Below The Beltway

Once again, a leaker has recklessly revealed Valerie Plame’s identity as an undercover CIA agent.
HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) — The Washington couple at the heart of the CIA leak investigation had their cover blown by their small son as they tried to sneak away on vacation Thursday.
“My daddy’s famous, my mommy’s a secret spy,” declared the […]

From today’s Washington Post:
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Maybe it was the time the taxi dumped him at the Iraq-Kuwait border, leaving him alone in the middle of the desert. Or when he drew a crowd at a Baghdad food stand after using an Arabic phrase book to order. Or the moment a Kuwaiti cab driver almost […]

I’ve been a fan of Fox’s 24 since it started 4 years ago. Sometimes, the show has tended to drift into the ridiculous when it comes to plot twists, but it has never failed to hold my attention. When last we left our hero Jack Bauer at the end of season 4, he was essentially […]

Stephen Bainbridge, UCLA law professor and part-time wine blogger, has this article up at Tech Central Station listing his ten favorite wines for 2005. Of the wines listed, I’ve only had the Silver Oak, which happens to be # 1. Worth checking out if you’re into that sort of thing.

After several frustrating attempts this morning to get my new Ipod talking to our computer, I have finally succeeded and am up and running. One tip: don’t attempt to diagnose a computer problem when you’re exhausted and the coffee hasn’t kicked in yet.
If it weren’t for the fact that I’ve got a cold and really […]

Congratulations to the Vodkapundit Stephen Green and his wife Melissa, who are the proud parents of a baby boy.
Steve, don’t let this be an excuse to slack off on the blogging, though, there’ll be plenty of time between the 2am and 3am feedings to continue to share your wit and wisdom with the blogosphere.

Following up an a BBC story about the worst Britons of all time, Alexandra at All Things Beautiful has a post up challenging bloggers to come up with their list of the worst Americans of all time. In no particular order, here’s my own list:
1. Benedict Arnold — how can […]

The 26th edition of the Carnival of Liberty is up over at Target Centermass. There’s a slightly smaller level of participation this time around due to the holidays, but still plenty of good reading to check out.

Yep, I’m back and basically rested.
Kellie and I spent the Christmas holiday with her family in the Cleveland, Ohio area and had a great time. We left last Thursday after my office Christmas party and made it to the in-law’s house around 9pm that night. We came back yesterday afternoon. As I remarked to […]

Christmas is approaching and there’s way too much to do and way too little time to do it in. That, combined with the writer’s block I wrote about yesterday, means that I’ll be on a blogging hiatus until after Christmas.
Enjoy the holidays and see you all next week.