Flash! NY Times Discovers Germans Did Not Attack Pearl HarborNew York Times headline September 4, 1946:
Nothing to add. Give it a go if you have a head for history.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
They Never Attacked Us!
Nothing to add. Give it a go if you have a head for history.
Friday, January 11, 2013
A Great Beer
Or at least a bunch of great beer commercials.
Misogyny on parade in some cases....but pretty funny nonetheless.
Misogyny on parade in some cases....but pretty funny nonetheless.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
A Christmas Qulting
2012 was a pretty busy quilting year for me. And the pay off, such as it was, came on Christmas. I have made many quilts for friends and family, but I had not made any for my immediate, immediate family, other than for my beloved bride.
Four family members received quilts this year on Christmas Day. I'll be posting individual entries for each quilt shortly.
Four family members received quilts this year on Christmas Day. I'll be posting individual entries for each quilt shortly.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Media Antics - NPR Edition
I was listening to the Diane Rehm show last Friday. There was a discussion about defense priorities and relations in the Middle East and southern Asia. There was a part of the discussion where the panelists were discussing future troop strength in Afghanistan and a number of options were presented.
One of the panelists suggested that Mr. Obama would probably work towards the middle option.
The asshat of the panel chimed in with "As he does on every issue." A classic example of why Ms. Rehm needs a staff "truth detector" for her program. Whenever things get a little....thick, shall we say....the "truth detector" would fire off a klaxon or two to let the audience know that the discussion has significantly deviated from reality.
'Cause the reality is that while Mr. Obama has taken a centrist position on some issues, he has taken some pretty leftist positions on others. Health care comes to mind. Deficit spending and taxation are also areas where he is well left of the center of American political opinion.
I genuinely enjoy listening to NPR. Mostly.
But it is instances like this that make me not only want to end federal subsidies for NPR, but to levy confiscatory taxes on the organization so we can recoup the money wasted on them in years past.
One of the panelists suggested that Mr. Obama would probably work towards the middle option.
The asshat of the panel chimed in with "As he does on every issue." A classic example of why Ms. Rehm needs a staff "truth detector" for her program. Whenever things get a little....thick, shall we say....the "truth detector" would fire off a klaxon or two to let the audience know that the discussion has significantly deviated from reality.
'Cause the reality is that while Mr. Obama has taken a centrist position on some issues, he has taken some pretty leftist positions on others. Health care comes to mind. Deficit spending and taxation are also areas where he is well left of the center of American political opinion.
I genuinely enjoy listening to NPR. Mostly.
But it is instances like this that make me not only want to end federal subsidies for NPR, but to levy confiscatory taxes on the organization so we can recoup the money wasted on them in years past.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
My Nickel Done Shrunk
Perhaps to be subtitled "A Modest Victory Over Procrastination".
A few months ago I posted an item about the arrest of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula; the film maker who produced the noted anti-Islam video.
The short version is that I saw that act as being potentially one of censorship. The longer version...well we'll get to that in due course.
Monday, January 7, 2013
A Champion Redux - Almost!
As we approach kick off for tonight's BCS football championship, it might be a good idea to recall the history between these two teams. Specifically, the 1966 Notre Dame 9-0-1 championship season where Alabama finished the season undefeated.
The lone tie for Notre Dame came against Michigan State University. MSU was using a talented athlete courtesy of the recommendation of Paul "Bear" Bryant, coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide.
As was the case for all football championships of the era, the 1966 championship was decided by sports writers and coaches rather than on the field. It was a beauty contest.
This year we have a live football game to determine the outcome. The coach for Alabama is Nick Saban. Nick coached at Michigan State University for several years.
Ironic, no?
Also consider this, there were two undefeated teams in college football this year. One was Notre Dame. The other was Ohio State. If Alabama defeats Notre Dame tonight, then Ohio State will be the only undefeated team this year. And there is one national championship award that is not obligated to go to the BCS game winner.
It could...realistically....be awarded to Ohio State.
Enjoy the game!
The lone tie for Notre Dame came against Michigan State University. MSU was using a talented athlete courtesy of the recommendation of Paul "Bear" Bryant, coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide.
As was the case for all football championships of the era, the 1966 championship was decided by sports writers and coaches rather than on the field. It was a beauty contest.
This year we have a live football game to determine the outcome. The coach for Alabama is Nick Saban. Nick coached at Michigan State University for several years.
Ironic, no?
Also consider this, there were two undefeated teams in college football this year. One was Notre Dame. The other was Ohio State. If Alabama defeats Notre Dame tonight, then Ohio State will be the only undefeated team this year. And there is one national championship award that is not obligated to go to the BCS game winner.
It could...realistically....be awarded to Ohio State.
Enjoy the game!
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Wire Suppliers Rejoice
This is being written on the 30th of December, 2012.
On this morning's talking heads show on CBS, Peggy Noonan offered the following observation. Paraphrasing, she was a bit disappointed that Mr. Obama has not shown any interest in building bridges with the Republicans in Congress. She indicated that Mitch McConnell, a leader of the GOP in the U.S. Senate had spoken with the President a few days prior and that this was the first conversation between the two since late November.
Ms. Noonan suggested that this is part of a larger pattern of behavior by Mr. Obama to prefer brinksmanship over building relationships that permit cooperation. Other panelists largely agreed with that perspective.
I hope that as you are reading this, we have some sort of real solution that includes much needed spending cuts.
However, given Mr. Obama's lengthy history, I am sure that wire suppliers have no need to doubt their profitability for the next four years. We will be "down to the wire" on some other issue in short order. Courtesy of an intransigent President.
On this morning's talking heads show on CBS, Peggy Noonan offered the following observation. Paraphrasing, she was a bit disappointed that Mr. Obama has not shown any interest in building bridges with the Republicans in Congress. She indicated that Mitch McConnell, a leader of the GOP in the U.S. Senate had spoken with the President a few days prior and that this was the first conversation between the two since late November.
Ms. Noonan suggested that this is part of a larger pattern of behavior by Mr. Obama to prefer brinksmanship over building relationships that permit cooperation. Other panelists largely agreed with that perspective.
I hope that as you are reading this, we have some sort of real solution that includes much needed spending cuts.
However, given Mr. Obama's lengthy history, I am sure that wire suppliers have no need to doubt their profitability for the next four years. We will be "down to the wire" on some other issue in short order. Courtesy of an intransigent President.
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