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Month: November 2008

Vegetarian, Teetotaler Feast

November 30, 2008Burt Likko

The Wife invited over a friend from work and his wife for dinner tonight. Cool! I’ve met them briefly at a social event for her work and they seem like they’ll be a lot of fun. Here’s the catch: they’re… Continue Reading →

Cooking, Food

Movie Review: Slumdog Millionaire

November 28, 2008Burt Likko 4 Comments

You may have to search a little bit for theaters showing this film, Readers, especially if you do not live in a big city. Your search will be well-rewarded; this is a wonderful story and a movie that will make… Continue Reading →

Movies

A Few Things To Be Thankful For

November 27, 2008Burt Likko

To quote fellow conservative secularist Heather McDonald, “The problem for the nonbeliever is not that there is no one to thank for our good fortune but that there are more targets of gratitude than we can possibly acknowledge.” So rather… Continue Reading →

Cheerful For Once

Thanksgiving Football Update

November 27, 2008Burt Likko

It’s halftime in Tennessee-Detroit, and the score is 35-10. I think I’ll just check on the box score later (I’m playing LenDale White today; he’s already got two TD’s under his belt) because the Flaming Thumbtacks of Nashville have obviously… Continue Reading →

Sports, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

Put The Turkey In The Picture

November 26, 2008Burt Likko

Donations to charity, either of money or of product, are down dramatically this year. There is no shortage of volunteers to work at charities offering Thanksgiving food to people who are in unfortunate circumstances, but the amount of food that… Continue Reading →

Cheerful For Once, Money

Bond Songs

November 26, 2008Burt Likko 1 Comment

And here’s the results of the James Bond Theme Song poll: Song Artist Votes Live And Let Die Paul McCartney 6 Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon 5 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton 4 Goldfinger Shirley Bassey 3 Another… Continue Reading →

Music, Polls

Inerrancy and Consistency

November 26, 2008Burt Likko

One of the peculiarities about writing a blog is its immediacy. An interesting thought comes into my head, I develop it for a short time, and I publish it. Sometimes I take more time to research and develop the idea;… Continue Reading →

Blog, Writing

Bailout Busts All Records

November 26, 2008Burt Likko

The corporate bailout is now the most expensive thing the Federal government has ever done. Indeed, it is more expensive than the New Deal, the Marshall Plan, the Louisiana Purchase, the Apollo Program (and indeed everything NASA has ever done),… Continue Reading →

Domestic Politics, Government, Lighting Our Money On Fire, Money, Really Bad Ideas

Change In Which I Can Believe

November 25, 2008Burt Likko

I’ve been suggesting for quite some time that Obama’s campaign promises were overpromises, that once reality reared its ugly head and he had to look at the problems facing the country, at home and abroad, right in the face, a… Continue Reading →

Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Domestic Politics, International Politics, Iraq, Money, News

Musta Been Prom Night In New Orleans

November 25, 2008Burt Likko

How on Earth could the Green Bay defense, blessed with one of the most explosive secondaries in the league, give up fifty-one points and four passing touchdowns? Rodgers’ performance is a mixed bag — he did throw for 248 yards,… Continue Reading →

Sports

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