Archive for June, 2008
An adequate tribute
I can only say that this is probably the most appropriate representation of the last seven years. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go make a bushie.
My heroes…
…for doing the right thing. Joseph Biden, DEBarbara Boxer, CASherrod Brown, OHMaria Cantwell, WAChris Dodd, CTDick Durbin, ILRuss Feingold, WITom Harkin, IAJohn Kerry, MAFrank Lautenberg, NJPatrick Leahy, VTRobert Menendez, NJBernie Sanders, VTChuck Schumer, NYRon Wyden, OR And here’s some background material. Like Carlin said, we’re all fucked.
Well, fuck…
George Carlin, dead at 71. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u6lCBnRoHQ&hl=en&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6]
Google makes us stupid?
Over at the Atlantic Monthly, a long-noble magazine that’s now operated by baboons (thereby proving reverse-evolution), it is asked if Google is making us stupid. The author of this article anecdotally connects his and others’ loss of concentration while reading and researching the myriad information available on the Internet. What’s more, the dullard then cites ...Read more.
Got A Question?
Ask Duke. Though I’m not a regular Doonesbury reader, I am enamored of the character of Uncle Duke. Based on gonzo journalist (and one of my personal heroes) Hunter S. Thompson, Duke’s antics often out-gonzoed those of HST himself. Suffice to say, he’s the only real reason I ever read Trudeau’s work. And now you ...Read more.
Do I Have Too Many?
I recently had a friend stay at my house for the weekend. He knows of my voracious reading and of the number of books I own. While I’m in no way challenging the local library for tomes owned, I do have a goodly number of books. One comment he made to me is, “I don’t ...Read more.
Let's Play Some Music!, part 2
Fear Is Never BoringThe Raisins Adblock The Raisins were a Cincinnati band featuring members that would eventually become known as The Bears. This single was a hit on local radio stations and gave the band its first taste of notoriety. That it is a song that is capable of retrieving me out of whatever pathetic ...Read more.
