Not even remotely safe for work. Samuel L. Jackson in Wake the Fuck Up 2012 http://wtfu2012.com/ Work safe version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-caGkwSRjPU&feature=player_embedded Obama is not perfect, far from it. But he's succeeded in much of what he said he would do. That's better than Romney, who has only succeeded in showing an inability to honestly present … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – WTFU 2012, Samuel L. Jackson
Month: September 2012
Not Polite Dinner Conversation – Free Speech and the forum troll
The internet forum is an unusual environment. There are forums for just about any subject under the sun, all built on people discussing those things, disagreeing and agreeing, sharing information and ideas. All of this is without any of the usual social cues we humans have evolved to use, facial expressions, tones of voice, etc. … Continue reading Not Polite Dinner Conversation – Free Speech and the forum troll
What the Boss Likes – All the Queen’s Men
Getting up early-ish on a Saturday sometimes has its rewards. I caught the movie All the Queen's Men, a comedy about World War 2. Those are always rather dicey to watch, but often are very good, e.g. To Be or Not To Be either with Jack Benny or Mel Brooks, combining enough deadly serious reality, … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – All the Queen’s Men
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Pennsylvania politicians at it again
Well, this week we have a twofer. We have Patrick Toomey, a US senator from PA, unable to stand his own additions to the veteran's jobs bill, was evidently forced to oppose everything that Pat Toomey stands for. Or he was voting against veterans? Which was it Pat? Can't be seen helping some of those folks … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Pennsylvania politicians at it again
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – A brief tour of theist/atheist interaction
Recently, I commented on another WordPress blog, http://dmergent.org/2012/09/14/atheism-and-christianity/ I thought I’d repost things here since it’s a great example on how atheists and theists often interact on the internet, all displayed in a few posts. This was my post in response to the blog entry linked to above: "Mr. Poindexter, I’m an atheist. I have … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – A brief tour of theist/atheist interaction
From the Bar – Clos LaChance 2009 Chardonnay (Santa Cruz Mountains)
We don’t go out much, my husband and I. We’re generally happy to get wine, beer, groceries and settle in for a quiet weekend. This weekend was lovely, gorgeous weather, and thanks to work being the emotion-draining experience it is, I had no energy to actually go out and enjoy it. So we drank and … Continue reading From the Bar – Clos LaChance 2009 Chardonnay (Santa Cruz Mountains)
What the Boss Likes – Hard Magic by Larry Correia, and some political caveats about the writer
First off, I’ve just finished “Hard Magic” by Larry Correia. It’s very good, excellent dieselpunk with magic. I kinda wish it wasn’t. (BTW, I've tried to make sure that there are no spoilers about the book in this post. But as always, read at your own risk.) Why does it seem that so many people who … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Hard Magic by Larry Correia, and some political caveats about the writer
From the Bar – Spodee Wine
Sometimes my redneck heritage gets the better of me. I don’t have a “sophisticated” palate by any means, pretty much liking what I like. And I like Spodee, all the red-neck, prohibition shine runner, Whiskey Rebellion (right at home in western PA) silliness of it all. My dad was given a jar of moonshine from … Continue reading From the Bar – Spodee Wine
What the Boss Likes – Science websites
A smattering of science websites I like: What if? physics questions answered by the folks at XKCD: http://what-if.xkcd.com/1/ Includes "what if you had a mole of moles?" Phys-Org - recent articles on all sorts of sciences: http://phys.org/ Discovery Magazine's blogs; http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/ Various geology blogs: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/rosetta-stones/ http://theaccretionarywedge.wordpress.com/ En Tequila Es Verdad: http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad a blog of a … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Science websites
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Ann, Ann, why do you think other women are idiots?
Ann Romney is doing her best to help her husband with his problem with women voters. It’s nice that she’s trying to help him but it’s not nice when she evidently thinks women are idiots and that she can lie to them with every intention of trying to take their right to a informed decision … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Ann, Ann, why do you think other women are idiots?
Club Schadenfreude 