Is anyone else guiltily relieved that there’s no “Lost” tonight? I need a rest! My television watching has, for 15 years, been confined to news, sports, and the occasional movie/special. I have had no “appointment” TV that I couldn’t painlessly miss. Over the past two seasons that’s changed, and I almost (almost!) resent it. The …
Here’s where I mindlessly plug somebody else’s blog for no particular reason. NTodd wants to get to 419,067 visitors in time for his blog’s third anniversary, and he’s about 9,000 visitors short with two weeks to go. So go visit him. Seriously, he’s a wonderful photographer and a snarky writer. Both attributes should be encouraged.
Charles Savage of the Boston Globe first wrote about Bush and his signing statements (which essentially say that he’ll follow the law he’s signing only when he feels like it and only when it doesn’t contradict something he wants to do) on April 30 of this year; now he’s got a second article about them. …
Bush at Arlington today: In this place where valor sleeps, we are reminded why America has always gone to war reluctantly, because we know the costs of war. We have seen those costs in the war on terror we fight today. These grounds are the final resting place for more than 270 men and women …
Bonds does it. Danica doesn’t. So concludes today’s sports report.
If you’ve never travelled anywhere except in the “civilized” parts of Europe or the US, read Billmon’s account of trying to catch a train from Cairo to Luxor. I’ve had the bank problems he describes, but never in a place where I couldn’t communicate, couldn’t read signs which might indicate where a financial institution was, …
Why do we insist on revisiting ancient history? Because the same garbage keeps happening over and over again. Because too many people — journalists, activists, progressive leaders — downplay the media’s failings. Sure, they went overboard with Clinton, they say, but sex sells. But it wasn’t just sex, and it wasn’t just Clinton. Sure, they …
Ok. About the new Dixie Chicks album (see below). First, despite the fuss about “Not Ready to Make Nice,” the response to their ostracism by corporate country (meaning most of Nashville and all of Clear Channel radio), there are 13 other songs on the CD, and they’re all interesting, some more than others. When I …
We have two family birthdays in the last week of May, so today was shopping day. As far as I know, neither they nor their wife/mother reads this, so I think I’m safe in saying that I got a recent slack key CD by Kapono Beamer and the Silva Anniversary comedy album from Frank DeLima, …
I’m thinking we’re being toyed with here. Spoilers below!