random ramblings

“Do you always pick the best profile picture? Do you change...”
— I can always count on some of...

Apr 1st

In a complete change from my usual ranting about politics - Anyone know how to sync Google...

Mar 31st

Is there a character limit for text post...

Mar 31st

Bankruptcy or not, the larger problem here is Washington’s industrial policy. Even if Chrysler...

Mar 31st

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded...”
— J.R.R. Tolkien (via jingc)...

Mar 31st

“Well, the president certainly acted tough on Monday. In a...”
— Op-Ed Columnist - Car Dealer...

Mar 31st

An "Ad" In the WSJ

[This is an “advertisement” that appeared in today’s Wall Street Journal.  Since...

Mar 31st

“But now, in a little-noticed move, the House Financial...”
— www.washingtonexaminer.com

Mar 31st

That's Not in the Constitution!

squashed: My wife frequently asks me to do things I don’t always want to do. It’s usually nothing...

Mar 31st

Obama drives GM chief out

Mar 31st

“Democracy is not my faith. And American democracy is not my...”
— Cornel West (via azspot) ...

Mar 30th

“President Barack Obama asserted unprecedented government...”
— Obama sets deadline to force...

Mar 30th

One (positive?) side-effect of being more on the outside of the current political power structure in...

Mar 30th

“GOVERNMENT WARRANTY It is my hope that the steps I am...”
— President Obama’s...

Mar 30th

via assets.comics.com Pearls Before Swine is easily my...

Mar 30th

via www.grimmy.com

Mar 30th

Let KFC Fix Your City's Potholes

Mar 30th

“I come from a religious background that takes pride in...”
— Are Atheists Smarter? I...

Mar 30th

Obama drives GM chief out

Mar 30th

The Barna Group - Survey Shows How Liberals...

Mar 30th

Tabloid to Celluloid: Casting big scandals for big screen ...

Mar 28th

The best thing about working on Saturdays, aside from the fact that it is only a half-day, is that...

Mar 28th

“Without a doubt, many of the attacks from the far-right...”
— Why Does Obama’s...

Mar 27th

Analysis: New war strategy requires outside...

Mar 27th

This was an article from the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper on Sunday. The Business Section asked...

Mar 27th

A Franciscan Benediction

Mar 27th

“We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences...”
— Ayn Rand (via hilker)

Mar 27th

Nightline Faceoff: Does Satan Exist? (And...

Mar 27th

“IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO that Dyson began publicly stating his...”
— The Civil Heretic - Freeman...

Mar 26th

“I don’t think of myself predicting things,” he says. “I’m...”
— The Civil Heretic - Freeman...

Mar 26th

“1. Facebook is not going to turn into a pay site. 2....”

Mar 26th

Of Course You're Listening To/Watching This

Mar 26th

“There is serious question of how democratic the armed...”
— John Hope Franklin (via...

Mar 26th

azspot: Patrick Chappatte

Mar 26th

Trusting Feedback

squashed: Every day, we use information from people who know more than we do. If I want to cross a...

Mar 25th

“An Indonesian fisherman has been killed by Komodo dragons...”
— Is this the opening of a CNN...

Mar 25th

The Obama administration now wants unfettered power to seize assets, abrogate contracts, and take...

Mar 25th

Barstool Economics: An Old Favorite

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid...

Mar 24th

“It is, however, a cobweb constraint on a Congress that,...”
— George F. Will - The Toxic...

Mar 24th

Eating Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Life

Mar 24th

“Critical analysis is how a political culture and even a...”
— Glenn Greenwald (via azspot) ...

Mar 24th

“I suggested that maybe, instead of gimmicks and technology,...”
— Barack Obama’s...

Mar 24th

New poll spells doom for Obama? Nah, not really… |...

Mar 24th

Behold the Appearance of the Invisibility...

Mar 24th

“Wall Streeters make huge bonuses through short-term profits...”
— Brent Budowsky (via azspot) ...

Mar 24th

“Everything that we’re doing right now is engineered to avoid...”
— Jim Kunstler (via azspot,...

Mar 24th

I love the visual of a Tumblr search.

Mar 23rd

badpaintingsofbarackobama.com

Mar 23rd

“For example, Arruda says, the public forgave Martha...”
— The Everywhere President

Mar 23rd

“For his part, Schwarzenegger alleged that [Rahm] Emanuel “is...”
— Biden steals the show at...

Mar 23rd

[This post is largely inspired by the previous bit from Left Blog.] When I was in college, I wrote...

Mar 23rd

Only on this blog can you read whether exploitation is ethical. Only here can you read about the...

Mar 23rd

“[Yeah, comments!] South Africa. We don’t get...”
— With climate change,...

Mar 23rd

Crap.  They’re coming for us.

Mar 23rd

Dietrich Bonhoeffer t-shirt

Mar 22nd

“The monthly schedule is church-like, with its parenting...”
— God-less...

Mar 22nd

A Question about Animal Cruelty

squashed: In fiction characters behavior often signals whether they are good guys, bad guys, or...

Mar 21st

“In the end, what was most interesting about President...”
— Obama’s ‘Tonight...

Mar 21st

Firefox a hit with web enthusiasts

Mar 21st

“So, President Barack Obama thinks he bowls like a competitor...”
— Special Olympics bowler: I can...

Mar 21st

“The “hundred days” term dates back to 1815, when...”
— The Folly of the...

Mar 21st

“The most obvious criticism of aid is its links to rampant...”
— Why Foreign Aid Is Hurting...

Mar 21st

“Yet evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that aid to Africa...”
— Why Foreign Aid Is Hurting...

Mar 21st

CREATING A GOOD BLOG IS LIKE WRITING A...

mills: Cursive Buildings: creating a good blog is like hiding your treasure under piles of new...

Mar 20th

Barack Obama's Gift DVDs Don't Even Work in...

Mar 20th

via www.henrypayne.com

Mar 20th

“If you’re in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at...”
— - Deep Thoughts by Jacky...

Mar 20th

Police: Fugitive ex-NFL QB killed in Greece...

Mar 20th

“Thanks to changing demographics, including a steady decline...”
— 2. Recycling the Suburbs - 10...

Mar 20th

3. The New Calvinism - 10 Ideas Changing the...

Mar 20th

“The plethora of legally questionable bills caps a messy week...”
— The AIG Backlash: Has Congress...

Mar 20th

Some Large Numbers

squashed: Inspired by XKCD, I put together a list of some of the large numbers that have been...

Mar 20th

“And then Leno asked him about his bowling. He’d been...”
— Obama on Leno: Some Strikes,...

Mar 20th

“5. I know why the caged bird sings. To make female birds...”
— Office Star Rainn Wilson: 25...

Mar 20th

azspot: xkcd 165 million divided by 170 billion =...

Mar 20th

“My understanding of the majestic God-given sacredness of...”
— David P. Gushee (via azspot)

Mar 20th

natface: what is it, Mom? is there something behind me?

Mar 20th

Harvard AIDS Expert Says Pope is Correct on...

Mar 20th

“Acting swiftly, the Democratic-led House approved a bill...”
— House passes bill taxing AIG...

Mar 19th

hilker: The Onion - Fowl Qaeda I knew there was something...

Mar 19th

sds: Any suggestions on how to discourage rock eating?...

Mar 19th

“You are Christian only so long as you constantly pose...”
— Henri Nouwen (via azspot) I...

Mar 19th

10 Self-Lies That Screw You Into Debt

Mar 19th

“That’s the Republican Party: vehemently advocate positions...”
— Glenn Greenwald (via azspot) ...

Mar 19th

JK Harris & Company

Mar 19th

“Gates defended the continued hunt for Osama bin Laden, and...”
— Gates: ‘Stop-loss’...

Mar 19th

Bellevue police officer’s firing overturned I knew...

Mar 19th

“Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said AIG stands...”
— Analysis: White House, Dems...

Mar 18th

Chaplain at Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton...

Mar 18th

March Madness Takes Over the White House

Mar 18th

“Threatening filibusters of yet-to-be-named judicial nominees...”
— Judge filibuster threat:...

Mar 18th

“Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment —...”
— Female Marines Conduct 1st...

Mar 18th

sds: Shirts from the Onion store. As it stands, the...

Mar 18th

“A serious man needs a serious mission, however, and this is...”
— How Jon Stewart Went Bad I...

Mar 18th

As Jurors Turn to Web, Mistrials Are Popping...

Mar 18th

Top 10 worst Irish accents on film

Mar 18th

“Asked where he got the idea for the site from, Mr. O’Dowd...”
— New Web Site Features All...

Mar 18th

“For the Church, the holy, radiant bride and body of Christ,...”
— Scott McClellan (via azspot)

Mar 17th

“The White House pianist is playing “Killing Me Softly” as...”
— maybe not the best...

Mar 17th

“If I see three or four young black men walking down the...”
— Russell Mills, Police Chief...

Mar 17th

“Only two memories brought tears to Sun Yaoting’s eyes...”
— China’s last eunuch...

Mar 17th

The importance of stupidity in scientific...

Mar 17th

“President Obama may be smarter than most of us, but he’s...”
— LET IT DIE: Rushkoff on the...

Mar 16th

“It’s the only way.”
— This phrase appear in bad...

Mar 16th

Is Pornography Adultery?

Mar 16th

azspot: Steve Sack I find it somewhat amusing that people...

Mar 16th

“Actor Tommy Lee Jones and Former Vice President Al Gore (and...”
— mental_floss Blog » 12...

Mar 16th

Michelle Obama's Hugs: A Photo Diary

Mar 15th

leitch: Frank Miller’s Charlie Brown. (via 6-4-2 and...

Mar 15th

“The first clear indication that Obama is not, in fact, a...”
— Billy Wharton (via azspot) ...

Mar 15th

“Telling the story of his two brothers in the Army, Isaac and...”
— Taking a chance on war films

Mar 14th

“Economists say that when the economy takes a dive, it is...”
— Tired of Looking for Work,...

Mar 14th

Obama administration dropping 'enemy...

Mar 14th

“WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s ambitious...”
— Barack Obama’s agenda:...

Mar 14th

Obama's New Tack: Blaming Bush

Mar 14th

“You’re never too old to burn to death in a fire.”
— - Red Foreman Good to...

Mar 13th

“No money was exchanged. Nobody was naked.”
— Cook Co. GOP chair Gary...

Mar 13th

NASA Won't Commit to 'Stephen Colbert' Space...

Mar 13th

“Obama seems to care about the economic crisis only to the...”
— Best of the Web Today: Please...

Mar 13th

“Obama doesn’t seem to understand that individualism...”
— Myrhaf: Obama Calls On Young...

Mar 13th

purpose: soupsoup: SpeakLike.com was one of the...

Mar 13th

Sex and Real Love

sds: The following is from a NYT story about coping with prostate cancer. Writes Kevin DeYoung: “A...

Mar 13th

“But most analysts say the British security forces have been...”
— Belfast chooses peace in face...

Mar 13th

“The dissidents’ only real hope is that the British do...”
— Belfast chooses peace in face...

Mar 13th

Obama Official Placed on Leave After...

Mar 13th

The Worst Kind of Stimulus

Mar 13th

Conservatives and Progressives

squashed: It’s easy to generalze and say that conservatism is the ideology of the past while...

Mar 13th

azspot: Tom Tomorrow All I am going to say about this is...

Mar 13th

The Obama Rosetta Stone

Mar 12th

God & Jesus vs. Yahweh & Yahshua: One...

Yahweh, the Name of The Father The term “God,” whether capitalized or not, is a general,...

Mar 12th

sds: sarahchristine: bg5000:tristanjay7: F Minus ...

Mar 12th

“Hersh then went on to describe a second area of extra-legal...”
— Hersh: ‘Executive...

Mar 12th

You should check out the story.

Mar 11th

“Case in point: The orchestrated attack on radio host Rush...”
— Camille Paglia on Obama, Rush...

Mar 11th

Fantastic Contraption

Mar 11th

“People are turning to chocolate to cheer themselves up as...”
— Chocolate sales rocket as...

Mar 11th

You know you’re from Belfast when… The sight of...

Mar 11th

“We Evangelicals have failed to pass on to our young people...”
— The coming evangelical...

Mar 11th

“Evangelicals have identified their movement with the culture...”
— The coming evangelical...

Mar 11th

“The Taliban’s new top operations officer in southern...”
— Officials: Afghanistan Taliban...

Mar 11th

sds: ABC is actively encouraging people to watch full-length...

Mar 10th

Rethinking Military Spending

squashed: I’ve spent a lot of time in partisan bickering lately—which has been good...

Mar 10th

“For the purposes of the survey, a “biblical worldview” was...”
— Barna Survey Examines Changes...

Mar 10th

thatisracist: theyahooanswers: (via michaelikesit) This...

Mar 10th

“Jim Allister, a Northern Ireland MEP, called for the SAS to...”
— Masked gunman fired more than...

Mar 10th

“It turns out Obama is not made out of unicorns and puppydog...”
— Squashed - But Obama...

Mar 10th

“A bill is headed to the House floor which will make it...”
— Hit & Run > Thanks for...

Mar 10th

tukie: what are you doing?
me: playing on my new macbook
TuKiE: oooho I'mjealous
me: = in debt
TuKiE: = has been in debt haha if ur not in debt that u dont have or use anything ur a... amish person? but even then u might own jeddidiah last months livestock or cornmeal or something
me: lol i love it hold on
TuKiE: love doesn't hold on leo dicaprio lets go in the end... and he dies. everybody saw that movie Judy

Mar 9th

irishmexi: just so you guys are aware. Heh.

Mar 9th

“In our culture people excuse their broken relationships away...”
— My pastor. (via sds) I...

Mar 9th

“Imagine that some hypothetical enemy state spent years...”
— ‘Manchurian Candidate’ Starts...

Mar 9th

“Politicians and the press are having a field day with Wall...”
— John Kerry Is Last Guy You...

Mar 9th

FT.com / Companies / Banks - BofA withdraws...

Mar 9th

Winners and Losers in the Proposed Massive...

Mar 9th

“On the other hand, medical ethics frown on cutting off...”
— Squashed - Do we want a...

Mar 9th

“This is the good thing about recessions: renewed focus on...”
— Mike Hudack (via marco) I...

Mar 9th

Trial Behavior Consulting

Mar 9th

I don’t work in IT, but I know enough about computers that I get asked to help people a lot. ...

Mar 9th

“I also sometimes hear this particularly troubling argument...”
— You Can’t Be a Christian and...

Mar 9th

“I think this is a isolated incident and not indicative of a...”
— A Year @ Queen’s:...

Mar 9th

azspot: Joe Heller

Mar 8th

Obama's safety net: the TelePrompter

Mar 7th

Wishful, and dangerous, thinking

Mar 6th

Not at all. I blow at English. Thanks for posting the toon! Originally posted as a comment by...

Mar 6th

Some polling data for Fox News to...

soupsoup: southpol: TPM: Check out this question from the new Fox News poll: “What do you think...

Mar 6th

“Christopher Walken’s style and looks are so...”
— Ten Natural Bad Guys...

Mar 6th

“Contracts are economic arrangements, not marriage vows. They...”
— Walking Away From Your...

Mar 6th

Watch

soupsoup: “Remember when you were in the Beatles? That was awesome!”

Mar 6th

via www.daybydaycartoon.com As I commented to jeffmiller...

Mar 6th

“The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge today by suspected...”
— Supreme Court denies terror...

Mar 6th

I cannot, for the life of me, seem to be able to re-install Disqus.  Anybody who wants to help,...

Mar 6th

“All of which suggests that Manchin’s PR efforts may...”
— Hillbilly No More? West...

Mar 6th

“Craigslist and the police Over the years, police have found...”
— Is Craigslist the...

Mar 6th

Obama's Blockbuster Gift for Brown: 25 DVDs

Mar 6th

Comments are temporarily disabled on my Tumblr until I can reinstall them in the new theme.

Mar 6th

Be Charitable With Your Own Money

Mar 6th

Watch

sds: radarchive: ardenashley: Half Blood Prince IMAX trailer. *wets his pants in...

Mar 6th

Good Book: What I Learned From Reading The...

Mar 6th

Justices seem to be leaning in favor of Prop....

Mar 6th

“At a time when the U.S. Postal Service says it is...”
— Postal Service draws criticism...

Mar 6th

“Sometimes the best way to roll with the punches is to roll...”
— Unemployed place their bets on...

Mar 6th

“Knife crime in Britain is a political hot topic due to a...”
— Man guilty of killing...

Mar 5th

How to Camp As a Lifestyle - wikiHow

Mar 5th

via www.currentworldnews.net It always cracks me up when...

Mar 5th

Most pictures aren’t showing up when I view my Tumblr, and when I tried looking at previews of...

Mar 5th

“..the promise of capitalism was always that of class...”
— Kim Stanley Robinson [via]...

Mar 5th

Here’s something interesting for you: As I pointed out earlier, Washington DC has the highest...

Mar 5th

StateMaster - US Statistics, State...

Mar 5th

squashed: jhnbrssndn: complicatedshoes (via...

Mar 5th

needtherapy: ...

Mar 5th

davereed: Gambit it’s about time. i’ve been waiting for...

Mar 5th

Chart correlating SAT scores with favorite...

Mar 5th

How to get liked/reblogged on tumblr:

ohgodno: effortless-smile: willmccloud: Say something super general that applies to...

Mar 5th

California court to decide legality of...

Mar 5th

sds: onemoretimewithfeeling: caryrandolph:missface: At...

Mar 5th

(via sds)

Mar 4th

“That’s not all. The IAEA says its inspectors have been...”
— The International Atomic...

Mar 4th

“Congress approved the ERA, which would prohibit the denial...”
— Committee Rejects Equal Rights...

Mar 4th

Quigley pulls off primary victory

Mar 4th

My great aunt is 100 today.  Happy birthday!

Mar 4th

“The biggest problem with broadband service in America is not...”
— Glenn Derene (via azspot)

Mar 3rd

March 3rd, 2009 is a Square Root Day. ...

shawnblog: inothernews: padayon: dare: constellation: twothirty: I’m not sure of...

Mar 3rd

hilker: The Housing Chart That’s Worth 1000 Words [h/t...

Mar 3rd

We just had a guy come in to our office trying to “win back” our business after we left...

Mar 3rd

From his actual website. Didn’t even have to...

Mar 3rd

So, someone (from the Philippines, I think) searched for...

Mar 3rd

“The recession is a good opportunity for out-of-work...”
— Coders urged to take up open...

Mar 3rd

Photos and Documents of Amin Al Husseini:...

Mar 3rd

Opinion: Republican Road to Recovery

Mar 3rd

“Listening to Mr. Obama and his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel,...”
— Our Troubled Economy Is a...

Mar 3rd

“But after five weeks in office, it’s become clear that...”
— Our Troubled Economy Is a...

Mar 3rd

“Jokes are jokes, but this goes beyond what you might regard...”
— Education appointee email...

Mar 3rd

Brandon Heath - Give Me Your Eyes (Video &...

Mar 3rd

“There was a difference with Reagan and it is one, critical...”
— Andrew Sullivan The Daily...

Mar 3rd

Full Text of the 787 Billion Dollar Act

Mar 2nd

needtherapy: ...

Mar 2nd

Pearls Before Swine free online comic strip library at...

Mar 2nd

“HANOVER (Reuters) - German twenty-somethings would ditch...”
— German twenty-somethings...

Mar 2nd

sds: http://nationalgrammarday.com/

Mar 2nd

I don’t mean that the Republicans are forever out of power—only that there hasn’t...

Mar 2nd

Obama to tap Kan. Gov. Sebelius as health...

Mar 2nd

Two NFL players lost at sea

Mar 2nd

Paul Harvey: An appraisal of his career by...

Mar 2nd

Rush Limbaugh is not helping the...

squashed: The Conservative Political Action Conference featured Rush Limbaugh as a keynote...

Mar 2nd