When we last left our heroic (and hungry) foursome, they were headed to Claddagh’s on 96th Street for food and conversation.  Arriving well before everyone and having carefully perused the menu (and firmly vetoing ANYTHING containing cabbage as a consumable for the mighty Og since there are not enough windows on the Prius to make… Continue reading

Himself and I had a pretty busy weekend.  Out with friends on Friday and then up before the crack of dawn after a couple of hours of sleep and off to the Indy gun show with the mighty and indomitable Og and the quiet yet witty and knowledgeable Partner.  We got Og into the Prius… Continue reading

Happy Birthday to the woman who gave birth to me through countless hours of labor, who gritted her teeth so much through my college years that she had to get a mouth brace, and who imparted upon me a rather unique sense of humor as well as an inquiring mind and an appreciation for the… Continue reading

Ellen Weiss, the head of news at NPR couldn’t even be bothered (or didn’t have the guts) to look a long term employee in the eye while she’s canning him.  Interesting point is that she said that the word came from ‘above’ and there was nothing she could do.  Either that was a cop-out or… Continue reading

Juan Williams, a longtime NPR news guy, was fired by NPR last night due to comments that he made in a country that presumably still supports free speech (as long as that free speech agrees with NPR and George Soros).  While discussing the muslim dilemma with Bill O’Reilly, Williams had the audacity to say what… Continue reading

Himself had a link to an article wherein German Chancellor Angela Merkel who says that multi-culturalism is a failure.  What are her problems with the immigrants into Germany? (they sound oddly familiar):  they don’t speak the language of the country to which they emigrated; they don’t adopt the social norms of the country to which… Continue reading

Bookworm suggests dropping by your absentee ballot (if that’s the way you vote) directly to the polling place rather than mailing it in.  With all of the shenanigans going on as far as military ballots and such–best to not have those bad boys ‘lost in the mail’. Continue reading

So in Above the Law, Seagal says something along the lines of the problems that are caused when there are people who can manipulate the media, cause wars, and generally place themselves above the law.  And it struck me that it’s exactly what the federal government has been doing.  They exempted leadership staffers from Obamacare,… Continue reading

Is there a particular reason why folks have to try to rename things so they SOUND different but are exactly the same as what you are saying in order to try to avoid being (in their own minds) complete douchebags??   Doesn’t work. Continue reading

I’m really glad they’ve gotten to the miners and are bringing them up into the fresh air MONTHS ahead of schedule.  But is anyone else waiting for the one miner with the wife and the girlfriend (who apparently met at a vigil for the first time) to hit the surface and see what happens?? Yes,… Continue reading