Tag Archives: linkdump

One small step for a blog, one giant leap for blog-kind. White flour! Via Chad. You are not a Bible character. That goes double for you, Mark Sanford. Along those lines, this is just putting lipstick on a bunch of … Continue reading →

Hot. Hot hot hot. Better than being cold, if you ask me, but still. Hot hot hot. What’s your generic word for soft drink? I’ve always called it “soda”, as befitting my Yankee upbringing. Are you an annoying airline passenger? … Continue reading →

Time for the All Star break… Remember when GOP governors were the future of their party? Boy, those were the days. Teabaggers turn on Cornyn. So is the Washington Times now a wholly owned subsidiary of the GOP, or has … Continue reading →

A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam, born on the Fourth of July… Go green, Austin. Via Kos. Great timing, y’all. Happy Birthday, ActBlue. Did you know they can now take donations via Twitter? Well, now you do. Rarely … Continue reading →

Six months (almost) down, six to go… Curving a bullet. The fringe, quantified. The pundit-industrial complex. I before E, except after the British government gets rid of it. However beautiful the strategy, sometimes you have to check the results. So, … Continue reading →

Happy Father’s Day to all the dad out there, especially Eric Mongerson. The Internet consumes one to two percent of the world’s electricity in a given day. I’m thinking there’s some opportunities to go green in there. The best Facebook … Continue reading →

You’re a grand old flag, you’re a high-flying flag, and forever in peace may you wave… ATM malware. Just what we need. Get yer photography license over here. Congratulations to Melissa Zamora of Bloggin’ All Things Brownsville for her election … Continue reading →

In honor of Olivia’s fifth birthday yesterday, the celebration of which we are still recovering from. Ain’t no party like a five-year-old birthday party, ’cause a five-year-old birthday party don’t quit. The last survivor of the “Titanic” has passed away … Continue reading →

Holy crap, is it really almost June already? Your modern Republican Party. I love it when ladies of a certain age cuss like sailors. I think I’ve finally found an argument against gay marriage that I can understand: The thought … Continue reading →

Hope you’re enjoying your Memorial Day weekend. Yet another reason to disbelieve Selena Roberts. David Dewhurst: Not the hardest working man in the Capitol. A little nuance on that Gallup poll that claims more people are now “pro-life”. If it … Continue reading →

M is for the many links she brought me… I know we’ve never gotten those flying cars that were promised us. But I could settle for an invisible car. Wanna buy the original recipe for Dr Pepper? Leave Janet Jackson’s … Continue reading →

The “We haven’t seceded just yet” edition… Choose your own apocalypse. There may come a day, and that day may never come, when teabagging jokes cease to be funny, but it won’t be any time soon. On the other hand, … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for some May flowers… This year’s Easter art brouhaha. It’s always something. Three interesting explanations for #Amazonfail. And the official explanation, for what it’s worth. Finally, an interesting postscript from someone who … Continue reading →

Mmm…baseball season…life is good… When Bill O’Reilly and David Horowitz are acting as voices of reason, you know things have really gotten out of hand. I don’t care if broccoli can prevent cancer. I still hate it and won’t eat … Continue reading →

Play ball! I do not have, nor do I ever intend to have, a man cave. Yet I somehow remain confident in my own masculinity. If you’re going to make a plea for sympathy, it helps to actually be a … Continue reading →

A family friend once played the word “equinox” in a Scrabble game against me. On a triple-word score square, too. Needless to say, he kicked my butt in that game. You know, for shaving. Of course Dick Cheney loves Rush … Continue reading →

Did you remember to spring forward? The tenderness of the delicate American buttock is causing more environmental devastation than the country’s love of gas-guzzling cars, fast food or McMansions, according to green campaigners. I swear, if it’s not one thing, … Continue reading →

In like a lion, out like a lamb… America’s top ten healthiest fast food restaurants. Which I guess is something like “America’s top ten most liberal Republicans”, but there you have it. Jay Lee with a pancake on his head. … Continue reading →

It’s the birthday edition link dump. Because the older you get, the longer your birthday lasts. If only Lois Lane had had access to facial recognition software. The Ridiculous Food Society of Upstate New York. They seem to like bacon. … Continue reading →

Just a few links to chew on while you’re polishing off that Valentine’s Day box of chocolates… Road-kill cleanup not all glamour for Comal’s ‘Undertaker’. Quick, get Mike Rowe on the phone. And I guess those aren’t such good links … Continue reading →

The three sweetest words in the English language right about now: “Pitchers and catchers”. The wonderful legacy of the Terrible Towel. Eight six seven five three oh nine. You want it, you can have it. For a price, anyway. Apparently, … Continue reading →