I’ve always wondered why there is no promotion of me in my self-promotion encyclopedias, so this time I’m including a picture of me, looking shocked that yet again I have no online access at home and have to come to the office to work.
Here is more proof why Ian Welsh and other idiot pro-Putin Lefties are total losers: “While the European Union has joined Washington in denouncing Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the chaos stirred by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, Europe’s right-wing populists have been gripped by a contrarian fever of enthusiasm for Russia and its president, Vladimir V. Putin.“Russian influence in the affairs of the far right is a phenomenon seen all over Europe,” said a study by the Political Capital Institute, a Hungarian research group.” Yes, Neo-Nazis are such a great company for a deluded Leftie to keep.
“It is worth remembering that Peggy has very capably mimicked the “unladylike” behavior of Don when it comes to, for example, verbally abusing her underlings and then napping. And yet she cannot feign his supreme confidence.” Of course, everybody is entitled to his or her own reading, but I have no idea how anybody could see Don Draper as a “supremely confident” character. A “confident alcoholic” is an oxymoron if there ever was one, since alcoholism and drug addiction are coping mechanism for people with abysmally poor self-esteem and zero confidence.
A classic case of confusing one of the symptoms with a cause: “A laundry list of problems can come from obsessing over one’s appearance: eating disorders, depression, low self-worth.” This is like saying, ‘I’m coughing, this must be because I have a fever’ instead of saying, “I’m coughing and have a fever, these are symptoms of a sickness.”
A growing trend in dining that is conquering even tiny towns, let alone huge cities: “Hospitality takes a holiday at establishments that don’t book. In effect, these restaurants are saying, “It’s more important for us to fill every seat than to treat diners like guests.” Think about it. Who invites people to dinner and then makes them wait until the cook is good and ready to let you in, much less eat? By not guaranteeing tables, restaurants dismiss whole groups of would-be patrons.” Still, the trend is not going away and the foodie culture is booming.
The top 3 weirdest things people believe about the Middle Ages.
A really great post from a male feminist.
“All they had to do was help the homeowners. It wasn’t even a zero sum game. They could have helped homeowners and saved the banksters. They just didn’t want to.” Sure enough, given that the banksters are pretty much the only homeowners in this country.
And what did I just predict for the future of US politics? “Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is set to appear on Duck Dynasty when the reality show returns to TV next month for its sixth season. Jindal, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, defended family patriarch Phil Robertson’s right to free speech last year when he was briefly suspended by A&E for making anti-gay comments in a magazine interview.” I expected for the “Presidential Election Reality TV Show” to become reality in a few years, but here it is already.
“Apartments make up nearly 40 percent of new homes developers are building today — the highest share in 40 years, according to a new Census Bureau report released Friday. The share of apartments in all new residential construction has increased most dramatically since 2009, with home builders betting that people are more keen on renting apartments than buying stand-alone houses.” How come I never manage to saddle any trend?
Mozilla is dead: “Mozilla breaks our hearts, adds DRM to Firefox.”
These life-hacking guides disturb me because they remind me too much of life in the USSR.
And the post of the week: a very accessible and crucial explanation of the difference between sex and gender. As we all discovered recently, there are still many intellectual invalids who are unaware of this distinction.
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