July 29, 2004
Amish/Convention
Via Instapundit: Ann Althouse seems to have been watching the same tv as me recently. You've got your basic Democratic convention, your takeoff on the convention via The Daily Show, and Amish in the City, to get away from the craziness. Amish in the City may end up being a reality show I will watch - a rarity. I was expecting the group to form us vs them cliques, which didn't happen in the first episode. I have some problem with the basic concept, but the show may be better than I would expect. Maybe.July 27, 2004
Tom Swift
Cool: Lilek's latest Jetsam Cove offerings are Tom Swift covers. The scary thing is, I've probably read most of those books.On the other hand, I don't remember any Tom and the extraterrestrials stuff.
Democratic convention
Tried to watch it. Couldn't stand more than a few seconds at a time.Heh. Acording to Drudge, it got horrible ratings.
Yeah!
Looks like Happy Fun Pundit is at it again, with a picture of Kerry's space place visit.Man, he looks stupid.
July 26, 2004
Diet
Ok, now I know why it's called a beer gut.The current plan (1) 1500-1800 cal/day (2) walk at least 2 miles/day (3) weight training 3 times /week (4) consider some sort of flexibility training. No particular high protein plans, although low simple sugars is the basic idea.
Is it physically possible for me to do? Hell yes. How long can I keep with it? No idea.
I am going to stick with this plan until I've lost 20 lbs, though. Enough is enough.
Lileks and panhandler
Today's bleat involves a person asking for cash at the mall [as well as the hunt for the elusive duvet]. I've gotten into the habit of not even listening to panhandlers' speil, just saying "Thanks, no," and walking away.The basic concept is (1) I've given money in relatively large amounts through work as a last resort kind of thing (2) Given the right spot, it is possible for someone to make a pretty good hourly wage through begging (3) I tend to be a sucker for a sob story, and was getting tired of giving money and knowing it wasn't going to be used for a useful purpose.
Catwoman
The Llama Butchers has a review, which coincides with other stuff I've heard. Oh well, maybe Hollywood will get the message: good movies based on comics are good, bad movies based on comics are bad.Either that, or Catwoman 2 will have her beating up Michael Moore. The Blob, Juggernaut? Hmm. Any appropriate DC characters?
July 25, 2004
Blogger
All right, now I feel official: blogger lost 2 posts. [then found them again. hmm.] Which brings up a point: there is little point in my making a political blog, since I agree with nearly everything Glenn Reynolds writes. Plus, politics has never been a huge hobby of mine. So, do I keep an online diary, trusting anonymity to keep me out of trouble, or do I keep making seemingly pointless comments. Oh well.Sandy Berger
In spite of what the Dynamist says, I have an extremely hard time believing someone could inadvertently take Top Secret plus documents, unless he was possessed by demons or something. When you have to go to a specific room to read documents, how can you inadvertently take them?Beer2
Ok, so I've had about 2 months worth of beer in the last 2 days. On the list of more beers I never have to buy again, Sunshine Wheat had very little wheat beer taste. As opposed to the Flying Dog In Heat Wheat, which I liked.July 24, 2004
Beer
Went drinking last night with a friend, had a bunch of beers. Shiner Summer Stock left much to be desired, the others were forgettable.July 22, 2004
States
July 19, 2004
Martians and the NAACP
This strikes a cord, that I think harmonizes with something else. Got to think about it for a while, brb.War
Yeah, den Beste wrote some similar things quite a few months ago. But now, maybe, some things are making their way into the mainstream. From instapundit.Library
Ok, What kind of person decides that their ultimate career move is to be a library computer room monitor?July 15, 2004
More fun
From today's Bleat from Lileks, this looks interesting. Overeducated, underemployed. Oh yeah.