My theory was that the baby was named after Dubya
Then it was pointed out that the baby may have been named after Zimmerman. In any case, welcome George Alexander Louis. Good luck, kiddo.
Monthly Archive: July 2013
A Comment Rescue of Sorts
I had originally intended to do a “comment rescue” of sorts from something penned by newbie commenter BadTux. However, he beat me to it, turning it into a post over on his own blog....
Nostalgia!
In Maps & Legends, by Michael Chabon, I encountered this sentence: …I suffer intensely from bouts, at times almost disabling, of a limitless, all-encompassing nostalgia, extending well back into the years before I was...
A Risk Manager’s Take on Anthony Weiner
Tod Kelly puts on his risk management cap to assess the prospect of New Yorkers giving Anthony Weiner power.
Bad Idea? Maybe. But Good Commercial? Yes!
Regardless of where you might stand on the issue, this is one of the funner political ads I’ve seen.
Somebody needs to make a Carlos Danger movie
Anthony Weiner gets caught up in a second scandal, this time posing online as Carlos Danger. Someone needs to get the film rights and then embellish the hell out of this story.
Tinker, Blogger, Soldier, Spy
Yes, yes, I know. When I do show up lately it’s to tamper, tinker, and otherwise destroy everything you’ve grown accustomed to with this blog. Today I decided to make another drastic change. Enough...
Carpets and Rugs, Dogs and Rugrats
Before I get started, does anyone know a good way to get rid of mildew smell? Or to nip it in the bud before it sets in? Something downstairs leaked (condensated, actually, we think)...
Harper’s Plastic Journalism
This article in Harper’s about the project to create the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was written by a human being who has never done anything to me. Still, I feel entitled to crap all over it.
Immigration Reform’s Last Best Chance
Why a clever grassroots style campaign to persuade Congressional Republicans to allow a vote on reform still won’t work.
