Month November 2004

New Design

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve changed the design of LB fairly significantly. The new theme/layout is based on Gila by haran, whose spectacular work I have used in the past. Hooray for Open Source! If you come across any bugs…

*sigh*

What a depressing day. It’s raining like crazy ’round here, just had a series of depressing conversations with some friends and the Ford dealership just called to let me know that the front brakes on the Taurus were metal-on-metal and…

Piling On Arafat

I usually go out of my way to avoid reveling/relishing anyone’s suffering, particularly when it comes to death, although I made an exception for Uday and Qusay. I’m afraid that I have to invoke that exception again in the case…

Vincent D’Onofrio – Professional Flake

When Law and Order: Criminal Intent debuted, I watched each episode with a good deal of fervor. I enjoyed the different take on the L&O universe and the performances put in by the cast, in particular Vincent D’Onofrio. However, as…

Today’s Giggle-At-Work Moment

I’m not quite sure why, but this Fark PS thread had me in stitches. It once again proves to me that there are many, many people out there who are 1) more talented 2) more motivated and 3) funnier than…

I Can Personally Attest

…that Col. West should be excused for his moment of *ahem* indiscretion. (Link mildly NSFW). It’s bleedin’ hard to get those kilts arranged correctly, I can assure you.

Whut Thuh Ha-yuck?

Wow. Just, yeah, wow. November 11, 2004 – New from the makers of Turkey & Gravy Soda: The Jones Soda Holiday Pack! Holidays can be busy and down right stressful. How can you squeeze in eating when you have much…

Ugggh.

Brain. Mushy. 2.5 hour. Meeting. Must. Not. Use. Buzzwords. At. Saturation Point. Conference Room Hot. Lacking. Internet. Exposure. Must. Not. Fall. Aslghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The American Cultural Divide

William Stuntz has an interesting piece over on Tech Central Station that makes the claim that, contra conventional wisdom, America’s fundamental divide is not one of North and South, but rather East and West (and he makes the case that…

“Moral Issues” – A Democratic Cargo Cult?

Jay Reding posted a very interesting editorial over on RedState today comparing Democrats’ reactions to their losses this year on “moral” grounds to the cargo cults that sprang up in the Pacific following World War II. Check it out. I…