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Bad Form
Actions speak louder than words.
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FactChecking the Debate
(from FactCheck.org) McCain and Obama debated for the second time, in Nashville. We noted some misleading statements and mangled facts: McCain proposed to write down the amount owed by over-mortgaged homeowners and claimed the idea as his own: “It’s my proposal, it’s not Sen. Obama’s proposal, it’s not President Bush’s proposal.” But the idea isn’t…
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Pay Attention
In my own estimation, being someone who has competed in debates on the collegiate level, McCain won that debate on points. He knew the format better, used the format better, was more aggressive, more assertive and directly answered more questions. We’ll see how the media and public view it.
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(found at wunderworks‘ journal)
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The Grinning Man: A Jefferson Carter Novel
I’ve had a few ideas about the sequel and done some pre-writing, but I’ve been so consumed with Houses of the Blooded, I haven’t had any time to give it any serious thought. Then, this morning, I woke up with the entire novel in my head. I wrote the outline down quickly and it made…
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My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul wickedthought goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Gomez Addams. amanofhats tricks you! You get a block of wood. crapdaddy gives you 12 light blue coffee-flavoured pieces of bubblegum. fallentyrant gives you 16 tan banana-flavoured pieces of bubblegum. gobi gives you 14 light orange chocolate-flavoured pieces of taffy. judd_sonofbert gives you 15 red-orange…
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Pope Breaks Hypocrisy Across His Knee, Makes it Beg for Mercy
While holding a staff of solid gold, the Pope says,"The global financial crisis is proof that the pursuit of money and success is pointless." In other words, "Stop spending money to invest in your future and start tithing to the Mother Church." Asshole. Story from the BBC.
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Halloween Cthulhu: The Yellow Sign, Part 1
The room is dark. No lights. I’ve lit candles. A soft, but disturbing, droning tone comes from my laptop in the corner. I begin by telling this story. It was 1981 and I was living in Ames, Iowa. I walked into Spencer’s Gifts with ten dollars in my pocket. On the shelf, I saw a…
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Religulous
I expected to be the only person in the theater. When I got in line to buy my ticket, I was surprised to hear the five people in front of me–three different groups–all ask for tickets to see the very same film. When the cashier asked me what I wanted to see, I said, "One…