Read an EXCELLENT piece on Saddam Hussein recently entitled Tales of the Tyrant. I highly recommend it ( Read more... )

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Phil West and I played his government issued Scrabble game at the slam last night, complete with magnetic ivory tiles and a board the size of my prostate ( Read more... )

We have some tough bouts at Nationals this year, so in the interest of gamesmanship, the Austin team has given me permission to post our strategy here.

Bout 1Poem 1: Christopher Lee - "I Fucking Hate the Midwest, Especially Wisconsin ( Read more... )

1. I wish Obama would just admit he was wrong about the Iraq surge. Just say, "I should've voted for it, because it was the right thing to do then, just as it was the right thing to do when this foolish war was started more than five years ago ( Read more... )

1. Local TV news is wretched stuff. They are STILL covering the shit out of the Governor's mansion fire. Nobody gives a shit about this story. Not then, and certainly not now, weeks later. The fire is a boring story. Get over it ( Read more... )

Technically, last night's memorial for Shannon was only the third I've been to in my life. There was a great aunt, whose name I don't remember, when I was seven. All I remember from that one was being bored and hot (it was outdoors in Odessa in the summer) and kicking some dirt into her grave. Then there was Shawn, Woody's partner, who died a few ( Read more... )

Women. Ugh ( Read more... )

Shannon died. This is nuts ( Read more... )

George Carlin is dead.

This saddens me. He was one of my earliest intellectual heroes. I remember distinctly staying up late when I was 7 or 8 to watch one of his HBO specials. I learned that serious can be hilarious.

Thanks, Georgie Boy. You'll be missed.

A great bit of Carlin magic can be found here: Leave a comment