Monthly Archives: October 2009

a tale of two cities

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

Yet another reason why the Yankees are beloved ’round the county.

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And Now For Something Truly Special…

Posted on October 25, 2009 by

From the genius of Bill Donohue: There are many ways cultural nihilists are busy trying to sabotage America these days: multiculturalism is used as a club to beat down Western civilization in the classroom; sexual libertines seek to upend the … Continue reading →

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“We’re not anything real special.”

Posted on October 22, 2009 by

Casey Blake is awesome.

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Noir and Noirer

Posted on October 22, 2009 by

Cause Larry B won’t get off my back about it, and because, really, you should know about it, here are my thoughts on this year’s Tallgrass Film Festival, which starts tomorrow (Friday): There are two films which qualify as my … Continue reading →

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Every call is a little Takashi Miike movie*

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

Remember how we were talking about the worst call in Major League Baseball history about 10 days ago? It’s possible we now have a new champion: Edit: MLB is busy making copyright claims on all the YouTube videos, as they … Continue reading →

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Douchebags to the Right of Me, Douchebags to Your Left of Me

Posted on October 14, 2009 by

I normally don’t give the top-notch conservative website RedState enough credit–they seem to be doing well enough, and I don’t want my effusive praise to sound insincere, like I’m just trying to jump on the Bozo Bandwagon.  The other day, … Continue reading →

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Does Fletch Know About This?

Posted on October 13, 2009 by

From wired.com: Two polar scientists hot on the trail of an arctic mystery have a new tool for exploration: a hovercraft, specially outfitted for week-long trips over the ice with scientific instruments and solar panels. // Their quarry is a … Continue reading →

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Nice Sentiment, But, Sadly, No…

Posted on October 12, 2009 by

I guess that when you’re Teh President, you can’t even win a free turkey dinner at the bingo parlor without the talking heads harshing your mellow about it.  Can’t a guy get a simple “congratulations” anymore? Latest case in point:  … Continue reading →

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Worst call ever?

Posted on October 10, 2009 by

Say what you will about the entire rest of the game, that the Twins shouldn’t have blown it in the ninth, that they should have scored later in this inning, blah blah blah. The simple fact of the matter is … Continue reading →

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Oh, that’s interesting.

Posted on October 9, 2009 by

When I grabbed the text for that quote from the Huffington Post in the black hole post a minute ago, the following tag came along with it, even though it wasn’t visible on the page to which I linked: Read … Continue reading →

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