Just about every day for the last month I have wanted to blog about something. About half the time I decide that what I want to say is so obvious that it’s not worth saying (Rick Warren, Obama appointments, California … Continue reading →

I gave up on Andrew Sullivan a while ago but I enjoyed reading (and voting in) his tongue-in-cheek awards poll. I especially enjoyed the contrast between the entries for the Hewitt Award and the Yglesias Award and what it says … Continue reading →

Ever wonder what happens when the inside of your grill gets wet? Google has the answer! http://www.google.com/search?q=what+to+do+if+inside+of+a+grill+gets+wet

Our 10yr old TV blew up a couple of weeks ago and we had to bring forward the whole HD purchasing decision. I sent the missus out to buy an HDMI cable at Best Buy and she came back with … Continue reading →

Imagine that someone could stick your head in an MRI and look into your brain to see what’s going on. Now imagine that, when you look at a particular image, certain patterns show up on the MRI. Maybe a clever … Continue reading →

Every flight in the world in 72 seconds.

There is a campaign among the military-industrialists to set a floor on defense spending at 4% of GDP as “the only way we can stop the inexorable slide of national defense.” This article argues why percentage of GDP is the … Continue reading →

Bailouts in perspective: Marshall Plan: Cost: $12.7 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $115.3 billion Louisiana Purchase: Cost: $15 million, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $217 billion Race to the Moon: Cost: $36.4 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $237 billion S&L Crisis: Cost: $153 billion, … Continue reading →

The blogosphere is positively throbbing with indignation over Kathleen Parker’s column in the post where she coined a lively new phrase for the branch of the Republican party that most troubles the rest of us: To be more specific, the … Continue reading →