OK, so call me retrograde, old fashioned, a bigot or the ever-popular ‘raaaaacist’ but I actually believe in free speech and free thought; for everybody, not just the ones that I agree with. There is the caveat to this, of course. If you depend upon the larger public finding your persona, your manufactured or intellectual… More »
So – the blog kerfuffle du jour is John Derbyshire and the internet essay that he wrote for another obscure blog-magazine, the topic of which has raised such a general ruckus among the right-thinking side of the blogosphere, that it got him dumped over Easter weekend from the National Review and has the Breitbart conglomerate… More »
As a terribly scarred and battle-hardened first gen Tea Partier, I am following the fortunes of the OWS with mixed emotions; those motions mostly being a combination of disbelief and horror. Your leaderless insurgency just sort of decided to get together, camp out in a public place and make enough of a spectacle for the… More »
Me: Looking at calendar. “Why?” Them: “You watched the finale of “So You Think You Can Dance?” instead didn’t you?” Me: Holding up my fist. “Melanie RULES! Michele Bachmann’s got nothing on her.”
Mullen Says Pay, Benefit Cuts ‘On the Table’ Yeah, because there’s nowhere else where the military can save money. If I were more cynical, I would say it’s someone’s “sneaky” idea to kill the volunteer service and go back to the draft. If I were more cynical.
So – been following what happened/happening in Tunisia, and now in Egypt . . . that’ll be one for the history books, I’m sure. Egypt much more than Tunisia, I’m afraid, what with the Suez Canal and all. Tunisia’s a nice country and all, lovely Roman relics, coastal aspect on the Mediterranean, ancient culture, spectacular… More »
Sorry it’s taken so long, life’s been busy and about to get busier. Sometimes I have things to say that are longer than what Facebook allows. Most days that’s a good thing. What I do know is that I’m getting more worried for our country as I watch President Obama and his merry band take away… More »
Ummm… ok, so I just saw this picture on another site, and went to find the link… And, although I myself am now a lady of certain age and think it very bad taste to make fun of people’s looks, especially the somewhat aged and never-terribly-dishy… (glass houses, stones, and all that.) Can anyone tell… More »
…and repenting at leisure, or so it would appear with a new consumer product safety law, which will go into effect in about twenty days. Yes, indeedy, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, or HR 4040 which is supposed to take effect February 10th, was supposed to strike a mighty blow against the forces… More »
Currently 34 F. High today 49 F. Good chance of rain/snow showers throughout the day. And it’s the 10th of October. It’s going to be a lonnnnnnggggg winter. On the plus side, I haven’ t had any nicotine for the past 60 hours, and I’m no longer a walking nerve.
Actually gave up watching after the first hour. Nothing new from either of them. Spouting their stump talking points. They pre-empted “House” for that. I’d say McCain probably won it but it didn’t matter. There’s no excitement left in this race. Everyone’s still in shell-shock from watching the economy crash. Lots of folks are going… More »
Here we sit in a branchy row, thinking of beautiful things we know; Dreaming of deeds that we mean to do, all complete, in a minute or two— Something noble and wise and good, done by merely wishing we could… In following the current twists and turns of the current election season, with particular attention… More »
A running gag at Tim Blair’s blog over the last five years or so has been reports of the appearance of the eternal bird in the dribblings of various writers, entertainers and columnists. That is, a sneering reference to the pictures of President Bush holding a supposedly plastic turkey, in a series of pictures taken… More »
How come Oprah Winfrey is on the cover of every issue of her own darned magazine? I mean, even Martha Stewart gives it a rest. Why does it have to be so bloody hot in Texas in the summer? And how long will summer last this year? How many more months of running the AC… More »
Pocket Taser Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife. A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Taser for their anniversary submitted this: Last weekend I saw something at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra… More »
This post over at Kate’s place actually has me wondering if John Kerry would have been so bad. At an employer’s request, the FBI will retain employee fingerprints and notify the employer if a worker has an encounter with law enforcement. As Wired points out, that’s the kind of service you’d expect from a private… More »
Is it really that slow of a news day that your lead story at the top of every hour involves dissecting a speech by Bill Clinton? Is it really news that Bill Clinton did one thing in the 90s and then has changed his story today? This surprises…hands…anyone? It’s like slapping your forehead realizing the… More »
Well, so much for active-duty Army mil-blogging, if the Army Powers-That-Be have their way. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot, public affairs-wise… but color me fairly unsurprised by this latest move to constrain active-duty Army bloggers. Frankly, if I am surprised at anything, it’s that milblogs by active-duty troops managed to escape the clammy… More »
In the interests of pure research, over the last couple of days, Blondie and I have ventured into deepest, darkest downtown San Antonio… and also to a point well beyond the city limits. I can report that I have returned with a dozen pages of notes indecipherable to anyone but me, and Blondie came close… More »
I spent a couple of hours this afternoon trying to reactivate Windows XP on Red Haired Girl’s Mac. It ran fine when I installed it, but because it is on a differant machine than what it was originally installed on, it went dark after a period of time. Because I did not set it up… More »
Interesting trip report, from a regular contributor at “Cold Fury”. Anyone else whose traveled overseas lately have input? Courtesy of Rantburg
When you feel like you’ve been hit by a truck, or that it’s just not worth it to chew off the restraints, so what do you do? Personally when I find that blue-bird of unhappiness…I’m going to grill it with a potato, and have a chilled glass of wine. The only question is white or… More »
So, this is one of those calls that you don’t want to hear on the answering machine, first thing after coming back after being dragged around the neighborhood by the dogs; a kind-of-upset voice from one’s only and dearly-beloved child saying “Mom…I’m OK… I was run into by a truck and the car is totaled…… More »
I am glad to know that all of the federal income taxes I pay for an entire year won’t even cover the cost of one hour’s flight time in a C-32 – the plane that Nancy Pelosi feels that she needs. Just think, I can pay taxes for half of my working career knowing that… More »
Okay, not only did Boston get shut down by a bunch of lite-brites yesterday, but they’re going to further embarass themselves by prosecuting the advertisers: BOSTON — Livid about a publicity campaign that disrupted the city by stirring fears of terrorism, Boston officials vowed to prosecute those responsible and seek restitution, while others mocked authorities on Thursday… More »
They say that NCOs aren’t happy unless we’re bitching. This guy over at Blackfive is absolutely ecstatic!! Things that I am tired of in this war: I am tired of Democrats saying they are patriotic and then insulting my commander in chief and the way he goes about his job. I am tired of Democrats… More »
What with the day job (which lately has stretched into evenings and weekends) my blogging time has been nil. While I have a few topics in my head that are deserving of in-depth consideration, today I am inclined to touch on various and sundry observations. I finally got Red Haired Girl’s Mac Mini to run… More »