The F*** You Factor

Everybody’s talking about why Obama can’t win Appalachia and the reasons seem to range from David Oatney’s elitist diatribe against elitism (I think, though I could be wrong, with his use of “effete” and while at the same time bragging about his own family, that he’s not opposed to elitism, he just doesn’t like the [...]

The Nashvillest

So, I went to check out The Nashvillest because both Newscoma and Chris Wage recommended it (and I do everything Newscoma and Chris Wage both recommend.  That’s how I ended up with this giant back tattoo that says “Newscoma and Chris Wage” in Latin.  Or so they say.  I don’t know Latin, so I don’t [...]

Ugh, I’m Full and a Little Sad

Today I saw a house on line so cute I had to drive over and eat it up.  Just put it in my mouth and chomp, chomp, chomp.  So, I drove over to check it out and it has no yard!  None at all.  Six and a half blades of grass attempt to scatter themselves [...]

I am Too Immature for My Job

Today, I received an email containing the answer to my quandary about how one encapsulates both Don Quixote and The Matrix in one image.
And let’s just say that, while there’s nothing specifically untoward about the picture of the young man*, I don’t believe I’ve ever been so scandalized by the hint of a little hair.
You [...]

Length or Width?

Bob Tuke is walking across Tennessee.
To prove something. I’m unclear as to what, other than that he’s a dumbass.
We used to ask my Grandma A. to tell us about the good ole days and she would say “I had to go around every morning and collect everyone’s chamber pots and clean them out. [...]

What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander

It’s funny to watch your ideological opponants come around to “discovering” that what you’ve been saying all along is true.
Bill Hobbs, for instance, says:
The first goal of a bureaucracy is self-preservation of the bureaucracy, and the best tools to achieve that goal are expanding the size and scope of the bureaucracy and extending its reach [...]

An Open Letter to Engineers who Deal with Water

Dear Engineers,
I just read this post by Redneck Mother, which you should read, too.
I’ll wait here.
Here’s my question.  Could New Orleans have a safer life, granted, as a smaller city, if the main branch of the Mississippi didn’t run through it?
It’s clear that the river is trying to flip main channels and run to the [...]

An Open Letter to You Gun Nuts

Dear Gun Nuts,
As you know, I read you faithfully, even though I disagree with just about everything you say (except when Say Uncle says kind things about me; I think we both know I agree with saying nice things about me) and I have come to learn some important things.
One, treat every gun as if [...]

May I Brag On My Dad a Little Bit?

Usually, a girl gets one present a year from her folks for her birthday.  This year, apparently, my dad is doing the purchasing, since he’s got nothing else to do but sit around the house and heal up (well, and get ready to retire, but so far that seems to consist of him saying “You [...]