“Discover Boating” has an ad that just plain set me off. It’s full of images of dogs being cute on boats, with syrupy strings accompanying. The self-involvement and arrogance required to think this commercial is in any way appealing is simply stunning; the suggestion that dogs somehow deserve to go for boat rides is transcendentally […]
Archive for March, 2007
Why does Apple Hate Fags?
Liberals seem to piss off the strangest people, you know. But I guess the oddest annoyances come from ostensibly liberal sources themselves. Back in 1984 Steve Jobs annoyed the living shit out of IBM and the fledgeling Microsoft with a single commercial — one that’s returned in various incarnations over the last 23 years, the latest version an […]
Because Three Buttons and Pocket Lint Aren’t an Opening Deposit
Wal-Mart announced today that it’s dropped its bid to open its own line of banks. Citing “manufactured controversy” the retail monolith’s spokespeople denied attempts to impose yet another facet of control over a nation which is already arguably far too Wallified for its own good, instead all but blaming the Librul Medya for their problems. Ever […]
That Caps It.
I wrote last week about John Couey, the man who raped and then killed a nine-year-old girl, from the context in favor of his receiving the death penalty — not an easy view for me to take, but in this case I felt that was the most sensible approach. He’s been recommended for death as of today. The […]
Traitors?
For years, the Bush administration harangued anyone who dared to speak out against the crusade war in Iraq, suggesting that those who did were — implicitly or explicitly — traitors to the United States, to the “War on Terror” or the US military. Dissention of any kind was branded as failure to “support the troops” […]
Local Bullshit. Well, Actually, National Bullshit.
So a local columnist in the daily paper, Jim Hinckley, decided to show his ignorance. To question openly the theory of evolution in this, a modern, enlightened society freed from the superstitions of religion, is little more than a public proclamation of ignorance. After all, evolution is an established scientific fact. On the other hand, is it? Yes. Yes, […]
Guilty. And…?
I remembered first hearing about Jessica Lunsford’s disappearance when it happened. She’d only been gone a few weeks when a man named John Couey confessed to her kidnap, rape and murder. He’d buried her alive in trash bags. He’s been found guilty. Sentencing is due next week, either life in prison without parole — or death. I’m not generally […]
I’m Sorry, but This is Just F&@#ing Pathetic.
Sony’s got its PR department working overtime pushing their new network for PS3, something called Home. To be honest I’m not a partisan in the console game wars. Handheld is DS, sure; settop is a 360* and I plan to acquire a Wii eventually. But I don’t care about who makes the unit half as much as I care about the […]
The Project
This is a short story I wrote, mostly to illustrate to a pupil I was tutoring how readily imagination could catch fire. The contest was to write a quick story in less than half an hour, so I did something brief and intense, a sketch. That’s what short stories are, and in many ways they are much harder to write than novels. […]
Ann Coulter: Cow.
Ann Coulter is a cow. I use that in the schoolyard sense, of course; I’m not trying to suggest Coulter has the characteristics associated with cattle — or, indeed, mammals — such as a nurturing instinct or compassion for members of her own species.
Pharisee Science?
In the face of evidence such as this, still some claim Earth to be flat and our universe to be geocentric. After all, that’s what the Bible proclaims. The video is of Luna in transit across Sol and it’s stunning. (H/T Stranger Fruit.)
No Euthanasia After All.
I thought he’d make it to Monday, but he didn’t. He wasn’t alone and he wasn’t in pain, at least. My folks were looking after him and I visited with him Saturday afternoon, petted him, cuddled with him on the couch and played silly games (“Got your paw” and “Got your tail”). He seemed drugged, almost, but […]
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