The one thing about “Democracy,” by which I’m talking about just the simple (ha) idea of allowing people to elect their leaders,is that it sometimes doesn’t go the way you want. from http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-2010895,00.html “Western leaders lined up to express their concern at the political earthquake, but in the Arab world, the apparent landslide was greeted […]
Have you ever listened to so many repeats of the same song that it made you a little, shall we say, insane? For example, after about 2.1 billion ‘Barney’ viewings over the last several months, I’ve actually started having a preference for which ‘generation’ I like to see. I like, currently, the ones that have […]
What could be more American than Frisbees. Hula-Hoops. Silly String. Slip n Slide? Yes, they’re all made by Wham-O. And now? Wham-O is owned by the Chinese. Thanks to Boing Boing for the heads up. I’m gonna go drown my sorrows in a beer, while trying to use a Hula-hoop without needing to be put […]