[Update, 12/29/09: the village idiot himself weighs in; see the comments.] Here we go again . . . Near as I can figure out, Josh Hendrickson of Minnetonka MN, didn't have anything useful to do last Saturday, so he headed on down to the Obama Worship Seminar at the Target Center, where thousands and thousands of Minnesotans were assembling to hear Barack Obama explain that the … [Read more...] about The Village Idiot Position in Minnetonka is Filled [Updated]
I’m not really an expert; I just play one in real life. Maybe.
There's been an interesting discussion of manufactured apparent expertise over at SJ, which appears to have inspired Bennett to weigh in here. The spark for the discussion was one of the many blogs that not-quite-promises to generate huge wads of cash for lawyers by gaming social media and them what loves it: The thought of becoming an "expert" in 6 months may seem … [Read more...] about I’m not really an expert; I just play one in real life. Maybe.
Larry Gelbart, R.I.P.
He wrote a book (book) called .Tootsie and what I feel is one the best written comedies of my time - Oh, God!. He also had great success in movies with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum He wrote the book (script) for the Stephen Sondheim musical , alongside the likes of Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner & Woody Allen to name a few.Your Show of Shows, which became … [Read more...] about Larry Gelbart, R.I.P.
Scattershot 2009-09-14
Random shots around the web: Not the craziest religion I've ever heard about: godchuck. (Warning: Plays Music) My wife and I have had conversations like this. … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2009-09-14
Norman Borlaug, R.I.P.
Nobel prize winning agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug died yesterday at the age of 95. If history is just, people a thousand years from now should still be talking about him. I wrote about him here. … [Read more...] about Norman Borlaug, R.I.P.