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Monthly Archives: August 2012
EARTH TO FOX: KEEP YOUR TALKING AIRHEADS IN LINE!
Yesterday, my wife was watching Fox coverage of the Republican National Convention around 11:30 AM, EST. She turned it off in disgust. What drove her disgust was the talking airheads’ attitude while the U.S. national anthem was being played. The … Continue reading
WATCH OUT FOR THOSE GUN TOTERS – AND THOSE GUN TOTS!
In Grand Island, Nebraska, school officials forbade a three year-old deaf boy to sign his name because the sign for C supposedly looks like a gun. (h/t Weasel Zippers) Which, of course, violates the school system’s no weapons policy. Not … Continue reading
Posted in 1984, dictatorship, education reform
Tagged children, deaf, Grand Island Nebraska, guns, just plain stupid, no weapons policy, Sign language, tots, voting
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WHY ROMNEY?
I was recently asked the following question: Why do you like Romney so much? And my answer, finally, after almost a month of cogitating, is as follows: This is a complicated question, but definitely one worth answering. Let me start … Continue reading
JASPER’S TOY STASH
The four-legged varmint is outpacing the two-legged one in his ability to learn. He knows where his toys are stored, and has figured out how to get at them. Initial consideration. The paw/claw manoeuvre (okay, okay, maneuver). The nose job. … Continue reading
FRANK EXCHANGE OF VIEWS
The aye-aye teeth win it every time.
IT’S ACADEMIC
The University of Virginia, to its credit, has rejected the Obama campaign demand that it host an Obama campaign event for Virginia’s Albemarle County. One of the reasons cited was the extreme disruption of campus routine at the venues demanded … Continue reading
GET OUT TO WAIT TO VOTE!
Michelle Obama, ever seeking for an opportunity to emulate her husband’s mastery of facts, tells people to be sure to go to the polls on November 2nd. All I can add: in all 57 states, too! And while you wait … Continue reading
Posted in Obama
Tagged cabbage sloppy joes, elections, just plain stupid, Michelle Obama
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WET BIRD
A very wet bird taking refuge on our porch after a downpour.