So last night, I had this bizarro dream. I was out in Southern California for some reason, and I go into this kitschy souvenir shop which is owned and operated by Xrlq, who in the dream is a middle-aged Chinese guy. Oh, and the sign over his door is a psychedelic sign that says “Xrlq.com” [...]
Archive for October 25th, 2005
On Dreams, Weird
Posted in I do too have a life on October 25, 2005 | 6 Comments »
An Excuse Waiting To Happen
Posted in MLB/MiLB, Sports on October 25, 2005 | Comments Off
So the Astros are whining that MLB is making them keep their roof open. Big hairy deal. I’ll concede that it’s odd that the league gets to make the decision in the postseason when the home team gets to make it during the regular season. But it’s not as if it’s a new rule. And [...]
Grim Milestone
Posted in General, Iraq, Politics, Terrorism on October 25, 2005 | 3 Comments »
The 2,000th official US military death in Bush’s war was recorded today. Democracy in Action and MoveOn.org are organizing candlelight vigils tomorrow night under the slogan “Honor the Fallen” (they emphasize these are not to be overt “protests”, but memorials). You can find one in your location at this Web site. It should also be [...]
Faith Based Prisons
Posted in Church & State, Legal Issues, Politics on October 25, 2005 | Comments Off
When people ask what harm faith-based programs can do, the answer looks a lot like this: A Christian prison program subsidized by the state is discriminatory, giving preferential treatment to inmates who enroll, a lawyer for an advocacy group argued Monday. (snip) ‘‘InnerChange has taken over an entire unit of a state prison and turned [...]
Rosa Parks has Died
Posted in Culture on October 25, 2005 | Comments Off
Rosa Parks has passed away at the age of 92. The story behind her refusal to give up her seat is more complicated than the grade-school simplicity of a tired women finally pushed too far by a racist system. The NAACP had been looking for a sympathetic figure to serve as a test case in [...]
Rosa Parks Dead at 92
Posted in Culture, General, Politics on October 25, 2005 | 10 Comments »
Rosa Parks, an active NAACP leader in the city of Montgomery Alabama who kicked off the bus boycott that, arguably, ignited the Civil Rights Movement and launched Martin Luther King, Jr. to prominence, died last night at 92. Her story is well-known, but often distorted. The Washington Post, today, described her as a “dignified African [...]
The Miers Memos
Posted in General, Legal Issues, Politics on October 25, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Bush today refused to release internal White House memos written by Harriet Miers, citing the need to protect Presidential privilege. This is not unusual – every President has taken that line. Characteristically, though, it makes less sense when Bush says it. “It’s a red line I’m not willing to cross,” Mr. Bush told reporters after [...]
New Fed Chairman
Posted in Economics, Politics on October 25, 2005 | Comments Off
I would have preferred a Fed chair dedicated to the Fed’s mandate to attain full employment, but that’s a pipe dream with a Republican in the White House. However, according to Max and Brad Delong, Bush actually chose someone competent and respected and not in any way a Republican hack. Gotta run. Satan’s here. He [...]
Cheney to Jail?
Posted in Legal Issues, Politics on October 25, 2005 | Comments Off
Kevin Drum points to this very interesting article: I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, first learned about the C.I.A. officer at the heart of the leak investigation in a conversation with Mr. Cheney weeks before her identity became public in 2003, lawyers involved in the case said Monday. Notes of [...]
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