Introducing “Boat Building for Dummies Who Aren’t Stupid”
Captain David Ryan, Prince of Grinds, grinding Mon Tiki’s rudders I can’t think of any way to write this so that it has that life-lesson-cum-riddle feel that I’m so fond of, so I’ll just...
Monthly Archive: December 2012
Tragedy. Again.
For the second straight week, an NFL player lies dead, the victim of a seemingly avoidable sequence of actions that was unfortunately not avoided. Jerry Brown lies dead at the age of 25, the...
A Listicle of Liberal Doom
Writing at The Atlantic, Molly Ball tells liberals to quit being so damned optimistic int he wake of this year’s election. There are four big disappointments in store, she claims, and they are as follows: The possibility...
Sleepless in Seattle
I’ll be in Seattle in about 7 hrs time and staying until the 12th. Who wants to meet up?
Raising Money
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Charity. Here is the introductory post for the Symposium. Here is a list of all posts so far. There are better and worse ways...
Friday Afternoon Jukebox: We Three Kings. Or Chief Executives, Anyway.
Henry VIII was the first of three European chief executives who were also at least somewhat notable composers of music. It is often and falsely claimed that he composed “Greensleeves.” But he did write...
This is not a boat.
The only purpose of this post is answer the request from some of you more more pictures
Polytechnique
Today is Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. December 6 is a sad day, for it was on December 6, 1989, that Marc Lepine murdered 14 women at L’Ecole...
Zombie Graphics
I’m a visual guy. I love creative graphics. When I saw this I also thought immediately of Brother Pat. The National Post provides what may be (not hyperbole) one of the coolest things I...
…no, this isn’t a joke.
Police: Handcuffed high school student shoots self in back of police car. Be careful while you’re in Houston, Kazzy. Don’t want you shooting yourself while handcuffed.
How ACORN Stole the 2012 Election
NYRB‘s Mark Danner has a nice retrospective on the election (remember that?) that takes a view of the country both high and low. There’s a hefty dose of the What It All Means pontifications...
Plunk.
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Charity. Here is the introductory post for the Symposium. Here is a list of all posts so far. “Daddy, why is that man sitting on the...
Houston, We Have a Kazzy
Any LoOGers in the Houston area? I land in about two hours. If not available, any recs for fun things to do? I’m staying in the conventiony area.
Parting Ways
This blog has gone through many controversial periods in its short but eventful time on the interwebs. There have been many changes, and there will be many changes to come in the not-so-distant future....
Dave Brubeck, 1920-2012
Take Five – The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959)Watch this video on YouTube Dave Brubeck has passed away. He was 91. “Take Five” is one of my favorite pieces of music. When I hear it,...
Are Rubio and Ryan Serious About Inequality?
David Graham of The Atlantic has a good piece wondering whether we should take seriously the recent murmurs of GOP rebranding emanating from the Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio camps. The basis for the speculation is a Politico...
A Letter From The Editors
Yesterday morning the League’s editorial staff removed a post on one of our site’s blogs. We did this because we felt the post did not reflect the commitment to open discourse and quality the...
On Ross Douthat, More Children, and Less Decadence
Decadence: “moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury”—Oxford English Dictionary Online. Douthat tries to rebut critics of his Sunday column. The original article is full of dubious claims...
Things That Need To Be
I need to see these two movies. I need a dimensional shifting transport such that I can visit the place where they were made.
One Of The Perplexed Makes A Request For Clarification (Weed Edition)
A dude in Colorado starts selling weed in accordance with Colorado State law. This dude goes on to be arrested in accordance with Federal Law and this goes to Federal Court. The 10th District...
