“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” — George Orwell
By Jimmie on Jan 6, 2009 in Blogs and Blogging, Cool Columnists and Wicked Writers, The Shack | 2 Comments
I’m glad to see that some blogging friends and favorites of mine have also been nominated for a Weblog Award. The Anchoress is a finalist in a very tough category that also includes Jules Crittenden, Melissa Clouthier, and Rachel Lucas. I wouldn’t blame you for voting for any one of the four, but I have [...]
By Jimmie on Jan 5, 2009 in Featured, The Shack | 1 Comment
For three of the last four years, The Sundries Shack has been selected as a finalist in the annual Weblog Awards hosted by Kevn Aylward of Wizbang.
I’m pleased to say that this year makes four out of five as I’ve been nominated as a finalist in this year’s contest. This year, I’m competing in [...]
By Jimmie on Jan 5, 2009 in Blogs and Blogging, It's Entertainment! | 0 Comments
If you had to find someone who matched the destription of “new media mogul”, Andrew Breitbart would be near the top of every list. Not only did he co-found the Huffington Post (and wisely left it to the ever-expanding ego of Arianna Huffington) and contribute to the Druge Report, but he also runs Breitbart.com, which [...]
By Jimmie on Jan 2, 2009 in Featured, Oh, THAT liberal media., President Barack Obama, Sarah Palin | 1 Comment
Yet we know everything there is to know about Sarah Palin’s tanning bed.
Enjoy watching this video of Barack Obama taking slow pitch softball batting practice and getting miffed that they dont’ throw every pitch right down the center of the plate.
(via Fausta and Mary Katharine Ham)
By Jimmie on Jan 2, 2009 in Rampant Geekery, The Shack | 2 Comments
Ron Coleman, who I’ve only recently met online thanks to Twitter, is leaving Twitter. I understand the reasoning: Twitter can be a huge time-sink, especially if you’re particularly good at social networking, which Coleman obviously is. For someone who has plenty of other things on their plate, Twitter can intrude. The other drawback to Twitter, [...]
By Jimmie on Dec 30, 2008 in Featured, Our New Democratic Overlords, President Barack Obama | 8 Comments
Rod Blagojevich, possesser of monstrously-large stones, is going to appoint someone to fill President-Elect Obama’s vacant Senate seat no matter what anyone tells him. He’s named former Attorney General Roland Burris to the spot. Burris is, of course, tied pretty closely to Blagojevich as a campaign donor and a lobbyist. Then again, most everyone in [...]
By Jimmie on Dec 29, 2008 in Featured, The Shack | 0 Comments
And they are quite beyond my control, or know-how. Right now, the blog isn’t showing more than the featured post. There’s some sort of memory cap that I’ve hit and I’ve had to disable all the plugins in order to get to a screen where I can even post this. I’ve sent a note to [...]
By Jimmie on Dec 28, 2008 in Conservativism, Featured, Our New Democratic Overlords | 4 Comments
The good news is that Senate Majority Leader and National Embarrassment Harry Reid’s approval rating is positively Bush-like, at 38 percent.
The bad news is that the Republicans have absolutely no one ready right now to run a serious campaign against him in 2010.
If you’re looking for a great example of why Mike Duncan, the current [...]
