the woodshed

Memories, misty water-coloured memories Go put on some polyester, crank up the Barry Manilow, set the wayback machine for 1974 and LET'...

Black day in June, almost July Is it possible to overdose on schadenfreude? Because this has been a good week for it.

Satire is dead Putting the "fun" in "Fundemental" again this week, Focus on the Family leader and close personal friend ...

Which side is he on? Dear Ralph Nader, Haven't you done enough damage already ? Please, just shut up and stay home this year. Please. An...

Karma's a bitch - Payback edition Once upon a time, I worked here . I didn't like it much, mostly because the people I worked for we...

Brass with balls New spiritual leader of the moment Retired Major-General Antonio Taguba was the first American officer to investigate claim...

"Well I'm not prejudiced, but..." Reasonable people can and do disagree on whether certain comments or actions are racist or s...

With God on their side And frankly, they can have him/her/them/it. While we may or may not be locked in a "Clash of Civilizations,...

For Mrs. Rev.Paperboy Happy 9th (!!!) anniversary

A nation shamed Somewhere, Foster Hewitt is gnashing his teeth and wringing his hands.

I think the cell next to Lord Black is free... Somewhere Hunter Thompson and H.L. Mecken are toasting Harold Meyerson's evisceration of ...

Here come de Judge "My life, the lives of my fellow passengers and crew, depends entirely on other people--invisible people--doing thei...

Taking the "Pal" out of "Principal" Even here in conformity-and-decorum land, where teachers get fired for not singing t...

The Verdict is In I try generally not to ascribe to conspiratorial evil-doing what can reasonably chalked up to stupidity, incompetence, arr...

It was a rainy day... Question: What do you get when you walk in the pouring rain with an umbrella next to a five-year-old girl with an umb...

Blow up your TV Hat tip to SeattleDan and SeattleTammy at Jackson Street Books

Take me out to the ball game New Spiritual leader of the Moment - Paul Grewal Unless you or your kids attend Carlton Village Public School i...

"Don't touch my bags if you please Mr. Customs Man" A lot of airlines run promotions to reward travellers for choosing them an...

Reading list I've been too busy with real life stuff both big (death in the family) and small (taking the kids to the movies) to blog th...

Dave's not here, man! for the proprieters of JimDandyGoodness and the Galloping Beaver: