Last spring, I was surprised to learn that I am famous for something that happened 16 years ago. That's what happens when you get mixed up with the KGB, I guess: Your exploits come back to haunt you. I'd had no idea that anyone was still talking about Operation Confuse-a-Bagger, much less that Shawn Knight's retelling of the legend … Continue reading Operation Confuse-a-Bagger
Month: September 2008
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Check the facts behind those negative campaign ads! This site is like Snopes for politics.Hey, I never knew this before: Some spiders are indoor spiders who long ago evolved to live inside buildings!Curvy-hipped women are smarter and have smarter children.A man whose parents lived with and loved another couple for part of his childhood writes about the … Continue reading links
The Way I Usually Do It
A couple of weeks ago, we were making one of our family's favorite dinners: beans, guacamole, diced tomato, and chips. As usual, Daniel was Mexicanating the beans while I made the guacamole. Nicholas decided, for the first time, that he wanted to help with the guacamole instead of the beans. I showed him how I … Continue reading The Way I Usually Do It
Community Organizer vs. CEO
Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention mocked Barack Obama's career as a "community organizer" and said that what America needs is a president with "executive experience" who can act as our CEO. She got a lot of cheers from the party delegates. Probably a lot of them are (or want to be) CEOs themselves and like the idea … Continue reading Community Organizer vs. CEO
John McCain is committing adultery.
"Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman is committing adultery."--Jesus Christ, as quoted in Mark 10:11 and Luke 16:18I'm just saying. By having divorced Carol and married Cindy, John McCain committed adultery and has lived in an adulterous relationship for 28 years now. This may not be adultery as your typical American defines it, … Continue reading John McCain is committing adultery.
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