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
Once again, one of my pieces has been selected for reference in the Carnival of the Godless. I encourage non-Carnival Readers to check out this installation of the Carnival and the many well-written pieces referenced there. Carnivalgoers, welcome and I… Continue Reading
The CEO of Gulf Oil predicts that crude oil prices will fall to below $20 a barrel in 2009, which could result in a national average price for regular unleaded gasoline of less than a dollar a gallon. While that’s… Continue Reading
So you don’t like atheists taking out advertisements proclaiming their existence? Your only resort is to take out ads of your own. And that is exactly what someone is doing. A Christian woman in the DC area, unhappy with the… Continue Reading
How did the cheerleaders text nude pictures of themselves to their boyfriends? You don’t text-message a photograph, by definition. Or is the verb “text” morphing into something other than “sending a text message from or to a cellular phone”? Otherwise,… Continue Reading
Megan McArdle describes the arising notion of raising tariffs to protect and grow the economy thusly: That it is stupid, does not mean that the government will not do it. No need to add much more to that!
Stuff White People Like # 116 — quite funny. I know several people who claim to like jazz and only a few who seem to actually listen to the stuff on terms other than what is described in the linked… Continue Reading
When a vampire tells you, “I want to bite your neck and suck your blood so I can predate on you like I’ve been doing for years. But I promise that now I won’t take too much blood from you,”… Continue Reading
Damn. When Ebert slams you, he really, really slams you. I mean, his original review of Vincent Gallo’s The Brown Bunny has got nothing on this.
Right said, Fred! Sarcasm is not a lost art form after all. Almost makes me wish I’d have voted for the guy. Oh, wait, he dropped out before California’s primary, too.