Daily Archives: December 21, 2004
Why I’m an Independent
Posted on December 21, 2004 14 Comments
The Reason: Because unlike Kos, I don’t have to wait until six weeks after the election to point out the obvious, which is that there was no way John Kerry should have lost to a president as monumentally incompetent (and, as Kos notes, as unpopular) as Dubya. Although I do think my suggestion of beating […]
The Author’s Heart Thrills And Fears
Posted on December 21, 2004 6 Comments
This person walked uphill in the snow, both ways, to get Old Man’s War. Actually, she didn’t really walk uphill, in the snow, both ways. But there was snow, she had to go to more than one store, and she did parallel park in a parking structure to get the book. Which I figure is […]
Merry Christmas, You Godless Jerk
Posted on December 21, 2004 49 Comments
I have a difficult time expressing how extraordinarily stupid I think this whole “Happy Holidays”/”Merry Christmas” thing that’s going on this year is, not in the least because, for those of you who slept through remedial etymology, “holiday” means “holy day.” Which is an awfully funny word to have representing secularism, if you ask me. […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying