October, 2013 archive
And Now for Something Completely Different 0
Tonight We All Get Naked 0
Indeed.
News, Ripped from the Ticker 0
The usual warnings.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
(snip)
The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure, rose to 356,250 last week from 348,250.
The story attributes approximately 10,000 of these to the Republican shutdown and also reports that 2.88 million persons are receiving continuing benefits beyond the normal time limit.
Roadmap of Reaction 0
Although it’s got a distinctly English spin to it, the categories travel well.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Texas Attorney-General would appear to be a voter fraudster under the terms of Texas’s new voter ID law.
Heh.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Two eggs over medium, country ham, and a side of politeness . . . .
Antonio McDaniel, a cook at the Waffle House, told investigators he was working the grill when he heard the commotion and dialed 911.
“It was a black car parked sideways and the white van was just ramming it. Guy jumps out of the black car and started letting off rounds,” McDaniel said.
Susie Sampson’s Sister Samples Scholarship 0
Well, this is mildly depressing.
“The Magic Napkin” 0
David Stockman and the Laffable Curve:
Forgetting, of course, that he was one of the propagators of the myth of the magic napkin.
(“Magic napkin.” I love it.)
Via C&L.
Stray Question 0
How can the phrases “Jonas Brothers” and “creative differences” coexist in the same news story?
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness begins at home.
(snip)
Jonathan was reportedly cleaning a gun in the bathroom when he accidentally fired it into a wall. The bullet passed into Danajha’s bedroom and hit her in the chest.
Things You Can’t Say in Public 0
A couple years ago, while campaigning for a city council candidate, I found myself at the Virginia Beach Convention Center at some sort of expo.
There was a booth there about breast cancer. I got chatting with the lady at the booth, who was about my age. In the course of the conversation, I remarked, “When you and I were growing up, you couldn’t say ‘breast’ in a conversation,” and she agreed.
It seems that you still can’t.
In Easton, Pennsylvania, at least, breasts can’t be mentioned.
We live in a society that denies reality.
Suffer the Children 0
The Bangor Daily News considers Republicans’ proposed cuts to Maine’s Head Start and notices something:
It seems each time government proposes cuts, it takes aim at toddlers.
Because they can’t fight back . . .
