Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
In an earlier post, I asked whether the military was engaged in necessary housekeeping or political purging. I have no answer to that question, but DuffelBlog, the military humor blog, has its own take on today’s military and the cuts that could be made.
Continue readingTired of stale old movies? Have your kids write a script (perhaps a door-to-door salesman theme), then have them record the dialogue and, lastly, have a couple of adults lip sync while acting out the dialog. “Charming” doesn’t begin to describe the result: If you enjoy this kind of thing,
Continue readingBreaking news: The Obama State Department is blaming the Russian invasion of the Ukraine on this obscure YouTube video: (I’m very proud of my wonderful brother-in-law for coming up with this one.)
Continue readingI’m having a “less than halfway through recovery” slump. I’ve taken a careful and, arguably, scientific approach to dealing with the slump: chocolate ice cream and repeated viewings of Keanu Reeves in Speed. I now know what it feels like to be an addict on a bender. I’ve clearly hit
Continue readingPeriodically, Facebook is suddenly flooded with multiple choice tests from Buzzfeed or Gawker or even a scientific outfit, all of them promising to tell which Disney princess you’d be; or if you’re an introvert or an extrovert; or if you have a specific regional accent; or if you should be
Continue readingIt was a crazy day today (not bad, just crazy), so blogging wasn’t happening. At points, I was so busy, I had to remind myself to breathe. Friends still sent me emails, though, including this one, which Zhombre forwarded to me. I have no idea whether the facts are true,
Continue readingSometimes, there are no words. You just have to see it for yourself.
Continue readingI always find it funny when people claim that an image of Christ appeared in their tortilla or the mildew on their bathroom wall, because these images invariably look like the imagined Christ from 15th century northern European paintings. At a guess, Christ was dark (Semitic looking) not fair, but
Continue readingI’m a big fan of the Oxford comma. This tweet illustrates why it’s a good thing: Those two don’t hang around, do they?! #swiftmovers pic.twitter.com/BpQvONuzNy — Roger White (@rogerwhite86) December 10, 2013
Continue readingI don’t even want to think of the labor that went into making this mashup. I was impressed and charmed:
Continue readingI can’t remember if I’ve posted this one before. It’s so good that I’m posting it anyway, for those who haven’t seen it yet. (Language warning.)
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