Monthly Archives: July 2008

LL cool J

Posted on July 30, 2008 by

I just saw him singing a new song on So You Think You Can Dance. Yes, I admit my wife watches it and I can’t help but pay attention. Anyway, that song “Baby,” and by extension LL himself, sucks. He’s … Continue reading →

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Love In The Time of Coal (err… uh…)

Posted on July 24, 2008 by

There are a lot of people who are way smarter than I am on both sides of the “clean” coal issue, so right now I just prefer to post snarky videos about it rather than take an actual position. I’m … Continue reading →

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A VERY SERIOUS ALERT.

Posted on July 21, 2008 by

You know how when you let out a good laugh, you have a sharp intake of breath directly afterward because you’ve expelled all the air from your lungs? Whatever you do, DON’T think about what you sound like when you … Continue reading →

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Top 6 Albums of the Year So Far

Posted on July 16, 2008 by

6) Cat Power: Jukebox I’ve never been a big Cat Power fan, but that might be because I’ve been listening to songs Chan Marshall wrote herself. These are all covers, though, and some of them have been changed so drastically … Continue reading →

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Message Discipline, Part 1

Posted on July 14, 2008 by

At the end of last month, a controversy was created around some comments by Gen. Wesley Clark concerning whether or not John McCain’s military experiences were, in and of themselves, qualifications for the office of the presidency. Clark’s words were, … Continue reading →

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For Starters

Posted on July 7, 2008 by

1) “A green hunting cap squeezed the top of the fleshy balloon of a head. The green earflaps, full of large ears and uncut hair and the fine bristles that grew in the ears themselves, stuck out on either side … Continue reading →

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