Monthly Archives: January 2010

-I finally changed out the keyboard in my office. The control key lost some functionality when I cleaned it last time. It had the following consequence: I would select a bunch of text and do “Ctrl-X” but I wouldn’t hold … Continue reading →

Around here we call David Brooks a loose cannon. My Dad enjoys him and frequently gives me his stuff. The loose cannon angle is that he picks different targets, seemingly at random, saying interesting or provocative things about them. Sometimes … Continue reading →

When I saw that headline, I said, that’s got to be a right winger. Sure enough! It’s the ACORN nut. Democrats don’t have the same proclivities for doing illegal things in order to gain political dirt. Nixon, Linda Tripp, etc.

I’m not much of a klutz. I find it annoying, not funny, and therefore I avoid it. Though I use the klutziness of others as a chance to practice patience. After all, I’m just lucky I’m not the klutz. No … Continue reading →

Please discuss. Haha. I’ve been thinking about fragile male ego (my own), sensitivity or insensitivity to the feelings of others, enjoying life vs. thinking it’s serious. About how I don’t like getting my feelings hurt, but wonder if sometimes in … Continue reading →

Have you ever read the book “Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone?” It is one of the best to emerge from the years 2000-2008, which generated a lot of great non-fiction. It details the U.S. government’s … Continue reading →

I admit it: with a black Democratic president and a Democratic Congress, I have trouble feeling agitated. I suppose this is a problem, complacency will result in a pendulum swing. But I don’t really enjoy being agitated. I know, shocking … Continue reading →

My Dad was telling me about Jack Lalanne, a fitness nut who, at age 95, works out two hours a day and swam to Alcatraz with a 1000 pound weight tied to him. He eats only natural food, and says … Continue reading →

Here’s an explanation of David Brooks’ ludicrous thoughts on Haiti. Look, every time a natural disaster befalls ANYONE, but especially RACIAL OTHERS IN POOR COUNTRIES, it is a time for conservatives to blame the victims’ lack of moral fiber as … Continue reading →

Despite acting like Ronald Reagan was something like Jesus Christ meets George Washington, conservatives enjoy discovering messiah suckers. A messiah is a leftist who (a) gets regular people excited (b) has a list of out of the ordinary accomplishments. I … Continue reading →