A Million Uses
For this sound effect.
Month: December 2008
PR From The Car Czar’s Office
Strings Attached May Include Loss of Stockholder Autonomy, Inability To Pay Dividends, And Nationalization
When you go to the government for money, you have to expect that, even if you are successful, it will come with strings attached. As the President and Congress warm to the idea of a $15 billion auto industry bailout,… Continue Reading
Book Review: The Baroque Cycle
I gave an “interim book review” a while back for the first of the three volumes of this extraordinary work of fiction. The author, Neal Stephenson, has managed to create something as extraordinary as J.R.R. Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings,… Continue Reading
Big Three To Go The Way Of The Dodo
Or at least, so says this year’s Nobel laurelate in economics. This despite a $15 billion life support program that is being thrown its way, despite the vehement objections of the voters, this blogger, and the dictates of common sense.… Continue Reading
A Resolution Realized
I decided late last year to try and write an average of three blog posts a day for an entire year. That goal has now been accomplished. 2008 was a leap year, with 366 days. That meant my goal was… Continue Reading
Dictionary Revisions
I don’t think that children need to look in a dictionary to know what a blog is. But they might need to do that in order to know what a bishop or a cathedral is. Which is why I think… Continue Reading
Fish Wrapper Bankruptcy
Well, it won’t be just the Fish Wrapper but the entire Tribune Company that will file Chapter 11. It’s been a long time coming — the Fish Wrapper has suffered declining readership, serious editorial and business mismanagement, and a seeming… Continue Reading
Peach Fuzz
I got my hairs cut yesterday. Really cut — I told the hair stylist to use a #1 clipper on the side and a #2 clipper on top. The result is nearly a buzz cut; the shape of my skull… Continue Reading
Reality Hasn’t Yet Sunk In For Our Next President
Congress is elected separately from the President. For the most part, I think that’s a strength of the U.S. system of government. However, it comes with a significant drawback — there are now 535 dukes and barons running around who… Continue Reading