The Wall Street Journal Is Troublesome

Daniel Henninger’s op-ed in The Wall Street Journal today is a lot to digest before noon.  Henninger argues that Palin is qualified for the Vice-President spot because she is “able to connect to people in places like Bronko’s bar or Saddleback Church.”
I understand that you want leadership you can identify and relate to, but that’s [...]

The City That Loves You Back

Yea, Philadelphia.

Via Gawker
Frank Rich’s op-ed in The New York Times today is a wonderful wagging of the finger at the McCain-Palin camp’s inability to lambast supporters that scream “terrorist” and “kill him” at rallies.  This election is not with the Bible Belt, it’s moved on to the Rust Belt, people who [...]

There Goes My Commute

A rat hopped onto to a downtown 6 train today.  A crowded, rush hour, downtown 6 train. 
Via Gawker
That story is my worst nightmare.  I have had too many rat encounters over the past few weeks–almost ran over a dead one while running, heard one in a public garbage can, had a rat almost run across [...]

Oh To Be Down By The Seaside

At the beach, but in this day and age, never too far from the Internet.  Thank goodness, especially when stories like this come up, courtesy of Gawker.
I’ve been wrapped up in History’s MonsterQuest while on vacation, since Shark Week has been pretty disappointing.  All though Dirty Job’s special about Greenland sharks was pretty neat.
Anyway, it appears [...]