10 March 2008
Anti-Link Roundup
Ok, not really anti-link, but stories that people on other conservative blogs are talking about and which I have little interest in commenting on (and why, heh). I should mention that there's nothing wrong with covering these, it's just not my cuppa tea, ya know?
- The whole Spitzer story. I started at Hot Air, but could have done it at Patterico's, Ace's, The Jawa Report, or LGF, among others. I didn't care when President Clinton got caught, just that he lied about it under oath. I agree with aphrael, enough is enough. If you're interested, there's plenty out there without my $0.02 worth.
- Via Allah, President Bush singing. Just like the dancing in Saudi Arabia, this type of political crap bores me. I understand that it's good for relations with whoever... that's why I'll never go into politics. I don't want good relations (except online of course, heh).
- There are so many manufactured controversies by this Democratic House and Senate that it's a wonder it still makes even the MSM headlines (no, not really. A lawsuit over a contempt citation from a subpoena about a legal function of the Executive Branch... feh. Add in baseball, drinking water, and 99 bajillion other red herrings and you have "the most ethical Congress ever".
- DRJ at Patterico's think her Word of the Day post is bad... I kind of liked it. I wouldn't touch this one though. Just sayin'
- California nanny-statism profiled over at Patterico's (I know, but I spent a lot of time over there yesterday and today on the Balko post which is definitely worth reading!! So, technically not part of this post... but go anyway, heh)
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Link Roundup From doubleplusundead!
In what looks to become a regular feature, doubleplusundead has gathered up a boatload of interesting links (and threw in one from me just for giggles I guess) from folks who hang about Ace of Spades HQ.
Check it out, you'll thank me doubleplusundead.
Check it out, you'll thank me doubleplusundead.
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08 March 2008
California Courts
Over at Patterico's, a co-blogger who does a yeoman's job (that means fantastic work) has an excellent post which characterizes what people object to when they think "activist judges". DRJ has commented here several times and always has great questions and insight. Go on over and check out this post... then look for other DRJ articles and you'll see what I mean.
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06 March 2008
It Starts With The Little Things
You might think this is an attempt to stifle free speech, or an unworkable plan, or even idealistic wishful thinking by Pollyannas. What it may in fact be is a great first step in regaining civil society.
The little things matter, and no cussing/cursing sets a respectful tone to a conversation. I try not to curse in my everyday life and mostly avoid it online, although I make the occasional exception. Having little tolerance for dishonesty, arguments of moral equivalence where none exists (saying Bush = Hitler causes me to automatically dismiss anything else being said), or racist remarks makes it even harder to avoid cursing. I'll be the first to admit that I don't always succeed. I do know that any one of my four kids might come across something I write online and I want to be able to say, "Yes, I wrote that." without shame or embarrassment.
Don't get me wrong, hearing someone else cuss doesn't bother me... whether it's just part of how they speak, used to emphasize a point, or just insult me. Water off a duck's back and all that. Being in the military for 24 years will bring you in contact with a lot of different types of cussing, some almost artistic in its creativeness. Emperor Misha over at The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler and Kim du Toit at The Other Side of Kim are both masterful at skewing liberal idiots. Creative cussing can be very effective and fun to read, but neither of these gentlemen would ever consider using poor language in front of a lady (I assume this excludes Code Pink and other moonbats, but I did say lady).
Suffice to say, I don't faint at bad language. I do like this teenagers initiative though, especially when he says that,
Good for him and I agree. You can do whatever you like, but if you want to associate with me you have to meet my standards. If you don't like it, that's ok. You go your way and I'll go mine.. I know I'll do fine and I wish you well. If you don't like how I act about something, tell me. I'll either change or no longer expect that I can hang out with you. No harm, no foul. That's how peer pressure works and he now has 10,000 members in his no-cussing club.
Hopefully it will continue to catch on and people can disagree while showing mutual respect. That's what we're supposed to do all the time, but fail to do all too often. Save the invective for when it's appropriate and it becomes much more effective.
Just sayin'
The little things matter, and no cussing/cursing sets a respectful tone to a conversation. I try not to curse in my everyday life and mostly avoid it online, although I make the occasional exception. Having little tolerance for dishonesty, arguments of moral equivalence where none exists (saying Bush = Hitler causes me to automatically dismiss anything else being said), or racist remarks makes it even harder to avoid cursing. I'll be the first to admit that I don't always succeed. I do know that any one of my four kids might come across something I write online and I want to be able to say, "Yes, I wrote that." without shame or embarrassment.
Don't get me wrong, hearing someone else cuss doesn't bother me... whether it's just part of how they speak, used to emphasize a point, or just insult me. Water off a duck's back and all that. Being in the military for 24 years will bring you in contact with a lot of different types of cussing, some almost artistic in its creativeness. Emperor Misha over at The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler and Kim du Toit at The Other Side of Kim are both masterful at skewing liberal idiots. Creative cussing can be very effective and fun to read, but neither of these gentlemen would ever consider using poor language in front of a lady (I assume this excludes Code Pink and other moonbats, but I did say lady).
Suffice to say, I don't faint at bad language. I do like this teenagers initiative though, especially when he says that,
"I finally told my friends, `I
don't cuss.' And I said, `If you want to hang out with me, you don't cuss.'"
Good for him and I agree. You can do whatever you like, but if you want to associate with me you have to meet my standards. If you don't like it, that's ok. You go your way and I'll go mine.. I know I'll do fine and I wish you well. If you don't like how I act about something, tell me. I'll either change or no longer expect that I can hang out with you. No harm, no foul. That's how peer pressure works and he now has 10,000 members in his no-cussing club.
Hopefully it will continue to catch on and people can disagree while showing mutual respect. That's what we're supposed to do all the time, but fail to do all too often. Save the invective for when it's appropriate and it becomes much more effective.
Just sayin'
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05 March 2008
Best.Rendition.Ever
This is great and well worth your time.
h/t to JAFKIAC via Ace of Spades
h/t to JAFKIAC via Ace of Spades
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03 March 2008
Punishing the Entrepreneurial Spirit
This poor kid goes above and beyond to embrace capitalism and what does he get?
How are kids going to learn money management if they get slapped down for minor procedural errors? The good news is that if he's convicted, he'll have up to ten years to develop a new "business plan".
Heh.
Walker was arrested in November
last year in the northern city of Hamilton as part of an international
investigation into a cyber crime network accused of infiltrating 1.3
million computers and skimming millions of dollars from victims' bank
accounts.
How are kids going to learn money management if they get slapped down for minor procedural errors? The good news is that if he's convicted, he'll have up to ten years to develop a new "business plan".
Heh.
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21 February 2008
Getting There
Without food-delivery and waste-elimination systems in place, this stays in the "close-but-no-cigar" category.
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20 February 2008
Teh Gerbil Nation
On the blogroll, you'll see "Teh Squeaky Wheel" and are encouraged to check it out. It's like a house where everyone in the family can just walk in, take off their shoes, chat for a bit, and take off to continue their day. It's what the web should be like all over. It doesn't matter what your politics, religion, orientation, shoe size, or anything else may be... you're welcome at teh Wheel. (Most often, the word "the" is spelled "teh", along with many other endearing idiosyncrasies that you will pick up quickly. I'm still getting a sense of "Brenda's Dryer", but I was gone for a while... so there's that)
Some history... my first exposure to blogs was when Deb Frisch had her meltdown over at Protein Wisdom. I'm not going to link anything to her directly, but if you're not familiar with this psycho, Google and Wikipedia are good places to start. An exceptionally fine man called Sinner started "Don't Hire Dr. Deborah Frisch" to help the academic world avoid a huge mistake in letting this horrible excuse for a human being (and I don't say that lightly) come anywhere near children again.
more...
Some history... my first exposure to blogs was when Deb Frisch had her meltdown over at Protein Wisdom. I'm not going to link anything to her directly, but if you're not familiar with this psycho, Google and Wikipedia are good places to start. An exceptionally fine man called Sinner started "Don't Hire Dr. Deborah Frisch" to help the academic world avoid a huge mistake in letting this horrible excuse for a human being (and I don't say that lightly) come anywhere near children again.
more...
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