Whatever random crap I feel like posting. Typically left-leaning. Occasionally vulgar. Not always serious. Sometimes annoying.

Archive for September, 2008

John McCain, chicken shit

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

McCain is wussing out of the debate this Friday. He says his dog ate his homework -- no, wait, it's that whole economic crisis thing. I suppose a debate would be uncomfortable when the policies you've been supporting (and not understanding) for the last 8 years have now forced the ...

From Jott to reQall — a new voice-to-email service

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

I have been a user of Jott (which allows you to, among other things, make a voice call that then gets transcribed as text and emailed to you) for quite a while, and it's a great way to make quick notes in the car and the like. But they ...

Sarah Palin, unqualified nut job

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

(Yes, I assert both disambiguations of that title.) Wow. What an amazing nut job. She's a "charismatic christian" (you know, speaking in tongues, faith healing, and all that stuff). She's an abstinence-only advocate whose 17-year-old went out and got knocked up. (But see below.) She thinks the Iraq war is a "task from ...

What Oz did on his summer vacation

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Not that anybody cares, but it's been a good summer for Oz. He learned to ride a bike pretty well; we're now going out and doing 10-mile rides a couple of times a week. He learned to play guitar; he can churn out pretty recognizable versions of "Born to be wild", "Satisfaction", ...