Category Archives: Whatever

John McCain Got BarrackRoll'd!!

If only a great team of hackers worked with Obama.

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Roles at the Fake Wedding!

Here are roles available to be played at the fake wedding I and some friends are planning. You can also make up your own role, of course. Remember, it’s this coming Tuesday! You can email me or leave a comment … Continue reading

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Taxes, The Deficit, Broken Democracy, And Other Fun Thoughts For A Monday

A new guest post by me up at Art Of The Possible. Plus, it starts by talking about Sarah Palin, which means that I’ve filled one-tenth of the lefty blogger’s quota for Palin posts for the next two days.

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"I Don't Get No Respect," Said the Adverb, Bitterly.

Pity the adverb. Once, it was a perfectly respectable part of the English language, one that did unto verbs what adjectives do unto nouns — that is to say, modify them. And such modification was considered understandable — after all, … Continue reading

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I Have a Book I'd Like to Sell You

As of late last night,The Valkyrie’s Tale is officially available for purchase through my publisher, Lulu.com. The trade paper version clocks in at 444 pages and costs $24.95 plus shipping (but no tax). If you’re in a hurry and/or you’d … Continue reading

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Fake wedding! September 23! Tell your friends!

The date of the fake wedding has been set! It’s September 23rd. You’re invited, so please come! And bring your friends! Or, really, bring anyone who is reasonably unlikely to violently attack me or the church building. I’m not fussy. … Continue reading

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So patriotic he can do unpatriotic things!

So … there’s been a lot of discussion lately of what the likely press/blogosphere/echo-chamber response would have been if the Obamas had a daughter who was in the same situation as Bristol Palin. Of course it would be a gigantic … Continue reading

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They're Classy, That's Why

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I'm going shopping tomorrow afternoon at 3pm

And not “2:30-3pm.” This is the time that Bean and I agreed on. And this post was posted at that time, not posted later and back-dated in order to provide evidence in support of my position. Just for the record.

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The Unofficial Visitor's Guide to the RNC: Part One

Today’s Monday, August 28, the first day of the Democratic National Convention. But just a week from today, the other party descends on St. Paul for the Republican National Convention. As a service to my non-Minnesotan friends, I’m offering up … Continue reading

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