Category Archives: Websurfing

Mother Nature fact checks Glenn Reynolds’ ass, as reported by Brian Linse. Someone needs to tell the InstaPunditWatcher that it’s time to get back on the job. Continue reading →

Nice to know that Matt Welch is keeping busy during his blog hiatus. Via the newly permlink-enabled Josh Trevino. Continue reading →

In an editorial on the budget deficit (from Wednesday, which I forgot to publish), the Chron actually gives praise to Bill Clinton in a manner that is neither snarky nor left-handed. Is the regular editorial board on vacation? How could … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Two Andrews, Andrew Ian Dodge and Andrew Sullivan, continue with the conservative spankings of Cal Thomas. My thanks to those who took up the task, and those who helped find these examples for me. On another front, TAPped has also … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yeah, I know, Reynolds is off galavanting around somewhere, Welch and Layne are off doing the “Hey kids! Let’s start a newspaper!” routine, and Diane is taking a breather. Cheer up – I’ve taken about all the vacation I’m gonna … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I got mentioned on TAPped. Woo hoo! Just goes to show what a relentless commitment to quality and a well-placed double sawbuck can do. Anyway, Atrios points to this entry from Privateer. Well done! He also points to this VodkaPundit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Redneck neighbor Think you’ve got bad neighbors? Read this and be thankful. Via my cousin-in-law and faithful reader Emilie. Continue reading →

One of the benefits to travel, in my opinion, is the opportunity to look at another city’s newspaper(s). I find it moderately annoying that Seattle, a city which is much smaller than Houston, has two daily papers while we’re stuck … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The redoutable Jack Cluth has named me the People’s Republic of Seabrook Site of the Day, which puts me in good company. Thanks, Jack! Continue reading →

A five-year old bulldog in Minnesota has become a local celebrity for his habit of picking up plastic recyclable bottles while out for walkies. Harry, of course, is a minor celebrity around here, but he only picks up things that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And now a few words about exploding toilets. You have been warned. Continue reading →

Recently I mentioned that there ought to be a Sexiest Female Blogger poll to go with Dawn Olsen’s Sexiest Male Blogger poll. I said I’d be willing to host such a poll if people cared. Well, I waited too long … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In response to my earnest plea, Greg Hlatky gives an excellent overview of the dispute between rival Jack Russell Terrier orgainizations. Thanks, Greg! Continue reading →

File13 strikes again, with his Clarence Carter tribute to Pervez Musharraf. Please be sure to finish your beverage before reading. You have been warned. What really makes this funny for me is that I used to know this nerdy little … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Pigs and Fishes points me to the NYC Bloggers site, where they have a cool subway map that shows how many bloggers live in each borough. Naturally, Staten Island, my point of origin, has no bloggers in it. We Staten … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Max Power also points me to Dawn Olsen’s weblog, where she is currently running a poll on “the hottest, sexiest, Male blogger in the blogosphere.” (For some odd reason, I’m not in her list of choices. Must be an oversight.) … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mac Thomason complains about being trapped by the new KausFiles, where the redirection to Slate renders his back button ineffective. The secret is speed, Mac – Hit the back button twice in rapid succession, as if you were double-clicking, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Craig Biggerstaff at Page Fault Interrupt is hanging up his keyboard, citing that old bugaboo of Real Life. I salute your efforts, Craig, and hope that someday you may be able to blog again. Please feel free to drop in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In case you hadn’t noticed, Ted Barlow is back, and he’s full of renewed vigor. You had us worried for awhile there, Ted. We may never know the meaning of croatan, but at least it doesn’t appear to have meant … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve waded into a debate about Iraq, Gore Vidal, Ralph Nader, and other stuff in the comments on this Matt Welch post. Please tell me if you think I’m off base. UPDATE: Be sure to read the responses from Patrick … Continue reading → Continue reading →

TAPped is taking nominations for “the best liberal blogs (and blog-equivalents) out there”, which they may incorporate into a site redesign. At the very least, they’ll do a post with links to the nominees. Take a moment and send them … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Hey, Welch. May 1 has come and gone. When are you gonna put a new banner on your main page? Continue reading →

Salon gossip columnist Amy Reiter points to this, ah, interesting photo of LPGA golfer Cristie Kerr kissing a trophy she just won. All I can say is “Oh, my”. Continue reading →

Real Men Don’t Get Intimidated is the name of this excellent Bruce Feirstein piece which was written in rebuttal to Maureen Dowd’s silly column that claimed men were intimidated by powerful women. It’s smart and funny and well worth your … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Mark Evanier comes this excellent link about Matt Frondorf, an engineer who drove from New York City to San Francisco with a camera facing out the passenger-side window. He connected the odometer to the shutter release so that the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I just noticed that I’ve been added to Jay Zilber‘s Legion of Essential Pets. Thanks, Jay! As long as I’m not Scrappy Doo, I’ll take this as an honor. Continue reading →

Jerry Falwell is trying to force the shutdown of jerryfalwell.com, which is a parody site that makes fun of him and challenges him to justify Bible verses that call for things like selling ones’ daughters into slavery. I’ll pause for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Justin Slotman says that the IRoB is still ranked for the Google searches on “Jaime Sale nude”. Well, I was getting a lot of Google hits on “Elena Berezhnaya nude”, but alas, I seem to have dropped out of contention. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Which John Cusack Are You? Thanks to Jack for the link. Continue reading →

Got a note from another local blogger today. Take a moment and check out The People’s Republic of Seabrook. Thanks to him, I found this amusing piece about the Mormon Church’s attempts to upgrade its image as the world comes … Continue reading → Continue reading →