Author: Patrick

Flames…

Without discussing the merits of the entire article, I’d just like to say that this makes my head ache: “When you have a lower-level job, being exceptionally good at it is usually a deterrent...

Stay Classy, America!

Chris Erskine, courtesy of the LA Times: When Sequoyah’s players showed up for Foothill Sports League games, with their ragtag uniforms and a girl at linebacker, the other junior high teams didn’t exactly tremble...

Progress

There’s been a sort of devolution in the comment threads lately with people retreating to corners or focusing on negativity or any one of a number of other sub-dynamics that always strike me as...

Practicum

The Department of Homeland Security (Houston) produced this video.  Warning, you might find the depiction to be disturbing.  There’s a bit of FUD in the beginning, particularly… “occasionally, life feels more like an action...

2017

The Senate can’t manage to wrangle a deal on the debt ceiling.  The Senate can’t manage to wrangle a deal on the fiscal cliff. The Senate can manage to extend domestic warrantless surveillance until...

January 3rd

So, what happens on January 3rd? On January 3rd, the House of Representatives holds its next vote for Speaker of the House.  You need to have a straight majority to win. Historically, this is...

What The What?

The Mind Boggles. “Archaeologists of the History Institute of the DPRK Academy of Social Sciences have recently reconfirmed a lair of the unicorn rode by King Tongmyong, founder of the Koguryo Kingdom,” Emphasis mine.

PSA

I’d like to take a moment to publicly thank poll workers for doing a likely very boring job under likely very irritating circumstances for likely no recognition… except highly negative recognition. (“What do you...

Bookdragon Asks…

On Mike’s comment rescue of Zic’s great comment, commentor Bookdragon asks: As I’ve grown older and look like less of a target (and earned belts in judo, jui jitsu and karate), I’ve worried a...