Tags!

Welp, I went though the posts and added tags to posts and whatnot.

The frequency of what I talk about is a bit interesting, well no it's not.

I've got a few things I want to jot down, so there's that.

At least the tags will make the content easier to search out.

Sadr's Surrender

The cable news (including Fox) seem to be totally botching the details of what's beeng going on over there with Sadr and the recent fighting.

Bill Roggio has a report that Maliki has little reason to ease up. Given how he actually won.
Dave Price has a nice peice full of links that cuts though the BS and alot of the media's double talk.

As Glen Reynolds said in an earlier (bit still full of great information) post.
"It's like deciphering coverage in the old Soviet newspapers."
Nice video in that link too. If you haven't read the Instapundit link go to it and read more.

You'll get alot more detail and information than any newspaper or TV news show.
And that's Four- Tens.

They Might Be Giants Fan Vid

Here's a Fan Music Video of a TMBG song.

It's of "Your Racist Friend"

I think you all can guess the topic on it.
Though I'd be interested if such a montage could be made about past mentors/friends of Hillay! and McCain. Depressed, but interested.

More Links and Such

The downside of running as a 'new politician" and a conveyer of hope and a harbinger of change, when someone realizes that you've been playing shenanigans and taking you for a rube they tend to get a bit... angry.

Here's a democrat's perspective on falling for BHO, falling away from BHO, and the fallout from people still in BHO's thrall.



It's not like BHO is saying he'll end the war via victory.


Politics as usual is the New Politics, and Far Liberal Stances are the New... Moderate?

Remember BHO says judgment is more important than experience. So let's see what BHO's judgment is like shall we?


And in more positive news. Maybe the judgment of young people isn't so screwed up.

News from Basra

Here's a roundup of what's been going on in Basra.

From Glen Reynolds.

Odds and Ends

I should probably get into more of the mundane bits in my life.

So far nothing much.

I've found a good place to get some nice oak bookcases set to order.
Now I've got to figure on what couch/bed thing for my spare room. Once I get that part out my spare bedroom / library would be setup more and I can figure out the space for bookcases.

Work is work.

I've really enjoyed cooking with a cast iron pan. THey're harder to manage. Since the handle is all iron too, you can't grab it without a mit or somesuch. You also can't use soap to clean them. They also have to be oiled and seasoned properly to keep the surface finish well.

Now on the upside they provide a very even cooking surface. The material is thick enough and acts like a heatsink to really diffuse the temperature on the inner surface. This sink works in time too, so it has a slower response to temp variations.

They are a much better cooking surface than thin steel pans.

Also from the old gang Blake's got a blod "Prepare to be Underwhelmed."


In my blog news: I should really start using the tags/lables.

And I should get in those book and video game reviews I had been thinking about.

Also I need to write a post explaining the name of this blog. That day I can start using the phrases.

Fear and Food

What happens when you mix ignorant fear of science former Imperical colonial powers dictaging what food is allowed?

This

Always lovely, that unfounded fears of science can hurt so many.