I guess they like the kimchee (Part II)
The pachyderm visitation turned out to be good for business, after all.
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Time to complain about the weather
It is cold, dark, dank, and rainy. Much of this spring has been like that, and now they say it will continue for the rest of the week for northern coastal New England, with temperatures in the balmy (“balmy” as … Continue reading →
Breaking with the “soft bigotry of low expectations”
This is beautiful music to my neocon ears–one of the central reasons I am proud to say I voted for President Bush. Read the whole thing.
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Good news–I think. Apparently, according to the Boston Globe, there is a middle-of-the-road coalition being formed in the Senate, and it has some chance of tempering the polarization there. Could this be the start of something big? An excerpt from … Continue reading →
German election results: Schroder on the ropes
As I said, it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Via Instapundit, I havelearned that the results of the election in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia have come in, and they look very bad for our friend Herr Schroder. Despite … Continue reading →
Let freedom ring–Carnival of the Revolutions
Calling all bloggers who might be interested in sending posts to the recently reinaugurated Carnival of the Revolutions. Hosted by a consortium of bloggers, the idea is to give a home to stories about the growth of freedom worldwide. What … Continue reading →
It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy: Schroder
Quite a few bills seem to be coming due lately: first, Australia’s Howard; then, America’s Bush; next, Britain’s Blair; and now our dear friend and ally, Germany’s Schroder, who is about to be presented with a small but pressing little … Continue reading →
Blogger Problem
I’m trying to fix a problem with Blogger. The blog is coming up on the screen as a blank white page. I’ve been told that, when that happens, if you manage to post something, the blog content usually shows up … Continue reading →
The blog of the Ancient Mariner
Whenever I finish writing a section of the “A mind is a difficult thing to change” series, I’m amazed at how much I have to say, and how long it takes me to say it. My guess is that there … Continue reading →
Breathing a sigh of relief
Well, as you may have noticed, I have finally posted Part 4C in the “Mind is a difficult thing to change” series. The experience was somewhat like a boa constricter swallowing a large elephant–at least, what I imagine that experience … Continue reading →
John Kerry: consistent inconsistence
John Kerry, that most consistently inconsistent of politicians, is reinventing himself, according to a Boston Globe article entitled, “Kerry adopting the rhetoric of a DC outsider.” Now, even the Globe sees Kerry as a poseur; “adopting the rhetoric,” rather than … Continue reading →
Bloggers and rappers: separated at birth?
I missed this when it first came out. But I think it presents a highly credible thesis–heretofore unremarked upon– on the deep and powerful affinities between rappers and bloggers.
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