2014 archive
“An Armed Societ Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite after an accident.
“The driver of the motorcycle was thrown and suffered serious injuries. The motorcycle driver suffered a possible gunshot wound during the crash,” Cole said in a statement. “A gun was recovered at the scene and may have been in the possession of the motorcycle driver at the time of the crash.”
Police think the 60-year-old biker was packin’.
Stray Question 0
Am I the only person who finds Christian Mingle’s (no link–look it up yourself) ad campaign vaguely blasphemous?
Fear Factor 0
Rekha Basu, because she writes for the Des Moines Register, pretty much had to attend the recent right-wing religious fest in Iowa.
She takes exception to its premises. A nugget:
War and Mongers of War 0
Reg Henry reflects (emphasis added):
(snip)
But to blame this president (for Iraq–ed.) you must also blame his predecessor, He Who Must Not be Blamed (according to his apologists), for getting us into this sorry mess in the first place. Sooner or later this was bound to happen. From the moment of the U.S. invasion, the only uncertainty was the exact date of the eventual unraveling. Soon it will be Afghanistan’s turn.
Those who say we should stay in these countries have missed the point. A policy of never-ending occupation and war is not a feasible policy; it is an admission of policy failure.
Read the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The polite die young.
Isom said he and two other members of the White County Sheriff’s Department responded to a residence in Cassville about 8:20 p.m. on Sunday to the report of a shooting of a 7-year-old, whose identity has not yet been revealed. Isom said they believe the boy had gotten ahold of a pistol.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
Being while Black 0
It would appear this his only crime was being while black.
Chauncey Devega’s post on the killing and its aftermath is excellent. It defies summary or excerpting. Just read it.
Quids, Quos, and Medicine Shows 0
The Regency Medicine Show gets more interesting.
The supplement is at the heart of the corruption trial of McDonnell and his wife, Maureen. They are charged with soliciting more than $160,000 in loans, gifts and other favors from businessman Jonnie Williams in exchange for promoting the product made by Williams’ company, Star Scientific.
Lots more at the link.
Textualism 0
At the Roanoke Times, Dan Casey decrypts the cryptic. A nugget:
“Someone sent me a text one time and closed with CYA. I couldn’t figure out why he was telling me to “Cover Your A–.” I finally called and asked: ‘What’s up with the cover-your-a — note?” He said … that means ‘see you’ later. Duh!”
Follow the link. You deserve a chuckle.
Do You Want Word Salad with That? 0
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Predictive Algorithms 0
In case you wondered, racism can indeed be implemented with mathematics.