Month: August 2000 (Page 3 of 3)

Quote of the day

“The big elephant sitting in the corner is that George W. Bush is simply unqualified for the job. He’s probably the least qualified person ever to be nominated by a major party … What is his accomplishment? That he’s no longer an obnoxious drunk?”

— President Reagan’s son Ron on President Bush’s son W, in the Washington Post (by way of Salon).

Sometimes I get just a little tired of always doing “the right thing.” Exhausted is the perhaps more appropriate word. Or maybe what I’m looking for is, “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” Something like that.

So I was excited to find a primer on evil on the web, thanks to one of my other favorite weblogs, Barbelith. Enjoy.

I took the step to finally tell a few friends about this weblog. My favorite response was, “You’re worse than I thought.”

I took this as a compliment.

Why doesn’t my watch know what time it is?

A rumination on time and technology. If you like this one, check out Einstein’s Dreams sometime.

While we can spend hours debating who will win “Survivor,” I think it’s more interesting at this point to consider who you would vote for once the “cast” is down to two. If you were on the castaway jury, and these pairings were left, who would you hand the money to and why?

Susan or Richard?

Colleen or Kelly?

Kelly or Sean?

Sean or Rudy?

Many other interesting pairings are possible. (My answers are Susan, Colleen, Kelly and Rudy, respectively)

Much has been made in the last couple of years about “who can you trust on the Internet.” What is lies and what is the truth? Well, the answer is the same rules apply in the electronic as in the physical world. This isn’t rocket science. Would you trust something Matt Drudge said to your face?

Tired of all this complex truthseeking? Visit Dave’s Web of Lies for a refreshing break.

One of my favorite commentators, political and otherwise, is Molly Ivins. Because of the miracle that we call streaming media, you can now hear Molly talk about our Republican nominee for president, whom she affectionately (?) calls “Shrub.” If you’ve never heard or read Molly Ivins, you’re in for a treat.