The Irish government releases a report on sex abuse in the Catholic church: But rather than helping the victims, the church was concerned only with “the maintenance of secrecy, the avoidance of scandal, the protection of the reputation of the church, and the preservation of its assets,” said the 700-page report, prepared by a group …
Archives for November 2009
The Thanksgiving Sandwich
And now, the best lunch of the year: the Thanksgiving sandwich. Take a baguette, cut it open and add some slices of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, cranberries, and top with some gravy. That is right. You are putting stuffing and gravy inside tasty bread. Wrap it in tinfoil, throw it in the oven for …
Open Thread
Matt S, Fly Fishing for Bass. JR, The Mall. Email me a link to your one or two favorite pics on a photo site like Flickr (do not send the image itself please) and I will put up favorites in open threads. Send a short caption if you want one. Click on the photos for …
Shopping Madness
How many of you actually intend to go shopping today? *** Update *** What I thought. Most of you are like me and could not be dragged kicking and screaming near a store today. Which reminded me- do any of you remember a couple years back when there was an online call to action to …
Who runs Washington
Via TPM, stories like this are important: But lobbyists and many of the businesses they represent say K Street is being unfairly demonized by a White House intent on scoring political points with scandal-weary voters. They warn that the latest policy will severely handicap federal regulators, who rely heavily on advisory boards for technical advice …
Open Thread
Cranberry dishes are underrated. Also, I love that the NFL always reminds us every Thanksgiving to be thankful we are not Lions fans.
Speaking of Stupid People
One of my newest guilty pleasures is a show on A&E called The First 48. At any rate, what cracks me up is how stupid so many of the criminals are- wear gloves and leave no evidence whatsoever at a murder scene, and then get caught because you used the victim’s cell phone to call …