Where I should be living...

Downtown living ain't easy, but some people are doing it with more style than others.






My philosophizing would be extra-Cryptic in these digs.

Slime in the ice machine no more

As a former Houstonian, I ponder the passing of Marvin Zindler, the toupee-wearing, slime-in-the-ice-machine-exposing, Chicken-Ranch-closing weirdo of Houston's Eyewitness News. No one will ever wear unnaturally-tinted sunglasses indoors the way you did.

Say it with me: Maaaaaaaaaaarvin Zindler, Eyyyyeeeeeeewiiitnessss Neeeeewwwwwsssss!!!!!!

America's fucked-up priorities

Just read this. Then get mad and say fuck. It won't hurt anyone.

It's not easy being red

From Think Progress via HuffPo, Gonzo seems to have fewer and fewer friends lately:

[Fox News host] Chris Wallace revealed that no conservative would willingly defend Gonzales on Fox. “By the way, we invited White House officials and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee to defend Attorney General Gonzales,” said Wallace. “We had no takers.”

Ah, sweet, sweet Schadenfreude.

Victory in the War on Terror...oh wait...

I'm horrified that this happened in my town, and I am mystified that it occurred without so much as a hiccup from "War on Terror" proponents.

When Paul Ross Evans was arrested in April and accused of leaving a bomb at an Austin clinic that performs abortions, he had with him, according to court documents, the name of the clinic and other names and addresses that could hint at greater plans.

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"Mr. Evans placed a live bomb packed with nails in a place where he knew people would be hurt or killed if it went off," U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton said in a statement. "Through good police work and a little luck Mr. Evans' plan was prevented."

Taking quizzes completes me...

Just for fun, I took the "What Kind of Conservative Are you?" and "What Kind of Liberal are You?" quizzes (h/t to OYSH). The results were not all that surprising.

My Conservative Identity:

You are an Anti-government Gunslinger, also known as a libertarian conservative. You believe in smaller government, states’ rights, gun rights, and that, as Reagan once said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”

Take the quiz at www.FightLiberals.com

My Liberal Identity:

You are a Social Justice Crusader, also known as a rights activist. You believe in equality, fairness, and preventing neo-Confederate conservative troglodytes from rolling back fifty years of civil rights gains.

Take the quiz at www.FightConservatives.com

I think these two are consistent, kind of.

Donations appreciated

Thanks to a brilliant suggestion from an adoring fan, I am now accepting donations to the Buy Me a Tank Fund. Contributions are not even remotely tax-deductible. Not by a long shot.