“SAT Words”
I used to be regularly derided by friends and acquaintances of all stripe for my use of “SAT words”, generally defined as words that do not see regular use in the populace at large and thus achieve a “nerdy” gloss.…
Year 2007
“Inconvenience”, Through The Eyes Of A Toddler
I came home yesterday to find that my township, in a fit of civic brilliance, had decided to start a road infrastructure improvement project. Directly. Outside. My House. Now, while this is a wonderful thing (once everything is complete) it…
Friday Video Dump
Presented with limited commercial interruption by Chevrolet, Ponds, the Freemasons and Oxy Clean. Never again shall you need a wangchip clip: The F-22 kicks so much butt, NASA is actually looking into extraterrestrial sources in order to keep it in…
It Would Be Far Funnier If It Weren’t So Close To The Truth
The Onion has a delightful piece this week titled Media Landscape Redefined By 24-Second News Cycle. As an avowed hater of CNN: Headline News and the idiotic 20 minute news spin cycle it has ushered in, I was howling at…
Who Is This “Tom Morrow” Fellow?
…And why is Hillary Clinton only interested in good jobs for him? Bwahahaha. BONUS: Possible unused captions/headlines: Is our Senators learning? No Congressperson Left Behind I can has spellcheck? You say “tommorrow” and I say “potatoe”.
Random Links: Little Rays Of Orthogonal Sunlight For Your Dreary Lives
Frank J. offers a FAQ from the White House in re: the forthcoming illegal-immigration amnesty- and crime-enablingreform bill. To wit: Q. I’m concerned that the immigration bill focuses more on giving illegal immigrants amnesty than border protection. Does the President…
Me? Piggyback? Never!
I’ve been stewing over this for a bit and, on word of Fred! Thompson officially announcing his intentions to run for Prez., I figured I’d make it official: gear.literalbarrage.org, your one-stop-shop for irreverent moichandise designed by Yours Truly. I’m feeling…
A Memorial Day Photo That Tugs At The Heartstrings
I know I’m a day late in posting this, but I came across this picture on several sites, originally run at The Tennessean:
I’m Living In The Wrong State
Evidence just keeps cropping up that my wife is right and I simply need to bite the bullet and move to Texas. It’s culturally, legally and politically far more amenable to those of my particular persuasions. For example, the state…
My Son: An Orator Of Singular Talent
Will has been getting increasingly verbal in the past couple of months, but unfortunately, it’s of a peculiar sort. He has said “kitty”, “cup”, “ball”, “truck” and a host of other words, but each and every one only once. The…
