Year: 2009
CATBLOGGING DEPT.
Herding Cats
I gather this is an old Superbowl commercial: Herding Cats @ Yahoo! Video Sounds about right. (Hat tip: Illinois Review) Read more
WAR ON DRUGS DEPT.
What Victims?
Does anybody know how to file a Freedom of Information Act request? Because there’s something I’ve just got to know. I was visiting the DEA site to see if they had any information about their anniversary celebration (“35 Years Of Ruining Lives For Nothing“), when I discovered something that stopped me cold: Like many law… Read more
WRITING DEPT.
Situation Wanted – Author
Last week I blogged about Kip Esquire’s pie-in-the-sky wish to be a reporter or a commentator for a news organization. Kip has no direct experience in that area, but as a blogger with a background in law and finance, he’s not totally unqualified. I’m sure he realized it was unlikely anyone would make him an… Read more
ECONOMICS DEPT.
Irresponsible and Shameful
Obama is displaying some of that weird anti-corporate attitude that has been worrying me: President Barack Obama issued a withering critique Thursday of Wall Street corporate behavior, calling it “the height of irresponsibility” for employees to be paid more than $18 billion in bonuses last year while their crumbling financial sector received a bailout from taxpayers. Then… Read more
UNCATEGORIZED DEPT.
Nazi Zombies! Run!
Heh, this is a pretty cool trick: Authorities are miffed, and the news media naturally found people to speculate on how dangerous it could have been. In addition, Austin police are investigating the situation, and the vandals could face a Class C misdemeanor charge of tampering with a road sign, Whatever. This is a classic… Read more