random ramblings

Phyllis-But it is a big deal. You almost killed Stanley.
Dwight-Yeah right! I filled him full of butter and sugar for 50 years and forced him not to exercise!

Jul 31st

Reading Dr. Timothy Keller’s Post-everythings essay,...

Jul 31st

“In general the PCA knows how to thrive in the shrinking...”
— Westminster Theological...

Jul 31st

With mugs of beer and calming words, President Barack Obama and the professor and policeman engulfed...

Jul 31st

We generally don’t care for the Associated Press’s “accountability journalism,” but here’s an...

Jul 31st

Best of the Web Today: It’s Certifiable -...

Jul 31st

Apparently not true.

Jul 31st

In case you worked your butt off all...

(via thedailyfiona) True?

Jul 31st

“There has to be a reason that the US, of all the...”
— Hullabaloo (via azspot) Or,...

Jul 31st

So ... Cash for Clunkers.

squashed: It looks like the Cash for Clunkers program managed to spend a billion dollars very...

Jul 31st

“Morality doesn’t come from religion. Healthy human children...”
— Valerie Tarico (via azspot) ...

Jul 31st

We Aren't Fools

jeffmiller: robot-heart-politics: “Although I’ve gotta say, when I hear critics talk about out of...

Jul 30th

I used to not care if you used the...

sds: re: this. [Quick recap: cancer box = tanning booth] So would you be in favor of banning...

Jul 30th

“A national campaign against first-time drunken-driving...”
— USATODAY.com

Jul 30th

Lesson Learned for Today

Just because you think you won’t need that spreadsheet again doesn’t mean you...

Jul 30th

“If he’s a terrorist, he’s the nicest terrorist I...”
— Federal News Radio 1500 AM:...

Jul 30th

“Conservatives won this round in the culture wars, not merely...”
— Thomas Frank (via azspot) ...

Jul 30th

“In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from...”
— BibleGateway.com -...

Jul 30th

Enough of that.

Vizzini to Fezzik, and me to sds.

Jul 29th

Defending the term "Islamofascism." - By...

Jul 29th

via www.daybydaycartoon.com Wowza. (Click picture for full...

Jul 29th

The Terrorist Hunter Speaks by Q-A on...

Jul 29th

squashed: negevrockcity: Fox News recently confused Iraq...

Jul 29th

“Trudi Finger, a spokeswoman for Hogrefe & Huber...”
— Has Wikipedia Created a...

Jul 29th

“And by the way, if anyone wants to see some real incoherence...”
— Hullabaloo (via azspot) Um,...

Jul 29th

Women are getting more beautiful

Jul 29th

(via sds) Makes me want to vomit. Good morning.

Jul 29th

sds: southpol: The Innocence Project Seventeen people...

Jul 24th

“It’s a safe bet that 100 years from now most half-way...”
— Bret Stephens: Apollo Mission...

Jul 24th

“We are living in a time in which educated people who are at...”
— Peggy Noonan: Common Sense May...

Jul 24th

“I think the plan is being slowed and may well be stopped not...”
— Peggy Noonan: Common Sense May...

Jul 24th

via www.daybydaycartoon.com

Jul 24th

Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log - ABC...

Jul 24th

“Man is man because he is free to operate within the...”
— Martin Luther King, Jr. (via...

Jul 24th

“omfglmaobbqroflcopteriss = oh my *freaking* god, laugh my...”
— Text Messaging, Chat...

Jul 24th

“Five well-preserved ancient shipwrecks have been discovered...”
— Five shipwrecks found off...

Jul 24th

“Unless you’ve been living under a rock, far away from...”
— Katie Holmes on...

Jul 24th

How I Love Free Lunches

Wife's Text: Red Lobster at 12 with Nan. Mission accomplished.

Jul 24th

fyeahgrammar: onemoretimewithfeeling: peroty:brocatus: ...

Jul 24th

azspot: David Fitzsimmons The Harry Potter line cracked me...

Jul 24th

“Officials in Shanghai are urging parents to have a second...”
— BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific |...

Jul 24th

“Come Friday, the federally mandated minimum wage will jump...”
— The Dangerous Minimum Wage...

Jul 24th

“Critics of the Senate filibuster complain that it’s...”
— Hit & Run - Reason...

Jul 24th

On Common Courtesy

I am sometimes shocked by the lack of common courtesy in America.  This ranges from the inability of...

Jul 24th

Enemies of the good

Jul 24th

Obama's Health Expert Orszag Gets Political -...

Jul 24th

“Among the public officials arrested were Mayor Peter J....”
— 3 New Jersey Mayors and 5...

Jul 24th

“But their judgment does not make them uniquely evil or...”
— Jerusalem, Sodom, and Jesus -...

Jul 24th

(via kapi)

Jul 23rd

Which of the following numbers is...

The captchas on the House of Representatives website are always entertaining.

Jul 23rd

“One of the sons of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was...”
— Officials: Son of Osama bin...

Jul 23rd

Dow Closes Above 9000 for First Time Since...

Jul 23rd

Climate Change

squashed: sds writes: [A] new study published online today in the journal Nature Geoscience …...

Jul 23rd

[Clarified for sds, but still intentionally vague] Suppose you have been visiting an accounting...

Jul 23rd

squashed: superhamburgeramerica: The Obama effect...

Jul 23rd

“It’s a need for rest, not a break or a nap or a...”
— A Year @ Queen’s: When I...

Jul 23rd

“If you spent a million dollars a day going back to the birth...”
— Rep. Darel Issa - R, CA IG:...

Jul 23rd

“A large number of evangelical Christians in America (not...”
— Timstafford’s Blog (via...

Jul 23rd

“We love to blame our presidents when things go wrong, and...”
— George Bush Gave Your Daughter...

Jul 23rd

“The biggest proponents of censorship at my public high...”
— jgh I refuse to believe that...

Jul 22nd

AFP: Obama popularity lower than Bush's at...

Jul 21st

“For all the laid-off “Joe the Plumbers” who share the...”
— Robert Parry (via azspot) Why...

Jul 21st

“The carefully selected verses found in the Holy Scriptures...”
— Jimmy Carter (via azspot) For...

Jul 21st

Are you a Book Pack Rat?

Jul 20th

So, despite all the bad stuff I have posted about it, and despite the fact that I thought the first...

Jul 20th

via cache.gawker.com Apple’s website, circa 1983.

Jul 20th

PostSecret

Jul 19th

“Today marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Mary Jo...”
— 40 Years Since Chappaquiddick;...

Jul 18th

BBC NEWS | San Diego menaced by jumbo squid

Jul 18th

The Day They Arrested President Roosevelt

Jul 18th

“Barack Obama’s performance is being compared...”
— Does Obama Throw like a Girl?...

Jul 18th

“The chain reaction of evil — wars producing more wars — must...”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jul 18th

PostSecret

Jul 18th

“My concern here is not with the efficacy, legality, or...”
— The Assassins Debate: Why...

Jul 18th

Under God: Loving Harry, Hogwarts and All -...

Jul 18th

“Scholars insist this is the unavoidable consequence of a...”
— David Sirota (via azspot) ...

Jul 18th

Automated Smile Police Monitor Employees |...

Jul 16th

Photos of Helena Bonham Carter Last Potter post today, I...

Jul 16th

sds: More importantly, how is Harry supposed to find...

Jul 16th

“Harry Potter is all about confronting fears, finding inner...”
— Andrew Futral (via...

Jul 16th

omgharrypotter: IT IS FINALLY HERE! So, the wife and I saw...

Jul 16th

“‘Stache-thletes” from Los Angeles swept the...

Jul 16th

John Yoo: Why We Endorsed Warrantless Wiretaps - WSJ.com ...

Jul 16th

The Baptist and the Mullah Launch a...

Jul 16th

“The bottom line is that you’ve still got No. 1 and No....”
— CIA was a long way from Jason...

Jul 16th

“When Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced her resignation two...”
— Poor, Persecuted Sarah Palin:...

Jul 16th

CNNTwitterpation For Squashed. * All logos and trademarks...

Jul 16th

New GM Emerges From Remains of Bankrupt...

Jul 16th

“The hearings were monotonous at times, funny at others, and...”
— CNN Well, them and anybody...

Jul 16th

“1 Peter 4:8-11 (New International Version) Above all,...”
— BibleGateway.com -...

Jul 16th

“This time we’ve produced legislation that by and large...”
— BBC NEWS | Obama applauds...

Jul 15th

(via observando)

Jul 15th

“Targeted killings decisions are among the most complicated...”
— What makes a targeted attack...

Jul 15th

What will those nefarious geniuses at Mossad think of next? Hamas suspects that Israeli...

Jul 15th

$23,148,855,308,184,500 for pack of smokes

Jul 15th

“It was but a blip of perhaps 20 seconds, a hiccup in an...”
— Culture Wars Invade Cordial...

Jul 15th

“While the confident pronouncements of scientifically...”
— Open Kyoto to debate: Sixty...

Jul 14th

sds: I saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince last...

Jul 14th

Economics made simple.

browhat: Just thought I’d put some things into perspective for you. Palinomics- As the supply of...

Jul 14th

“What is the place of covenanted same-gender partnerships in...”
— This is the question posed by...

Jul 14th

“The world of high IQ societies certainly does not suggest...”
— FT.com / Reportage - Is a high...

Jul 12th

“Using Twitter for literate communication,” says journalist...”
— The Twitter revolution - THE...

Jul 12th

Orange Day festivities in Northern Ireland, 2005.

Jul 12th

“In truth, though, Obama’s pragmatic approach to...”
— Without a Doubt: Why Barack...

Jul 11th

“Twenty milligrams; that’s the average amount of carbon...”
— Greening the Internet: How...

Jul 11th

Pelosi shuts down resolution on Michael...

Jul 11th

Video Clears Up Obama Photo

Jul 10th

Thanks, sds.

Jul 10th

I would like to have only the date, not...

Jul 10th

I have this horrible problem in that themes for blogging platforms rarely meet my every desire, yet...

Jul 10th

Tumblr really doesn't like Windows IE 8

Or maybe it’s just that IE is terrible. Or that Vista is terrible. I don’t know. All...

Jul 10th

“Here in Idaho, I have heard (much to my horror & morbid...”
— ::UN:: Ha.  One time when...

Jul 10th

(via moneyissues) It’s pronounced Bouquet, not...

Jul 10th

Not Every Child Is Secretly a Genius

Jul 10th

“General Motors and its dealers will test a partnership with...”
— GM and eBay testing...

Jul 10th

“Weakened and facing multiple primary challengers next...”
— WORLD Magazine | Today’s...

Jul 10th

World Magazine Cartoons

Jul 10th

World Magazine Cartoons

Jul 10th

Why Jobs Leave Los Angeles (and other...

Jul 10th

via Public Praises Science; Scientists Fault Public, Media;...

Jul 10th

“The stunning thing about Obama’s spending proposals is that...”
— Jeffrey Miron - The Case for...

Jul 10th

“There is the clear sense that anything the Bush...”
— The Dumbing Down of Democracy...

Jul 10th

“Two years ago in June, Vladimir Putin’s main press...”
— The Dumbing Down of Democracy...

Jul 10th

The Judge Sotomayor I've Faced - WSJ.com

Jul 10th

“The U.S. Agriculture Department would be given the power to...”
— USDA to oversee school snack...

Jul 9th

“Our first stimulus bill … was sort of like taking half...”
— Warren Buffett Backs Second...

Jul 9th

pantspantsrevolution: The Greenwash to End All...

Jul 9th

christianity: robot-heart: Small Churches on the Behance...

Jul 9th

“Let us be truthful to ourselves and make a candid admission...”
— Pakistani president Asif...

Jul 9th

“Billions of dollars in federal aid delivered directly to the...”
— Billions in aid go to areas...

Jul 9th

Watch

sds: cyn1cal: “[We] were traveling to Nebraska for a one-week tour and my Taylor guitar was...

Jul 9th

“No, I’m no friend of yours, Facebook. You might have been a...”
— Prof. John Stackhouse (via...

Jul 9th

“A majority of young people still approve of Obama’s...”
— Michelle Obama tops hubby...

Jul 8th

Watch

As Alec Baldwin rightly pointed out, sometimes entering government office after having a career in...

Jul 8th

“When a married man begins a secret, solicitous...”
— Is There Hope for the American...

Jul 8th

“There is so much you can’t know about your spouse when...”
— Afterbirth: It’s...

Jul 8th

via d.yimg.com

Jul 8th

“Klaus Matzka says he had a good time on vacation in London,...”
— Daily Brickbats - Reason...

Jul 8th

Bar Stool Economics. In pictures.

Jul 8th

Earlier this week, in a response to sds, azspot used the term “un-peer reviewed web pages” as part...

Jul 8th

White House among targets of sweeping cyber...

Jul 8th

“Winston Churchill aroused this nation in heroic fashion to...”
— Al Gore likens fight against...

Jul 8th

Bomb parts smuggled into 10 federal buildings...

Jul 8th

“Today, words like ‘progress’ and ‘development’ have become...”
— Arundhati Roy (via azspot) ...

Jul 8th

“The disco classic “Stayin’ Alive” has saved another life. ...”
— “Stayin’ Alive” Saves Another...

Jul 8th

“Through a process called “tumbling,” hackers can exploit...”
— Social Security Numbers...

Jul 8th

sds: davidkendall: Nice concept. Makes me think of...

Jul 8th

“I thought that the last thing that law enforcement needed...”
— An Uphill Fight for the Right...

Jul 8th

I wish this were fake, but it’s not.  It’s from...

Jul 8th

“What will be one of heaven’s supreme joys? Joni Eareckson...”
— Heaven’s Greatest Delights -...

Jul 8th

“John Ridley of National Public Radio says she has the...”
— Analysis: Is Palin the next...

Jul 7th

Client (in waiting area): Is there a tv in here?
Me: A tv?
Client: Yes.
Me: No.
Client (crestfallen): I was gonna watch that Michael Jackson funeral.

Jul 7th

“If she is indeed running for president, it is...”
— On Politics - Reading (Too...

Jul 7th

Signs Obama’s honeymoon may be ending |...

Jul 7th

Tell Americans What They're Really Paying for...

Jul 7th

4th century Bible goes digital

Jul 7th

“Hayden Panettiere is going to have her typo-marred Italian...”
— Hayden Panettiere Regrets Her...

Jul 7th

I saw Public Enemies last night

sds: I am anxiously waiting for the mashup with audio from Pirate of the Caribbean overdubbed on...

Jul 7th

“On the other, “It is not a state secret that he wears Speedo...”
— On Facebook, a Spy Revealed...

Jul 7th

“At age 7, Ari teamed up with two other boys to create...”
— How I Spent My Summer: Hacking...

Jul 7th

“Panetta is already forging ahead on one important reform: he...”
— Leon Panetta and the C.I.A.:...

Jul 7th

“The Senate investigation will, among other things, probe the...”
— Leon Panetta and the C.I.A.:...

Jul 7th

“Panetta’s impassioned essay unexpectedly became an asset...”
— Leon Panetta and the C.I.A.:...

Jul 7th

“Caught in the middle is Panetta, who is seventy years old...”
— Leon Panetta and the C.I.A.:...

Jul 7th

“The U.S. should consider drafting a second stimulus package...”
— Obama Adviser Says U.S. Should...

Jul 7th

“J.Crew is using Sasha and Malia Obama to market some of its...”
— POLITICO 44 | A Living Diary...

Jul 7th

Watch

venusonfire: Poker Face by Lady Gaga My guilty pleasure. I’m going to run the risk of...

Jul 7th

herestothehalcyon: cajunkate: These are freakin’ good!...

Jul 7th

“Global warming is a serious problem, but even more serious,...”
— A Denunciation of the...

Jul 7th

My Best Guess

hilker: jeffmiller: squashed: I’m still puzzled by Palin’s announced resignation. I would like...

Jul 7th

Happy 4th of July

Jul 4th

“In 2007, Michael Largent, a 22-year-old employee, decided...”
— 9 Prophetic Movies: when life...

Jul 2nd

Iran Detention Firefighters Affirmative Action Drudge...

Jul 2nd

“Security screeners at an airport in Columbus, Ohio,...”
— Daily Brickbats - Reason...

Jul 2nd

“In America, people wait in emergency rooms, too, but...”
— There’s No Such Thing as...

Jul 2nd

Know what has a pretty steep learning...

Vista. Also, Bing.com is crap. I’m not usually this anti-Microsoft.

Jul 2nd

Two Centuries On, a Cryptologist Cracks a...

Jul 2nd

Majority of Americans don't want to pay to...

Jul 2nd

Inhofe's List of "Prominent Scientists"

azspot: Inhofe’s list of scientists is frequently trotted out by global warming denialists as a...

Jul 2nd

via www.daybydaycartoon.com Chris Muir isn’t pulling...

Jul 2nd

Highlights of the Updated 2009 Senate...

“I am a skeptic…Global warming has become a new religion.” - Nobel Prize Winner for Physics, Ivar...

Jul 2nd

Muddied, Discredited Arguments Not...

azspot: sds: Ken Caldeira (via azspot): “Climate science has reached the point that plate...

Jul 2nd

Celebrate “Interdependence” Day this Fourth...

Jul 2nd

[For davereed] Fresh off the frying pan and into our tins....

Jul 2nd