Riehl World View

Drunken Badger Blogging

Heh! Cute little bugger.

A badger in Germany got so drunk on over-ripe cherries it staggered into the middle of a road and refused to budge, police said on Wednesday.

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Uh Oh! Duesler Founder Of The Chocolate Squad?

Update: It get even better - via Tim M - a Plaxo site link from comments:

political views progressive, OPositive!

No it can't be.

Via Moe Lane and Donald Douglas - see them for more regarding the alleged racism at a Philly private pool headed by an Obama supporter and ... known as the Chocolate Squad on Twitter?

Chocolate Squad: Home url now a 404 just like the pool's site. I'm thinking it's him, as he mentions recruiting members for a pool club here.

Off to a great start Monday. Recruiting new members for our community swim club, finishing my Xocai Web site, and getting an oil change.

Talk about delicious irony.

Name dr john g duesler jr Location Huntingdon Valley, PA Web http://www.thecho... Bio Founder of The Squad; we are spreading the good word about healthy chocolate!

Happy Birthday To Me

Happy Birthday to me, btw. All gifts will be gratefully accepted via the Tip Jar in left sidebar!

Honduras: This Is Not A Coup?

It would seem the ouster of Honduras' President is not a coup according to their High Court. Via Fausta, who has more.

Please read the 1:50PM update. The Honduran Supreme Court of Justice has confirmed that Honduran president Manuel Zelaya was detained this morning by the military in compliance with an order of the courts of law.

That's Not Ugly, That's Character

This is not ugly, it's character. Now these are some ugly dogs. Except for the one little guy on the couch, Lil Biggles. He's kinda cute.

PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — A prominent under-bite, scrunched face and floppy ears are the hallmarks of a winner. The winner of the World's Ugliest Dog contest, that is.

Those Tabloid Journalists

You know, just like Jules! heh!

A round up of Farrah and Jackson news.

Twitter Lands Retailer In Hot Water

Consider this a lesson in what not to do if you're in social media marketing. An intern for a UK homeware retailer decided to include hashtags related to the Iran protests to generate more eyeballs for his tweet. Alas, the intern is now out of a job and, sadly, will tweet no more. Dumb.

Homeware retailer Habitat has got rid of an intern after an ill-judged marketing campaign - piggybacking Spring promotion messages on to newsy Twitter hashtags - blew up in its face.

The messages - like “Join the database for free to win a £1,000 gift card” - included unrelated hashtags like “#iPhone” and Iranian election contender “#Mousavi” in a bid to get seen by the wide audiences tracking those news subjects

2 Dead As DC Metro Trains Collide

Report here: Fox says two dead confirmed - termed a mass casualty event.

WASHINGTON -- A six-car Metro train collided with another train during the height of rush hour Monday in northwest Washington, D.C., killing at least one person. Metro said it can't confirm reports of "two fatalities," but said there are other "serious" injuries to passengers on board.

Carrie Prejean Fired - Yeah, But ...

Is there really a future for her in being the spokesperson of a bankrupt state for a year at this point? Maybe she's smart and has already fled the state.

Less than a month after being told by Donald Trump that she can keep her Miss California crown, Carrie Prejean was fired on Wednesday, Foxnews.com has learned exclusively.

Shuttle Mission

Via Michelle Malkin. Looks to be one hell of a mission.

Here’s a thread for my fellow space geeks. The shuttle Atlantis is still on schedule for a 2 p.m. ET liftoff, beginning its mission to repair the Hubble telescope. You can watch the launch prep and the launch itself here.