Monthly Archives: December 2008

The presidential race: Edwards quits, so I change from Edwards to Hillary. An analogy on choosing my candidate. I switch to Obama. Hilary gets screwed again by the media. Is McCain Bush’s lapdog? What do you think of Sarah Palin … Continue reading →

New Years Day is a pathetic excuse for a holiday. What is it celebrating? The arbitrary reset of our consensus calendar system. Who cares? This is a remnant of our superstitious past, where we thought the way we measured time … Continue reading →

In 2009, the Patriots were both the best team ever to lose the Super Bowl, and the best team since 1985 not to make the playoffs. A couple posts ago I asked if it was good that an 11-5 might … Continue reading →

This is one of the cleverest logos I’ve ever seen. The company looks ridiculous, and advertises at 5:30 am on Sundays (it’s been a long travel day, let me tell ya), but whoever designed that gets my kudos.

The preview of the finals was a great game. Too bad the refs were horrible. In the last few minute they called a charge on Rondo when Fisher wasn’t even close to set, and called a block on Pierce when … Continue reading →

After Week 1, I predicted the Patriots would finish 10-6 or 11-5. With one game to go that counts as a bullseye prediction for ol’ Muttrox. The Pats need to beat the Bills. Assuming they do, then we need the … Continue reading →

AirTran charged me $15 to check one bag for two people. It was expected but that didn’t make any less annoying. Inside the terminal they had a coffee area. Above it was a big sign that said, “Free Coffee. One … Continue reading →

The best viral videos of 2008 Tom the Dancing Bug at it’s best European Scams ‘05 The Shoe attack on Bush. Try it yourself! And the Bushtrix version. Most likely to succeed: Malcolm Gladwell on predicting success Oh, that’s sneaky … Continue reading →

I never had my mojo tonight. My semi-bluffs got called, my bluffs got called, my one good hand did not. Blech. Already whittled away, I have Ah-6h in the small blind. I call a min raise, the flop is 9-6-4. … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago my beloved TiVo broke. It did not break all the way but it was not recording all shows properly. I called their support line. The person diagnosed the problem quickly – it was a “known issue”. … Continue reading →

No, it isn’t. It just isn’t. Buzzed driving is bad, but it’s not as bad as drunk driving. Duh. I saw billboards for this all over our drive to Kentucky and back. This is one more reason far leftists are … Continue reading →

You wouldn’t buy… Things I’d like to tell students that would probably get me fired. Poor kid. Girl Accidentally Text Messages Her Dad After Losing Her Virginity. And the internet is hot on the parody trail already… 10 Greatest Videos … Continue reading →

I hate sentences like this: I resolved to return to Lealtad in an attempt to understand the despair at Joys, but also in the conviction that the secret lexicon of 50-year dictatorships can be read only in the details of … Continue reading →

So far I am not super-impressed. It has one deal-killer flaw. Everyone is either friend or not-friend, there is no in-between. It does a good job of showing me who’s in the system that I might want to contact. But … Continue reading →

…is having your baby daughter fall asleep on you.

World War II Smoking sign fail Why you should check your kids homework December 9th is pretend to be a time traveler day. Excellent. Times are tough – the rich are cutting back on mistresses What causes War. Could have … Continue reading →

Things started off great. 20 minutes in I got K-K. I upped the blinds from 50 to 150, got two callers. The flop was K-x-x. I put in another 150. I was raised to 500. Gave the acting job of … Continue reading →

From Yglesias: …it’s worth observing that absolutely integral to starting to achieve success in Iraq was the rolling strategic decision to abandon our main war aims. In particular, we’re now neither trying to create a strong Iraqi state, nor trying … Continue reading →

I voted yesterday in Georgia’s runoff election for Senator. I did it, but it felt like a duty I needed to fulfill rather than the palatable excitement on Nov 3rd. Mrs. Muttrox felt the same way. We already knew Martin … Continue reading →