Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
From the Chapter 2 manuscript…to copy into the folder marked “That’s quite good, isn’t it? Think I’ll keep that”…
Sisyphus, in Greek legend, was an arrogant king who angered the gods on Mount Olympus, and his punishment was to push a boulder up a mountain in the underworld. Whenever he got it to the top, the boulder would roll back down to the bottom again and he had to repeat the process…for all eternity. We might liken this to the ordeal of explaining to a liberal that the other side “gets” his grand idea just fine, hasn’t missed out on any sort of all-important but finer detail…understands it lock stock and barrel…and, correctly interpreting all these meaningful parts and subparts, with a thorough understanding and correct moral compass, finds the whole thing to be wretched. Try it sometime. I think Sisyphus will finish his odious task before you make any headway on yours. They just can’t get this.
You agree with them in lock-step, or else you aren’t in full possession of “the facts.” Or you bought into an urban legend, or you didn’t interpret things correctly. Or, if all that fails, you’re a sexist or a racist or a homophobe. This makes it exceedingly awkward for those of us who have dedicated liberals in our families, or circles of friends, who are plainly misunderstanding something – and we want to save them from making asses out of themselves. Among true friends who trust each other, this should be easy. “Uh, Ralph? They’re giving up on that whole canard about Trump hiring hookers to pee on the bed, thought you should know.” And that should be the end of it. But, no. The boulder. Down it rolls.
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