First Looks category archive
Vacation Day 0
Light bloggery.
Needlework 1
Created by Sassafras.
The Galt and the Lame 0
Richard Blair at ASZ.
Never Saw One When I Was Growing Up 0
We had a hawks and owls and ospreys, but no eagles. There’s a nice picture at the link:
The first two eggs hatched Saturday and Sunday.
The Voting Fraud Fraud 0
It doesn’t happen from voters at the ballot box.
It happens before or after, with the ballot box:
Stigall told the Election Assistance Commission, a tiny agency that Congress created in 2002 to modernize U.S. voting, that computerized electoral systems can be manipulated at five stages, from altering voter registration lists to posting results.
Shakespeare Would Roll over in His Grave 1
Unusal British names on the decline.
Scam Alert 2
From the Virginian-Pilot. Follow the link for more detail:
The automated telephone message said the car’s warranty was expiring and this was the last notice.
It said to press 1 to talk with a representative. The guy on the other end gave only a first name, but Caller I D showed his number as (416) 523-1121. He asked a lot of questions, wanting the make, model, year of the car and other details.
He’ll call again, tomorrow or the day after, even if told to stop.
The Federal Trade Commission and other groups are trying to find and stop these folks, but the agency doesn’t appear to be succeeding in Hampton Roads and elsewhere.
“Natural” Means “Natural” 1
Well, duh! The judge rules that the federal government (under the previous administration, mind you) really shouldn’t sell out our heritage.
[RANT MODE ON]
Of course, that bunch sold out more than our heritage. It sold out our traditions, our Constitution, our liberties, our laws, the treasure of our labor, and the blood of our young. Pah!
[RANT MODE OFF]
The ruling comes as a victory for Delaware Audubon, the Center for Food Safety and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the three groups that challenged the agricultural practices at Prime Hook.
To Breathe Fresh Air 0
Off to drink liberally.
Quicksilver 0
“This here next one’s rock and roll”:
Word of the Day 0
Courtesy of BuzzWhack (http://www.buzzwhack.com/):
menoporsche: Male menopause. Symptoms include a sudden lack of energy, crankiness, and the overpowering urge to buy a Porsche.
Me, I want a Lamborghini.
I’ve wanted one for 45 years, since I first read a review in Motor Trend. In 45 more years, maybe . . . .
Twits on Twitter. Twits All over the World. 0
Hear the founders of Twitter interviewed here. On second thought, don’t bother. I listened to it so you don’t have to. It helped pass the time while I was picking up winter detritus from my yard.
Via Huffington Post.
Drink Liberally 0
Eating and drinking with persons who can recognize reality when they experience it helps one deal with wingnuttery.
Triumph Brewing Company, 119 Chestnut, Philadelphia, Pa., Tuesdays, 6 p. m. If you can’t take SEPTA and can’t find street parking on Chestnut, there’s plenty of parking on Front, at least until the weather gets good.
As Glomarization says, “Come for the beer. Stay for the check.”
Aside: One thing I have realized through my DL experience:
I love Philadelphia.
It is a great city. And it doesn’t know it.
Dustbiters 2
One down . . .
FirstCity Bank, Stockbridge, GA
More to go.
Teambank, National Association, Paola, Kansas
Colorado National Bank, Colorado Springs, Colorado
But, no doubt, they knew better than we. After all, they are Bankers.
Conspicuous Consumption in Greenwich, Connecticut 0
Well, not any more.
And not in Fairfield, Wilton, and Trumbull either.
H/T Alison for the second link.
“When the Lights Go on, All over the World . . .” 0
John Cole. Read the last paragraph. It’s called “vicarious learning.”