April, 2016 archive
Cat Meets Windows “Lagoon” Screensaver, Wants To Go Fishing 0
. . . because the internet needs another cat picture.
Yesterday Was Good Weather for Ducks 0
So good, they decided to drop in at our front door.
Have Guns, Will Travel 0
Swampwater rides again!
Warning: Language.
Economics of Fail 0
At The Roanoke Times, John Winfrey, Emeritus {rofessor of Economics and Public Policy, dissects Tea Bag economic mythology reasoning and exposes its internal contradictions. A snippet:
Unfortunately the Tea Party Ideologues seem oblivious that every Eco 101 text also has a Chapter Two.
The Galt and the Lamers 0
BadTux tries to explain the concept of the “common good” to glibertarians (he calls them “libertopians”).
One suspects they won’t get it.
And Now, a Musical Interlude 0
I have vague memories of seeing Bob Crosby’s afternoon television show after my Granddaddy gave us our first television. It was a surprise; one afternoon, the local Zenith dealer pulled up in his truck and brought it in. With a rooftop antenna, we got two and a half stations.
Via KCEA.
How Stuff Works, the Corporate Shell Game Dept. 0
Frank Clemente discusses how multinational corporations dodge their taxes by expatriating themselves. A nugget:
The Obsessed 0
Sexual obsession–a Republican thing.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Ever notice that those most eager to celebrate “Confederate Heritage” are also those least willing to admit exactly what heritage they celebrate?
The End of the Trail 0
Daniel Ruth sticks his tongue firmly in his cheek and withdraws from the presidential campaign.
Misdirection Play, Tiny Bubbles Dept. 0
Remember, not every “public interest group” is a public interest group. Witness this “public interest group” that is lobbying against a soda tax in Philly (emphasis added).
I do like my daily diet cola, but, as far as I am concerned, this is like the fellow who, after getting pulled for speeding, turns to the cop and asks, “Why didn’t you pull over that other guy? He was going as fast as I was.”