Shallow Thoughts: Sarah Palin calendar edition

By GottaLaff

You all remember that Grandma Palin has her very own 2009 calendar, don't you? So does Newsmax. The Motley Moose:

"Hot Sarah Palin Calendar Just Released"

Newsflash from Human Events doh't com. And, yes, that is the actual subject line of today's Newsmax spam.

Today's Shallow Thought, via Motley:

So glad to see the Far Right evolving. Way to honor the office of the Governor of Alaska that you respected so deeply only a few months ago.

That was today's Shallow Thought. Thank you for wading in.

Calendar of confirmation hearings

By GottaLaff

Since everyone's into new calendars this time of year...

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee (HELP Committee), chaired by Ted Kennedy, has slated the following:

-- Thursday, Jan. 8, 10 a.m. ET: Health and Human Services-designate Tom Daschle
-- Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, 9:30 a.m. ET: Secretary of Labor-designate Rep. Hilda L. Solis
-- Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, 10 a.m. ET: Secretary of Education-Designate Arne Duncan

Eric Holder's hearing for attorney general is scheduled for Jan. 15th.

CSPAN should be busy for awhile. And when CSPAN is busy, TPCers are busy.

NYC man sells bubbly calendars for popping fans

I'd love one of these, but I'm pretty sure I'm one of the people that would pop all of them right away.

NEW YORK— A New York City man has designed a calendar that will drive Bubble Wrap fanatics popping-mad.

The Daily News of New York reports in Thursday editions that Stephen Turbek is selling a poster-size calendar covered with the plastic bubbles. Customers can pop a bubble each day to mark the passage of time.

The #1 Best Selling Calendar On Amazon

I'm thinking there were alot of gag gifts given this season. Via Taegan. (ps- I just check 'cause I was curious what place Obama's calendar was at (8) and Palin's calendar isn't at the top anymore, it changes every hour)

The 2009 Sarah Palin Calendar, yours for only $15.95!

By GottaLaff

Via Mudflats:

Sarah Palin 2009 Photo Wall Calendar 9×12
just $15.95

This high quality 13-month wall calendar features:
Over 50 photographs of Sarah Palin and her family
Never before seen photos
13 pages of high quality gloss paper
Closed dimensions 9″x12″
Pre-drilled hole for hanging
Cellophane wrapped
Produced and printed in the USA

Maybe some of the proceeds can be used to pay back the $180,000 she spent on the wardrobe and make-up that will undoubtedly be featured on the pages of her glossy new calendar.