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Month: September 2012

The Patriot Game

September 28, 2012Will Truman 3 Comments

Is this video awesome of what?

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It’s The Wrong Hand, Geniuses

September 28, 2012Burt Likko 2 Comments

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 →

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Perfect. Less Than Perfect.

September 25, 2012Will Truman 15 Comments

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 →

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I’m Not Bitter Or Anything

September 25, 2012Burt Likko 9 Comments

Bad calls are part of the game, right?

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Monday Trivia #77 [Randy Harris Wins!]

September 24, 2012Will Truman 54 Comments

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 →

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Endeavour No More

September 21, 2012Burt Likko 10 Comments

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 →

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Statehood & Pseudostatehood

September 17, 2012Will Truman 50 Comments

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 →

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Monday Trivia No. 76 [Steve D Wins! And Answer Key]

September 17, 2012Burt Likko 27 Comments

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 →

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The Church of England, The Churches of America

September 13, 2012Will Truman 3 Comments

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 →

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Vaguely French Bourbon Cocktail

September 12, 2012Burt Likko 2 Comments

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 →

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