Monthly Archives: October 2011

A Halloween message

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

From Bluegal at Crooks and Liars:

Posted in Art | Leave a comment

Bipartisanship and compromise, according to Ayn Rand

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

You can disagree with the philosophy of Ayn Rand. And you can look at her followers as a cult of selfishness. But in today’s world of relentless political assault and the quest for bipartisanship and compromise, there’s something to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Politics, Tea Party | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A twisting interlude

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Big screen TV. HD video. Roller coaster. View on full screen:

Posted in Back in the USA | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Cardinals are series champs, again

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

The Cardinals won the World Series last night in the seventh game against the Texas Rangers. That brings their world championships to 11, the second best in all of baseball. All indications are they shouldn’t have won, but as all … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

No wonder I feel so crowded: 7 billion and counting

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

You’ve seen the reports. The world’s population is supposed to hit 7 billion in a matter of hours. More precisely, it’s supposed to happen on Halloween. Here’s an explanation from PBS and ITN: The BBC has a pretty cool population … Continue reading →

Posted in Back in the USA, China, Evolution, Health, History, Science and Technology | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

One way to interpret a Kentucky political ad

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

I don’t quite know what to make of this ad. Republican David Williams is running against the Democratic incumbent governor Steve Beshear in Kentucky. Williams is getting trounced in the polls. So in this ad, he goes after Beshear’s running … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Back in the USA, Politics, Race relations, Religion, Tea Party | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

What’s your work schedule?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Because the U.S. House of Representatives won’t be working as hard as you do. (From Daily Kos): Look at August and September. For a party that goes out of its way to criticize France, it sure sees the advantage of … Continue reading →

Posted in Back in the USA, Politics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Clintons: Won’t run, would win

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Clinton haters, take heart: Chelsea Clinton will not run for Congress, her spokesman said, squelching a simmering rumor that the scion of the famous political family will follow in her parents’ footsteps and seek elected office. “This is 100 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in Back in the USA, Politics, Women | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Chelsea Clinton for Congress

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Clinton haters, start your engines! Bill may be out of office, and Hillary says she’s done with politics at the end of Obama’s first term. But the littlest resident of the Clinton White House is now 31 and thinking about … Continue reading →

Posted in Back in the USA, Politics, Women | Tagged , | Leave a comment

A thought for the day

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

This is funny (from Blondesense)

Posted in Liars | Leave a comment