Sgt. Hook would like to hit 50K visitors before the year turns over; go there and send him your wishes before he goes to Afghanistan.

I do not know what has happened to Arthur Silber, but he has taken a turn for the vile: I am embarrassed to admit this, but in the name of full disclosure, I shall force myself to do so. I was cowed, overawed, and struck dumb with astonishment at the sheer breadth, subtlety, nuance, complexity,… Continue reading this entry

Jessica’s Well has a resolution: Resolved: This House (OK, this Blog) believes that the collective knowledge of the blogosphere is greater than the collective knowledge of professional journalists regardless of the subject. The responses right now are all from bloggers. I wonder if we could get a journalist (take note, Journalist, not editorialist) to bring… Continue reading this entry

Check out my first group of Fives. On to more fun: Singers/Artists/Musicians I never would have imagined I’d like but I did: Maroon 5 The All-American Rejects Guster Brad Paisley Jonny Lang Songs I ended up liking after initial reservations: California by Phantom Planet Go Your Own Way cover version of the Fleetwood Mac classic… Continue reading this entry

Michele has hers here, Matthew Stinson has done it too. What a way to wind down for the New Year, no? I’m not ashamed of admitting I listen to: Def Leppard Jewel (in all three incarnations) Bon Jovi (past and a bit of present) M2M Linkin Park Songs that tend to loop all day on… Continue reading this entry

Matthew J. Stinson, to the great disappointment of Sean Hackbarth, will not be having a sex change operation, as Shackbar speculated in one of his comments sections. Nor does he have SARS, nor is he going to marry soon. Matt’s going China. I’ve known it for a while already. I’m quite the loudmouth myself, and… Continue reading this entry

I want to sue the country music industry for my alcoholism. I will be filing suit primarily against Toby Keith and Willie Nelson for their song “Beer For My Horses,” while I will try and slap another suit at Toby Keith for “I Love This Bar.” I suppose I can pull it off; since now… Continue reading this entry

The problem with assuming good faith is that you run the risk of being called naive. The problem with assuming bad faith is that you run the risk of being called paranoid. I’m sure there are other assumptions of faith out there, but between the two, which would it be, when tackling an issue?