Have at it.
Artists In Our Midst
It occurred to me that besides Laura W. (whose ads are prominently on display) and August J. Pollak, there are a number of artists who frequent this website. Let’s have a roll call, and put your links to your wares in the comments. The best way to support the arts is not more funding for the NEA, but for buying art that you like.
Let’s help our own.
Presser Open Thread
Smoke ’em if you got ’em.
Open Thread
Figured there were a bunch of new threads up, so we probably needed one designated for random babble. At any rate, one of the things I have been doing the past couple of weeks is getting into a solid routine of taking long walks in the morning, and since the weather has been so nice, I’m to the point now that I walk for an hour or more every morning. It is nice, I am dropping a little weight, and I just feel so much better every day when I start it that way.
The only problem is that I get tired of listening to music in the morning, so I have become a voracious consumer of podcasts. If a newspaper or magazine has a podcast, there are very good odds that I have sampled it in the last couple months. Some are better than others, but I wanted to take a moment and single out one that I think is just spectacular- The New Yorker’s Political Scene. They are too short, and happen only once a week, but they are, in my mind, exactly what a podcast should be. They keep a brisk pace, have great sound production qualities, are informative, and leave you feeling like you have learned something and wishing the podcast was longer. Last week they had Jane Mayer, a couple weeks ago Ryan Lizza was a guest discussing Obanamics, etc. At any rate, since we spend so much time trashing the media and pundits, I thought I would give a shout out to content that I think is really good. I just wish they released more of them.
It has been forever since we had some pet pics up, so here goes:
You are on your own until later on. Behave.
Open Thread
I just got back from a two hour session at the dentist. I got to experience the joy that is a “deep cleaning.” Good times. I will say this, though- my teeth look and feel much better, but I still hate going to the dentist.
Also, as I was lying there looking at the ceiling having water sprayed in my face every few seconds, it occurred to me that every single doctor I go to is female- my general practitioner, my dentist, my eye doctor, etc. When I was a kid, every doctor was male, and I don’t even think there were any female doctors in those professions where I lived. Just weird how that has changed over a few decades.
*** Update ***
We have our first Judas Iscariot reference in relation to Specter, and the winner is Red State. I honestly have no idea what these guys are so upset about. Am I going to have to go through their archives and dig up all the times they wanted to throw Specter out of the Republican party? Did I just imagine all the whinging posts about Specter and the Judiciary Committee in 2004ish? Congratulations, guys. You got your wish. He isn’t a Republican.
Apparently, purity tastes like wingnut tears.
*** Update #2 ***
Howard Fineman looks much better with grey hair.
Open Thread
Weird dinner tonight. Club soda with some lime, peel and eat shrimp, and… KALE!
Why not?
BTW, BSG fans- is Caprica any good?
Good Question
Via email:
“What are the odds that one could convince greater wingnuttia that pork barrel spending was the cause of the swine flu outbreak? I’m guessing there’s at least a 20% chance of success.”
I’d say 20% was a bit low.