If you see some geek douchebag today bragging too much about his weekend purchase, show him this.

We’re not sure what part of town YouTuber “birdyland” lives in — we’re by the airport — but unlike us, birdyland has a surveillance camera.

What you see here may be amplified a tad by the camera optics (as well as the cam being mounted on a pole), but it’s certainly what it felt like.

[via Left Coast Rebel, who lives up the road from us]

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More once it stops rocking…

USGS Report:

A strong earthquake occurred at 3:40:39 PM (PDT) on Sunday, April 4, 2010.

The magnitude 6.9 event occurred 26 km (16 miles) SSW of Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico.

The hypocentral depth is 32 km (20 miles).

(It’s now been upgraded to 7.2; depth 6.2 miles.)

Updates after the break.

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Mellbell wanted to see how the raisin and pine nut meatballs came out last night, so here it is … recipe and commentary after the jump.

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As evidence continues to surface and charges continue to fly that high officials of the Catholic Church, including Pope Benedict shielded pedophile priests while threatening their victims with excommunication, the church itself wants you to know that everything is hunky dory:

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A senior cardinal staunchly defended Pope Benedict XVI from “petty gossip” on Sunday as the pontiff maintained his silence on mounting sex abuse cover-up accusations during his Easter message.

Petty gossip, you see. That’s all it is. One wonders what malicious gossip might look like?

“With this spirit today we rally close around you, successor to (St.) Peter, bishop of Rome, the unfailing rock of the holy church,” Sodano said. “Holy Father, on your side are the people of God, who do not allow themselves to be influenced by the petty gossip of the moment, by the trials which sometimes buffet the community of believers.”

Of course such trials can be avoided, can’t they? All we need do is hide the evidence, silence the victims, and shuffle the offenders off to a different diocese.

In early evening, the pope, who turns 83 later this month, was to fly by helicopter to the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, a lakeside retreat in the Alban Hills southeast of Rome, where he will greet pilgrims from the palace courtyard balcony on Monday.

Shortly after the blessing, an electromagnetic bottle of anti-matter will be discovered nearby, whereupon the Pope will snatch it from authorities, climb aboard the helicopter and safely dispose of it at 10,000 feet altitude before parachuting to the ground.

All this nonsense about pedophilia will be quickly forgotten.

Happy Easter, Stinquers!

Title: “Sh*t My Dad Says”

Author: Justin Halpern

Rank: 63

Blurb: Nothing worth mentioning, so just head straight for the Twitter feed. Unlike the book, it doesn’t hide behind an asterisk.

Review: None yet — the book’s not published until May 4. And while we wish Sandy Eggo’s Justin only the best, he’ll understand if we withhold judgment on the CBS pilot starring William Shatner. Especially since Danny DeVito’s been nailing that part for years.

Customers Also Bought: “Lodge Logic 12-Inch Pre-Seasoned Skillet”

Footnote: “Your mom just ordered 35 copies of your book. I’m not paying for One. Fucking. Copy. Mine’s free.”

Sh*t My Dad Says [Amazon]

Buy or Die [Stinque@Amazon kickback link]

An open letter to the people of the world [Fake Steve Jobs]