The Same-Sex Marriage discussion continues to fascinate me. This (regreq) story, which feels like an April Fools’ story but appears to be true, shows a politician changing the speech on the fly from “making the case” for same-sex marriage to…
For those of you who are interested, don’t forget that Air America will begin broadcasting at noon today (Eastern, I believe). I suppose it’s the liberal answer to the Clear Channel. I fully expect to shut it off in disgust…
Your Humble Blogger is glad that Condoleezza Rice will testify, in public and under oath, before the Commission on whatever the Commission is on about. Our Only President and his cronies seem to be obsessed with secrecy, and they should…
Your Humble Blogger doesn’t have a blogroll, nor need one, I think. But the news that The Invisible Adjunct is hanging up the old keyboard reminds me that I’ve been meaning to note down a few blogs I read and…
OK, so UCSF outsources its medical transcription business. That’s not a big deal, right? Sure, they send confidential patient information over the internet, but it’s to a reputable company, right? So, it’s not terribly irresponsible. Right? Of course, that reputable…
It’s been a couple of weeks since Your Humble Blogger left off talking about Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point. We had talked about the Law of the Few and the Stickiness Factor, so we’re up to the Power of Context….
I never made it into the new location, and as I no longer live in the town, it won’t affect me personally, but makes me sad that the Avenue Victor Hugo will not be there anymore. For some time, the…
Have I ever mentioned on this site that I adore college hockey? My own Terriers had a lousy year, most of which I missed as I am no longer in the land of the Beanpot. I idly checked the potential…
There’s a fascinating article by Marcy Wheeler over at the Blogging of the President 2004 about the feuilleton. Ms. Wheeler is planning a series of articles on the feuilleton and the blognote, and I for one am interested to see…
Your Humble Blogger admits that this space was reserved for a vicious and nasty analysis—well, no, not an analysis, just an attack, really, on Our Only President’s speech marking a year since we invaded Iraq. That won’t be happening here….