Category: long story short

Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine has chided others, including Josh Marshall (I doubt he’s aware of this weblog), for making a PC landgrab of the term terrorism by arguing that some of the anti-coalition attacks in Iraq have been guerilla actions or insurgencies rather than terrorism. I made this same argument myself, noting that a military…

Quoting Atrios verbatim: 7 Men Smile and Laugh as They Take Control of Your UterusAs members of congress look on, President Bush signs the Partial Birth Abortion Act of 2003 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003 in Washington. [Eschaton] I should probably snag the photo and host it…

A fellow called scoffman just sent me a polite comment pointing out that his weblog, EdgeWise, has been around since May of 2003. While this blog has been around in one form or another since 2002, the fact is that we changed the name to Eddgewise just a month or so ago, without doing the…

A National Review article quoted in Eschaton says, among other things, “if my information is correct, the terrorists now have anti-tank weapons, which we may see in action in the near future.” It seems to me that people wielding antiaircraft missiles and anti-tank weapons against soldiers may be called insurgents or guerillas or even soldiers,…

Careful what you ask the oracle. You might not like the answer. I asked the Rune Caster today “Will it lift?” referring to a pall of gloom that’s beset me lately. The cast runes were encouraging: Past Isa – Cessation of energy, freezing an issue where it stands, cooling relationships, separation, division. Present Algiz –…

Oh wait, the check is a loan. Isn’t HFC, like, household finance or something? Now they just send you something that looks like a check and starts generating interest the moment you don’t put it through the shredder? Why don’t they just send me crack and get on with it?