Barking Rabbits

I have no doubt the London police force, and whatever other intelligence agencies are involved, will eventually find the people who placed t...

I have spent quite some time, no doubt way too much, on the question of what are the psychological levers being pulled in population of this...

And hopefully, anyone else who cares about basic humanity in a presidential candidate. Here’s a story from Taylor Marsh , which includes nu...

From wikipedia : A fractal is "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be subdivided in parts, each of which is (at least approx...

That is what the title of the actual report is . I think it is wonderful that someone in the government has a sense of irony. I also find ...

Mostly, because I don't have much to say this morning. Funny dog. Meaning, "a little odd". I suppose most puppies have thei...

I don’t know how many times a week I see a story and think, “Man, if this had been a Democrat, the press would have roasted the guy alive.” ...

Ambassador Trentino: I am willing to do anything to prevent this war. Rufus T. Firefly: It's too late. I've already paid a month...

This is truly despicable. I am not going to try to pull out quotes from any of this. Read it for yourself, if you have the stomach for it ...

Thanks to the IMDB. Bullwinkle: You just leave it to my pal Rock. He's the brains of the outfit. General: And what does that make you? B...

I am not an economist. I have never studied economics past my Econ 101, required for my engineering degree. I am not privy to the vast arr...

Well, this is rather cool. Dinosaur people (people who study dinosaurs, not… well, you know) have long suspected that we are only familiar ...

Scooter Libby must go directly to jail (in about four to six weeks, that is). All sorts of blogs and lesser news agencies are all over this...

It seems to me as if conservatives in this country cannot function without an enemy in sight, on whom they can focus their angry and hatred....

Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf seems to be on the way out . So think some in the U.S. intelligence agencies. There seems to be confl...

It seems as if I have been writing about this topic quite a bit recently. I apologize, but this is very annoying to me. My wife and I are i...

I am usually pretty selective about what I watch on television. However, sometimes I just can't avoid seeing some things that I usually...

Hard-core Republicans, Conservatives, Evangelical Christians, and loud-mouthed television, radio and print “pundits” all seem to exhibit, du...

Via mahablog . This is a riot. Check out the hysterical photoshop contest for one of the worst subjects for a kids books ever made, “Will ...

From what I have gathered from my normal sources, it seems they were all in fine form last night. They all had to show they believed in the...

Yeah, IMDB . Scully: I was raised to believe that God has his reasons, however mysterious. Mulder: He may well have is reasons but he seems ...

First off, I must make it abundantly clear. I, most emphatically, do not watch televised political debates. Within a few minutes, I get so...

I would say that this guy has a point . Rice hit out at the shuttering of Radio Caracas Television, RCTV, calling it Venezuelan leader Hugo ...

Thanks to the Internet Movie Database , a great source of information and amusement. Spock: I fail to comprehend your indignation, sir. I ha...

“Rupture”, not “rapture”.... Via Rawstory , via Firedoglake , is an interesting little tidbit. Seems that the Republican National Committe...

Once again, thanks to IMDB . Willow: I wish Buffy was here! Buffy: I'm here! Willow: I wish I had a million dollars! [everyone stares an...

OK, zeppo has come up with an idea that squeezed a post out of me, since as I told him, writing about the newest Bushie depredations just de...

Many thanks to the IMDB Space Ghost: I could plead the Fifth. Zorak: If you could count that high. [After viewing a commercial] Space Ghost:...

UPDATED: 5/29 below. Can this person NOT appoint someone based solely on experience relevant to the job and trustworthiness? It seems like ...

Glenn Greenwald, at Salon.com, had a commenter who dug out some pretty interesting quotes about the Vietnam War, as reported by Time magazin...

I find history fascinating. All sorts of history; relatively recent and very ancient, hugely important events and insignificant tidbits. W...

It’s difficult to decide what to write on these days. I would normally just pick a subject that sparked some outrage in me on that particul...