Posts filed under Surf's up

March 14, 2008

‘Cause more guns make things better

Oklahoma may allow college students to carry guns.

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February 14, 2008

On voting for Hillary because she’s a woman

I know it’s all politics around here lately, and I’m kind of sorry, but I’m also kind of not — this upcoming election is so important, and I can’t stop checking in on the latest developments. It might be kind of an obsession. Alicia and I were discussing the bizarre nature of the Texas primary [...]

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February 12, 2008

When George W. Bush sticks up for a Democratic candidate….

….you know you should be voting for the other guy: Bush “doesn’t know what Obama believes in.”
Especially when the candidate W. is defending is trying to steal herself 200 votes.

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January 16, 2008

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

U.S. religious freedom is being eroded, advocates say.
Perhaps I should reconsider that invitation to join the Islamic Speakers Bureau…

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December 2, 2007

Linkage

You’d think on a day I did nothing but laze around the house, watch The American President for the twelfth time, and make chicken broth, you’d think on that day I’d sit down and write a real post, wouldn’t you?
And yet, you would be wrong. So sorry to disappoint. It seems that when I get [...]

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November 12, 2007

The fierce urgency of now

Indeed, not answering questions because we’re afraid our answers just won’t be popular just won’t do it.

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October 3, 2007

Hungry planet

I don’t know how I missed this when it first came out: What the World Eats.
The whole set of photos is so interesting, particularly when you look not at how much people in certain countries eat (because there’s very little surprise there) but rather at what they eat. I’m shocked that the California family wouldn’t [...]

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October 1, 2007

Woohoo!

Mets left speechless after collapse.
The Phillies are the NL East division champions, courtesy of a historic meltdown in New York.
I even feel a little sorry for Tom Glavine, that he only lasted 1/3 of an inning, that he got booed off the field (really, Mets fans? shut up), and that those things happened in what [...]

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September 21, 2007

Just read it

Michael Kinsley’s column in this week’s Time magazine: How dare you!
If nothing else, you have to admit it’s a good piece of writing.
(Regarding the Petraeus report, there’s an interesting analysis that points out the reason certain parts of Iraq, such as the Anbar province, are less explosive these days has less to do with the [...]

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May 29, 2007

Bye, bye loves

I was going to write this post a week ago, but I’ve been going through a kind of writer’s block which, mixed with my work and family schedule of late, has resulted in me writing a dozen posts in my head and none on my computer.
But anyway. Baseball owners approved Liberty Media’s purchase of the [...]

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