First Looks category archive

Via KCEA.

Dick Polman predicts the contents of tonight’s Republican performance theatre debate.

Me, I won’t be watching to see whether he got it right.

A poem, one which has long been one of my favorites, not by Henry Gibson, but rather by Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round;
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.

Read more »

Off to drink liberally.

Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.

When: Thursday, December 10, 6 p.

Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)

More here.

Exit the vehicle, politely.

A 53-year-old Winchester man was killed in a gun accident Monday morning while he was deer hunting by himself.

. . . According to Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig, Gene T. Robertson was shot and killed accidentally by his own gun while he was getting in or out of his vehicle.

And another gun that fires itself . . . .

See the full-sized image

More here.

Robert Reich.

Need a break?

Kiko’s House is ten years old.

Here’s a bit of good news (we all need some, however trivial):

People who drink three to five cups of coffee per day are less likely to die prematurely from some illnesses than those who don’t drink or drink less coffee, according to a new study. Drinkers of both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee saw benefits, including a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases, type 2 diabetes, and suicide.

Follow the link for details.

Updated a few links, dropped Geekazine (it’s been five years since I blogged there and Jeffry is a really nice guy, but there are limits), and moved the This Week in Blackness link from the RSS feeds to the blogroll, as TWIB is now the Twibularity and a requires a subscription for full access.

It’s well-worth the subscription and I pay it quite happily. If you don’t want the subscription, there’s still excellent free content. You can listen to TWIB Prime at Balloon Juice.

Also drat. Didn’t realize I was showing the blogroll twice, as I spend most of my time in the back room.

And, no, there are no poker games in the back room. Now, if I could get a foursome for bridge, a game that doesn’t require betting to make it interesting . . . .

The coffee break starts about three minutes in.

Via Raw Story.