An auto-fisking
Fisk fisks himself (courtesy Tim Blair).
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Beware the open mic
I’m not so sure about Bush’s use of the word “irony,” but the rest of it seems spot on to me.
Continue reading →More bumper stickers
My most recent post was on the subject of bumper stickers (or, rather, bumper sticker). In one of those blogosphere coincidences that aren’t really all that coincidental–after all, there’s a finite number of subjects on which mostly-political bloggers opine–the always-interesting … Continue reading →
For the Fourth: on liberty
[This is a repeat of an old post.] I’ve been visiting New York City, the place where I grew up. I decide to take a walk to the Promenade in Brooklyn Heights, never having been there before. When you approach … Continue reading →
For the Fourth: the Great Escape
[This is a repeat of an old post.] I was thinking about memorable Fourth of Julys (Fourths of July?), and the first thing that came to mind was this: Fans of the movie “The Great Escape” (and I must confess … Continue reading →
See you tomorrow
Busy day, having fun, no time to blog, see you tomorrow!
Continue reading →First step
After a certain amount of research and thought, I have decided to institute the simplest possible change to the blog. I have now closed Blogger comments and installed Haloscan. It shouldn’t be too difficult to use; I think the instructions … Continue reading →
Construction has begun #2
[Construction has begun #1] Last night I was up late, working. I went to bed very late, fully expecting to sleep in; I didn’t have any early commitments. Ah, but the best laid schemes…. I was awakened at around 7 … Continue reading →
Construction has begun
My “technical advisor” has started work on the changes to the blog, since the nuts and bolts of this type of thing is not my forte. It will take a while, probably as much as a week, but I wanted … Continue reading →
Inside the mind of the Times
Cassandra at Tigerhawk speculates on how the NY Times, in its infinite wisdom, decides for us what is newsworthy and what is not.
Continue reading →NY Times cruising for a court battle?
The Anchoress has an excellent roundup of posts about the recent publications by the NY Times of security leaks. The Anchoress asks whether the Times “is trying to force a legal confrontation”¦are they actively trying to have members of the … Continue reading →
Patience
Those of you who read this blog regularly have no doubt noticed that trolls have virtually taken over many of the comment threads. You’ve also probably seen me state that a reordering of the blog is going to be occurring … Continue reading →