Roger Kimball on critical theory. Kimball takes intellectual and intelligent invective to an art form and is always a joy to read, unless you're one of the people putting out the trash he so vehemently and eloquently criticizes... But then again, if you are one of those people, you probably don't have any joy in…
How To Speak Democrat
Once again, a House member has shown how to do things right. Were that the Senate and executive (and candidate for the executive) could follow along... Of course, if people like McCotter were on their toes and if the former Republican majority didn't have so many pork-tastic types and big-government politicians, Nancy Pelosi wouldn't be…
Hurrah For Vaclavs
My favorite Vaclav in Czech politics has yet another reason for me to like him.
Over(time) The Rainbow
I just checked my estimated work schedule today and realized that I'm going to have about 18 hours of comp time this pay period. Granted, 49 hours a week isn't _that_ much for a developer, but considering my employer, it's fairly extreme. After my current project is over (early July), I'm probably going to take…
The Best Bureaucrats Are All Evil
Apparently the only effective bureaucrats are evil ones who develop sinister plans to kill people surreptitiously. That, Mr. Goldberg, is why they aren't in charge of the Department of Education. Unless, of course, the ones in the Department of Education develop sinister plans to kill the minds of people, but because they're not as competent…
Important Sunday Discoveries
- The phrase "gadzooks" is used far too little in modern society. We should all make an effort to rehabilitate such a wonderful saying.
Next To Be Found: Flying Pigs
People said that unicorns don't exist, but apparently they do. In Italy, they found a deer with a horn at the top of its head, which qualifies in my book as a freak of nature. And a unicorn, I guess.
Prepare the torpedoes, full speed ahead!
I will be gone much of this next week; I work Sunday-Tuesday, and Wednesday-Friday I will be interviewing for a couple of jobs near my potential college, so there may be no posts until next Saturday. In the meantime, the results from full MLB season #1 from my eponymous 2B: .404/.420/.600, 194 H, 10 HR,…
Windfall Taxes On Authors
John Hinderaker has it down solid: the amount of recompense an author receives for a work is almost entirely unrelated to the amount of effort and the costs of the materials used in this effort. The best-selling authors are thereby realizing windfall profits, if you use the simplistic measures that politicians do (and Hinderaker is…
House Republicans Don’t Completely Suck
The only set of Republicans I'm somewhat impressed with right now are in the House. This chart, created by Roy Blunt, almost assuredly over-estimates the amount that gas prices would drop in the event of Republican House policies passing, but it's a wonderful point to beat the Democrats on. Democrats want higher gas prices, but…
36 Chambers - The Legendary Journeys: Execution to the max! 