August, 2013 archive
High Hopes 0
Methinks he hopeth in vain.
After all, actions do speak louder than words, and the actions do speak.
I am a Southern boy. I knoweth bigotry when I seeth it.
Drinking Liberally Norfolk Tomorrow 0
Now on Tuesdays for Norfolk (still Thursdays for Virginia Beach) to make it easier for persons with commitments on either day to catch at least one per month.
Drinking Liberally is a gathering place for liberals. Socialize and laugh in a friendly atmosphere.
When: 6 p., Tuesday, July 13.
Where:
Uno Chicago Grill
5900 Virginia Beach Blvd
(Janaf Shopping Center) (map)
Details here. Meetup page here.
Droning On 0
Drones for peace! Drones for industry! (With apologies to The Firesign Theatre.)
Noz is rightly skeptical.
More skepticism at the link.
Cantor’s Cant 0
The Accidental Journalist.
The Hollow Men 0
Zandar on Rand gestures.
Wars-On and Rumors of Wars-On 0
It’s all too much–hype, that is.
Goldman’s Sacks 0
At MarketWatch, Paul B. Farrell asks a question:
Bogle saw a “happy conspiracy” of Wall Street, Washington and Corporate America was spreading a “pathological mutation of capitalism” driven by the new “invisible hands” of this conspiracy pushing their selfish agenda in a war to control American democracy and capitalism. Goldman Sachs had a winning hand, and the competition wanted one too.
They won: Democracy is dead. Capitalism is dead. Our moral compass is broken. More proof? See for yourself the 13 signs of the “pathological mutation of capitalism” that Bogle fears. How it’s metasticized right under our noses. How Goldman’s pathogens spread so rapidly since the 2008 crash they are infecting every other Wall Street bank, plus the global Big Banks Conspiracy, the world’s top hundred banks?
Follow the link for his answer.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Show courtesy to other drivers.
If both drivers had fired guns and offed each other, the balance of politeness would have been maintained.
The Salvage Tour 0
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Meanwhile, the Cooch is budget-minded (wait for it; it’s at the end).
Of course, compared to Vince, these guys are pikers.
Via Raw Story.
The Silence of the Regency 0
After all, some things are best left unsaid.
“Absolutely never,” McDonnell said Friday, during a visit to Salem to announce a series of grants to school boards for a new teacher incentive pay program.
Indeed, he never even knew of it.
No indeedy not.
Just ask him.
“I’m Going To Hold Your Breath until I Get My Way” 0
Daniel Ruth points out that, when it comes to Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, “J. D.” most definitely does not mean Juris Doctor (emphasis added):
But Rubio and Cruz have never had to manage a business or a bureaucracy. Threatening to shut down the country because you didn’t get your way is not statesmanship. It’s juvenile delinquency.
Synchronicity 0
I always look forward to Bob Molinaro’s Saturday column in my local rag. It’s a parade of short takes on sporting silliness.
Read the rest.
Update from the Foreclosure-Based Economy 0
Process servers’ job prospects wane in Tampa Bay:
Though cash buyers remain king of the market, buying up 42 percent of the homes sold last month, their share of the local sales slid for the seventh month in a row. Cash-rich investors from hedge funds to local flippers are finding fewer home deals that could leave them room to earn a profit.
Anything that keeps hedge funds out of a marketplace is a good thing.
