Archive for February, 2008

One more for now, then I’m done

Mark Steyn is, I believe, the most level-headed political writer I have ever encountered. Duh. But anyway, his latest  column takes the ideas I tried miserably to convey about Obama in my last post and massages them into something beautiful, understandable, and very difficult to argue with:
Read this.

I just can’t get excited

It’s rare that I mention politics here these days. But so many of my friends are getting such a hard-on for Obama that I just have to state my opinion: Obama isn’t saying anything. He seems like a really neat guy, somebody who would make a great mayor or senator (duh) or friendly-rich-guy. He’d probably [...]

The unquestionable humor of a family of law nerds

I’m cleaning out my office in preparation for the possible sale of our house so that we might purchase a “better” one. As I file away various items of Goldstein memorabilia, I come across a copy of the program from my grandfather’s memorial. Within it are various letters written to and from Papa and some [...]

Album update

I ain’t doin’ it. At least not in February. Too damn busy.

Limerick Review #2

This one needs no analysis:
While I sat with the Duchess, at tea,
She inquired: “Do you fart when you pee?”
I replied “Not a bit.
Do you belch when you shit?”
And I felt that was one point to me.
A perfect 10!

Limerick Review #1

I’m in the early stages of forming some general rules/guidelines for scoring limericks. So far what I’ve come up with is a set up pluses and minuses:

Cleverness only wins points if it’s not at the expense of rhyme/meter. Breaking the rules because you know them has never been impressive to me in and of itself.
Humor [...]

New meaning behind “security expert”?

Does anyone else think Bruce Schneier and Christopher Lowell are the same person?

HOLY WEB PORTALS, BATMAN!

H.S.O! On that horrible social networking site. For about a year in the mid-nineties, “Coroner” was my absolute favorite song ever.




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