Should we bring back the lash?
It would be a lot less cruel than being raped.
And while we’re at it, I’d have to agree that the stocks had their uses, too.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
The New Normal
I refuse to believe that, because I don’t take pictures of my privates and send them out on the Internet to women not my wife, I’m abnormal. But I also agree with this comment:
So, besides the grey underpants photo shoot Anthony Weiner shot himself with; he is strange because he is PSYCHOTIC.
He was also strange when he was in the Well of the House, screaming at some republican … “THE GENTLEMAN WILL SIT DOWN”
Yeah, Anthony Weiner does spittle very well.
He isn’t really Jewish. His mom’s not Jewish. And, his marriage to a muslim flew under the radar screen. But is now out there with Hillary’s balloon attached.
Every time I’ve seen Anthony Weiner with his nutty rants in the Well, I’ve thought him deranged — that he was also self-and-marriage-destructively sexually obsessed surprised me not at all (I would be similarly unshocked by similar behavior from the unlamented vaginal-rinse container Alan Grayson). The only thing that surprises me, but shouldn’t is that the Democrats thought he was just fine, and a rising star in the party, until this.
Hyphens Can Be Your Friend
…or your enemy. I’m fairly fastidious about this (as I am with apostrophes), and I no doubt annoy many people whose stuff I edit. As the piece points out, the purpose of a hyphen is to disambiguate adjectives, so you can tell for sure what is modifying what. For instance, “a light red fox” could be an underweight red fox, but “light-red fox” indicates that it is a fox (of indeterminate subspecies) that is light red in color. The exception is if the first word is an adverb, such as “lightly colored fox,” in which case the hyphen and connection of the two words is implicit.
That is all.
On The Internet, No One Knows You’re A Dog
Many also can’t tell that you’re not a Syrian lesbian. Or is that a Lebanese sybian?
I am so confused.
NHow To Not Appear Crazy On The Internet
Good advice from Frank J. Some commenters over at Space Politics should read it.
Facebook “Friends”
I’ve commented in the past that I’m much more selective about whom I friend on Facebook than a lot of people seem to be. I will never respond to a friend request from someone who I don’t know, in the sense of having met them either on line or in meatspace, with the exception of those who actually introduce themselves and explain why they want me to friend them. This is just one reason why.
Bipartisan Stupidity
Thoughts from Virginia Postrel on the light-bulb ban.
[Update a few minutes later]
More bipartisan stupidity (or crony capitalism, take your pick): the hidden costs of the ethanol subsidy. If you wonder why food prices are going up, this is one of the big factors.
Bad Timing
So, I was thinking to myself the other day, “Well self, at least Anthony and Huma don’t have any kids.” Now we find out that she’s pregnant.
Oy.
Freedom And Locale
Some thoughts. While a lot of people will continue to live in California despite it’s relative lack of economic freedom (like me, for one, for a while), there’s been a lot of outward migration to Texas.
Brainless Feminist Twits
…and the men they love. They probably swooned over Alan Grayson, too.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Beware of feminist men. And “liberal” “men” who don’t get it.