http://monroelab.net/blog Not summer's bloom lies ahead of us Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:18:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Later, we'll discuss the Obama administration in its infancy. Each move, a further lurch -- no not so much to the right, as towards a sort of New Incoherency. Consider: Afghanistan and  TARP. ...he smiles, because you are guilty..... We'll also discuss Obama as place holder for the dull wet dreams of liberals. But for ... http://monroelab.net/blog/?p=731 [a topic first covered by this space here] According to this NY Times article, which exhibits that subtle combination of 'here are the facts' reporting with unquestioned (and unquestionable, in polite society) assertions so typical of contemporary media, Hamas has "sworn to the destruction of Israel." Well that being the case, surely ... http://monroelab.net/blog/?p=691 Not being a masochist I had no intention of seeing "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake until it hit the torrents or the DVD bargain bin. But a group of friends insisted I go.  They even offered to pay.  I couldn't say no (though I did end up paying...bastards). Going in, ... http://monroelab.net/blog/?p=678 This is the story of the jpeg found below which shows a silent film playing on my PSP. It's also a petite tale of our age of terror and wonder. Why was a silent film playing on my PSP?   Read on. Years ago -- never mind how many -- I sat in ... http://monroelab.net/blog/?p=667 And then there was... Next... Oh, and then there was... But we're not done yet because... http://monroelab.net/blog/?p=658 Over at Jezebel, Jessica theorizes about what it is about Gov. Palin which inspires so many to spin like murder tops: For many of us looking back at high school, we can now feel a smug superiority towards the homecoming queen. Sure, she was pretty and popular in high school, catering ... http://monroelab.net/blog/?p=634 Hopefully, those of you who're interested have found time to watch the new season of BSG. I've heard the ratings are down a bit. If so, that's a shame because the show is reaching its "Apocalypse Now" apotheosis: the trends of previous seasons are maturing. For the characters, the ... http://monroelab.net/blog/?p=632 Since 11 Sept 2001 and the creation of the DHS which followed, some people (How many? I don't know) entering the US have been subjected to a variety of humiliations. Every Internet news savvy leftist and civil libertarian is familiar with stories of unwarranted detentions, deportations, odd "security" interrogations and ... http://monroelab.net/blog/?p=628 "You tiny bastard," she began, and not, it must be pointed out, in the careful whisper Overpastry surely hoped for. "You tiny, tiny bastard, how dare you - with your mono-mind and pathetic inability to accurately recollect the events of a single day let alone years' worth of living - how ... http://monroelab.net/blog/?p=626 No one was more surprised than Mr. Abernathy Overpastry of 1370 Composite Street, Cleveland, Ohio, when an immense Brown bear - outfitted with a brightly colored safety vest and armed with an old timey ray gun (the sort of first gen anti proton device your grandfather might have used ... http://monroelab.net/blog/?p=623