Remember when I said “Hooray for Meghan McCain?” And then when I pointed out that Laura Inghram mocking her for being “plus-sized” didn’t really respond very well to the very legitimate point that Ms. McCain was making about the state… Continue Reading
Use a cocktail tumbler, sometimes called an old-fashioned glass. Do not use a pint glass such as one might use for drinking water or beer. First, fill the glass loosely with ice cubes, maybe two-thirds full. Then, pour in about… Continue Reading
Tonight was the last round of the mock trial competition. If I were any prouder of the kids on the team I coached, I’d literally burst. They did great. I wish we’d have had more time to practice than we… Continue Reading
I thought to comment on an American plane shooting down an Iranian drone over Iraq. But then I read the comments thread on the article. After about twelve comments, I felt a whole lot dumber than I felt when I… Continue Reading
Meghan McCain: “I think that the strategy of constantly expounding upon the most extreme possible social conservative positions imaginable is starting to backfire on Republicans. It’s really turning off younger voters.” Laura Inghram: “Shut up, Meghan McCain. You’re fat.“ Does… Continue Reading
The British government is worried about economic deflation. Deflation, as in money becoming too valuable as compared to the goods and services for which it is exchanged. And damn, did they find an effective way to fight that. The Bank… Continue Reading
I heard this story last night on NPR. It started out with a couple of cheerleaders at this high school in suburban Denver. They were goofing off and one thing leads to another and they decided to take a shower… Continue Reading
As I’ve previously argued, given that it seems that voters even here in very-liberal California are not yet quite ready to accept the idea of same-sex marriage, those same-sex couples who want to be married and those of us who… Continue Reading
I wrote a few days ago about tax policy. One of the things I wrote was: I cannot believe that 600,000 people paid 40% of the Federal government’s $2.15 trillion in tax revenues in 2005; that would work out to… Continue Reading