Archive for January, 2009
I’m Trying to Be the Shepherd
There is an inherent contradiction, I think, in being a widely read blogger and a decent human being. As just about anyone who has been here at least once knows, I made some people mad last week. The consequence of that were three days of easily my best traffic on the web.
Things have dropped more [...]
The Definition of Ass-Hat
Has to go to CEO Howard Schultz of Starbucks, who described closing 300 stores and firing nearly seven thousand workers as a courageous decision.
Not to put too fine a point on it, Howie ol’ boy, but this has nothing to do with courage. This has to do with saving your own ass and the company [...]
There Are Some Things I Can’t Say
Why is it that I can tell my son that his Grandfather died (which was about six months ago) but I still can’t tell him that Barbaro died three years ago?
Every horse he sees he calls Barbaro. He talks about how he can run now, something I agree with.
I distinctly remember that Kentucky Derby [...]
I May Not Know Much About Art, But I Know What I Like…
Haven’t we been here before? Like many things, Monty Python says it best…
The Ultimate Iraq War Weasel Word
The prize goes to “precipitous”, as in “precipitous withdrawal“. Left out is any practical definition of what that means. Politically, it means any course of actions that doesn’t go perfectly. And given the right-wing screeders who claim that the Iraq War has been won, there’s little doubt about which way they will go.
I’d dearly [...]
How The World Should End On E.R.
So (and forgive me for knowing this) People Magazine is reporting that George Clooney is coming back to ER. Okay, it was on the WordPress home page and I saw it, so sue me.
Anyway, I clearly remember the last episode of ER that I watched. It was when the helicopter landed on Romano, killing him. [...]
Undamped Oscillators and the Free Market
I was listening to an NPR report today on the options for economic stimulus. As usual, there was a free market type arguing that government should stay out of things and let the market take care of it.
Let’s ignore the fact that letting the market take care of it is what got us swirling around [...]
Okay, This is Far Too Cute
From this article on President Obama’s first day.
A FIRST SLEEPOVER
On Tuesday night, their first at the White House, the Obama girls had a party of their own.
Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, had a sleepover party with classmates from Sidwell Friends School. They watched two movies — “High School Musical 3” and “Bolt” — and romped [...]
Reverend Lowery, 36 Hours Later
Ever since I opened the Costco sized can of worms regarding Reverend Lowery’s benediction, I’ve had a lot of time to think about what I felt and more importantly, what I should do in the future.
But I wasn’t the only one thinking on things, it seems the Ta-Nehisi (a Chaotic Good if ever I have [...]
I Never Knew The Man’s Name
But He Once Had A Very Cool Gig.