The illustrator for The Flintstones, and many other classic Hanna-Barbera hit cartoons, has died. I’m dating myself, but I remember being allowed to stay up and watch, and if I was good, watching Jackie Gleason and Crazy Guggenheim.
Of course, back then, we didn’t realize that Huckleberry Hound was so gay. But it seems obvious now.
It would be a shame if the Republicans use this ad. It’s so mean. It’s valid, of course, but still…
…a dud. Which gives, some, but not much, comfort. It’s nice to know that neither their missiles or their bombs work. So far.
That doesn’t, of course, mean that we should ignore it. I’ve always thought that a sincere attempt at murder, even if incompetent, would merit the same punishment as achieving one.
This isn’t surprising, given human nature, and the evolutionary process that developed it. It’s in our genes to distrust “the other.”
But one of the features of the Anglosphere is its ability to build trust institutions, even in the face of physical diversity. I’d like to see some cultural cross comparisons. Any takers on further thoughts?
…that Keith Olbermann is a lousy lay?
Boy, the Internet brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “kiss and tell.”
I’m off to DC for a couple days. I do plan to come up with some thoughts on the (sort of) new administration space policy, though, here or elsewhere.
I’m back in Florida from Kona, and beat, after several airplane flights, some in miserable seating, since we went standby to get earlier flights. More tomorrow.
Meanwhile, marvel at the precognition of the ESPN prognosticators last week, all of whom picked New York over Detroit. Many of them did predict that New York wouldn’t make it to the Series, but none of them imagined that it would be the Tigers who would knock them out.
[Update a few minutes later]
I should add that there was something poignant and weird about standing in a Honolulu airport last night watching (but not able to listen to) CNN announcing a possible nuclear weapon test by North Korea. Almost a Pearl Harborish feeling to it. Brought on partly by the fact that I’d visited the Arizona Memorial last week while talking to government folks there.
I’m back in Florida from Kona, and beat, after several airplane flights, some in miserable seating, since we went standby to get earlier flights. More tomorrow.
Meanwhile, marvel at the precognition of the ESPN prognosticators last week, all of whom picked New York over Detroit. Many of them did predict that New York wouldn’t make it to the Series, but none of them imagined that it would be the Tigers who would knock them out.
[Update a few minutes later]
I should add that there was something poignant and weird about standing in a Honolulu airport last night watching (but not able to listen to) CNN announcing a possible nuclear weapon test by North Korea. Almost a Pearl Harborish feeling to it. Brought on partly by the fact that I’d visited the Arizona Memorial last week while talking to government folks there.
I’m back in Florida from Kona, and beat, after several airplane flights, some in miserable seating, since we went standby to get earlier flights. More tomorrow.
Meanwhile, marvel at the precognition of the ESPN prognosticators last week, all of whom picked New York over Detroit. Many of them did predict that New York wouldn’t make it to the Series, but none of them imagined that it would be the Tigers who would knock them out.
[Update a few minutes later]
I should add that there was something poignant and weird about standing in a Honolulu airport last night watching (but not able to listen to) CNN announcing a possible nuclear weapon test by North Korea. Almost a Pearl Harborish feeling to it. Brought on partly by the fact that I’d visited the Arizona Memorial last week while talking to government folks there.