Everybody was Kung-Fu Talking…
Years ago, I discovered a debate tactic that I utterly fell in love with. I've heard it most often called "verbal judo," but from my admittedly skimpy knowledge of martial…
…And a snow-white pillow for my big fat head
Last week was a rather odd time for me. Work was hell (I got in nearly 40 hours, which may not sound like much, but it was crammed into 4…
The pride and the passion
Recently, I got into the latest (and probably last) dust-up with a poster over at another site. Apparently I infuriated and exasperated him so badly, he not only gave up…
If I Had A Million Dollars…
"I'd buy you a green dress. (But not a real green dress, that's cruel)." ***AOL is purchasing Jason Calacanis' Weblogs Inc. for $25 million dollars (or a little less according…
About 12,000 words worth of commentary…
I haven't written much the past few days, for various and sundry personal reasons, but here are a dozen great pictures that really deserve some attention: Anatomy of a Photograph…
Why Campaign Blogs Generally Suck
Fernando Ferrer, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York, wrote in a September 8th entry at his blog (since changed), "I was born in the South Bronx and educated…
Geez, I hope the Department of Homeland Security doesn't read this entry…
I often get ideas for postings when I'm nowhere near a computer. Of late, I've been using my cell phone's voice memo function to save them for later use. I…
Calling in some debts
I've been coming up pretty dry for posting topics the last couple of days, and it's getting kinda frustrating. But it occurred to me that it's not entirely my fault….
"I'm serious, dammit!"
In my personal life, I'm a bit of a comedian. It's the persona I've constructed; the odd sense of humor, the refusal to take almost anything seriously, the lightning quip,…
Wiz-begging for assistance
I've tried to live by a few rules in my time here at Wizbang, and the time has come to put them to the test. Specifically, the ones about "if…
An island of normalcy
As Kevin mentioned, I’m working on a few ideas for raising money for hurricane relief. I’ll have a few posted tomorrow, but I’m also going to keep up my normal…
On Blog Carnivals And Bonfires.
Your time is valuable. You are a very important person. Thus, I promise to treat you accordingly. Every blogger should hold that mantra dear, if only out of self-interest. After…
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