August, 2014 archive
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.
Drinking Liberally Norfolk Tomorrow 0
Drinking Liberally is a gathering place for liberals. Socialize and laugh in a friendly atmosphere.
When: 6 p., Tuesday, August 12.
Where:
Uno Chicago Grill
5900 Virginia Beach Blvd
(Janaf Shopping Center) (map)
Tuesdays for Norfolk, Thursdays for Virginia Beach to make it easier for persons with commitments on either day to catch at least one per month.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite while visiting your grandparents.
Police say the boy accidently (sic) fired the gun, striking himself.
Money Changers. Temple. 0
It would appear that Matthew 6:5 was not one of their memory verses in Sunday School.
After the bout of Facebook Frolics, the discount has been discontinued.
One wonders whether their next marketing stunt will be a discount for beating plowshares into swords.
National Collegiate Acquisition Association 0
Bob Molinaro comments on recent developments in the politics of big-time college sports. A nugget:
As (Big 12 commissioner Bob–ed.) Bowlsby might say – with great pride, no doubt – this is the face of college football most fans recognize.
“Our professors – I have an office I could swim in,” (KSU football coach Bill–ed.) Snyder said. “They’re in a cubbyhole somewhere, yet they go out and teach and promote education every day, and I value that.”Football no longer has any bearing on the quality of the person, the quality of students.”
Paywalls 0
President Obama’s recent action to prevent federal contractors from forbidding employees to discuss their compensation leads Michael Carroll down a memory hole:
He had a point. I did talk to my co-workers about my salary, and it was so low that I did not have all that much respect for it. Al was coming from a different place. He did not want discussion because dissension might flow from comparing paychecks. Employees might learn that there were often big differences in salaries of people doing the same job with the same skills and experience. Discussion might reveal disparities based less on performance and more on race, gender, who was sleeping with the boss and other things best left unspoken. This might generate more discussion and even less respect for our salaries.
More memories at the link.