It’s a few days old, but via Jim Kelly, I’ve just discovered David Frum’s article “Two Cheers for the Welfare State.” Frum, if you don’t know, is a former National Review editor and George W. Bush speechwriter, a one-time “true believer” in all things conservative, but who has become associated in recent years with the GOP’s centrist wing. Anyway, I… Read more »
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Playtime at Sterne Park in Littleton, then lunch at Merle’s. I love springtime adventures.
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] 12 days after it ended in a loss, my As-You-Go #GiantBracket has been relocated to the basement. Still not quite ready to put it away entirely…
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Mooooooo.
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] My list of most played iTunes/iPod/iPhone songs is an amusing mix, dominated by songs Loyette likes. In fact, only #7 is there because of me. (#2 is because of Becky.)
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Springtime
Because clearly, actual terrorists, trying to slip through undetected, are routinely going to draw attention to themselves with “arrogant complaining about airport security.” Riiiiight. Why, it’s almost as if this agency of the federal government is trying to use its largely unchecked power of detention, arrest, and general intimidation to harass innocent citizens into silence, lest they dangerously threaten American… Read more »
A behind-the-scenes look at the start of filming on The Hobbit: (Hat tip: Patrick, who wrote, “This video almost made me cry. I am such a nerd.”)
This sort of thing makes me want to not fly with my daughters ever again. And this TSA response doesn’t make me feel any better. Quite the contrary. Ugh. This is the part of the blog post where I make a flippant remark in an attempt to be funny, but as a father of three girls (a 3-year-old, a 21-month-old,… Read more »
Or something like that. (Hat tip: my dad.)