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Yet more on the coming Cylon Wars...

"We pinky swear that our rampaging horde of steam-powered killbots will not dine on the flesh of the dead.  Peace remains our profession."

-The Pentagon

EDIT: There are so many movies that cover this.

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...to stand athwart "progress."  But here's a good [IMO] book review that covers some ideas that I think we should keep in mind as we observe and participate in how our government handles our daily lives.

The State Despoitic
by Mark Steyn

Driving north out of New York the other day, I heard a caller to Mark Levin’s show discuss his excellent book ( Read more... )

Friday is poetry day.  Did Gertrude Stein invent Mad Libs?

A Light in the Moon

by: Gertrude Stein

A light in the moon the only light is on Sunday. What was the sensible decision. The sensible decision was that notwithstanding many declarations and more music, not even withstanding the choice and a torch and a collection, notwithstanding the ( Read more... )

Yes and Asia: joining forces July 23rd at National Harbor.

But, you might well wonder, isn't Steve Howe the guitarist for both of those bands?  Yes, he bloody well is. 

If anyone's interested and able to watch, the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board meeting is going to be webcast this morning starting at 9:30 at www.whitehouse.gov (actual meeting starts at 10:00).

A quick blog entry from The New Republic...

The Age of Perpetual Crisis

I like the free-flowing, rough-and-tumble, demotic character of Internet-driven media as much as the next blogger. Information can be addictive, just as sharp-edged opinions can induce an adrenaline-driven thrill. But what about historical perspective? And philosophical ( Read more... )