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February 21, 2006

Darn. He Lived.

Catching up on my reading after a busy couple of weeks, I found this tasty little Thomas Sowell quote in a piece he wrote during the height of, what I've since dubbed, "The Great Dick Cheney Shot A Guy Panic of 2006":

"If Mr. Whittington is so uncooperative as not to die, there will be much disappointment and frustration in Beltway media circles."

While my gut reaction -- as a member of the media -- is to stand up for my professional brethren, Mr. Sowell's thoughts -- as they often do -- win out.

Read the whole piece here.

(I do read other people. I swear.)

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February 15, 2006

Did anybody tape last night's episode of House?

We need a copy...

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And Our Fast Food Icons Continue to Fall...

"Take that, kitchen fresh chicken! Praise be to Allah!"

Now that's what I call "extra value destruction."

In related news: The McDonald's on Dayton Boulevard reopened.

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February 14, 2006

Muslim Extremists REALLY Enjoy Destroying People And Things

"Die, Ronald McDonald! You die right now! Praise be to Allah!"

Yep. They sure do.

Take a good, long look at the above picture and ask yourself:

Where are the U.N. arms inspectors when we need them?

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I can't believe it took more than 24 hours...

...before somebody on Chattablogs uttered the word, "CheneyquidDick."

I'll do the honors.

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Surviving the Terrible Twos

Choices in voting. Wow, what a concept

(From tomorrow's edition of The Pulse. A continuation of a previous blog post/discussion.)

In addition to their lovers, great numbers of our countrymen remain firmly smitten with the best interests of their respective political parties this Valentine’s Day; even more so perhaps than they are with the best interests of our country as a whole.

Being a member of the party holding the most “control” of the country’s affairs results in a vicarious feeling of power for party members, causing them to claim “victory,” having “defeated” their “opponents.” Being a member of the party on the “losing” end causes party members to seek “revenge” in their efforts to “regain control” in their quest to be on the “winning” side once again. In this era of winner-take-all and loser-blame-all partisanship, it’s sickening to realize how far we’ve fallen from the “indivisible” allegiance we all once pledged to our flag during grade school.

Continue reading "Surviving the Terrible Twos"

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February 10, 2006

A Bit of Free Verse

On The Farm
(A poem by Bill Colrus)

Free
Like an angel
You are free now
And you are flying
Flying like a bird
Like an angel bird

You’re not here
But, no fear

We’re not apart
There’s a cloud—
A cloud in my heart
For you to rest your wings
The angel bird sings
As I think about things

Like…

Why’d ya have to get crushed by that grain elevator?

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February 03, 2006

Ahhh... Vocabulary

It's nice to work at a paper where your writers know (and use) words like yonic.

Just thought I'd mention that...

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