From a Slate collection of tidbits from various blogs on Falwell's death:
Matthew Reynolds, a Liberty University graduate, guest posts without a trace of irony at conservative Ed Morrissey's Captain's Quarters: “One of the first things I noticed about him was that he was genuinely interested in you as a person. He wanted to know how [...]
Archive for May, 2007
One more on Falwell
Posted in Uncategorized on May 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Unsubtle much?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From an advertisement I recently spotted on MSN Messenger:
“The Chrysalis” is a new novel by Heather Terrell that links an enigmatic work of art with the Catholic Church, and the unspeakable crimes of the Nazis. The truth behind one brilliant painting unlocks history's darkest secrets.
I understand the market forces behind any given hit movie/novel/song [...]
Financial goals for the foreseeable future
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Current assets, as of 10:16 AM on 5/23/07:
Personal Savings: $600, plus a few bucks of interest
Joint Savings w/Brian: $1600, plus a few bucks of interest
Current liabilities, as of 10:16 AM on 5/23/07:
Credit Card Debt: $0
Car Loan Debt: $11,852.42, plus a few bucks of interest
Plan:
With my next paycheck (on June 5th), I [...]
J&W quote of the day
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Been a while since we had one of these, hasn't it?
Background for this one: I'm pretty sure I've mentioned my coworker Randy before. He's a pretty conservative Christian, so needless to say we disagree pretty strongly on a number of subjects, but he's not big on pushing his views on others (and despises [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
DVD Verdict, a movie review site I frequently read, is apparently looking for new writers. It's a fairly informal review style that I actually think I might be pretty good at working within; so long as you follow the format, you're allowed a lot of leeway in the contents. And I'm sure most [...]
The spin machine at work
Posted in Uncategorized on May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
An article on my insurance company's website:
Premera Blue Cross Ranked Highest in Member Satisfaction Among Health Plans in the Western U.S.
So, translated to real world terms, that comes to roughly:
Premera Blue Cross Named “Least Hated” Among Employee Health Plans in the Western U.S.
I have to admit, most of my experiences with them have been pretty [...]
A slightly saner world?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I suppose I shouldn't find it all that surprising that Jerry Falwell is dead – after all, 73 is pretty old for a corpulent white man with a history of heart problems. It still seems awfully sudden, though.
I may be wrong about this, but it's often appeared to me that people that vitriolic and [...]
Holy Papal News, Batman!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I'm sure everyone has heard by now about the stir caused by Pope Benedict XVI's comments on abortion and religious assimilation. As is probably to be expected, this has sparked quite a bit of outrage among socialists and secular humanists, which in turn has drawn derision from those who know basic Catholic doctrine. [...]
More making-fun-of-MSN silliness
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today's “Hot on MSN” article: “Beauty tips from the runway!” (I assume that this is an article on how to look like a runway model and not like you just got run over by a jet plane – although the latter would be infinitely more amusing, especially if it involved runway models). [...]
GRAR. FAX BAD. HULK SMASH FAX.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ever since we moved to the new building, our fax machine's been giving me trouble. It's a great machine, but the way we have it connected to our nontraditional phone system is giving it problems – specifically, problems with data packets being dropped, so certain parts of the page don't make it through, or [...]
