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Archive for the 'Random Thoughts' Category

Thursday Required Reading

by @ Thursday, July 13th, 2006. Filed under Random Thoughts

I’ve been a fan of George Will for a long time. I don’t always agree with his conclusions, but I love his writing style, and I can’t really disagree too much with someone who loves the game of baseball as much as he does.
He usually writes about politiics, or foreign policy, and baseball. In Thursday’s [...]

Not Sure What This Means

by @ Saturday, July 1st, 2006. Filed under Random Thoughts

At Spark It Up!!, One Wise Girl points to this study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration listing the ten deadlist driving days. Not surprisingly, three of the most dangerous driving days fall within the July 4th weekend, Christmas and New Years Day are also well represented.
What I can’t figure out is why my [...]

Happy Anniversary

by @ Friday, June 30th, 2006. Filed under Random Thoughts

If the Blogfather himself is talking about it, then it would be incredibly remiss if mention was not made of the fact that 2006 is the 60th anniversary of the bikini.
The swimsuit industry should have had Brian Hyland on retainer.
When, as a teenage pop singer in the 1960s, he warbled about an Itsy-Bitsy Teenie-Weenie Yellow [...]

I Have No Idea What This Means

by @ Sunday, November 27th, 2005. Filed under Random Thoughts

I mean green isn’t even my favorite color:

Your Blog Should Be Green

Your blog is smart and thoughtful – not a lot of fluff.
You enjoy a good discussion, especially if it involves picking apart ideas.
However, you tend to get easily annoyed by any thoughtless comments in your blog.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?
H/T: Eric’s [...]

In Excellent Company

by @ Thursday, November 3rd, 2005. Filed under Random Thoughts

I am:
Robert A. Heinlein
Beginning with technological action stories and progressing to epics with religious overtones, this take-no-prisoners writer racked up some huge sales numbers.

Which science fiction writer are you?
Robert Heinlein has long been my favorite Science Fiction author, so this please me greatly.

Friday Recipe Blogging

by @ Friday, October 7th, 2005. Filed under Random Thoughts

Another Friday and another great recipe is up at Vodkapundit, this time for Chicken Parmigiana. I particularly like this part of the instructions:
Oh, and that Chianti you opened just to get a tablespoon? Pour a glass, have a sip, and serve dinner already.

You Go Away For One Weekend……

by @ Monday, July 25th, 2005. Filed under Random Thoughts, War On Terror

And all hell breaks loose apparently.
On Saturday, there was the terrorist attack on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. This is the second time in less than a year that this tourist area has been attacked like this. The motivation of the attackers is obvious — to drive away tourism and weaken the government of Egypt.
At nearly the [...]

Lazy Sunday Morning

by @ Sunday, July 17th, 2005. Filed under Harry Turtledove, Random Thoughts

Well, all the fears about yesterday’s shutdown of a portion of the Beltway were apparently unfoudned. Kellie and I were driving North on I-95 last night just before the area where the detour began and there was no noticeable effect on traffic. Even better, it turns out that the project finished a day ahead of [...]

Random Evening Thoughts

by @ Tuesday, July 5th, 2005. Filed under Economics, Random Thoughts

Living in Northern Virginia like we do, one is confronted on a daily basis with a real estate market that is, in a word, unbelievable. More than once, I’ve seen homes in our neighborhood go on the market one day and be under contract the next, if not sooner…..and these are townhouses.
Everyone seems to think [...]

Random Morning Thoughts II

by @ Tuesday, July 5th, 2005. Filed under Legal, Random Thoughts, Supreme Court

Without a doubt, the biggest story here in the D.C. area this summer will be the fight over whoever it is that President Bush nominates to the Supreme Court. The SCOTUS Nomination Blog has been on this story since O’Connor announced her resignation and will no doubt remain an essential source for anyone interested in [...]

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