all-encompassingly

somebody please explain what is going on:

this year alone, we’re on track to top 30 red cards. it took world cup teams a combined 11 tournaments to reach 30 for the first time.
world cup stats courtesy planet world cup:
2006 red cards (and other numbers)
red cards, 1930-2002

Spooky, troubling, weird, mysterious, and amazing. A guy, a camcorder, and hundreds of birds.

 
Hat tip: John Dvorak

I was just reading about the bombing of al-Zarqawi and noticed that there was a team of Special Ops guys observing the house, and likely painting it with an laser target indicator. It would have been much cooler if one of the Special Ops guys had run up, rang (sic) the doorbell and run off. […]

note: this post was written at the request rebuke of tiffany, a resident of north carolina.

the stanley cup, with a mystical lore all its own, adds another dimension to the national hockey league championship.

-it is the oldest trophy for which professional athletes compete. [it was first awarded in 1893, 113 […]

in an interview on fox’s “dayside,” ann coulter responded to a question about the death of zarqawi by noting that with the death of an al-qaeda leader, everyone in the “organization” moves up a spot (”the former #3 guy is now #2, the #11 guy is #10, and the #48 guy is now howard dean”). […]

halftime, US vs. ghana: i have never seen a world cup snatched out of a team’s grasp so literally by the referees. the italy game, i thought, was as bad as it could get (there, two americans were sent off with ticky-tack red cards). now ghana gets a penalty kick in stoppage […]

Hugo Chavez wants to shut down TV stations that disagree with him.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he may shut down television stations for criticizing the government and broadcasting “messages of hate.”
Chavez said the government has begun to review all television concessions, which expire in 2007. Chavez did not specify which stations may be shut down.
“We […]

6 to 0.
Can I say anything else?
Vamos, vamos…Argentina!!!
UPDATE: Watch the goals and ignore the rather bad commentary (”Landon Donovan is capable of this level of play” referring to Saviola…oh…puh-lease!).

ESPN has theirs, i have mine.
number 1: tom alday, citing the washington times’ coverage of liberal bloggers and politicians in vegas. in a speech at the stratosphere,

washtimes: The line that earned [warner] the most enthusiastic applause with hoots and hollers was his call for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to […]

We blogged about the Duke lacrosse rape case earlier this year, but now there is even more evidence that taking your clothes off for money is not a good idea.
Witnesses to the death of male stripper have conflicting stories about who stabbed the dancer outside of a bachelorette party, authorities said.
Edward Pedrosa, 24, died shortly […]

it looks like greg’s giving away a little bootleg treat if you buy a shirt. mine’s on the way:

Q: When and how did you get David Johansen to render “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief” at the end of the film? And was it recorded at Arthur’s funeral? If not, how did he […]

Don’t have time to watch the games?
Get the highlights here at Yahoo.

Carlos Saúl Menem tiene una enfermedad mental…locura.
¿Querés evidencia?
Y cuando se le preguntó a quién apoyaría en una eventual segunda vuelta entre Roberto Lavagna y Kirchner, Menem se rió y aseguró: “En el año 2007 no va a haber segunda vuelta. Voy a ganar yo directamente”.
Es obvio que él está enfermo o nunca habla […]

From Little Green Footballs:
Zarqawi’s son was 18 months old, and his wife was 16 years old… you do the math.
I imagine Zarqawi meeting this dude in the afterlife:

No virgins for you!

I would post a celebration video, but there wasn’t much to celebrate.
On the bright side, this should be the toughest game of the first round for the U.S., so all hope is not lost.