Week of 7/23 thru 7/29/06
The heat wave is scheduled to intensify as the week goes on, and the lethargy it brings is seeping in despite the closed windows and switched-on AC. Granted, we haven't been that hermitically sealed, we needed to do a couple errands yesterday and we'll be taking Colleen out to dinner tonight, but still, it's not like we've had a flurry of activity, and I'm still bone-tired. But never too tired to take a look at this past week's Liberal Coalition posts that caught my eye this past week:
• Andante's recovery is progressing well. It appears (pun intended) that she sees better than me now!
• Bora reports on a prison-based Norse cult. Sounds like a subplot from the Ultimates.
• Bryan has a creepy tale of a horse's head found in a politician's swimming pool. The politician? The only Democrat in a town council full of Republicans.
• Echidne's post about A Canticle for Liebowitz makes me feel better that I don't recall ever having read the book despite buying it a quarter of a century ago. Also, she's keeping cool by ranting, and examines attitudes about divorce.
• Jane celebrated her birthday by getting thrown out of a Lieberman/Clinton stump speech in Waterbury simply for being recognized for who she is (and the Liebermocking float she helped create). More proof that Lieberman may as well be a Republican? Also at Firedoglake, LC member T. Rex talks about cool cell phones.
• John at archy details what he can about the shooting at a local Jewish Federation, and is about as unimpressed with Dershowitz as I've always been. If you think these two stories are related, please read what Kenneth has to say about anti-Semitism, with which I agree totally.
• Kathy warns us about a right-wing website. You know, usually the words "right-wing website" are all the warning I need to stay away. :)
• Keith wants us to know that, somewhere in Kerala, it rained fishes. I just watched a show the other day that talked about how it rained apples somewhere in England recently, but I can't find the reference via Google so I have no link to share.
• Mustang Bobby asks, "What's the one song or piece of music that makes you smile and forget the cares of the day?" Probably "Penny Lane" for me, for obvious reasons.
• Steve Gilliard has a good all-original-content post up about Coulter and Clinton and sexphobia. Between starting this blogaround and finishing it, I watched The 40-Year-Old Virgin with my husband. Terrific performance by Carell, and dynamite ending, but I came away with the conclusion that most people (at least the small segment represented in that movie) are way too obsessed about sex. Steve also has an interesting overview of what's been happening in Harlem.
• Norbizness presents another confusing presidential press conference.
• Speaking of confusion, what's all this Miss Litella keeps hearing about nun violence? If NTodd knows, he's not saying. He's too busy starting up another blog.
• Lastly, Trish is excited that Evil Dead is being made into a musical. I wouldn't be as excited unless they promise to either star Bruce Campbell or get Jim Steinman to do the music.
Time to wrap this puppy up and go watch some baseball...
• Andante's recovery is progressing well. It appears (pun intended) that she sees better than me now!
• Bora reports on a prison-based Norse cult. Sounds like a subplot from the Ultimates.
• Bryan has a creepy tale of a horse's head found in a politician's swimming pool. The politician? The only Democrat in a town council full of Republicans.
• Echidne's post about A Canticle for Liebowitz makes me feel better that I don't recall ever having read the book despite buying it a quarter of a century ago. Also, she's keeping cool by ranting, and examines attitudes about divorce.
• Jane celebrated her birthday by getting thrown out of a Lieberman/Clinton stump speech in Waterbury simply for being recognized for who she is (and the Liebermocking float she helped create). More proof that Lieberman may as well be a Republican? Also at Firedoglake, LC member T. Rex talks about cool cell phones.
• John at archy details what he can about the shooting at a local Jewish Federation, and is about as unimpressed with Dershowitz as I've always been. If you think these two stories are related, please read what Kenneth has to say about anti-Semitism, with which I agree totally.
• Kathy warns us about a right-wing website. You know, usually the words "right-wing website" are all the warning I need to stay away. :)
• Keith wants us to know that, somewhere in Kerala, it rained fishes. I just watched a show the other day that talked about how it rained apples somewhere in England recently, but I can't find the reference via Google so I have no link to share.
• Mustang Bobby asks, "What's the one song or piece of music that makes you smile and forget the cares of the day?" Probably "Penny Lane" for me, for obvious reasons.
• Steve Gilliard has a good all-original-content post up about Coulter and Clinton and sexphobia. Between starting this blogaround and finishing it, I watched The 40-Year-Old Virgin with my husband. Terrific performance by Carell, and dynamite ending, but I came away with the conclusion that most people (at least the small segment represented in that movie) are way too obsessed about sex. Steve also has an interesting overview of what's been happening in Harlem.
• Norbizness presents another confusing presidential press conference.
• Speaking of confusion, what's all this Miss Litella keeps hearing about nun violence? If NTodd knows, he's not saying. He's too busy starting up another blog.
• Lastly, Trish is excited that Evil Dead is being made into a musical. I wouldn't be as excited unless they promise to either star Bruce Campbell or get Jim Steinman to do the music.
Time to wrap this puppy up and go watch some baseball...
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