Segmented sleep
I’ve long been a natural night owl. Even as a child with an eight o’clock bedtime it just didn’t feel right to me, and as early as grade school I customarily went to bed as late as my parents would … Continue reading →
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Biting the hand that pets you
Cats. Not my favorite creatures. Oh, I’ve met some cats I’ve liked. Sweet ones, gentle ones, funny ones. But in general, cats are not my cup of tea (although, in their paradoxical way, they tend to really, really like me). … Continue reading →
Pigford, the NY Times, and the Obama administration
The Pigford case and the extensive fraud it almost certainly has spawned in its wake have been the topics of a great many posts on the blogospheric right for years. But now the New York Times has (very surprisingly) taken … Continue reading →
Bumblers: the story changes…again
Early reports that the Boston bombs were set off by cell phones turn out to have been mistaken, and they are now thought to have been triggered by “line of sight” controllers from remote control cars. Why might that be … Continue reading →
Audrey Ferguson has committed…
…what I can only assume (and hope) is a rather unique form of Medicaid fraud—taking ambulances instead of cabs: Investigators say Ferguson was faking illness, just to get a free ride to downtown Charleston. Officials say just about every time … Continue reading →
Election symmetry
It turns out that in 2008 Obama’s and Hillary Clinton’s names were placed on the Indiana presidential primary ballot through fraudulent petition signatures: Former longtime St. Joseph County Democratic party Chairman Butch Morgan Jr. was found guilty of felony conspiracy … Continue reading →
Myths about electric cars
Chris Paine is pretty sanguine about the future of electric cars. In this WaPo article he lists 5 myths about them and explains why using them is easier and the outlook is better than people think. I don’t have the … Continue reading →
This guy…
…just noticed that Obama has a hubris problem? And he thinks it’s only a second-term phenomenon? Where has he been, on planet Xenon? Then again, maybe he’s just warning Obama that it’s getting more noticeable; even the riffraff can tell. … Continue reading →
Dzhokhar “cooperative”?
I’m in agreement with Ace on this [emphasis in original]; Meanwhile, Powerline asks if there’s a cover-up in the administration messaging on all this. It’s a question that immediately struck me — remember when Gozar was still in the hospital … Continue reading →
Breaking news: Jonathan Chait still hates Bush, and thinks he’s a dummy-head
Boy, is this article not news. Jonathan Chait seems to be miffed at the recent surge of positive re-evaluation of the George Bush presidency, and of George Bush as a man. And why not? Chait went on record back in … Continue reading →
Today
I’ve got an unusually busy day today. I plan to do some more extensive posting later in the day, but for now, I highly recommend this tale told by the Boston bombers’ carjacking victim. It clears up quite a few … Continue reading →
Wonder why you’ve been reading so much about George W. Bush lately?
It’s because the Bush Library is about to open. The dedication ceremony is today: The bullhorn Bush used to address rescue workers in New York in September 2001, a twisted steel beam from the World Trade Center and the pistol … Continue reading →