Day: September 16, 2013

There is something that exists in the hearts of all men that dares us to try to do something new. This feeling is why we built the pyramids, why we “discovered” new continents, why we went to the moon. Common knowledge said that it couldn’t be done, and someone finally got the courage to prove common knowledge wrong.

It may end up being the thing that saves or kills mankind, but either way, it will define us. Our thirst for knowledge and new discoveries will continue to drive us as a species. That is why it’s unfortunate that we tend to misuse that feeling. When someone tells us, “You’re a damn fool to try that,” we think we’re just smart enough to try it.

At some point, someone told Jonathan Trappe of North Carolina that he couldn’t travel by balloon solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Continue reading The McBournie Minute: Searching for France, finding Newfoundland

U.S. politics is in a very strange place these days. If anyone thought back in 2008 that by 2013, drinking water would be a partisan issue, then they are sorcerers who must be burned immediately.

But, that’s where we are now. As first lady, Michelle Obama has taken controversial stands on eating healthy foods, exercising and now — to the dismay of certain conservative commentators who make a living off rage — drinking more water.

Well, that is a bridge too far. The very notion that anyone suggest maybe, occasionally drinking a glass of water just supports socialist programs like Big Water Treatment, eco-terrorists and their clean water campaigns and the leftist glass and Maoist cup industry. (Are we doing this right?)

So, if you really, really hate the Obamas, then here’s how you can stay ahead of their liberal agenda: stop breathing. We have it on good authority that the president and his family just can’t get enough air. In fact, they can’t go an exhale without sucking in more. And if you hold your breath until the 2016 election, then maybe President Obama and his water-pedaling family will finally move out of the White House.

You don’t see this happening to fans of crime and Warner Brothers animation.

Well, except for those people that wore the hip-hop Bugs Bunny and Taz shirts back in the nineties. Their downfall was public.

It’s pretty much fall at this point, and that means it’s finally acceptable to buy the fall-themed drinks that have been available since early August. One of the best fall beverages around is Starbucks’ pumpkin spice latte. But if you’re a vegan, you’re just going to have to take our word for it.

The PSL 10, as it’s being called this year, is the subject of a petition because vegans don’t like the fact that it has condensed milk in it. This means they can’t drink it, and of course, think the world should accommodate them. Let’s remember that they can’t drink any other lattes either, because a latte is made with milk. It’s part of the recipe. Without it, you’re just drinking coffee.

The life of a vegan is totally challenging, you guys.