Monthly Archives: December 2007

The fine art of Doctor slang. When I first heard that FLK (“Funny Looking Kid”) was an actual term used on charts, I couldn’t stop laughing. The Who play Won’t Get Fooled Again, 27 years apart, in sync. This just … Continue reading →

I’ve given a few hundred bucks here and there to the Democrats. I gave to John Kerry in the 2004 primaries when things looked hopeless. That money was well-used, since he became the front-runner just after cashing it. I should … Continue reading →

I’m copying other bloggers by doing a best-of-2007 list. These are my picks for favorites posts, not necessarily the readers picks. I found out I really like a lot of my posts, I had a hard time keeping this post … Continue reading →

With our third kid coming, a lot of conversation revolves around gender. Since we have two boys already, we researched sex-picking. There are a lot of crazy theories out there. Really dumb ones. Unless they involve modern scientific techniques, I … Continue reading →

1) The randomized tagline at the top. Suggestions are welcome. It’s alarming how many hours of programming* it took me to make this happen. 2) The header image is just a color block, but I can control it now. Submissions … Continue reading →

Congress is widely viewed as having accomplished nothing. That’s half perception and half truth. Guess why they haven’t accomplished much? The chart is hard to read, so here’s the gist. The reason why Congress can’t get a lot going is … Continue reading →

One of my many pet peeves is advanced paper towel dispensers that make it harder to dry your hands. At a recent lunch outing, the dispenser had a big push button to get the paper towel. I pressed the button. … Continue reading →

From a NYT editorial today: It turns out the library can do more than just shush you. If you accumulate enough unpaid late fees, some New York libraries are ready to hit you where it really hurts: your credit score. … Continue reading →

We did presents this morning, since we’ll be traveling on Christmas day. * He can ruin your faith with his casual lies: Me: Kids, come on down! Look who came? Him: Who? Me: Look at the tree! Him: Presents! Santa! … Continue reading →

Does anyone else see the Star of David behind Ben Stein?

You want some action (see comments 6,8,10)!? Consider it laid! I hereby bet Sid $100 that in the 2008 presidential election, the national popular vote difference will be 5% or greater. That is, it must be 52.5% to 47.5% or … Continue reading →

You might not know that John Mayer rocks. After all, he made his reputation from a solid string of wishy washy nothing songs. On his breakthrough album, Songs for Pussies, every song sounded the exact same. True story: For our … Continue reading →

Mrs. Muttrox had a conversation with a high school teacher friend of hers that confirmed a pet theory of ours. Mrs. Muttrox: Do the kids still say “bling”? Teacher: Not really. Mrs. Muttrox: I heard something about it on NPR. … Continue reading →

In the New York Times today, there’s fairly prominent links to a video discussion entitled, “Who Can Beat the G.O.P.?: Mark Schmitt of the New America Foundation and Matthew Continetti, above, of the Weekly Standard debate who is more electable, … Continue reading →

The Muttrox clan is growing, we’re having a third child! Due at the end of May, stay tuned true believers! (This is for the few of you who don’t know already.)

I’ll come out and say it, ONCE might be the best movie of the year. A little movie from Ireland that nobody saw, including myself, when it first opened in selected theaters this summer. I kept hearing that it got … Continue reading →

How to raise smart kids. Tunnel baby. You can buy houses in Detroit for $250. That’s $1 a month. Really. Learn about the dangers of marijuana from Dewey Cox. The best lunch ever. The Bill of Rights under Bush: A … Continue reading →

Well, we pulled it out somehow. Baltimore outplayed us on offense and defense and special teams, and somehow we got the W. We were lucky, and luck favors a disciplined low-error team like the Patriots. The worst point in the … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the pope issued a encyclical which came down pretty hard on atheism. Atheism may be “understandable” when mankind is confronted with evil and suffering, Pope Benedict XVI wrote in his second encyclical, issued on Friday. But the attempt to … Continue reading →