2022-06-12 07:21
As usual I splatter my thoughts in no particular order:I loved the show. My attention was fixed the whole time.Oh my God they ended with a cover of Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil… Read More
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In which I write down all those musings of which the world has been horribly deprived until this moment.
(Progressive Politics, Liberal Religion, Sex, and the occasional abnormality that bubbles forth from goodness knows where.)
2021-10-22 23:25
I don't like writing proper reviews; I generally just like to put down my thoughts:Preamble stuff:I'm coming from the perspective of someone who read the books, but a long time ago. I… Read More
2021-04-23 17:42
Originally posted on the Expecting Rain forum:Some thoughts on "Murder Most Foul", after over a year:It works on me. I'm in the "it's a masterpiece" camp. I can tell you a story about… Read More
2021-02-21 05:41
Short versionThe lyric is not "Fifty-sixth and Wabasha", it is actually "Fifty-six and Wabasha", referring to the intersection of old Minnesota Highway 56 and Wabasha Street in Saint Paul, M… Read More
2020-02-25 15:10
His skin was covered in old scars and bright tattoos, and he reclined languidly on the cushions as I cleaned him up. The history of his skin made no sense: The colors and lines of the tattoo… Read More
2019-10-02 02:54
BOOM BOOM BOOM. The knock was coming from the floor, from under one of the worn Cathyssian carpets Kyle used to try to give his Spiretonian loft some kind of coziness. Sometimes the goblin… Read More
2019-03-12 21:47
People try to cut me down (talkin' 'bout regeneration)Just because I'm green and brown (talkin' 'bout regeneration)I don't need no s-s-saving throw (talkin' 'bout regeneration)Hack my limbs… Read More
2017-01-09 20:59
My wife wrote an essay about our experience and how Jeff Sessions seems poorly suited to look after the interests of special needs education:Many people in the disability community are conce… Read More
2016-11-30 08:34
We're gettin' necromantic folks. The calamity of the probable election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency is prompting me to dust off my old political blog. Let's do what we can to save… Read More
2016-08-30 05:15
I'm testing.|
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2016-03-19 18:53
Dear President Obama: Please appoint a Federal Reserve Chair who will take unemployment (i.e. the interest of workers) at least as seriously as inflation (i.e. the interest of banks with out… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I'm half-posting this just because I'm afraid my blog will "expire" or something if I don't. But PlayHaven is hiring! I mainly post to Facebook now, so if you happen to be an Internal Monolo… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
And this blog! Apple has accepted my update to Storyteller Dice Roller, my little tabletop RPG utility app. Wow, the Blogger interface has changed a lot.|
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2012-07-20 18:21
Digby:So I understand from the twitter scolds that we are not supposed to talk about this mass murder except to share clinical details about what happened and express condolences to the vict… Read More
2012-01-24 19:36
GREE International, is a mobile social gaming and platform company. We are trying to double in size in under 6 months. We have A LOT of money and 73 open positions. These include Programmers… Read More
2011-09-02 17:52
I really hope Starz and Netflix work out their differences and come to an agreement. For their sake, more than mine. If people can't get their video legitimately, that will just bolster the… Read More
2011-08-19 19:17
Internal Monologue has long been an advocate of this:
A national movement aimed at sidelining the Electoral College in presidential elections got a big boost Monday when Gov. Jerry Brown sig… Read More
2011-08-15 21:50
...when Google pays $12.5 billion dollars for Motorola, primarily to use its portfolio of patents in lawsuit wars.
This is a lame-ass state of affairs and doesn't benefit anyone except lawy… Read More
2011-08-14 04:16
The basic point of this TED talk is that at-risk children are woefully under-capitalized in our society. Early childhood intervention provides the public a fantastic rate of return that any… Read More
2011-07-26 18:18
Here's a chart that shows what dollar value various government agencies assign to a human life when doing their cost-benefit analyses. Via Yglesias.Some commenters reacted negatively to the… Read More
2011-07-25 17:27
The Oatmeal. A sample:|
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2011-07-21 21:30
The main fault line in American politics these days is not between liberal and conservative. It's between conservative and bat-shit crazy.Conservatives have been raising the debt ceiling for… Read More
2011-07-15 19:39
If members of Congress think like partisans who want to capture the White House, then the smart strategy for them is to refuse to do whatever it is the president wants. The content of the… Read More
2011-07-13 03:52
[I]f you’re interested in labor and working conditions, you’ve got to be interested in full employment. Full employment gives workers meaningful leverage. Mass unemployment giv… Read More
2011-07-12 23:27
This is a good thing:For sheer cynicism it’s hard to top McConnell’s latest bright idea, which is essentially to pass legislation that will give the Obama administration the po… Read More
2011-06-29 19:22
The song doesn't start right away, but it's pretty hilarious.|
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2011-06-27 19:37
Tom Tomorrow pretty much sums it up.|
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2011-06-27 18:44
I forgot where I took this from; I apologize.|
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2011-06-27 17:40
xkcd does Hofstadter. A favorite topic of Internal Monologue.|
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2011-05-06 17:19
Remember when I said OpenFeint was hiring? Well, we're hiring even more now. We were recently acquired by GREE, a large and profitable Japanese social networking company. And they want us to… Read More
2011-04-29 00:10
My evil plan is to seduce a seduce a woman and lure her back to my house. Once it is clear she is coming home with me, I'd jokingly toss out the classic "Perhaps you'd like to see my etching… Read More
2011-04-28 22:23
Here's some geekitude for yall:There's also...Portal Kombat!|
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2011-04-19 15:08
It's not a lot of beef, but the process does use some animal products. Here's the link.|
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2006-06-07 11:16
IN VACUUM, AD NIHILUM|
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