Monthly Archives: July 2007

I am preparing for the grand finale by re-reading Book 6, and the last 100 pages of Book 5. At the end of Book 5 (Order of the Phoenix), Dumbledore reveals why he left Harry with those awful Dursleys. It … Continue reading →

Consider: * Saudi Arabians did 9/11. The majority of the hijackers were from Saudi Arabia. * Osama bin Laden is from Saudi Arabia. * The majority of the money for terrorism comes from Saudi Arabia. * Saudi Arabia made a … Continue reading →

The environment is actually doing better than it has for 30,000 years or so. A very convincing non-conventional view. (It looks harder to read than it actually is.) The kind of picture that makes you a bit sick. The writer … Continue reading →

Inspired by the deluded ravings in the comments of my last post, I present a list of the most embarrassing songs currently residing on my playlist (out of 1,948 songs). They fall mostly into wuss artists, pure 80s music, and … Continue reading →

This is a standard dialog box you get in Windows: I am copying almost 2,000 .mp3 files. About 1,400 of them already exist in the destination folder. Some of them aren’t in the copying source, so I can’t just block … Continue reading →

Menino for President! (Funny if you’re from Boston) Karate Monkey! Not a joke, a real monkey doing karate! 25 Reasons Why I am No Longer a Christian. Written by an obviously extremely bright person. Well reasoned and sourced. I particularly … Continue reading →

The thoughts that come to you while wandering the streets of Provincetown. Let’s say Al Gore decides that he wants to buy a little something special for Tipper. For him and Tipper really, add a little spice to things after … Continue reading →

In the car today, my four-year old started singing random thoughts that enter his head. He was seriously freestyling, his lyrics could have gone right onto a rock and roll album. Baby, baby! Baby, baby baby! I don’t care about … Continue reading →

So Bush commuted Libby’s prison sentence. What a surprise. Libby isn’t the worst of the Bushies, not by a long shot. By their scale of corruption and incompetence, he’s just a relatively minor team player, just someone who’s good at … Continue reading →