I lurk on a few right-wing sites. (A man's got to have a hobby, after all.) On one of them, the proprietor has announced he's "agnostic" on whether or not NASA landed on the moon. He's agnostic not because he has any evidence, mind you, but because he's always suspicious of The Official Story (capitalization his ( Read more... )

So Donald Trump, the billionaire version of the cranky old man who pontificates from his bar-stool, has announced that we shouldn't let any Muslims into America, apparently including US citizens. I wish I was surprised, but I'm not. It's exactly what that cranky old man who sits at the end of the bar would say ( Read more... )

A few lighter thoughts for a snowy "spring" Friday:

A) From Gin and Tacos, the interesting story of Squanto.

B) When Lieutenant Colin Powell met Sergeant Elvis Presley.

C) Ever have somebody ask multiple polite questions in bad faith while demanding that you respond to them in detail? It's called sealioningD) In the "water is wet - pictures at ( Read more... )

It's officially the 4th day of spring, but here in Chicago it's snowing to beat the band, so I'm not really feeling spring-like. Traffic is a bit slow, which confuses me since the snow is not sticking to any road more trafficked than a driveway, but then many things confuse me ( Read more... )

I got a lot of sleep yesterday, and my head started to dry out, so today I feel almost human. Go me.

In Which I Was A Bit of a Crank

I got a bit pissy on Torgersen's blog regarding free speech. Dave Freer, one of a group of people who consistently push my buttons, dropped on by and did his thing. I think what gets me cranked are in equal ( Read more... )

A Right Not To Be Mocked

John C. Wright is still ranting about Bristol Palin. Apparently, even if a woman starts a drunken fight, finding humor in that fact is unacceptable, and pointing out that she started said fight is a distraction. I suppose pointing out that she could have gotten her nose broken for her instead of just unceremoniously ( Read more... )

Apropos to yesterday's entry on Gamergate, showing up anonymously and saying, "Yeah, what is the world coming to when a girl can't just exchange sex for favorable gaming reviews with five guys and not be outed by her boyfriend for cheating on him?" is not a particularly persuasive message ( Read more... )

Random Thought #1

I am amazed at the lengths certain Professional Cranks on the Internet will go to argue that John Scalzi is not as successful a writer as Larry Correia. I'm especially amazed that they make this argument with zero data in support of it.

Random Thought #2A libertarian once told me, "next time you go to the barbershop, ask them ( Read more... )

Relax, Mom - last day of work before a vacation. A few thoughts ( Read more... )

Imagine you're off doing whatever it is you do and somebody comes up to you. They say, "the Earth is flat and I challenge you to a debate right now!" The following things would (I suspect) go through your mind:

• This guy's got a few screws loose, bats in his belfry, and isn't playing with a full deck. The idea the the Earth is round is pretty basic ( Read more... )