Category Archives: Blogosphere

La Nina or no?

Posted on May 3, 2010 | Comments Off on La Nina or no?

Why does it matter? If she arrives early, say mid- to late-summer, we could have another dry scorcher. Then, as she strengthens in the fall into the winter, a warmer and drier winter. Or not.

The LCRA’s Bob Rose is on board for her early arrival, along with NOAA and Accuweather’s Joe Bastardi. But Anthony Watts at WUWT has a neat nay-saying article we might cross our fingers on. Because, among other things, La Nina would bring a stronger hurricane season. Which, this year, could mean pushing much more of that Gulf crude oil much farther ashore into Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Maybe even turn it the other way and push some of it into Texas.

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Here’s a thought

Posted on May 2, 2010 | Comments Off on Here’s a thought

“In Victorian America, death was discussed open and honestly, but the topic of sex was considered taboo.  In the United States today, it is just the opposite.” –from Widow’s Weeds and Weeping Veils.

Via TOCWOC.

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Screwing up the Internet

Posted on May 1, 2010 | Comments Off on Screwing up the Internet

Surprise! Obamalot & the Dems (and their buddies in the bureaucracy) can’t stand all this Internet freedom. They’re going to do something about it. We will all soon be under the control of the Federal Trade Commission. Aren’t you grateful? No?

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Civil War Sesquicentennial

Posted on April 26, 2010 | Comments Off on Civil War Sesquicentennial

“For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o’clock on that July afternoon in 1863, the brigades are in position behind the rail fence, the guns are laid and ready in the woods and the furled flags are already loosened to break out and Pickett himself with his long oiled ringlets and his hat in one hand probably and his sword in the other looking up the hill waiting for Longstreet to give the word and it’s all in the balance, it hasn’t happened yet, it hasn’t even begun yet….” William Faulkner, Intruder In The Dust.

The Sesquicentennial isn’t until next year, but some have already started fretting about it. And not very accurately, either.

Via Instapundit.

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Goose-stepping Wookies

Posted on April 23, 2010 | Comments Off on Goose-stepping Wookies

Those Iranians and their Gazan acolytes are really a hoot. You just don’t know fear until you’ve seen the Iranian wookie suits on parade. Apparently they think these hula-skirts-gone-beserk will be good camouflage when their day of military reckoning comes.

Forgetting all those airborne IR sensors cutting through to the heat of the matter. The Gazan string version is even more pathetic. It’s hard to take these people seriously, even under the best of circumstance. I’d say there’s a better than even chance they will turn their new nukes onto themselves.

Via Simply Jews.

MORE:  While we’re on the subject of fools: “Hush, Children–A Hollywood Moron Speaketh”

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What’s up with Yon Michael?

Posted on April 21, 2010 | Comments Off on What’s up with Yon Michael?

I’m still sending him a donation every month, and I have enjoyed his recent work, mostly photo essays from Afghanistan Good ones. I’m not necessarily concerned that his embed has abruptly ended, or that some milbloggers are coming down on him for his recent subsequent condemnation of Allied and NATO C.O. Gen. McChrystal.

The concomitant whacks of some liberal bloggers aren’t important. Gen. M, after all, is a servant of Obamalot, and Obamalot is hardly inspiring these days.  So I’ll just cross my fingers that Yon’s stunning (and rather petulant)  Facebook remarks are as supportable as the rest of his work has been for many years. And then just wait and see.

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Quoth the Raven: 404

Posted on April 21, 2010 | Comments Off on Quoth the Raven: 404

A literary funny (above) from the Old Grouch, a commenter at Dustbury.

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