The usual suspects get freaked out over an act of protocol. As with much of the punditry in Tea Bag land, the columns above lack one thing as they lavish their criticism-context. Bowing is an accepted social custom when first meeting someone in Japan-and is especially expected when meeting Tenno-sama.
Continue readingIt ages you quickly
Watching Sean Hannity. Remember the Star Trek episode where everyone on the Enterprise got old fast? Jon Stewart very aptly captures the effects here: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Continue readingFall Colors….
A couple of weeks ago, the S.O. and I drove over to Chattanooga-just to get out of the house and see the fall colors. The day we picked, quite by accident, was glorious. We drove over to the base of Lookout Mountain and rode the Incline up to the top.
Continue readingVeteran's Day
Reprinted from Peach Pundit: It is 11 o’clock in the morning. 91 years ago at this very moment, World War I officially ended. While we call it Veterans Day in this country, most of the world knows it as Remembrance Day. The “War to End All Wars” was not really
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Reprinted from Peach Pundit: It is 11 o’clock in the morning. 91 years ago at this very moment, World War I officially ended. While we call it Veterans Day in this country, most of the world knows it as Remembrance Day. The “War to End All Wars” was not really
Continue readingThe search is on…
For a good copy of this video: According to TMZ, Carrie Prejean demanded more than a million dollars during her settlement negotiations with Miss California USA Pageant until the Pageant lawyer presented her with a XXX sex tape of which she is the star.. The video has never been released
Continue readingIs the mike on?
Readers have reported comments not working. I have been able to post some-please let me know what is happening to yours………
Continue readingPoint well taken….
By David Frum: Palin supporters have constructed an alternative reality in which their heroine is wildly cheered by the American yeomanry, and despised only by a small coterie of sherry-drinking snobs. No contrary evidence, no matter how overwhelming and uncontradicted, can alter this view: not the collapse in Palin’s support
Continue readingTime to fix the links……
Tomorrow, I will update the links here-a long overdue task, as many have gone away-or changed names. And sadly, I will have to banish one particular link, for not having the common decency to link to me-even though he once did. I've struggeld with keeping the link here-because there are
Continue readingThoughts about Fort Hood…….
The tragic events at Fort Hood, happened as I was in transit last Thursday. I've been going back and forth as to whether to write about it-and indeed what to write. First of all-I have found myself pretty saddened by much of the reaction of the news and the blogosphere-who
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