Category Archives: Blog stuff

Ah, baseball. Have I mentioned how much the start of the new season makes me happy? Speaking of which, some guys deserved more consideration for the Hall of Fame. Not enshrinement necessarily, but more consideration. Lilith Un-Fair. Whatever it is, … Continue reading →

Baseball season is underway, and all is right with the universe. How do you explain the difference between nerd, dork, and geek? With a Venn diagram, of course. The Five Worst Google Fiber pitches. None from Texas, thankfully. People still … Continue reading →

Judicial activism, Oklahoma-style. The next round of Democratic primaries, this year and in 2012, will be something to see. In case you somehow missed David Frum’s Waterloo article. All hail Nancy Pelosi. And let’s not forget the debt we owe … Continue reading →

“Equinox” is a mighty high-scoring word in Scrabble. All is forgiven, Dennis. I take back (most of) the nasty things I’ve said about you. So where did you go for Saint Patrick’s Day? Reform the tax code. Fifty years of … Continue reading →

Get your brackets ready, it’s almost Madness time. I join in the call for the FDA to overturn the lifetime ban on donating blood by gay men. I agree, what the world needs now is more Godzilla haikus. For example: … Continue reading →

Five more weeks till the primary runoffs. Aren’t you excited? What do the Brits have against WiFi hot spots? From the “It’s different for Republicans” files, Part One and Part Two. The end of the Tea Party is coming. Don’t … Continue reading →

Two more days and we’ll know who most of our nominees for November will be. What is it with the conservative obsession with brie, anyway? You know what this means: More blimps! Credit where it’s due. Liz Cheney is, among … Continue reading →

Geaux Saints! On the subject of E-book pricing. I’m still a paper book guy for now. But that doesn’t stop me from being amused by the massive Amazon fail, or from noting that competition made e-book prices go up. And … Continue reading →

If I cared about the Pro Bowl, I’d probably think that it was wrong for it to happen before the Super Bowl. Who’s screwing whom? I can’t say my Facebook experience has been the same as this, but I certainly … Continue reading →

Whoops, got to this a little late this weekend… Apparently, texting while walking isn’t such a hot idea, either. On the plus side, though, we’re not any harder of hearing than we feared we’d be. Mark Evanier on the whole … Continue reading →

Bicycling in San Antonio. The Bloggess is in your government, Twittering away. It’s never the offseason for talking about paying college athletes. When statheads talk about musicals, it’s a beautifully geeky thing. I’m curious why we don’t hear more about … Continue reading →

Are you still writing “2009” on your checks? The story of Esperanto. No, I’ve never heard anyone actually speak it, either. It’s a Y2KXVI bug. Or something like that. RIP, Curtis Allina. If you’ve ever collected a PEZ dispenser, you … Continue reading →

So far, the new year doesn’t look any different than the old one… Twitter-shaming drunk drivers. Alleged drunk drivers, anyway. I kind of have a problem with that. The real skinny on climate change. Ivana Trump versus the TSA. Nobody … Continue reading →

Merry day after Boxing Day! Who owns the interview? Both of you, I guess. You may now call him Sir Patrick. The best and worst Christmas specials of all time. Phone hacking. The least essential albums of 2009. For once, … Continue reading →