Monthly Archives: January 2008

My Outrage Meter is Pegged to Numb

Just when you think the misogyny can’t get much worse, you find out how much lower they will go. ACM put it succinctly: Hillary faces an uphill battle against unconscious misogyny (where even those who “wouldn’t mind a female President” … Continue reading

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Obama’s Reagan Worship

I know I have to deal with the thread in the previous post, and I’ll get to it — but I’ve been traveling and dealing with other things, including some physical/medical issues for both me and one of my cats … Continue reading

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Tom Toles, Yesterday

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New Hampshire

I could have just been typing away all day here, as against all reason I’ve gotten sucked into reading and thinking about the Presidential primaries. It’s getting interesting out there. But there are just two points I’ll make and then … Continue reading

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The Economist on Poker

I was catching up on a few magazines the other day and came across an end-of-year article in The Economist on poker and the no-limit Texas Hold ‘Em phenomenon. I’m still very interested in watching it on the teevee when … Continue reading

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Costas for Commissioner

One of TheGuy’s gifts to me for Christmas was Bob Costas’ book, Fair Ball: A Fan’s Case for Baseball. I really liked it. It explained many things that have confused me since I started following Major League Baseball again after … Continue reading

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Caucus

Sure, I could write up a little post about who I endorse in this year’s primaries and why. I even have an anti-endorsement sort of half-baked in my head. But the thought of it all just makes me tired. The … Continue reading

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Happy New Year

2008, here we go! *boggle* My exciting New Year’s day included a silly touch typing test. Hehe. 111 words Learn Touchtyping It will also include a few episodes from season 3 of The Wire. Oh, and I started the 365 … Continue reading

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