Year 2005

Sounds Like A Plan To Me

Pink License Plates Proposed For Ohio Sex Offenders. From the article: The pink plates could help notify police — and parents — of another type of offender. “It identifies them,” said Rep. Michael DeBose, (D) 12th District. “The primary reason…

A Feast Fit For A Bachelor

Eggs-in-Toast Ingredients: 3 eggs 3 pieces of white bread 1 pat of salted butter 1 tall, skinny juice glass Salt and pepper Directions: Preheat medium frying pan over medium-high heat. Add pat of butter to pan and swirl to melt…

Prenatal Thanks

I am thankful that I am not: A Huichol tribesman of Mexico. Married to Fiona McCade, who obviously would prefer to be married to a Huichol. That is all. UPDATE: My lovely wife has pointed out that The Scotsman is…

Note To Self

As best man in Brad’s upcoming wedding, remember to toast bride and groom, not bride and groom’s house. Got it. Think I can remember that one…

“I Punched Saddam In The Mouth”

The Riverfront Times carries the riveting story of “Samir”, the naturalized Iraqi-American who helped the Army capture Saddam Hussein. Samir was apparently the first to get his hands on Saddam and took a good deal of pent-up rage out on…

I’ve Always Wondered About This

Eugene Volokh had an interesting post on the proper deployment of punctuation in proximity to quotation marks, particularly in regards to periods and commas. I’ve always been taught to place periods and commas inside of quotes, regardless of whether they…

Try To Keep Your Lunch Down

Is there anything more disgusting than seeing your elected officials playing political footsie with the disgusting House of Saud? Speak not to me of “Realpolitik” or “necessity”. To see my president cozying up in such a stomach-wrenching fashion is just…