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Such stupid stuff, all accomplishment is built on the foundation of human relationships. To the extent one is socially retarded in relationships, one is creatively handicapped. Anyone who dares asks if they need to be an asshole to lead needs to be locked in a room with Heart of Darkness for a couple of weeks.
Wired Story Wraps With My Argument That Steve Jobs Is Like A Rorschach Test
I can't even recall quite when it happened, but several month back a Wired reporter named Ben Austen called me about a piece he was doing on Steve Jobs' legacy. I confess that kept the conversation short, in large part because I was just getting tired of the story -- and I think everyone else...
The tough part is that you know he's going to walk and stick us with the check, and we've no idea what the final cost will be, but there is no question that it will be a lot more than can be imagined.
Remember Us? We're Russia, Dammit
Obama never had any strengths in geopolitical strategy. He's the 'smile and wave' sort. It comes as no surprise that there is no US leadership in this regard. Obama will very likely let Europe do whatever they want. His precedent for opaque military action (vis a vis Predator strikes in Pakista...
I'm sorry, but as interested as I am in my own bowel movements, scatology is not my field.
A Rude Question About Third World Diets
Today I have the squirts. The reason is plain. There was a sale on Powerade at Smart and Final and so I bulked up. I'm very sure that I'm getting at least 40oz of hydration a day by drinking two bottles. That and my Red Bulls. So it occurs to me, as I'm running through Charmin that in countrie...
The product of legislating morality is on display in Ken Burns' latest documentary, "Prohibition". In the name of moral rectitude, we created a nation of scofflaws. In the name of equality, we have anything but. The house negro is now a contracted middle-aged white male working in a technical field for an incompetent black woman with a GS-14 after her name. Hell, I've done it twice. One day I was called in, and instructed to fix the work of my foreign born female peer. We were working on an important roll-out. When the whip came down, the boss kept her paygrade, but got kicked into a meaningless position at HQ. She is still out there doing nothing everyday, and getting paid by HP now to swell their minority numbers. Everybody else got fired, except me. My formula? Turn the lights on in the morning, and off at night, and do valued work everyday. They'll never advance you, but they'll always keep you.
Bork's Unsurpassed Ugliness
Adam Serwer is pulling a fast one. Beware. Him say that Bork be opposing Civil Rights. Why? Because, according to Sewer, Bork says the Civil Rights law was 'unsurpassed ugliness'. Here's what Bork actually said almost fifty years ago. Read it slowly. “The principle of such legislation is that ...
I completely agree right up to number three. You can't win a party primary when 75% of the party abhor your entitled, liberal, cultist ass. Cain is a wonderful fellow, with a lot of great qualities, but lacking that bit of experience that is all important in the campaign slog. He's Mr. Smith, one slip away from being yesterday's news. Mr. Smith fails. I like Newt's position in this whole thing. He's Peyton Manning in his prime, playing chess while all around play checkers.
Obama the Hack
David Brooks. Him say Obama faced a choice. Double down on conciliator mode or become a fighter. Think of the latter as the Bibi Netanyahu strategy: since I have no negotiating partner I’m going to come out swinging in a way that pleases my base. If Obama were a Republican, he could win with th...
I know, that you know, that there is a price to be paid, and it will be paid in a very permanent currency. It's simply not possible to defy the laws of economic gravity with impunity.
Fire Insurance for Everyone
If I had to describe the root of all our financial difficulties in two sentences they would be: The linchpin in America's financial system was that it assumed that in the worst of times only 3, or maybe 4% of Americans would stop paying their mortgages. When that number DOUBLED to 6% the whol...
Sadly, I'll have to deal with these folks face-to-face. It's OK. I'm heavily armed, and I'm sure they are not.
Short Painful Conversations
I have discovered something about myself. I have a great deal more patience with controversy than the average bear. And what I've been finding, which might not be such a good thing, is that most people's conversations don't go on long enough for me. When I had dinner with my cousin several weeks...
Well, since you brought it up... still, it could be worse. BTW, I have a new neighbor, and he drives the twin of your yellow doofus wagon, only his has one of those f'd up "COEXIST" bumper stickers on the rear mounted spare. I've been cordial, but they may not survive the revolution.
Short Painful Conversations
I have discovered something about myself. I have a great deal more patience with controversy than the average bear. And what I've been finding, which might not be such a good thing, is that most people's conversations don't go on long enough for me. When I had dinner with my cousin several weeks...
Bad news for the lefties and permanently aggrieved of all stripes. Theirs is a very weak hand. Best to fold it, and hide out in academia.
Playthell Benjamin's Open Letter
Posted without comment. Dear Cornell After reading your Op-Ed column on Dr. Martin Luther King in the New York Times, I felt compelled to sit down and write you a letter. Since the conversation that I want to have with you is about public matters i.e. the fate of our nation and...
Cavalry, clubs, and tear gas usually do the trick. Fuck the manual. Doing it "by the book" is for those who lack the imagination to figure out the solution on their own.
Just Another Riot
For reference from the Army Manual on Civil Disturbances: 1-32. A riot is one or more groups or individuals who are part of a larger crowd that involves threats of violence against persons or property. In some cases, a crowd will continue to gather until it evolves into a riot. 1-33. Riots var...
You only left out two things. He accomplished all of that with an intact sense of humor that can only be described as Reaganesque, and he's a product of the Big Ten. I'll bet he's been dealing with Ivy League assholes all his life too. "The bombing begins in sixty seconds."
As for your parsimony, loosen up and throw the man a few shekels. It's like laying money on a game, or putting hot sauce on Red Beans & Rice. They all dramatically improve the quality of the experience.
Herman Cain from the Kwaku Network
I suspect that one of these days black Americans are going to treat Herman Cain the way they used to treat him before he became prominently known as a Republican, which is to say, a man of great accomplishments. That day may come soon. Witness the following from the Kwaku Network: Herman Cain i...
I had a four hour layover in Seoul about fifteen years ago, so I hopped on the subway, went down a few stops, and got off in a nice part of the city. It was a gorgeous Spring day, and Seoul is one of the great cities of the world. Cherry blossoms were in bloom. A cute young 18-ish lady stopped me on the street with the comment, "You are a very handsome man. Can I practice my English with you?" What followed was a very pleasant hour over coffee. When I got back to San Diego, I was never able to tell the story without some jackass impugning the young lady's virtue.
Is That What You Want?
Campus Republicans at Cal Berkeley make a point. A good point.
Denial is not a river in Egypt. What did he tell Juanita Broaddrick? Oh yeah, "Put some ice on it." It's been a decade and a half, you can open your eyes and peak at the truth now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanita_Broaddrick
Obama vs Clinton
Which President was more hated and persecuted by the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy?
NK, don't spread the meme. There were two articles of impeachment, both directed at the man's total lack of veracity: http://www.davidstuff.com/usa/impeacharticles.htm
Scratch a democrat, and you'll find a damned liar.
Obama vs Clinton
Which President was more hated and persecuted by the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy?
It must have been a double-secret affair. From my vantage, they transcended the physical, and actually communicated, everything else was lost in translation.
The Couple of the Year
Niall Ferguson and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Two of my favorite minds on the planet. The awesomeness is practically unfathomable.
"Conversation"? THERE's the deal breaker.
Seriously, I have a black belt in Lost in Translation. The night-of-meaningless-sex with the singer was only there to highlight the intimacy of actually communicating with another human being. Yours is a dirty little mind if seeing another woman socially amounts to cheating. The delight of life is finding kindred spirits, sex doesn't have anything to do with it, unless you let it.
Any guy who is pulling down strange from eight women other than his wife is simply immersing himself in something other than alcohol, food, or drugs.
The Couple of the Year
Niall Ferguson and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Two of my favorite minds on the planet. The awesomeness is practically unfathomable.
NK, I doubt that he "contemplated" his affairs. My educated guess is that women throw themselves at him all the time. Chris Rock was mostly right when he said, "A man is as faithful as his opportunities." We're not hard-wired to turn down sex. That's why most women can be sluts, but men have to work at it.
The Couple of the Year
Niall Ferguson and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Two of my favorite minds on the planet. The awesomeness is practically unfathomable.
I'm usually open to the ideas of those with more expertise than I on a subject, but this time I'll pass.
Is That What You Want?
Campus Republicans at Cal Berkeley make a point. A good point.
Bah! Conscription had nothing to do with it. Now giving women the vote, there's the moment of conception.
Is That What You Want?
Campus Republicans at Cal Berkeley make a point. A good point.
SNORT!
Is That What You Want?
Campus Republicans at Cal Berkeley make a point. A good point.
Yes, yes, yes, I've seen this before. The end game is a lot of those assholes who claim to be 1/8 Cherokee.
Is That What You Want?
Campus Republicans at Cal Berkeley make a point. A good point.
It tends to happen all of a sudden. There will simply be a moment of enlightenment. It comes about the same time you decide not to wrestle your sons on the living room floor after Thanksgiving dinner to preserve your undefeated title. I eat grapes for the belly pain.
Central Parking
It took me about three hours to appreciate Central Park in three ways I really never had before. It was a good day. Item 1: Cycling & Benching Just across from the Tavern on the Green the busy bike path has a great deal fewer rollerbladers than when I last got here on a regular basis, circa...
I was in my early forties when a good friend in his early fifties complained to me about his loss of coordination. He had been a Big Ten wide receiver, a career Marine Officer, and for a short while a San Diego County Sheriff's Deputy. I wondered what he was talking about? His main complaint was his inability to drive worth a shit anymore. Hell, I never thought he COULD drive worth a shit, so I just wondered. Then I crossed that river, and now I know. The mind knows what to do, maybe a little slower than before, but the hands just sit there doing nothing. It's coming Cobb. Lean into the pain.
As for the guys pushing strollers, and leading ankle biters... we live in a gelded age.
Central Parking
It took me about three hours to appreciate Central Park in three ways I really never had before. It was a good day. Item 1: Cycling & Benching Just across from the Tavern on the Green the busy bike path has a great deal fewer rollerbladers than when I last got here on a regular basis, circa...
Well hell, welcome back.
Back in the USA
Yes, the announcers do talk too much, except for Herbie & Musburger. They're all class. It's going to be a long hard fall (pun intended) for the Weasels up North. The golden domers are already there.
Are You Ready For Some Football?
Randy sez: Jebus Cobbers, what kind of black man allows football season to start without comment? Even those fairies in the Ivy League have football. It's the American passion, where we can violently disagree, yet stop short of blood letting, at least everywhere except a Raiders game. Oh. The ...
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