(Washington Post) At a recent White House reception for freshman members of Congress, Virginia’s newest senator tried to avoid President Bush. Democrat James Webb declined to stand in a presidential receiving line or to have his picture taken with the man he had often criticized on the stump this fall. But it wasn’t long before [...]
Archive for November, 2006
Ok, I understand that produce companies coat apples on wax as a preservative and appearance enhancer, but this morning’s apple was an exercise in excess. It took some significant elbow grease for me to reach the fruit-o-sphere underneath this particularly generous coating. I can now rest in the safe confidence that in case of a [...]
Posted in Reviews on Nov 28th, 2006
Just finished Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything. I have to admit although a few of theories are a tiny bit dated he does a very good job of making a huge amount of information easily and casually accessible to the reader. I particularly enjoyed his excavations of the behind the [...]
Posted in Political on Nov 28th, 2006
(Union Leader) Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich yesterday said the country will be forced to reexamine freedom of speech to meet the threat of terrorism. Gingrich, speaking at a Manchester awards banquet, said a “different set of rules” may be needed to reduce terrorists’ ability to use the Internet and free speech to [...]
Posted in Political on Nov 25th, 2006
A United States Civil Defense film admonishing U.S. city dwellers to stay and fight in case of enemy invasion, rather than evacuate. Contains such winning lines as:
“The danger of lingering radiation is not really very serious.”
“After an atomic airburst the danger of radiation is over within a minute and a half.”
“The hell of an enemy [...]
Posted in News on Nov 24th, 2006
Citing imagery and a message inconsistant with their broadcast goals, MTV banned the Faithless video, “Bombs”. In other news… MTV plays videos? Oh right, just crime-glorifying, booty shakin’ and pop diva merchandising ones, but that’s not really anything new. :-)
Seriously, great video. Give it a watch. I’m going to try to see [...]
Posted in Bush on Nov 21st, 2006
A nice piece of work by Olbermann, you’ll be wiser, if perhaps a little angrier for the listening. My apologies in advance to those that dislike having their feeling and opinions stirred. Thanks for the lead, Gollwyn.
Posted in Technology on Nov 21st, 2006
(Associated Press) Web sites that publish inflammatory information written by other parties cannot be sued for libel, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday. The ruling in favor of free online expression was a victory for a San Diego woman who was sued by two doctors for posting an allegedly libelous e-mail on two Web sites. [...]
Posted in Bush on Nov 17th, 2006
(The Washington Post) The Bush administration has appointed a new chief of family-planning programs at the Department of Health and Human Services who worked at a Christian pregnancy-counseling organization that regards the distribution of contraceptives as “demeaning to women.”
Mystech: I’m In UR Body, Makin’ My Rulez.
Posted in Gaming on Nov 17th, 2006
Are you out of your frickin’ minds? So far there have been a few fights in lines, a couple shootings, hired line-sitters and rampant implication of fraud in store reserve and distribution policies. Is the thought of a holiday without the newest shining black monolith of gaming from across the sea just to painful to [...]
