Scott Adams, of Dilbert fame, explains humor. Humor has six elements: Cute (as in kids and animals); Naughty; Bizarre; Clever; Recognizable (You’ve been there); and Cruel. To be humorous, you must meld two or more of these elements. South Park,… Continue Reading
…and that is that the Federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. Here, in a nutshell, are the theories advanced by Massachusetts’ Attorney General: Federalism. The Tenth Amendment reserves the power to define marriage to the states. Therefore, the Federal… Continue Reading
A local TV reporter in Cleveland wanted to get coverage of an interesting local story. Only by the time the news van got there, the opportunity was gone. But no worries – the reporter and cameraman team found a solution.… Continue Reading
Big Hollywood blogger Kurt Schlichter is, I fear, a bit too fond of Sarah Palin for his own good. He wrote yesterday that her abrupt and as-yet unexplained resignation from the Governorship of Alaska may have been prompted by media… Continue Reading
On the morning of July 4th, I got up as I usually do and let the dogs out to do their business. Only they both ran straight for the wall of the back yard, the one that adjoins the street.… Continue Reading
If Steve Jobs dies any time soon, will the board of directors at Apple prop him up and carry his corpse around like Weekend at Bernie’s? At this point, I think they’d have to, in order to preserve shareholder value.… Continue Reading
Joe Wurzelbacher spoke at a “tea party” event over this 4th of July weekend. I thought the tea parties were to protest high taxes, high government spending, intrusive regulation of day-to-day activities, and most of all, the ever-accumulating Federal debt.… Continue Reading
Too many celebrity deaths in June. Of course, Michael Jackson wins the poll.
The only read I get from the Dallas Morning News is that less than the 50,000 expected showed up for “America’s Tea Party” on the Fourth. Missing from the coverage is any estimate for the actual number. One is left… Continue Reading
Indian Pasta. Not in a million years would I have thought to have done anything like this. Much less found ricotta made from goat’s milk.