Merry Christmas to All! Note: This entry was originally published December 24, 2003. From the Editorial Page, New York Sun, 1897 We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: I am 8 years …
Turkey yesterday, wrapping today. (No, not the carcass; what do you take me for?)
News item: Kmart stores, owned by Sears, will be open through 10 p.m. Christmas Eve. Target Corp. lengthened its hours in late November, opening from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. On Dec. 24, Target will be open for 11 hours until 6 p.m. Wal-Mart, which operates many of its supercenters 24 hours a day, will …
There is, in fact, a nonsupernatural Santa. It’s a transnational corporation with one mission-critical fulfillment goal: Every kid who celebrates the holiday gets a toy on Christmas eve. Sez who? Wired News, that’s who. There’s a wonderful chart and timeline at the link, and here’s an interview with Adam Rogers, a gleeful sort who’s an …
I am not a cake or cookie maker. When I find something that allows me to bake them with minimal cleanup, I’m impressed. The silicon baking sheet is such a tool. We saw it in a Signatures catalog and thought $4 was cheap enough that adding it to our other order wasn’t extravagant. I tried …
I’m embarrassed. I was looking up Winter Songs at iTunes in order to contribute to this thread about the Solstice over at Making Light. I noticed Joni Mitchell’s “River” among the collection that came up as an iTune Essential. I didn’t remember the song at all, and wondered why it was included. I was promptly …
Josh Marshall threw open nominations for The Golden Dukes, a new annual award given for: great accomplishments in muckiness including acts of venal corruption, outstanding self-inflicted losses of dignity, crimes against the republic, bribery, exposed hypocrisy and generally malevolent governance. The awards are named in honor of Congressman-turned-inmate Randy “Duke” Cunningham. It’s been a heady …
Dear bloggers: If you plan to use a Spanish word for testicles as a euphemism for courage, please spell it properly. It’s cOjones, not cAjones. This has been another in a series of pointless educational posts.
What’s this all about? The short answer is, Pretty Bird Woman House is a women’s shelter on the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota which has lost its building due to arson, and it needs $70K to acquire a new site. Without a building it isn’t eligible for federal funds. For the longer version, go …
I know it’s a soundbite world our speechmakers live in, but sometimes they get off really good ones: Here’s Senator Kennedy yesterday on the floor of the Senate, denouncing the FISA bill and its provision for retroactive immunity for the telecommunications companies (since pulled, thanks to Senator Dodd’s filibuster efforts). Think about what we’ve been …