Hamdan : The body politic is in an interesting place. The most important distinctions are decided time and again by razor-thin margins, yet...

Birthday Cake: The boy is four years old now. We were moving during his birthday, so the celebration was postponed until tonight. My mothe...

The Move South: I've been quiet for a few days while moving house. A few notes on the experience: 1) I've never driven a truck qui...

Sending a message. If this report is true, Israeli warplanes buzzed the summer residence of Syrian President Bashar Assad early Wednesday, m...

Life Changes. The fellows over at Situational Awareness are going through a major change . I wish them good luck in their new endevors, and ...

Outstanding: OOH-Rah -- I tell you what, every now and then that Bush fellow really gets one right . Speaking of getting it right, Michelle...

Coffee At Borders: This afternoon I took the wife to the Borders bookstore in Warrenton, so she could look at art magazines. She loves to l...

Are They Joking? Heidi at Euphoric Reality points me to a story about a Nike advert that is apparently causing some objections among incred...

Hot. I don't know about this , but in my part of Virginia, it's too hot to think. I trust you will all forgive me, but it's alm...

Yes, I'll Brace for That: Celestial Junk Blog warns us to prepare for the outrage : As news reaches us that two US troopers were “slaugh...

Hostis Humanii Generis Strong words from Austria: The EU has welcomed US president George W. Bush's statements on ending the Guantanamo...

The more things change, the more they stay insane: Feuding families bring road to a standstill I can just hear Irene Ryan yelling "Ther...

Addendum to Last: The Geek with a .45 notices a little tampering with a review of the new Superman: Quote: ----------- In "Superman Re...

Why Patriotism? Much has been made of the anti-patriotic rant by one or another of the Dixie Chicks: "The entire country may disagree ...

A Stetson: Quarterly taxes being due yesterday, I don't have much to offer to Project VALOR IT right now. I will, however, make a perso...

Gifts for Bush: I have only one comment about this story : these people have outstanding taste in gifts. I'd be happy to receive any o...

OP VALOR IT: Grim's Hall has always supported Operation VALOR IT . Sadly, events here continue at a pace such that I haven't been a...

Bedside Manner: I went into see the doctor today to get a tetanus shot, on account of having stepped on a rusty nail. It took three hours -...

Intelligence Coup: When I began hearing about large numbers of Al-Qaeda in Iraq members being rounded up or killed during the past week, I a...

You're Welcome, Rabbi: Via Russ Vaughn , again: Thank God our safety is in the hands of these guys from the Midwest and South and not th...