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Anthony Watts has a nice post today on the Urban Heat Island effect, or “UHI” as it’s known (because we propeller-head types have to use acronyms to keep you commoners off balance). He looks at the temperature records of two cities within close proximity of each other: Ft. Collins and Boulder, both in Colorado. The [...]
Had Paddy been hitting the sauce before he flipped out? Wouldn’t be surprised…
Share on Facebook Glenn Beck has never been to my taste, but I’m glad he’s out there. (Pun intended). Beck serves a role. When it comes to challenging the socialist in chief and his economic plans, we need guys like Beck who can drive home the message in an entertaining way that Joe Everyman will digest. What Beck is [...] Nothing like arguing about Lincoln, so I’ll extend it to a new post here. In open thread, Floyd – quite correctly – said that if the South hadn’t been so stubbornly boneheaded about slavery, the American Civil War (or the War of Northern Aggression, if you prefer) would not have occurred. New commenter Jeff Stone [...] As long as we’re talking about Nazis, how about considering the electronic variety? When they first started hitting the streets, red-light cameras seemed like a good idea. We’ve all seen people screaming through red lights and we’ve all had to jam on our brakes because some idiot decided that he was going to make a [...] Today is a big day for the Second Amendment as the Supreme Court begins to hear arguments about the city of Chicago’s handgun ban. One of the plaintiffs is an elderly self-described liberal Democrat who lives in Morgan Park, a rough neighborhood on the south side, Otis McDonald. The tough old codger wants to be [...] It’s been a busy week at the day job herebouts, so I hope y’all have been having fun. A bit of sad news is Trzupr-land yesterday: the family lost another member, my Uncle Wiz who was a World War II vet and all around good guy. For me, Wiz was one of those relatives that [...] One of those e-mails that gets forwarded around, and one I especially liked. Courtesy of the mom of occasional Threedonia commenter, full-time trzupr-mocker and world class office manager, pshaw: If a conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn’t buy one. A funny thing happened on the way to work today – an amazing thing actually – I was listening to ESPN and I found myself agreeing with Stuart Scott 100%. Everyone was all abuzz about the (then upcoming) Tiger Woods’ press conference, speculating about what he might say and what he should say. As my [...] According to Hannity, the left – led by James Carville (yikes!) – is initiating an “investigation” into the tea party movement. Good luck with that Jimmy. Sure, he might turn up a couple of photos of Porvaznik in compromising positions, but who hasn’t? The left, as it so often does, is engaged in mirror thinking here. [...] OK ladies, here’s a scenario to ponder. If you’re not single, imagine for a moment that you are. You meet a fella, are somewhat attracted to him and pursue the relationship. Eventually, that attraction grows to the point that you decide that it’s time to do the nasty with your new found love. He warns [...] In case you missed it, riddle me this: Now that we’re going to put the Iraq War firmly in the victory column, which it appears we are, guess who gets credit for winning the war? Outlaw and his comrades who have been putting their asses on the line? Nope. George W. Bush, who had the stones to stand behind [...] Gotta love those Democrats. The Land of Lincoln is, as you know, in the midst of a deep, dark budget crisis. We’ve got billions in debt and crumbling infrastructure, all thanks to Rockin’ Rod Blagojevich and a compliant, Democrat-controlled state legislature that spent the last eight years handing out cash for every goofy program they could [...] The First Lady unveiled her program to fight childhood obesity, entitled “Let’s Move”. Two of the more important aspects of the program are: 1) encouraging more physical activity at school and 2) serving healthier meals at school. Over at National Review, Julie Gunlock says that we don’t need more government meddling, we need responsible parenting. Pointing [...] I feel kinda bad for Toyota – more properly for the many people who work directly or indirectly for the giant automaker – but this move seems destined to backfire. According to Fox, Toyota dealers are punishing ABC affiliates for “excessive” coverage of Toyota’s safety problems by pulling advertising from several stations. Number one, I doubt [...] The current Democrat candidate for Illinois Lieutenant felon Governor In the grand tradition of George Ryan, Rod Blagojevich and Paul Powell, the newest Illinois Democratic leader has burst onto the scene from out of nowhere. Scott Lee Cohen surprised everyone by winning the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor on Tuesday. Cohen is a businessman [...]
It’s the first practical flying car, courtesy of bunch of MIT propeller-heads who got together to form Terrafugia and produce the Transition aircraft/automobile. No trailers to haul the wings about – just land, hit a button: the wings fold up and you drive away. Anticipated price? A shade under $200,000. If Rufus ever [...] Here’s a run-down of the bar tab for one flight by a prominent celebrity: Maker’s Mark whiskey, Courvoisier cognac, Johnny Walker Red scotch, Grey Goose vodka, E&J brandy, Bailey’s Irish Creme, Bacardi Light rum, Jim Beam whiskey, Beefeater gin, Dewar’s scotch, Bombay Sapphire gin, Jack Daniel’s whiskey and Corona beer. Nice selection of booze, but who’s it [...] Interesting story this weekend: turns out that Senator Scott Brown and President Barack Obama are cousins. OK, tenth cousins, but still. Family is family. Speaking of the junior Senator from Massachusetts, it was disappointing to see Brown come out in favor of a “woman’s right to choose,” but I suppose that is to be expected in [...] I was never one of the legion of admirers of “Catcher in the Rye.” Well written? Sure. But also petulant, self-serving and – despite its legendary status as a ground-breaking piece of literature, rather obvious. But then I grew up in the 60’s so cynicism and nihilism were pretty much the order of the day [...]
Every once in a while the daughtorial unit surprises me by doing something useful. (I keed – I keed!) In this case, she turned me onto what may possibly be the best cartoon ever: The Venture Brothers. I am so out of touch with all things cool, and The Venture Brothers – as I [...] Let’s be perfectly clear: White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is a classic, backroom-dealing, unprincipled, whats-in-it-for-me Chicago politician. He is however, probably the highest placed pragmatist in the Obama administration. So I’m torn. Should I root for Rahm’s demise, as more and more of the crazy left calls for his head? Or, should I [...] Here’s an example of the sort of opponent that Outlaw and his comrades are facing in Iraq and Afghanistan:
Boys having fun – does it get any better? Now do you know why you’ll never see a similar video posted over at www.talibanrus.com? There are several reasons. 1) Nobody in the Taliban actually has a sense [...] Seeing the direction today seems to be taking, see Rufus to enter the “How Long Till Bot’s Head Explodes?” office pool.
Share on Facebook Well that didn’t take long. It hasn’t been a year since the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize made nice-nice with Hugo “Reality Is Not An Option” Chavez. And, while most Threedonians would agree with Hugo’s assessment that the current POTUS stinks, who knew that Chavez could figure it out so soon? From Fox: In an interview [...] Is his dissent on the decision that overturned McCain-Feingold, Justice John Paul Stevens wrote: Although they make enormous contributions to our society, corporations are not actually members of it. Well then, whose society are they members of I wonder? The podium is yours professor. Like Don Mossi, I’m all ears. Share on Facebook
Kit was kind enough to forward the link to the above – many thanks K! The W/Dark Knight comparison has been made on these pages many times before, but the above sums it up very nicely. Like many a conservative, the biggest problem that I had with W was his refusal to [...] KEYBOARD PROTECTION WARNING : PUT YOUR COFFEE DOWN BEFORE VIEWING
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Ted Kennedy wanna-be Martha Coakely, who claimed blissful ignorance when her staffer assaulted the Weekly Standard’s John McCormack (The assailant, Democrat operative Michael P. Meehan, was appointed by Barack Obama to serve on the Broadcasting Board of Governors on November 19, 2009) In Massachusetts, the bluest of the blue states, there [...]
Age progressed photo of Osama bin Laden and modern day photo of some Spanish idiot (If you can not tell the difference, you may want to consider Lasik sooner rather than later) Apparently the best way for a terrorist to sneak into the United States is to disguise himself as Osama [...] Growing up in Hegewisch, the south side Chicago neighborhood that gave rise to the Trzuprs, I learned about Chicago politics at an early age. My dad, who saw little difference between Democrats and Communists, refused to pay homage to the machine. He was, in fact, rather openly defiant, refusing – for example – to allow [...] Floyd Here: This is also him — after his IVF: Big Journalism’s latest contributor, that is – only with a considerably better picture than what y’all are used to. And no, they don’t know what they’ve just got themselves into… Share on Facebook Greed: not a problem with banks, when the damn guvment stays out their way and doesn’t force them to take insane risks, but a helluva problem with guvment in general and this administration in particular. Has there ever been a more greedy president in history? Greedy for a cut of the profits from any business [...] USNS Comfort – 70,000 tons of rescue on the way Actually, send in everybody. The awesome, professional, dedicated men and women of the armed services are – even now – doing what they do best: helping out a poor, bedraggled nation under attack. The fact that Haiti was attacked by a seismic fault, rather [...] Floyd and the Missus at the staff Christmas party. (Only a tenuous connection to the actual post, but too good not to share). I hate it when this happens. An e-mail making the rounds makes fun of anti-gun North Carolina state senator R.C. Soles (D – 8th) for shooting a home-intruder last August. What [...] Reading this bit of brilliance, which postulates that Avatar is racist. (And if I repeat why I will get stupider for every keystroke, so you’ll have to read it yourself). (And you will also come away stupider). However, this line stuck out: The Na’vi are a clear parallel to Native Americans, African Americans, and any ethnic group [...] Jolly old England, feeling the effects of global warming. (Imaged by NASA’s Terra satellite last Thursday) Interesting article in the Daily Mail today. A lot of climatologists have been saying, for quite a while, that ocean currents are the big dogs when it comes to climate change. The guys that keep track of [...] Adherents of the Religion of Peace have struck again, fire-bombing (as of Sunday night) six Christian churches in Malaysia. No Danish cartoonists to blame this time. It’s all about a word; the word “Allah” to be exact. Up until December 31, 2009, only Muslims were allowed to use the word “Allah” in Malaysia. Christians, who comprise [...] …everything looks like a nail. Applying the adage to governance of a nation, when you’re a Democrat, every problem requires more bureaucratic rules and responsibilities. It’s not really a surprise that the President’s solution to fixing what ails homeland security relies, to a large part, on the bureaucratic solution. When your playbook is two pages [...] I love watching Hitch debate some soggy-brained lefty about, well, just about anything (except religion). So, after reading the excellent Totten/Hitch discussion that JohnFN linked to, I went in search of some vintage Hitch. The following from MSNBC (of all places!) is classic: 3 against 1 (I’m not counting Buchanan, since he’s a) bats and [...] Not going to be everyone’s cup-o-tea (and NOT suitable for work – that little girl is going to have her mouth washed out with boiling lye!) but I suspect I’ll like it. Besides, any movie that brings back the “Banana Splits” theme has gotta be kick ass.
Share on Facebook …it pretty much means you and I are paying for it. Sitting at my desk, listening to a couple of coworkers bragging about all of the “free” appliances they recently had installed. For one: a new gas furnace and two freezers (about $7,000 worth of booty). For the other: a new gas furnace and a new [...] Hello – Mr. President? You know that massive failure of intelligence community to nab the underoo-bomber before he had a chance to light the ultimate crotch-rocket? You think crap like this, implemented by you and your party of marching morons, has anything do with it: The CIA, in announcing the Center on Climate Change and National [...] Getting a daily dose of Steyn occasionally leads one to what Mark refers to as “George Soros’ stenographers” over at Media Matters. (Call me a masochist). Since The Incomparable One was chatting about health care whilst subbing for Rush, I wondered how the steno pool would respond. They didn’t, exactly, except to huff that they [...] |
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