Okay now, someone who wants to upset me has sent me this comparison of my Bryn, my lovely Bryn Terfel, with Meat Loaf. Yes…a guy who calls himself Meat. Loaf. Terfel: Dramatic roles in operas such as the Flying Dutchman have involved the imposing star wearing heavy prosthetic make-up and projecting his mighty trademark voice to audiences around the world. Critic Manuela Hoelterhoff described him as “a guy with the body of Meat Loaf and an exuberant performing style”. Meat... Read more
Vaughn Ververs has a piece up at CBS Public Eye which is pretty interesting. In it he takes a look at the increasingly unreliable news coming from what he and others refer to as the “new media.” Although he does not restrict himself to “new” media, I don’t think. He mentions that the world of big-time-official journalism is still trying to figure out what is true or what is false in USA Today’s recent story about phone records and the... Read more
This blessing is dangerous because it takes you (and me) out of the equation and dares to allow God to work what and as He will. I read it first from an emailer who got it here, via here This ‘blessing’ was prayed over Henri Nouwen by his spiritual mentor: May all your expectations be frustrated. May all your plans be thwarted. May all your desires be withered into nothingness. That you may experience the powerlessness and the poverty of... Read more
I’m off on politics for a while UPDATE***Because I am feeling a little mischaracterized by some bloggers, let me re-iterate: My weariness of several days ago had little to do with President Bush and everything to do with both my fellow conservatives and the press. I try to fairly and accurately represent what other bloggers are saying in their posts, and I’m disappointed to see that some bloggers will not accord me the same consideration. You have to be willfully... Read more
The Nose on Your Face has a solution to the immigration problem: We tell Jack Bauer that the Mexican government has kidnapped his daughter Kim and that the only way to save her is to secure the country. If my estimates are correct we should have Mexico in our control between the hours of 7:00 am and 8:00 am on the day he is sent in. I haven’t seen this season yet – still trying to get through season 4.... Read more
Thoughts on Part II are here I can’t believe I’m writing those words. In the beginning, I wouldn’t let my kids watch the show. Tonight’s episode was brilliant. And brave. Basically Matt Stone and Trey Parker took all of their creative capital and threw down a gauntlet: America, will you submit to Dhimmitude (beginning with the continual placing of your head in the sand) or will you stand up for free speech and liberty. It’s about the Mohammed Cartoons. It’s... Read more
I only care – because mostly I don’t care – but I only care because I freaking TOLD them not to do it, and they never listen to me…just like the Yankees never listen when I say “bunt…BUNT!” CBS Public Eye has a round up of blogger reaction and some reader comments that are interesting. Lots of unimpressed, yawning folks out there. As I wrote here, I thought Bob Schieffer was as good as anyone doing the news – and... Read more
:::Stickied to Top for Now:::Scroll down for newer stuff::: For the next few weeks, anyway, I’m going to have to limit the blogging (and – sadly – answering email) time in order to meet a deadline. I’m really up against it because I’ve been so undisciplined, just having fun and blogging away. Now it’s pedal to the metal time. Hope you’ll bear with me! Read more
Dr. Sanity has a good point, here. And here. They don’t care about this, either. Reid will never have to respond to a question about it. Coupled with the Dateline Sting Operation (exposing bigots in the NASCAR stands, for the good of the nation) it all adds up to a press without shame or a conscience. Kind of a Clintonian press, actually. The things Bill didn’t want to look at during his presidency, he didn’t look at. Vacation from history.... Read more
He has a great piece up – a must read Read more
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