Not me. In fact, I’d be content just to rule, say, Trenton, New Jersey—provided it has a Sizzler and a decent strip club. But then, I’ve never been terribly ambitious, either. “Everybody Wants To Rule the World,” Tears for Fears.
October 2005
October 22, 2005
Out of the frying pan and into the Miers
Everybody will soon be talking about this George Will piece, which echoes many of the arguments Miers critics have been making for several weeks now—but which does so in so forceful a manner that it can fairly be said that all the cards are finally on the table, and that the President (and other Miers defenders) are going to have to call or fold. From “Defending the Indefensible” (Wapo): Such
October 22, 2005
SCOTUS nominee Harriet Miers showcases her political pragmatism by avoiding a tough ideological choice at the McDonald’s drive-thru window, 2
Miers: “I’m sorry, Miss…? Is it too late to turn half those hamburgers into cheeseburgers? And while we’re at it, better give me 3 small fries to go with the 3 large and the 3 supersized fries. As long as we’re leveling the gustatory playing field, there’s really no legal reason I can see why midgets and dwarves shouldn’t be equally represented…”* **** update: “Oh. And go ahead and really
October 22, 2005
Coq au Homme?
And yet somehow, it’s still not as horrific as escargot or cuisses de grenouilles… (h/t Tom Pechinski; background here)
October 21, 2005
It’s Friday. You gonna give us the dancing armadillo, or are you going to give us some lame excuse –?
—Lame excuse, eh? Fine. Just for that, you’ll get nothing and like it.
October 21, 2005
The protein wisdom interview: Dr. Kamau Kambon
Dr. Kamau Kambon is a former visiting assistant professor of African Studies at NC State University and owner of BlackNificent Books and More in Raleigh. He is also a former professor of education at St. Augustine’s College in Raleigh, a historically black institution, and in 1999 received a Citizen’s Award from The Independent Weekly, a leftwing newspaper. protein wisdom: “Let’s just jump right in, shall we? In an October 14
October 21, 2005
Some notes and tips on caulking a bathtub
Here are the tools you’ll need to caulk your bathtub efficiently: 1. A caulking gun 2. caulk 3. A utility knife (sharp) 4. A bead head 5. A bead cleanup tool 6. A rag (dampened and ultimately disposable) None of these items is particularly expensive; most will cost a buck or two (except for the caulking gun, which can be purchased, even on the high end, for less than $10).
October 20, 2005
SCOTUS nominee Harriet Miers showcases her political pragmatism by avoiding a tough ideological choice at the McDonald’s drive-thru window
Miers: “Hmmm. Better let me have a vanilla shake, a chocolate shake, and a strawberry shake. After all, equality of representation and showy gustatory diversity are the most telling indicators that one has achieved a progressive and culturally enlightened lunch, are they not…?* **** More here, here, and here; rebuttals here and here and here. Background here and here.
October 20, 2005
the protein wisdom “interview”
Fake but…well, let’s just leave it at fake. Because personally? I think the whole elliptical bit still has legs.
October 20, 2005
Thursday Cheer (or, yet another reminder why language matters)
Compliments of John Derbyshire, writing at the Corner: […] All the windsocks are now pointing in the direction of more socialism. As the population ages, Americans will want more leisure, drugs, health care, nursing homes, security. As the Jihadist threat continues to metastasize (from the MidEast to Indonesia, Thailand, Africa, the Caucasus, Europe), we shall want the state to have more police powers, more scrutiny of us and our lives.