I thought this “Valpak” coupon I got in the mail was a joke, something from The Onion. It reads:
Together! Forever! Just As In Life!
Many couples have expressed the desire to remain together. Our True Companion Mausoleum Crypt allows both caskets to be placed in the same crypt. Together. Just as you wanted! For a limited [...]

= some very funny fake ads for Democrats. If only they had somehow worked the Cubs into these (put a Cubs cap on the Dem), these would suit me perfectly (courtesy of Kos):

Some of you gentle Goyareaders already know my unhealthy but noble attachment to the Chicago Cubs. And you probably noticed nary a post on them since, well, I considered their 2006 season over after only two weeks into it (when Derrick Lee broke his wrist and it was clear that would-be ace pitchers Mark Prior [...]

As I said before, Keith Olbermann is my new favorite media hero. Here is his latest Special Comment, on Bush’s signing of the Military Commissions Act (aka, The Death of Habeas Corpus Act):

You know you’ve made it as an (academic) author when your work is cited in a Yahoo Discussion Group dealing with Japan-related role-playing games (RPG):

I actually find this citation to be the most gratifying of them all.

8:30PM. It’s only 8:30PM on a Friday night after a longish week. Finished ripping a DVD for a friend. No real plans now, or pressing obligations (except the usual thousand of things I need to do) Great! What to do to savor the quiet and relaxation? No rush to decide. Feels like I have all [...]

Right NOW!

It’s mid-October in Tennessee, a wonderful time of year here — except for the damn lady bugs that are looking for a warm place to winter. On the first warm day after a cold one, usually in October, lady bugs around here swarm to south facing walls, especially those made of 200+ year-old [...]

. . . and victory (15-1, 15-2). See? There is a value to losing.