The Patriot Game
Is this video awesome of what?
Month: September 2012
It’s The Wrong Hand, Geniuses
This is a reason why I go to memeorandum less and less: I wind up with things like this — the Weekly Standard intimating that the Associated Press is trying to make Benjamin Netanyahu look like Hitler. They’re shocked and… Continue Reading
Perfect. Less Than Perfect.
As we pass the 36th week, the greatest thing thus far is how relatively smoothly the pregnancy has gone. There was some morning sickness early on and some fatigue, but Clancy’s health has remained solid. As of a couple weeks… Continue Reading
I’m Not Bitter Or Anything
Bad calls are part of the game, right?
Monday Trivia #77 [Randy Harris Wins!]
Texas and Arizona have 7 of the top 52 in the contiguous United States. Georgia has five. California has four. Colorado, Oklahoma and Virginia have three. Alabama, Kentucky, Montana, and Tennessee have 2. Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri,… Continue Reading
Endeavour No More
My drive to work this morning looked very strange. Lots of cars parked in the desert, people getting out and standing around. With cameras. About halfway between my house and my office, I saw it. It looked like a very… Continue Reading
Statehood & Pseudostatehood
A college professor mine once made the case that an early mistake that our country made was giving statehood away so freely. It would have been better, he reasoned, if statehood had been something earned and not given. He said… Continue Reading
Monday Trivia No. 76 [Steve D Wins! And Answer Key]
The following nations all have something in common: Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Belize, Bolivia, Cambodia, Colombia, Cook Islands, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Georgia, Israel, Ireland, Kiribati, Laos, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Monaco, Nicaragua, People’s Republic of China, Philippines, Republic of… Continue Reading
The Church of England, The Churches of America
Of the churches within the United States, one of the most gay-friendly is The Episcopal Church, the American branch of the Church of England. Though it varies from region to region, The Episcopal Church allows its priests to perform gay… Continue Reading
Vaguely French Bourbon Cocktail
So I get home and Mrs. Likko says she wants a cocktail as a reward for a hard day at work. Who am I to say no? She just wants a G&T. (When it’s Hendrick’s, it’s not “just” a G&T.… Continue Reading