The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

‘We Have the Honor to Notify You …’

Click the image to enlarge. Apologies if the handwriting is a bit illegible after 150 years, but this note reads: Fort Sumter, S.C. April 12, 1861. 3:20 a.m. Major Robert Anderson U.S. Army Comdg Fort Sumter Sir By authority of Brig General Beauregard commanding the provisional forces of the Confederate States we have the honor […]

Rule 5 Monday: Beautiful Together

Well, just one more weekend left in tax season, and then Rule 5 Sunday will return to its proper place on the weekend. For now, I appreciate your patience. Too late for last week’s roundup (or maybe just way too early for this one), Fishersville Mike submits a pic of Kaley Cuoco and the Pink […]

It Looks Like The Debt Limit Increase Will Make The CR Fracas Look Like Beanbag

by Smitty Keith Hennessy has a detailed post, from which I’ll mooch his bullet points: First, a temporary continuing resolution has a hard deadline, while a debt limit increase does not. Second, defaulting on a debt obligation is potentially far more serious than a temporary government shutdown. Third, a freestanding debt limit increase bill doesn’t […]

Oh Sure, Right After I Got Wrecked Converting The Traditional IRA To A Roth

by Smitty (via Insty) Mrs. The Other Smitty and I this year listened to the financial adviser and converted the modest Traditional IRA to a Roth. By making the optimal choice on what to do with the sudden profit, we managed not to get completely destroyed on income tax. The amount of money in question […]

Sexy Asian Farmhouse Antiques

by Smitty Fish Fear Me has a picture of a folding sign in his neighborhood that is right off of Engrish.com. Sort of brought the mighty Tap to mind: Maybe it’s too subtle for some, but mocking the over-sexed nature of rock’n’roll by trying to find innuendo in common agricultural objects is, to my twisted […]

‘An Aimless and Slovenly Disaster’

The quote is from Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly reviewing Charlie Sheen’s Friday live show at Radio City Music Hall in New York. A great phrase, worthy of a book title. As to exactly why Charlie’s show sucked: In the early stages of his madman meltdown phase . . . he created the sex-and-dope version […]

Obama, the Deficit-Hater

After two years of pissing away trillions of dollars in borrowed money, President Obama this week will present “a multiyear debt-reduction plan” — which is kind of like Tiger Woods deciding to cut back on banging cocktail waitresses after his wife left him. Notice that Obama sends a campaign strategist onto Meet the Press to […]

Hef at 85: A Myth Grown Old

The octogenarian hedonist celebrated his birthday in Vegas, at one point posing with 31 previous Playboy centerfolds, the oldest of them being Miss May 1998, Deanna Brooks, now age 36. Hefner is now engaged to 24-year-old Crystal Harris (Miss December 2009) and, of course, the bride-to-be will be required to sign a pre-nuptial agreement prior to the […]

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