Archive for July, 2007
Edwards: Bush’s Iraq/September 11 remarks ‘border on the delusional’
The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th. - George W. Bush, July 12, 2007 Then John Edwards said that Bush’s remarks “border on the delusional”. Let’s [Read More]
Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1, Prelude
I’m blown away. This is one of those pieces of classical music I’ve heard a thousand times before but never knew what it was. Thanks to iTunes sharing at work, I can now match the music to the composer and the name of the piece. Thanks, BM. I don’t even [Read More]
Decline of Toastiest
Between my lack of posts, the lack of referrals from the now-defunct Bullshat blog, and the very real and understandable possibility that I’ve simply lost readers, Toastiest’s hits are down. Unique visitors per day February 8.6 March 9.6 April 10.1 May 30.4 June [Read More]
DISH Network Sucks
That’s not an elegant entry title, but it’s most likely to result in hits when people google ‘dish network sucks’. DISH Network has absolutely abysmal customer service. I highly recommend against anyone every choosing DISH Network as their television [Read More]
Michael Moore vs. Wolf Blitzer
I saw Sicko last week, and I highly recommend it. Does Moore cherry-pick when he visits England and France and Canada to find positive healthcare stories? Maybe. Could you find testaments to long lines and occasions when those systems of socialized medicine failed people. [Read More]
From Philadelphia
You’re not supposed to publicly advertise that you’re not going to be at home for several days, right? I don’t know that I really care or not. It’s Saturday night now, and I’ll be home tomorrow. Life is really too fleeting to have such [Read More]
TB: Just give me a #$*(&% estimate
I have been struggling with an attempt to come up with a grand estimate of how much assorted repairs and renovations will be for the house. I’m attempting to get a construction loan, and the lender needs to know how much I’m going to need to borrow. The catch-22 [Read More]
Joel Siegel dead at 63
Surrounded by family and friends, ABC’s beaming and insightful movie critic Joel Siegel has died in New York, after a long and remarkably courageous struggle with cancer, at the age of 63. (Bill Blakemore / ABCNews.com) You may have noticed that I feel compelled to [Read More]
