Tête-à-Tête-Tête

The reason I rarely post about stuff like this is that so many people write about these things with the attitude that they should justify a show-down at high noon. That because of these things, a hard-line approach, with the tacit hope for military aggression, is eminently justified. I don’t wish to be [...]

At the risk of appearing obsessed with RedState, I have to comment on this. On the obsession - I have read RedState for a long time now - it’s just that lately (meaning the last few weeks) there has been a lot more going on there that is interesting. And, frankly, [...]

Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy said opponents of the ban “have not demonstrated that the Act would be unconstitutional in a large fraction of relevant cases.” (-link
I’m still mulling this over. I won’t jump out there and say I’m smarter than the Supreme Court, that the decision was wrong. But it [...]

Here. It’s not quite an egalitarian view, but it shows that even some hard-core rightwingers have a spark of conscience that outshines the propensity to tread on the backs of gay people. Nice showing, guys.

I needed something fun today. Fun is better anyway.

Or, if you prefer commie fairy tail music:

Have a fun day. Try to forget everything else.

So I will give you a brief weight loss update.
I was 291.4 this morning. That means I lost 9.4 pounds since my last report. 9.4 pounds in a month is not bad but it is not the best I have ever done either.
It has gotten slower and it has gotten harder. I had to buy another set of [...]

Funny line from Jon Stewart… I can’t quote it, but it went something like this:
Of course, the lawyer Monica Goodling hired to keep her out of jail went to a real law school.
Ouch.
Previously, veteran civil servants screened applicants and recommended whom to hire, usually picking top students from elite schools.
In a recent Regent [...]

Google Earth Maps Darfur Crisis. (Doesn’t work with Google Maps - you have to download Google Earth.

Something everyone should understand. Proof is not for the real world. An excellent post from Sean at Cosmic Variance pounds this point home quite well.
So well, in fact, that I have little to add. But the discussion can continue from where Sean leaves it. After we’ve established that we don’t believe [...]

The fellows of Pink Floyd… They make my life fit in a seven minute song, with lots of time left over for instrumental solos and a medley of chiming clocks. The song is great. If you don’t have an ear for it, skip the intro… Listen to the lyrics, if you haven’t [...]