I loves me some West Wing. C & L has a great clip up about President Bartlett and an open microphone. Then this follows in the post: Conservatives’ vision for this country is dark, dystopian, and deeply pessimistic. Sounds about right.
While having lunch with a male friend, we noticed a woman with a rather nice ass in yoga pants. She was around 40, and her companion was in his 20′s. On leaving, we walked past their table and out the door. I turned to my friend and said, “The only problem I have with this [...]
Sidney Lumet died last weekend. Looking through his credits, I saw that he had directed “Network“. I watched it last night for the first time in decades and loved the way it played. I don’t know if Sidney Lumet was a great director, but he was pretty good. He was a former actor and that [...]
Rep. Donna Edwards schools her Republican colleagues. And here’s the audio:
Stephen gets some guy who doesn’t know who Colbert is to advise him on proper English behavior. Oh my. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c My Fair Colbert – Hugo Vickers www.colbertnation.com
This is a good 10 item list for writers. Here is a taste: 1. Writing is an exercise. You get better and faster with practice. If you were going to run a marathon a year from now, would you wait for months and then run 26 miles cold? No, you would build up slowly, running [...]
When I was a kid, being from a “broken home” was a stigma. These days, it is closer to becoming the norm. Before I was divorced, I thought people who crapped on their marriage vows because they are bored to be a lower form of life. That view hasn’t changed. I know that there are [...]
This guy is a real DIY guy. He has a lot of great projects at his site. This is the one that drew my attention. A DIY scanning electron microscope. See the video there.
Once upon a time, the Republicans were the party of sturdy responsibility. A combination of Northeast liberals and Western agriculture interests, they preached liberty and probity. These days, not so much. I’m not much of a Chris Matthews fan, but I think he has a point here: