McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Expert Help for Your Fantasy Baseball Franchise
Wish I had had this advice as I was planing this year’s draft.
Pop Quiz
USATODAY.com – NSA has massive database of Americans’ phone calls
Why is this an important issue?
(Essay answer please)
American patriot
CSIndy: American patriot (May 4, 2006) I thought this was a well done article in last weeks Independent.
Scott Ritter, former weapons inspector of non-existent weapons, comments on what he sees as a major problem, the ignorance in the American Public. I agree with his sentiments.
DR: You’ve said Americans aren’t against the war in Iraq because it’s wrong; you say they’re against it because we’re losing. Is it just that Americans don’t like getting their asses kicked?
SR: I’m saying Americans don’t know enough about anything to have a well-informed opinion; this is all superficial. At the end of the day, yeah, we don’t like to get our asses kicked. We have a lot of national pride that’s based around the notion that we can kick anybody’s ass — we’re the biggest, baddest boys on the block. And in Iraq, we’re not winning, so a lot of Americans have their ruffles up.
A Pie-in-the-Sky Treehouse Made Real – New York Times
A Pie-in-the-Sky Treehouse Made Real – New York Times
I was thinking of building just this sort of treehouse, just the other day. The main problem on my part is that we don’t have any trees to build in.
Wondrous Indeed!
It looks like something wonderful was rampant in the streets of London this past week.
I found out about this courtesy of Making Light, so thanks Patrick and Teresa.
Am I missing something?
Maybe I should be paying more attention to irrelevant people.
When did George W Bush become a liberal?
I’m confused.
The Euston Manifesto – Home
Someone at Drinking Liberally brought this to my attention. I will need to review more closely tomorrow but the phrase
We stand against all claims to a total — unquestionable or unquestioning — truth.
caught my eye.
I wonder if just having seen “Life of Brian” will have an impact?
SlushPile.net � Why People Hate Self-Published Authors
SlushPile.net � Why People Hate Self-Published Authors
An interesting essay with some good commentary following.
The Mindless Twits are at it again. No, wait, they are in charge.
Digby stays on top of things:
What mindless twit came upp with this gem:?
“The morning-after pill is a pedophile’s best friend,” Wendy Wright, senior policy director for Concerned Women of America, a public policy organization, said in a statement after learning of Galson’s decision. “Morning-after pill proponents treat women like sex machines.”
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_digbysblog_archive.html#114600008253976488
Keep Your Eye on the Goal
As many people realize, Public Radio fund drives break down the camnpaign into hourly or short-term goals. Better for morale to try a $1000 goal for the hour than the $200,000 goal of the campaign.
Anyway, our local station is into the spring fundraiser and I tuned into the drive at the half-hour mark. The spritely, energetic fundraiser was anouncing that their goal for the hour was 30 callers to contribute. As she said, “a half-hour left and only 27 callers to go!”
I don’t know that I am enough of an optimist to do this.