And I'd like to rent your house in Vermont. I am forwarding the money to your Western Union account forthwith.

Just wondering.

. . . moist.

And Levin's "nuanced" response is typical MSM doublespeak for "We're only interested in ridiculous clown acts, not actual news or reasoned, thoughtful political debate."

Pure comedy gold.

But I have a strong feeling that when Rudy poops, the turds come out in perfectly scaled boluses which when lined up spell out 9/11 in Morse Code.

You'd die of alcohol poisoning three minutes after starting.

They didn't care about this story then either.

Couldn't you have at least done the reporting work necessary to actually confirm if this was true before producing an "you know"-filled video allegedly discussing its merits? Stephanies guesses "someone" decided...?

You can't bitch about lousy journalism among the MSM in one part of the site while committing the same sin in another.

It should be inducted into the Pointless Halls of Fame Hall of Fame.

The general consensus is that Oregon, currently number two, "needs help" to make it to the championship game. Simply winning out probably won't be good enough.

And the proof is in the fact that nobody cares about those dumb ol' teams that play in the NFL/NBA/MLB/NCAA Basketball, etc. Only teams burdened with the ridiculous BCS system get rabid support.

I don't run into them often myself, but sometimes. Most weekends my wife and I go down to the local bottoms along the river to see who's home. Just binoculars and sometimes the spotting scope. We rarely carry our Sibley's anymore because we just like the walk and the fresh air and the birds. If we happen to see something we don't recognize we might try to remember so we can figure it out later, but even then we might just forget. It doesn't really matter either way.

A couple of weeks ago we ran into another husband and wife duo who were complaining that there were "only" Canada geese on the marsh. "What's the point of coming out this early if there's only going to be Canada geese?"

I pointed out the blue herons in the reeds, but the man said, "Yeah, who hasn't seen one of those?" He and his wife both had their books and their pens.

Personally, I don't care how many times I see a Canada goose or a great blue heron, or, hell, a sparrow in my backyard. I just love watching them. I said as much to the fellow, and my wife agreed, and he looked at us like we were out of our minds. Maybe we were, but then we were also the ones who were content with whatever we saw, or to see nothing.

A venerated font since the heyday of Spy magazine.

None for me, thanks.

It's butt-ugly.

None for me, thanks.

Knox Bronson, anna_h, dls, richforman, zeitgeistmama, et. al.

He's the "public editor" for the New Freaking York Times, whatever the hell a public editor is. He doesn't hafta listen to you. He doesn't hafta listen to anybody.

And, he loves him some french press coffee.

That link doesn't really refute what you suggest it refutes, shop. Many of Farhad's admittedly amusing examples are in the passive voice. "Farhad is hoping Facebook reconsiders" made me laugh, but in another context, that construction would just be another example of what I think of as creeping J.K.Rowingitis.

Valuable information at the link though.

My own initial comment was meant mostly as a gag, though I tend to agree with the fellow who argues that forcing the use of the "is" construction doesn't really challenge writers. While it is certainly true (ahem) that use of the "to be" verb form doesn't always and irrevocably result in the passive voice, and while the passive voice shouldn't be viewed as one hundred percent verboten, the fact remains that passive constructions tend to be weak and too many writers rely on them, to their detriment.

In the end, Farhad's examples entertain, but, this is Facebook we're talking about here. Who actually cares? (I mean, aside from Farhad.)

So Farhad AND God of Biscuits (great handle, by the way) care.

...Biden and Dodd float to the top. Edwards too, though he can get rather childish himself.

Sadly, it will probably be either Obama or Clinton anyway, and they will have already done all the oppo research for the Republicans.

In the end, with each passing day of their pissing match, I lose more and more respect for both.

I'm starting to see the potential.

But the Democratically-controlled Congress stole my entypesulator.

What is the deal with people over Apple? Off your lithium today?

But, hey, let's play "What if Apple Made It?"

If Apple made it:

- it wouldn't look like it was designed in 1982

- it would have true WiFi and Bluetooth built in

- it would have a quick, intuitive user interface with a little too much attention given to flashiness

- it would display PDFs and other formats, probably including calendar and address book functions of some kind

- it would cost $600-800

And if Apple made it and Farhad said, "It's stylish and slick, but it has X limitations and costs too much," some yahoo would come along and say "if you love Apple so much, Farhad, why don't you marry it?"

I've seen the telemavision commercials for this mythical device, but have seen no evidence one actually exists.