Founding Funk Brother Joe Hunter was found dead Sunday at age 79. Didn't remember his name before I read that this morning. Maybe you didn't either. But we all remember his piano and the Motown sound he helped to invent. His passing is sad news, but it's hard not to smile when listening to this: Read more
Rush Limbaugh, tomorrow: "The [Bears/Colts] lost even though the media has been very desirous that a black coach do well. There was a little hope invested in [Lovie Smith/Tony Dungy], and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve." Read more
A toast to Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council for arguing that drinking a beer while watching the Super Bowl is "substance abuse." Perkins is upset because the NFL told Fall Creek Baptist Church in Indianapolis that they weren't allowed to charge admission for their Super Bowl party featuring the big game on a giant projection screen. (Here's the AP story, and a nice Slate explainer, "Is My Super Bowl Party Illegal?") The NFL explained to Fall Creek that... Read more
Left Behind, pp. 249-250 The Antichrist has begun his evil plot and stands poised to take over the United Nations, and then the world, so I know what you're thinking: How will Rayford and Chloe get both cars back from the airport? Fortunately, our authors are one step ahead of you, and they return here to what they do best: exploring the logistics of suburban travel. Rayford's plane touched down in Chicago during rush hour late Monday afternoon. By the... Read more
Before you kill me honey recognize … "Yea Yeah," Matt & Kim "Yellow," Coldplay "Yellow Skies," The Choir "Yesterme, Yesteryou, Yesterday," Stevie Wonder "Youngstown," Bruce Springsteen "Youth in Asia," Green "Youth With a Machine," Daniel Amos Read more
This isn't hard. If you're a Democratic candidate for president, you will be asked about the other Democratic candidates for president. You will be asked whether or not each of them would make a good president. You will be asked whether you think each of them is qualified to be president. These are easy questions to answer in 2007, because in 2007 the current president is George W. Bush. And that's all you need to say. "I'm sure that [Clinton/Obama/Edwards/Gore/Richardson/Biden/Dodd/Kucinich/Vilsack/Other]... Read more
Or, Why you don't want to major in business at Southwestern University Jake B. Schrum, president of Southwestern University at Georgetown, Texas, seems terribly pleased with his argument that "College Tuition Still Remains a Bargain," which he also read earlier this week on public radio's Marketplace: For some reason, Schrum thinks this is a valid comparison: Try to put your 17-year-old up in an Embassy Suites or any other moderately-priced hotel for 240 nights a year, the length of an... Read more
MAN: Oh look, this isn't an argument. ARGUER: Yes it is. MAN: No it isn't. It's just contradiction. ARGUER: No it isn't. MAN: … An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition. ARGUER: No it isn't. MAN: Yes it is! It's not just contradiction. ARGUER: Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position. MAN: Yes, but that's not just saying 'No it isn't.' ARGUER: Yes it is! MAN: No it... Read more
Left Behind, pp. 239-247 One more brief note on Nicolae Carpathia's dazzling performance at the United Nations. This was the young Antichrist's coming out party and certain aspects of it seem familiar. He stands before the U.N. where "they were all together in one place," people "from every nation under heaven." And when he spoke, "each one heard him speaking in his own language." The quotations in that paragraph are not from Left Behind, but rather from St. Luke's account... Read more
Listen, I think I could be dreaming … "Wait," Sarah McLachlan "Wait 'til We Get Home," Lone Justice "Waiter," Nellie McKay "Waitin' on a Sunny Day," Bruce Springsteen "Waiting for a Reason," Mark Heard "Waiting for Somebody," Paul Westerberg "Waiting for the Great Leap Forward," Billy Bragg "Waiting in Vain," Annie Lennox "Waiting on the World to Change," John Mayer "Walk Between the Raindrops," Adam Again "Walk of Life," Dire Straits "Walk On," U2 "Walk out to Winter," Aztec Camera Read more
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