Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I always like Michael Ramirez’s political cartoons. I often love Michael Ramirez’s political cartoons. But what’s the word for how one feels about a political cartoon that so perfectly summarizes a complex issue that no further words are needed? This is one of the best of the best.
Continue readingI’m not usually a Peggy Noonan fan (I find her a bit vapid, the right’s Maureen Dowd), but I think this is one of her better columns.
Continue readingGenerally speaking, I am not a fan of the Disney Channel. Parents think the teen-oriented shows are innocuous, because they are free of references to sex and drugs. That’s true, but what they have in bushel-loads is attitude, bad attitude. Whether you’re watching Hannah Montana (mercifully out of production), the
Continue readingSadie sent me this delightful video, and I now pass it on to you. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HnS_W2zA4E[/youtube]
Continue readingTrump has played coy this morning, leaving people with the impression first that he was going to endorse Newt, and then with the fact that he endorsed Mitt. He still has time to change his mind. My question for you: Does Trump’s endorsement matter? Are there still people out there
Continue readingIn the preceding post, I spoke about life sometimes being so ridiculous that it defies art. In that vein, I found amusing these paired headlines from the online edition of today’s San Francisco Chronicle:
Continue readingTwenty or more years ago, pulling an all-nighter was fun and/or profitable, since I was either out dancing or in earning money meeting some sort of legal deadline. The whole all-nighter thing loses its luster when you’re caring for a sick child (migraine, for those interested). Little Bookworm 1 is
Continue readingI am working on another ebook. Yes, despite the fact that my last effort earned me about $0.05 per hour, I haven’t lost the yen to publish. This time around, I think I’ve got a better idea for a book that will actually see me making a more reasonable return
Continue readingI don’t have enough material to offer “notes from all over,” but I do have enough material for notes from here and there. The re-hash of Newt’s marital woes got ABC to take a journey down memory lane to talk about famous philandering politicians. Showing just how selective Pravda-esque memory
Continue readingI have a friend who’s looking for a job as C, C++ programmer. My friend specializes in databases, and can also program in other languages. He’s also very smart and very nice, which is always an excellent combination. If you know of any jobs, please send me an email (bookwormroom
Continue readingI’m sorry I was incommunicado this weekend, but my Mom has been up and down, and up and down, both health- and mood-wise. Yesterday, she was gasping for breath in the ER with CHF, today she says from her hospital bed “Actually, I feel great.” Obviously, I’m not suffering as
Continue readingJust last week, I wittered on about my disrespect for so many ostensibly scientific studies nowadays, since they’re focused on establishing an agenda that they have little to do with the scientific methods. And of course, I routinely lambast here those self-styled experts who are also pushing an agenda. One
Continue readingI’m very suspicious of “studies.” As a liberal, I was ready to trust anything that came out of academia. As a conservative, I’m suspicious of academia, because I know it’s more interested in specific outcomes than in the scientific method. A good example of this is a survey that was
Continue readingI drove Mr. Bookworm’s car today. That means that, when I turned on the radio, I got NPR. I don’t listen to NPR anymore. I find very dull the carefully packaged stories, all of which advance, with greater or lesser subtlety, a Progressive political agenda. I prefer freewheeling talk radio,
Continue readingIt’s been quite a year and, frankly, one that I think lots of us could have done without. Let’s hope that 2012 offers more in the way of positive excitement and good outcomes!
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