October, 2014 archive
Twits on Twitter 0
The one twit who is always wrong about everything. (Warning: Language.)
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Lowest since just after President George the Worst started his war on workers.
(snip)
The four-week average of applications, a less volatile measure, dropped 4,250 to 283,500, the lowest level since June 2000.
iSpam 0
Why do some campaign types think that I would be interested in emails “From: [somebody]’s iPhone”?
It’s not cute. It’s not clever. It’s not even mildly amusing.
It’s stupid and silly.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness.
A man who was outside a camper called police after he heard a shot fired, and was hit in the leg with a small projectile. Police believe the projectile was a pellet from duck shot, fired from about 400 feet away. It did not penetrate his skin or go through his pants, officials said. He suffered a bruise that did not require medical treatment.
He said he saw the campground, but he told hisself it was closed so he go shoot.
“Traditional Marriage” 0
John Aravosis considers the history that is obscured by “tradition.” A nugget:
So when you hear conservatives, like the National Review’s Mona Charen, talk about the traditional reason behind marriage — the children — she’s half speaking the truth. The traditional purpose of marriage was “male children.” Wives were tolerated as necessary, and little girls were mistakes.
Fear and Mongers of Fear 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear has another excellent blog post on Republicans’ skills at turning fear into power.
Just read it.
Police Saturated the Area . . . 0
. . . but the thief slipped away like a greased pig.
Authorities found the semitrailer late Monday abandoned in Hialeah, police have said. It was bound for a Publix distribution center in Lakeland before it was stolen from Coastal Towing on 118th Ave. N, according to St. Petersburg police.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
More polite parenting.
Anderson’s 3-year-old son was playing in the sunroom when he found the gun, then accidentally shot himself, police said.
On Being while Black 0
Thom and Joe Madison discuss events on Ferguson.
Facebook Frolics 0
Too old for Facebook.
According to CNN affiliate KARE-TV in Minneapolis-St. Paul, when she found the earliest birth year Facebook’s sign-up page provides is 1905, she claimed to be a spry 99 years old.
The Restoration 0
Fox News decides that it now wants itself a piece of Czar.
Fox’s best friend is their listeners’ short attention span. And, of course, the racism.
Drinking Liberally Norfolk Thursday 0
New day, new place.
Drinking Liberally is a gathering place for liberals. Socialize and laugh in a friendly atmosphere.
When: 6 p., Thursday, October 16.
Where:
FM Restaurant
320 Granby St.
Norfolk, VA (map)
