Debt Ceiling and Demagoguery

By |2011-07-26T17:28:00-07:00July 26, 2011|philippic, Uncategorized|

A friend on Facebook posted links to today's Fox News rabble-rousing, hate-America message. The flavor of bile this month is, of course, raising the debt ceiling. Can we talk? It is simply nutty to refuse to raise the debt ceiling to pay for programs Congress has already passed.  It's like using your credit card and then saying it's unacceptable for the bank to tell you that you have a high balance that is increasing.  Try telling the merchants not charge you for the things you've already purchased.  Or, see what happens when you tell the bank to stop adding on the interest charges. [...]

Tales of the City

By |2011-07-24T13:12:00-07:00July 24, 2011|plays, Uncategorized|

San Francisco, CA at the American Conservatory TheaterTales of the City World Premiere of a New Musical (Closes July 31, 2011  -- Limited Discount Tickets -- $45 orchestra -- available) Libretto by Jeff Whitty Music and Lyrics by Jake Shears and John Garden San Franciscans of a certain age all know exactly what the characters, scenes, and feel of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City are supposed to be.  We remember reading the serialized stories in the Chronicle or soon thereafter, and even the mini-series versions haven't shaken our mental/emotional conviction of exactly how each main character is supposed to [...]

My tweets

By |2011-07-22T12:03:00-07:00July 22, 2011|twitter, Uncategorized|

Fri, 08:44: RT @Essie31: RT @ravisomaiya: RT @cfklebergtt: Police stop reporter of #Norway's Aftenposten: "because ther… (cont) http://deck.ly/~ftBxa

My tweets

By |2011-07-09T12:18:00-07:00July 9, 2011|twitter, Uncategorized|

Fri, 14:42: A Guide to Torchwood. Best line: "It's the show you wanted V to be." http://bit.ly/nIAE1k #fb Sat, 10:27: They don't make them like they used to: Lightbulb on since 1901, confirmed by snopes.com #fb http://bit.ly/nQNkuo

My tweets

By |2011-07-06T12:18:00-07:00July 6, 2011|twitter, Uncategorized|

Tue, 16:48: Fatty foods trigger your body’s marijuana-like chemicals. Consumers' Reports says that fries give you the munchies. http://bit.ly/nucfMh #fb

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