53 percent slower.

So what is Bloomberg's response to the evidence of his failed experiment? Behold:

"Today I'm pleased to announce I've decided to make this ground breaking project permanent," Bloomberg said.

...

"Some people benefit; some people lose, that's always going to be the case," Bloomberg said.

Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan was also unmoved by the new congestion created by the project.

"In a lot of instances it may be an additional minute or so," Sadik-Khan said.

Politicians, what are they good for?

Our Beloved Senators at Work

I tend to think people deserve the politicians they elect. And then I read about our dysfunctional local politicians. Nobody deserves these unprofessional incompetents:

Parker [a Brooklyn Democrat] dropped several "f-bombs" and called Savino "a b----" as she tried to explain why Monserrate could be immediately expelled with Republican votes, the sources said.

An enraged Parker, who opposed Monserrate's ouster, "went a little ballistic, swearing and screaming that the Republicans have no right to dictate what goes on in our house," one senator said.

Three Monserrate supporters - Sens. Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn), Ruben Diaz Sr. (D-Bronx) and Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) - started yelling and egging Parker on, several sources said.

When Savino told Parker to stop interrupting her, Parker is said to have yelled, "F--k you!"
Savino responded in kind and Parker stormed at her, the source said.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader Jeffrey Klein (D-Bronx) jumped up and told Parker not to scream at Savino that way, the sources said.

Parker then swore at Klein and asked, "Do you want a piece of me?"

Dog Zen

Monday morning, time for Rule of Dog.

Bellevue Hospital and Patient Abuse

A woman kills her 8 yo son and attempts suicide in a room at the Peninsula (a Midtown hotel). The Daily News reports the story and assorted people offer more or less appropriate comments. Nothing out of the ordinary so far.

And then you notice the picture accompanying the story and you have to wonder: what is wrong with the Daily News and, more importantly, with Bellevue Hospital?

Nothing in this story justifies publishing a picture of an inpatient. And nothing, ever justifies a hospital allowing--knowingly or due to incompetence--its patients to be abused in this manner.

Identify the Body Part

Can you guess what part of the body this is and how it relates to reproduction? [Yes, of course this is a trick question!]


(Answer here and here.)

Double Standard? [NSFW]

The picture above is of a Calvin Klein store on Madison. Had the ad featured a nude female model the first thing I would've probably noticed was the use of yet another depiction of a woman in a vulnerable position. But since the ad features a male model all I managed to notice was its, um, aesthetic qualities with nary a thought about the implication of public displays of nudity.