Category: Bits and Pieces

I’m somewhat baffled by the fact that I didn’t like our Grecian stops more. Corfu, of course, was nullified by my daughter’s appendix operation. (She’s back on the ship in perfect shape, by the way, after an unpleasant four day sojourn in the functional equivalent of a third world private

I just ran across this item on Drudge, a Forbes report on some bad news for AGW hoaxsters. Here is the lede: “NASA satellite data from the years 2000 through 2011 show the Earth’s atmosphere is allowing far more heat to be released into space than alarmist computer models have

Sadie sent along the following which got me to thinking.  Is McCain right that it is the Republicans, not the president who will get the blame if things fall apart completely?  I saw a recent poll in which the public put the blame on both sides equally, but I’m afraid the

Sadie points us to one anyway:   as if Durban 1 and 2 were not disgusting enough. (4 minutes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Mupoo1At8&feature=player_embedded

Bookworm wrote me a short note to say she is too tired to blog today.  The good news is Little Bookworm is out of the hospital and the whole family is back together.  Sounds like all is going well.

Sadie sends this along, and it seems as good a starting point as any for a discussion on Islam: Worth reading, worth understanding, worth remembering. SEE BELOW: Quick fixes – isn’t that what junkies crave? Muslim Brotherhood: “Impose Islam…Step by Step” Things are looking good for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the

I’m going to post this that Sadie sent along, but I have grave doubts about its accuracy.  My Congerssman, Pete Stark, (shudder) supposedly had a net worth of negative nearly $10 million in 2004 after 20 years or so in Congress??  Somehow I doubt that.  And then somehow figured it

Sadie provided a link regarding the possible post office closings and a suggestion as follows: The Postal Service is launching a study of thousands of local post offices for possible closure in an effort to save money. The cash-strapped agency, which lost $8 billion last year, scheduled a briefing for

From Sadie (thank you!): Hi there, This caught my eye due to Mr. Friedman/Moody’s quote and the other obvious elephant in the room – Rick Perry, possible GOP contender. The article outlines the pro and cons of the economy/housing/education in Texas, such as; no state or corporate income tax, no

Some folks mentioned Tim Conway in other comments so I just had to share this:   [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY[/youtube]   Some things never get old!    

It’s always fun to track the little memes that creep into and out of leftist discourse. Back in the day, they included “premature anti-fascism,” “McCarthyite witch hunt,” “peaceful co-existence,” “Venceremos!,” “Bush Lied, Children Died,” and other absurdities. Here’s a look at some of the current crop of “progressive” memes: Shared

Sadie sent me two posts which struck me as connected and possibly contradictory. First off: “Forget the crude scribblings of San Francisco anti-circumcision comic Monster Mohel, which missed its original publication date in Berlin by only seven decades, and think about the underlying idea behind the campaign instead. That direct

Wow!  Ephesus is a wow!  Or maybe an “Oh, my God!” A former Greek and Roman port city near the modern Turkish port of Kusadasi (from roughly 300 B.C. to, very roughly, the 4th century), Ephesus is breathtaking. Although it lost its port through silt, had its buildings knocked down

Vermont attempted to save $200,000 on bottled water for state employees until …. But when word went out, the complaints started coming in. “As a dedicated state employee, I am offended at the small mind thinking and petty penny pinching decision to have us fend for ourselves for water,” wrote

We’ve been in some pretty serious discussions the last couple of weeks since Bookworm left for vacation, so today I thought I’d ask a different question.  What makes something funny?  And please feel free to give examples of things you find particularly humorous. I thought of this topic while reading