I love this commercial:The point, apart from some self-mockery of ESPN’s Brett Farve obsession, is that the message sent isn’t necessarily the message received. If there’s any kind of mistaken interpretation along the way, the receiver can draw a conclusion that’s exactly the opposite of what the sender intends. It’s useful to remember this in […]
Year: 2010
Scott’s thoughts on the latest HOF ballot got me thinking about the whole “the first ballot ought to be sacred” line of thinking, this year ably represented by Jay Mariotti’s n
David Axe and the folks at War is Boring have an ambitious journalistic project, and could use your assistance. If you have a chance, drop a quarter in the jar.
“I think you’re gonna love her, sir. Check her out.” “I like what I see there, Ferguson, but she doesn’t really seem powerful. She needs—” “A more muscular physique?” “Don’t talk crazy, Ferguson. She has to be sexy.” “So you need her to be more powerful, but also still sexy?” “Why don’t you give her […]
This year I forgot to do a “put Rock on the Rock” post, so I’ll delegate to Neyer and Posnanski (a better idea in any case.) I would like to think that the induction of a Dick Willia
Preface: I’m lucky to be writing this, as my internet connectivity at our Oregon Estate (read: two bedroom apartment in a posh suburb) is dodgy. The better half upgraded a few weeks ago, the pro
Although there will be an inevitable rush among Beltway journalists to turn this into a “Democrats are dropping like flies!” narrative (see a classic example here), I endorse all of Matt’s analysis. Dorgan dropping out is very bad news, Dodd dropping out very good news. And on balance I’d rather have Connecticut than North Dakota, […]
Via James Joyner, I’m wondering whether this really characterizes a common experience in higher ed: All course materials, including weekly presentations, must be submitted months in advance. Thi
I think I liked Shattered Glass a lot more than Atrios did, and so perhaps I’m interpreting it more charitably, but I’m not sure that the film portrays Lane as a hero so much as it shows s
Sadly, my best showing in four years of Dead Pool competition was not enough to assure victory. Though matched with a friend from CSU-Long Beach for the most stiffs overall, I lost the tiebreaker, which favors the list with the lowest cumulative age; Swayze and Fawcett were easy enough picks to make, though my friend’s […]
I think there’s a limit to the utility of this kind of argument, regarding a new laser-based air defense system: This all sort of leaves me wondering what problem this technology is a solution t
…only to have some other professor come in five minutes later and inform you that you’re in the wrong room? ME NEITHER. Please share your own humiliating first-day-of-class stories in the