A Reconsideration
After a nudge from my wife, I have taken a look back at my posts regarding Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath of that storm and have realized that I came across as extremely strident and meanspirited. I’d like to apologize…
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Doing What Humans Do Best: Face Down Adversity With Humor
UPDATE: I’ve reconsidered the tastefulness of this post (see here for details) and am leaving it in place. However, consider it superseded by the above-linked post. Tragedies of the scale of Katrina are a difficult time for all involved and…
Mildly Intemperate In The Face Of Political Criticism
Brad recently got himself into a bit of hot water with his commenters while commenting on the general state of affairs in the New Orleans area post-Katrina. I think his point is valid, albeit perhaps inelegantly expressed. Well, if your…
100% Of Your Daily Dose Of Chuckles
While hurricane Katrina and her aftermath are no laughing matter, Greg Gutfeld’s declaration of martial law over at the Huffington Post definitely cuts to the humor bone: Because of the mass disaster taking place in New Orleans, i feel i…
Can’t. Stop. Laughing.
What do you get when you cross Iraqi jihadis with a Pythonesque sense of humor and a skit-based comedy show? Absolute hilarity. Heh.
Never Mess With A Dead Man’s Widow
Juan Cole, Middle Eastern Studies professor extraordinare is an ever-cheerful [Sarcasm! -ed.] voice on the US’s progress in Iraq, faithfully tallying the body counts and finding the cloud in every silver lining, at least when it comes to our mission…
Amen To That
Frank J. offers an urgent call to President Bush and I, too, urge him on in this pursuit: punch Senator Chuck “Junior Maverick” Hagel square in the face. The amount of hyperventillating going on on NPR over Sen. McCain, Jr.’s…
A Small Tip For The Technologically-Disinclined
If you’re going to send horribly offensive and potentially threatening email to someone with whom you disagree, don’t use your work email account to do so, as it could lead to an immediate termination of your employment. Just an FYI,…
It’s Pitchforks And Torches Time, Folks
Remember the Kelo SCOTUS decision? Well, the town elders of New London, CT are at it again. So brazen are their actions that USA Today actually deployed the term “chutzpah.” And why, pray tell, is a national newspaper resorting to…
You Can Always Count On Musicians To Raise The Level Of Political Discourse
Wait, did I say “raise”? What I meant was “lower beyond any and all possible expectations”. Today two bands added themselves to the “Shut Up And Play” list, previously graced by such luminaries as Coldplay, The Dixie Chix, Bon Jovi,…
