Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Maybe you didn’t get the job because you included one of these statements on your resume. I’m still laughing at the following, which could have come right off of my computer, except for the “good at math” bit: ” Excellent memory; strong math aptitude; excellent memory; effective management skills; and
Continue readingI haven’t had my first breakdown yet, and I’m not planning to, but this song has been running through my head: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU1kTuVSUOw[/youtube] (Or view here.) I am ready, however, for a really good temper tantrum, along Garbo-esque lines: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tojjWQvlPN8[/youtube] (Or view here.) No big deal for those of you inclined
Continue readingI blame two things for the current state of modern art: the camera and the denigration of faith. When art was both the sole way to record this life and the most reverent way to pay homage to faith and the after life, artists brought their best efforts to play,
Continue readingBy the time I returned from the pool yesterday, I was too tired and cold even to turn on my computer, let alone write anything. I’m leaving in a couple of minutes for another cold day — although, having learned my lesson, I’ve doubled my supplies. I should be more
Continue readingWinter swim league — been here since 7 am in 40 degree weather, but at least I’m dry. The swimmers are bundled almost into immobility, but when you’re wet you’re cold. Hope you’re warm and comfortable. If you have something you’d like to say or share, feel free.
Continue readingThe press, as well as random Democrat commentators and politicians, all of whom have been enraptured by the wonderfulness of the Occupy movement, keep using the phrase “democracy in action.” (You can see examples of that here, here and here.) I find this take confusing. To me, this is democracy
Continue readingWhy, oh, why, oh, why do we believe anything the media says about conservatives? I wrote yesterday that Gingrich is a principled conservative with an unprincipled private life (thinking mostly about his abandoning his cancer-stricken wife), while Romney is an unprincipled conservative with a principled private life. Not only does
Continue readingOne of the more , um, imaginative movies I’ve ever seen was Being John Malkovich. In it, a struggling puppeteer (John Cusack) discovers that a room in a building where he’s making a living as a low-level temporary office worker contains a magical portal that allows one to spend 15
Continue readingI do not believe there is anyone in the world who knows more about America’s military plans against Japan in the waning years of WWII than D. M. Giangreco. If you ever have any questions or curiosity about the subject, just check out his bibliography, and you shall find answers.
Continue readingThe headline was “FBI lists Juggalos on gang watch list.” I was very confused. The FBI put a song on a gang watch list?! A little investigation, revealed my error. “Juggalos” is not the same as “Juegalo.” The latter is a great song: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8LqUYBSl0Q[/youtube] (Or see here.) The former is
Continue readingI present to you, without comment, a collection of headlines from today’s Bay Area news section of the San Francisco Chronicle: Many Oakland stores close for strike Jill Tucker,Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writers Many businesses in downtown Oakland are closed during today’s Occupy Oakland general strike, whether in support of
Continue readingI’m mentally regrouping, so I currently have nothing to say. If you have something to say, consider this the place. And of course, I can’t offer you any better reading today than these excellent submissions from the Watcher’s Council: Council Submissions The Noisy Room – If This Were An Actual
Continue readingThe media is abuzz with speculation that Israel is about to bomb Iran. Yid with Lid says hold your horses. Since when have people ever actually known what Israel is about to do? If there’s one country that’s good at keeping its cards close to its chest, it’s Israel. Somehow
Continue readingThoughts during a busy day: Idle thought 1: I want to have Mewt Gingney for my candidate. Newt Gingrich is a completely principled conservative with, in his past at least, an unprincipled private life. Mitt Romney is an unprincipled conservative with, from the past to the present, what appears to
Continue readingHumans produce waste. Not just bodily waste, but all kinds of garbage. Most of what we know about Stone Age cultures comes from examining their garbage piles. If Fairfax, California, has its way, though, archaeologists are not going to have an easy time of it if they’re scavenging Fairfax garbage
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