Just asking: Aren’t low-flow toilets so inefficient that you often have to flush an extra time or even extra times? Aren’t energy-saving bulbs so annoyingly slow to get up to speed that people often leave them on all the time … Continue reading →
If the Obama administration thought they could sneak this one in (mandatory coverage of contraception) under the rubric of women’s rights, they must be surprised at the depth and breadth of protest it has aroused: Abortion rights organizations, pro-choice Democrats, … Continue reading →
Inquiring spambots want to know: What is love then, nocleg Zakopane Good question. [NOTE: In my continuing quest to show how educational spambots can be, I offer that “Zakopane” turns out to be a city in Poland (funny, it doesn’t … Continue reading →
Commenter “T” writes: Because Newt can be seen as cranky, his attack ads seem more in keeping with his persona. That doesn’t make them right, or even effective, just more consistent. because of that consistency, IMO they can also be … Continue reading →
This year’s Republican voters remind me of a guy who’s been going out with a girl for a long time, maybe even living with her. He’s being pressured to marry her, but he knows in his heart she’s not the … Continue reading →
My favorite YouTube activity these days seems to involve watching singer/songwriters morph from young to old almost instantaneously. There’s something both creepy and magical about getting into the YouTube time machine and seeing ten different live versions of a song … Continue reading →
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld, by a vote of 2-1, a judge’s lower court ruling that California’s “Proposition 8 ”” a response to an earlier state court decision that legalized gay marriage ”” was a violation … Continue reading →
This should come as no surprise whatsoever, if you remember this, which was far worse.
Continue reading →Flighty bot: That is because I am a bit of a fliberttygibbet Although spelled incorrectly, this is charming to me because it reminds me that there exists a delightful word, “flibbertigibbet,” which I’ve neither heard nor thought of in many … Continue reading →
Today there’s lots of news about the fact that a new Obama poll shows Obama up somewhat. No surprise, really. Lately the focus has been away from Obama, which almost always raises his standing in the eyes of the public. … Continue reading →
I find this article from 1995 quite disturbing for what it reveals about Newt Gingrich’s psyche. And by the way, that has nothing to do with whether I like his politics or not. I would find the sort of information … Continue reading →
It’s that time again. I may even watch a bit of it this year—and not just the ads—because the New England Pats are involved. But no taco chips for me. How about you?
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