I was scheduled to do a brief 5-minute spot on Laura Ingraham’s radio show early this morning, but I slept through it after polishing off several bottles of bourbon last night with a pair of Wyoming delegates who kept giving me grief about my surf shop cowboy hat. I feel bad about missing Laura’s show—I sent her over a huge box of Raisinettes in lieu of a personal apology—but c’mon:
August 2004
August 31, 2004
protein wisdom’s Republican National Convention coverage, 7
Observations from the convention floor: Angie Harmon smells of honeysuckle and cloves—her glowing skin the color of sun-baked mahogany, her voice the sultry hum of Mezcal and cigarettes and late night conversations with friends on the deck of a rented beach house. Truly dazzling. Bush supporter Angie Harmon Oh. And Jason Sehorn, John McCain, and Rudy Giuliani spoke tonight, too. **** update: Visiting from Salon? Be sure to check out
August 31, 2004
protein wisdom’s Republican National Convention coverage, 7
Observations from the convention floor: Angie Harmon smells of honeysuckle and cloves—her glowing skin the color of sun-baked mahogany, her voice the sultry hum of Mezcal and cigarettes and late night conversations with friends on the deck of a rented beach house. Truly dazzling. Bush supporter Angie Harmon Oh. And Jason Sehorn, John McCain, and Rudy Giuliani spoke tonight, too. **** update: Visiting from Salon? Be sure to check out
August 30, 2004
protein wisdom’s Republican National Convention coverage, 6
Did Happy Hour at some sports bar a block or so from the Garden—overpriced hot wings and pitchers of Bass Ale with FOXNews’ Martha MacCallum and a sound engineer from WBAP in Dallas, Rory Pogatch. Sitting just down the bar from us was Democratic strategist Ellis Henican, who, as it happens, doesn’t find it at all amusing when you buy him a dozen Shirley Temples with extra cherries and have
August 30, 2004
protein wisdom’s Republican National Convention coverage, 6
Did Happy Hour at some sports bar a block or so from the Garden—overpriced hot wings and pitchers of Bass Ale with FOXNews’ Martha MacCallum and a sound engineer from WBAP in Dallas, Rory Pogatch. Sitting just down the bar from us was Democratic strategist Ellis Henican, who, as it happens, doesn’t find it at all amusing when you buy him a dozen Shirley Temples with extra cherries and have
August 30, 2004
More “Root Causes”
From the BBC: “French hostages plead for lives” Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq have urged their government to lift a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools to save their lives. The men also called on French people to protest against the law, set to come into force this week, in a new video shown on Arabic TV station al-Jazeera. The latest video emerged as a deadline set by
August 30, 2004
More “Root Causes”
From the BBC: “French hostages plead for lives” Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq have urged their government to lift a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools to save their lives. The men also called on French people to protest against the law, set to come into force this week, in a new video shown on Arabic TV station al-Jazeera. The latest video emerged as a deadline set by
August 30, 2004
My first brief conversation with the Big Apple
Big Apple: “So. I hear you like to beat on defenseless little apples. With a shovel, no less.” me: “Well, no, not really –” Big Apple: “– Sure you do. Don’t lie to me. You like to take a shovel to McIntosh apples.” me: “That’s not entirely true –” Big Apple: “– What, you don’t think I hear things?” me: “That was one apple, okay? And he was especially disrespectful
August 30, 2004
protein wisdom’s Republican National Convention coverage, 5: The al-Franken Factor
(via Spot On) **update** me: “What a twerp that guy is.” Bo Derek: “You’re telling me. I eat guys like him for breakfast and still have room left over for a short stack and a half dozen sausage links.”
August 30, 2004
protein wisdom’s Republican National Convention coverage, 5: The al-Franken Factor
(via Spot On) **update** me: “What a twerp that guy is.” Bo Derek: “You’re telling me. I eat guys like him for breakfast and still have room left over for a short stack and a half dozen sausage links.”