Tuesday, May 29, 2007

TCM anyone??


Your Score: William Powell


You scored 23% Tough, 33% Roguish, 9% Friendly, and 33% Charming!




You are the classic rogue, a stylish rake with the devil of a wit and a flair for mischief, and you shake your martinis to waltz time. You are charming and debonair, but slightly untrustworthy, and women should be on their guard. If married, you are simply a bit of a flirt, even if it's just with your own wife...but if you're single, watch out. You usually rein yourself in to concentrate on one lovely beauty at a time, but with you, we never know. You're an inviting partner, but there's a playful devil behind your eyes, and those trying to get close to you should know they're playing with fire. You're stylish and fun, but you follow your own course, which may or may not include a steady gal. Co-stars include Myrna Loy and Carole Lombard, classy ladies with an adventurous streak.


Link: The Classic Leading Man Test

For my female readers, there's the Classic Dames Test.


Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Bumper Sticker of the Day

Spotted in Minneapolis:

"If You Agree With Al Gore, Should You Really Be Driving Right Now?

Spotted by Chad the Elder over at Fraters Libertas.

Friday, May 04, 2007

I Don't Not Like to Hear Good News

From Mary Katherine Ham of Townhall:

Another European??

Jules Crittenden writes:


“In many ways, Hiasl is like any other European. He expects his necessities to be provided inexplicably by unseen powers, gets excited and makes hooting noises for no apparent reason, and is accustomed to living in a small enclosure.”

No, it's not another touching portrait of a socialist artiste in Paris -- rather it's his humorous lead-in to a story about an activists' effort to have a chimpanzee living in Vienna be declared a legal person.

I am not making this up. Read the story on Breitbart.

A man of purpose

Techography has a story on Major James Gant and the action in which he won the Silver Star. It is men such as this who are getting the job done in Iraq, and whose efforts we cannot abandon.

Rather than paraphrase, take a look at the whole story. You can read it HERE.

Time is out of it

Time magazine has published its list of the 100 most influential persons in the world. Somehow, the collective animus of the staff came together in sufficient mass to leave George Bush off the list. Tzipi Livni got a nod, but somehow they managed to leave off the President of the United States of America. Condoleezza Rice was put on the list (behind Livni and the Archbishop of Nigeria, among others), but not her boss. Also interestingly, who did Time get to write the description of Rice? Why none other than Donna Brazile. Did Time bother to mention Brazile's long time connections with the Democratic Party -- no, they listed her as "Brazile is the author of Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics".

Can there be any clearer signal that something is definitely wrong with the "old media"?

PS: Like you, I too didn't know who Tzipi Livni is. She's the foreign minister of Israel.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

More Techography stuff

There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. What does it mean?

This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.

Thought for the Day

"We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located among the millions and millions of cows in America but we haven't got a clue where millions of illegal immigrants are located. Maybe we should put the Department of Agriculture in charge of immigration."

Hat tip to Techography.