Category: Administrative

Well, I guess I run too many links to Bill Gertz stories, now this blog is banned in China according to Great Firewall of China.

We’re off on our annual Valentine’s Day trip to South Beach, Miami; sand, cigars and shopping. Not a moment too soon, I guess. Snow’s falling and more’s expected, so the DC drama queens are shutting down everything. We’ll be back come Friday, tan, rested and ready to battle the forces of evil.

Crotchety Old Bastard, my former battle buddy, has announced the opening of nominations for the first Annual Oxygen Thief Hall of Fame Charter Members list. Make your nominations! 

Instead of reading the news and typing, the cats and I watched Combat and Rawhide DVDs all day. We needed the break after being subjected to two hours of Jack Bauer last night. He’s slipping – it took him an hour and 7 minutes to upgrade his weapons from teeth to stick to gun.

And doesn’t Buchanan know by now that when Jack says “Trust me” Buchanan needs to trust him?

It gives some small amount of pleasure that the Left hates Jack Bauer and his “black and white” view of the world. Like in Troy Patterson’s “One Nation Under 24” whine fest in Slate about the shallowness of “24” fans. Somehow America being in love with a hero who can tell the difference between good and evil, and sees the value in sacrificing his life for his country makes the whole country “decadent”.

I think Patterson is just trying to cover up physical shortcomings, or his own cowardice to believe that there’s something more important than “me”.

Well, one more hour until the second two-hour decadencefest.

This pesky job is getting in my way this morning, but Sister Toldya said everything I want to say (only better) here and here.

I’m typing this from Chicago’s Midland Airport, but I’m gone for the weekend to San Diego. See ya’all on Monday morning.

I just found out I’m going to be a grandfather around August or so. I’ll try to keep the giddiness to a minimum, though.