random ramblings

‘A Latina Judge’s Voice’ - NY Times

May 29th

“Oh good grief. Have you read the rest of Sotomayor’s speech...”
— (via needtherapy in reponse to...

May 29th

“Arkansas state Sen. Kim Hendren, who is currently the only...”
— Arkansas GOP Senate Candidate...

May 29th

“Some people are unhappy to hear President Obama suggest that...”
— Identity Politics, Left and...

May 29th

Friday Funnies: Obama’s budget cuts - Reason Magazine

May 29th

(via audreyhepburncomplex)

May 29th

Freddie Prinze Jr.: 24's New Ass-Kicking Bad...

May 28th

“It should also be noted that Mr. Maloney runs NARNIA, or the...”
— Maloney v. Cuomo and...

May 28th

Judge Sotomayor’s Appellate Opinions in Civil...

May 28th

Energy Secretary's White-Paint Proposal...

May 28th

“With a video camera hidden in her backpack, college student...”
— U.S. student, 20, emerges as...

May 28th

“The primary reason Sotomayor was selected is that she’s had...”
— via Squashed I knew someone...

May 27th

Merit and Sotomayor

squashed: I’m reading this rather attrocious editorial by Iilya Shapiro that begins, In picking...

May 27th

needtherapy: rosalee: apolaustic: aftermecomestheflood:...

May 27th

“With budget deficits soaring and President Obama pushing a...”
— Once Considered Unthinkable,...

May 27th

“President Obama’s energy adviser has suggested all the...”
— Obama’s green guru calls...

May 27th

“Your camera is like a painter’s brush, it is like a...”
— Ed Van Der Elsken

May 26th

“I’ve been reading this and both of you are ridiculous. I’ve...”
— crmpld.rg Thank you. I’m glad...

May 26th

popurls® | the genuine aggregator for the...

May 26th

“If Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter’s defection to...”
— Dear GOP: Please Choose...

May 26th

My throat has hurt for the last three...

Obviously, I have swine flu.

May 26th

“The California Supreme Court today upheld Proposition...”
— Prop. 8: The state high court...

May 26th

“GIVE up lamb roasts and save the planet. Government advisers...”
— Burping of the lambs blows...

May 26th

“But despite the praise from some of her former clerks, and...”
— The Case Against Sotomayor

May 26th

So Harry Reid is promising that the SCOTUS nominee will be pushed through the Senate quickly. ...

May 26th

“Are you thinking that death and taxes are our only certainty...”
— Atlas Shrugged

May 26th

BIO: Judge Sonia Sotomayor

May 26th

“Erin Axelrod, who graduated from Barnard College last week...”
— Many Summer Internships Are...

May 26th

“It is now clear that there is no real difference between the...”
— The Obama administration...

May 26th

“Is there in American history any war, military action, CIA...”
— Laurence Vance (via azspot) ...

May 26th

“Modern Christian sects have turned Christianity into a...”
— Bruce Droppings (via azspot)

May 26th

AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com Rarely do I literally laugh out...

May 24th

So I’m sure I have asked this before, but does anyone know how to change the color of Disqus...

May 23rd

“Well, we are out of money now. We are operating in deep...”
— President Obama,...

May 23rd

“Mr. Melvin is at the center of a dozen or so citizen snoops...”
— Gulags, Nukes and a Water...

May 22nd

More Silly Names For Self-Indulgent...

catbird: alexblagg: If there’s anything the NY Social Media scene loves more than congregating...

May 22nd

(via yourmomfanclub) Yes.

May 22nd

conservationist: (via sushioutlaw)

May 22nd

“The Obama administration’s drug czar made news...”
— Paying With Our Sins: Now is...

May 22nd

christianity: We are not under the Mosaic covenant any longer, so our blessings look at little...

May 22nd

sds: ajamison: sexypants: imkevin: moderation: ...

May 22nd

Wolfram Alpha Google

May 22nd

Awesome.

May 22nd

hilker: woody: thedailywhat: Business Card Porn of the...

May 22nd

“i don’t disagree, and i’ve read that proposal in...”
— notthatkindagay in reference...

May 22nd

“Much has been written about the Insight, Honda’s new...”
— Jeremy Clarkson Honda Insight...

May 21st

“Title IV, Subtitle B, Part 2, Section 426, of the American...”
— Massive Unemployment From...

May 21st

“President Barack Obama has approved plans for the U.S. to...”
— Obama Approves Plans for...

May 21st

“President Barack Obama has approved plans for the U.S. to...”
— Obama Approves Plans for...

May 21st

“Adam Lambert fans will be happy to know that he won...”
— Adam Lambert fans: Associated...

May 21st

Live Blogging the President’s National...

May 21st

Ascension Day

May 21st

Senate bids for 145% hike on beer tax.

May 21st

Listen

sds: tracks: Kansas - “Dust in the Wind” This song started out as a guitar exercise by Kansas’...

May 21st

(via kaluluwa) This is pretty awesome. I think I should...

May 21st

“Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape is what the program...”
— Jane Mayer (via azspot) ...

May 21st

“The new rules would bring new cars and trucks sold in the...”
— Obama’s new rules will...

May 20th

Waxman-Markey Global Warming Tax Top Ten List

May 20th

annie: via Ok, I really need to go home now.

May 20th

brigno: Color Version. Heh.

May 20th

“Shady’s back. Eminem spent 1999 to 2004 on a wildly...”
— Eminem, Meet Obama - The...

May 20th

barbara: via annie I thought I had seen this...

May 20th

“‘Miss Taggart, do you know the hallmark of the second-rater?...”
— -Atlas Shrugged (via...

May 19th

Microsoft patents 'magic wand'

May 19th

Free alternatives to Photoshop

sds: bellatoris: So here’s a question.  I do some amateur photography, as you may have noticed. ...

May 19th

So here’s a question.  I do some amateur photography, as you may have noticed.  I am trying to...

May 19th

“Beware when politicians promise “fiscal responsibility.”...”
— The Age of Debt: Barack...

May 19th

Violations of the Constitution by American...

May 19th

42% Favor Free Health Care For All Americans...

May 19th

Ben Stiller Reveals Zoolander 2 Details

May 19th

Obama to announce emissions rules

May 19th

Start Spreadin' the News...

May 15th

Madonna to marry? Singer plans Kabbalah...

May 15th

Soldier's fighting spirit never grew old -...

May 15th

Gypsies smash £5m police helicopter with axes...

May 15th

My previous post (or rather, the article from which the...

May 15th

“The “Good War,” like the Good Book, can be put...”
— Lessons from World War II:...

May 15th

“When it comes to justifying the use of force, there is a...”
— Hit & Run > Trans Fat...

May 15th

“I’ve got 600 United Steel Workers out there who are going to...”
— Bob Miller, Duferco Farrell’s...

May 15th

Diverse Judicial Experiences

squashed: My newest follower, the Freedom Defense Fund Blog has pulled this quote from a 2001...

May 15th

catastrofe: pin the molotov Wow.

May 15th

inothernews: juliasegal:garp: Robert DeNiro’s Taxi...

May 15th

“Michael: We can’t build a house in two weeks. Also, I’m not...”
— Arrested Development - 2.02 -...

May 15th

However, the #googlefail, while annoying, gives us a moment to pause and think about the wisdom of...

May 15th

So, HP tells me there’s a new update it needs to install.  I click ok, at which point it...

May 15th

we're not incapable, we're just...

davereed, in response to my claim that Christians are Incapable of Being Creative with Media Point...

May 15th

“…if you are married and/or have children, you should have...”
— Crazy Nut Job: A Financial...

May 15th

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Hugh Van Es

May 15th

Related?

Sharp fall in Eurozone economy Motorway closed as thousands of euros fly out [of convertible]

May 15th

The ten books about military history that you...

May 15th

via qdexpress.com Thank the Lord for blueberry doughnuts...

May 15th

Schwarzenegger to propose selling San Quentin

May 15th

“Miss California and Miss USA runner-up, Carrie Prejean,...”
— Miss California on Cable News:...

May 15th

theyahooanswers: Submitted by: Katey H-W Also submitted...

May 14th

ilovethe90s: Bill Nye the Science Guy

May 14th

“In our view, this whole deal is an abomination. The...”
— Best of the Web Today

May 14th

Times Wire

May 14th

Proof that Christians are Incapable of Being...

May 14th

Not that it really matters, but any ideas how my Tumblarity could go from 105 to 91 in a matter of...

May 14th

sds: It appears Gmail is down. Mine is working fine.  Maybe...

May 14th

Microsoft Office Mail Merge > My Brain

This has not been a good morning.

May 14th

“Reading on the web is almost certainly affecting the way we...”
— Your brain is an index. The...

May 14th

northerndelight: First Celebrity Swine Flu Fatality And we...

May 14th

“A member of the Republican National Committee told me...”
— GOP, RNC to rebrand Democrats...

May 14th

un: hessianonullo: nob: … StalinCat is epic.

May 13th

“If you make big bucks — or enjoy alcohol, cigarettes and...”
— Smokers, drinkers to carry tax...

May 13th

When I get together for coffee with my fellow pragmatic, reality based, sort-of-right-wing comedy...

May 13th

Because I am feeling artistic today, another photo.  This...

May 13th

“American families who are car-dependent spend 25 percent of...”
— Christopher B. Leinberger (via...

May 13th

“Last week the Obama administration, after going through the...”
— Hawk in Hoc: Obama pretends to...

May 13th

I just got gum on my pants from the...

Ugh.

May 12th

Today on Bellatoris’ photography, a snail.

May 12th

You know who has a great voice?

May 12th

Homosexuality and the New Testament

squashed: Yesterday, I wrote the first half of my response to Bellatoris’s suggestion that the...

May 9th

Does the Bible condemn Homosexuality?

squashed: A few days back, I wrote that the Bible does not condemn homosexuality and offered to go...

May 8th

“With all due respect to the bravery of American soldiers,...”
— Greg Boyd (via azspot) This...

May 8th

The thing I love (hate?) about contacting my congressional representatives is that their form letter...

May 8th

'Swine flu party' a bad idea: US health...

May 8th

Bad facts and bad theory cited in...

squashed: bellatoris asks: Care to elaborate on the “bad facts or bad theory” which undermine...

May 8th

On Tumblarity; My Tumblr Feature...

azspot: Lots of consternation in Tumblrville over the new Tumblr Tumblarity feature. ...

May 8th

In a return to my promise of posting photography,...

May 8th

I wish I could remember where I got this.

May 8th

I am definitely going to have to stop checking out the Tumblarity page.  I just found out I am...

May 8th

Bad facts and bad theory cited in...

squashed: bellatoris asks: Care to elaborate on the “bad facts or bad theory” which undermine...

May 8th

“[Michelle Obama] called herself someone who strives to do...”
— Work-Life Balance a Challenge,...

May 8th

Comedian sneaks into US State department

May 8th

(via sds) Haven’t I seen this before?  Are you...

May 8th

So, my community the town in which I currently live is contemplating using its own alternate...

May 8th

The Bible and Coal

azspot: The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern West...

May 7th

“Another Democratic strategist who follows Senate races...”
— Sifting Through the Specter...

May 7th

JGH seems to have the whole Tumblarity thing down pat.

May 7th

Most Popular Trends with People Aged 45+ in...

May 7th

“It is not conceivable that a Reagan or Kemp would have...”
— Henninger: Should the GOP...

May 7th

Preparing for the inevitable onslaught...

sds: Does anyone know of a good Tumblarity-enhancement product? Barack Obama.

May 7th

1500 posts, as of now.

Too bad this one is useless.

May 7th

I was going to ask about it, but SDS was a few seconds ahead...

May 7th

shawnblog: SPAM Sushi (via shawnblog) So good, though...

May 7th

My greatest accomplishment in the last...

Getting my father-in-law to reference the blog Stuff White People Like in his company’s...

May 7th

azspot: Fast Food, Fat Food

May 7th

Bad facts and bad theory cited in...

squashed: bellatoris asks: Care to elaborate on the “bad facts or bad theory” which undermine...

May 7th

Bad facts and bad theory cited in...

squashed: bellatoris asks: Care to elaborate on the “bad facts or bad theory” which undermine...

May 7th

Watch

sds: Mar is a Filipino citizen whose student visa ran out, and he has been unable to get a work...

May 6th

squashed: sds writes: I don’t believe that anyone is advocating a “compulsory Christian nation.”...

May 6th

Watch

hilker: vb: Wally Wallington has demonstrated that he can lift a Stonehenge-sized pillar...

May 5th

Lessons in Stupidity

A co-worker whose 4 year old daughter hurt her foot stayed in the ER last night until 1 a.m. - at...

May 5th

Amazing Posts: What Your Month Of Birth Tell...

May 1st

Top 5 Swine Flu Don’ts

May 1st

“I’m not saying Susan Boyle caused swine flu. I’m just saying...”
— British Junior Minister Sion...

May 1st

“For it is not every one who thinks that believes, since many...”
— St. Augustine of Hippo

May 1st

“Today, I called my mom for the first time in a few weeks,...”
— FML

May 1st

“And now for my prediction… . Prejean is going to...”
— learning my lines…

May 1st

Apparently, this afternoon’s theme is stupidity.

May 1st

In the battle of Yo Mama vs. Osama, the terrorist is...

May 1st

WORLD Magazine | Cartoons 5.9 | | May 09, 09 I love the...

May 1st

needtherapy: mikehudack: Facebook Group: World Leaders ...

May 1st

shawnblog: thelos: monkeysays: increasethepeace: ...

May 1st