Archive for July, 2011
Oooh! That Evil Netflix! Why I’ll Just…Wait. They’re Going to Have to Pay How Much? Oh.
I’ve seen a lot of sturm und drang on the ‘net over the announcement from Netflix that they’re going to split their DVD and streaming packages and charge a bit more for both. Since I don’t immediately buy into the notion that successful companies do things to anger their customers for no good reason, I [...]
Dear God in Heaven, There is an Actual Thing Called “Manorexia”
Wait…what? he pressure to look like a male model is driving more men to develop dangerous eating disorders, experts warned today. GPs have been warned to be on the lookout for the potentially fatal conditions, which include anorexia and bulimia, after a rise in the number of those affected. Men may be reluctant to admit [...]
Oh, So Now The DoJ Wants to Get Tough on Guns?
I’m pretty sure this press release from Deputy Attorney General James Cole is evidence that he either needs to be tested for drugs ASAP or that his conscience was surgically removed in the recent past. Deputy Attorney General James Cole issued the following statement today regarding information requests for multiple sales of semi-automatic rifles with [...]
The Delivery Presents – So, You Want to Podcast, Do You? Good!
I don’t know how I managed to get through the first half of Episode 102 and not use the phrase “A pox on both their houses”. I think the entire budget/debt ceiling debate has gone so far past silly that it’s looped around back into silly again. The Democrats have no interest in putting a [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – A Good Man Needs Our Help Wednesday Edition
The best part of my affiliation with FTR Radio has been that I’ve gotten to know, and become friends with, the fantastic people who run the company. They are great conservatives, but more importantly, they are good, honest, kind-hearted people who deserve every possible success. Tom LaDuke is one of those good people and I’m [...]
Vote, So A Kitty Can Get Angel’s Wings
If you’re sitting at your office today and wondering, “How can I make a splash for my country today”, Mike Flynn has a very good suggestion for you. If you live in California’s 36th Congressional district or in one of the 6 state senate districts targeted by Big Labor in Wisconsin, please vote today. If [...]
Why I Suck at Blogging and What It Will Take For You Not To
I’ve been a blogger for over seven years, and in all that time there is only one thing about blogging about which I’m certain. I suck at it. Let me give you a quote from Stacy McCain to help explain why that’s so and, hopefully, why you will care. Being an intensively competitive personality is [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Mark Steyn and a Bottle of Wine Tuesday Edition
Two of the biggest stories in the United States right now are getting almost no coverage at all from the major media outlets. I don’t usually quote pieces in a CtBT post, but I need to bring Mark Steyn into the discussion. In the week of the News of the World revelations, it was reported [...]
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