Cue the X-Files theme

Southeast Texas man dies of hantavirus
That’s how the black oil spreads.

Hunter Pence a top rookie

Hunter Pence has been one of the bright spots this year for the Astros. I really hope he will go on to fulfill the promise he’s shown this year. It seems like the Astros have a history of young CF that show promise and then flame out (see Gerald Young, Brian Hunter, Eric Yelding and [...]

Olbermann Off the Rails

Responding to the Libby commutation.

Unlocked iPhones Coming Soon?

Hackers are busy at work on the iPhone. Several have come up with methods for using the iPhone as a super-duper iPod with WiFi while avoiding paying AT&T a monthly service fee. Others, are working on “unlocking” the iPhone so it can be used on other GSM networks, other than AT&T. I think that an [...]

WSOP Main Event

Dr. Pauly reports that registrations were at 2,552 as of yesterday. First Day 1 is Friday.

The Genius of Rex Stout

In googling for the answer I mentioned in the previous post, I came across several sites dedicated to Rex Stout and his creation.
The psychology of Rex Stout, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin
Avenarius’ Book of Quotations: Rex Stout
Wolfe Pack
Merely a Genius (geocities is still around???)
A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection

Why Do You Love America?

The 4th of July prompted some introspection around the blogosphere.
From Rod Dreher:
All these things are precious. If you spend any time overseas, or pondering the problems of most other countries in the world, you realize how stupendously amazing it is that such a thing as America was even attempted, much less got more or less [...]

Don’t Rock the Vote

I think Jonah Goldberg has been saying this for years.

WorldMag Blog
The argument of his book, though, is that economists and political scientists [...] think that most voters are ignorant about political issues; Caplan thinks that most voters are wrong about the issues, which is a different matter, and that their wrong ideas lead to policies [...]

Dan Patrick’s Announcement

Sadly, it looks like Dan Patrick won’t be taking Bob Barker’s place at the big wheel on The Price Is Right. The Biz of Baseball is reporting that Dan Patrick will likely announce today that he is leaving ESPN, perhaps to start his own syndicated radio show. I’ll occasionally tune in to Patrick on ESPNRadio, [...]

The Sanctification of a Jerk

the evangelical outpost: The Sanctification of a Jerk
[T]hough natural likings should normally be encouraged, it would be quite wrong to think that the way to become charitable is to sit trying to manufacture affectionate feelings. Some people are ‘cold’ by temperament; that may be a misfortune for them, but it is no more a sin [...]