Another great article courtesy of Andrew Sullivan (like it's even a surprise anymore),
I promise, when Sullivan stops knocking 'em out of the park, I'll pick up the slack.

I've got a new favorite site that I'll soon add to the list, but I just had to put it out there. I've spent a great deal of time recently (outside of work hours, of course!)snorting with laughter at this site.
No, it's not The Nation! It's "HomestarRunner.com!"
Seriously, it's great. SO hilarious.
Highlights include "Strong Bad's Email" and the intro sequence.

It's nice to see -- that is, if I'm interpreting my so-called "sitemeter" correctly -- that so many of the same people come back every few days to check up on how Blue is doing and if he's updated the blog. I appreciate that, and would like it even more if those same people would comment on the site. After all, you're practically the paying public.
I know who you are in all but name...remember that.
Well, maybe not...but I do know your ISP!
That doesn't do me a lot of good, does it?

Hot damn! back after an enjoyable weekend!
Why was it enjoyable? Because I went to a Halloween party that wasn't a complete wash. It was actually fun. Some creative costumes (mine included, if I do say so myself), some OK grub, and a couple of humorous anecdotes, which I will now relate to you, gentle readers.
OK, so the link above? Wasn't my costume. But that one was good. My friend Zach (party host) dressed up as a Price Is Right contestant; his friend Tony did the "Magnum, P.I." thing (see above link); and I, your humble narrator, dressed up as what I like to call "1980's Broadway/Solid Gold male dancer at rehearsal."
OK, now just think about a guy dressed up like Jennifer Beals. I had 'em rolling.

If you haven't been reading Andrew Sullivan's pieces that appear in Salon, I recommend you do so. They're great -- especially this one.
Here's the money shot, for me:

Because the essence of bigotry is to reduce the complex, varied, human individuality of a human being into a racial cipher. It is to smelt the irreducible complexity of a person into a racial caricature. It is to deny individuality; it is to give someone no space to think for him or herself, to free to be a person, and not a mere member of the group.

To me, this freedom is an irreducible core of what liberalism should be. It is about a person's right to think for herself with dignity and respect. It doesn't mean that you can't disagree vehemently with such a person, subject her views to withering scrutiny, rhetorical barbs or logical dissection. What it does mean is that you do not play the race card or any other card when engaging that person's views. And one of the key signs that much of today's left is actually, demonstrably illiberal, intolerant and reactionary, is the way in which this is now a common feature of leftist discourse.

Wow.

I've done some interesting stuff in the past couple of weeks, though. Want to sit through it? OK!
I went on a little "round the Great Lakes" trip. Went to visit a friend in Chicago, went to a concert in Toronto, and then, to top it all off, went to a wedding in Philadelphia. OK, so I suppose technically Philadelphia isn't on the Great Lakes, but the other two places are.
Oh, and I also went to see J Mascis in Detroit.
Full weeks. Am brain dead.

Man, have I been busy!
I've been volunteering for a political campaign, making enemies at work, and...well, that's about it, I suppose. I don't get it...I sit down at the computer every day, and yet I can't find the time, or really even bring myself to update this site.
I may be fresh out of ideas, kids. Just maybe.

So again it's been some time since I posted anything up in here. What, something like ten days, right? What possibly could have happened in that time?
Well, for one thing, I guess Robert Torricelli dropped out of his Senate race, placing the 'Publicans perhaps in prime position for a power push. How's that for alliteration? Only took me three minutes!
But wait, what's this? The New York Times thinks that, in order to "do what's right," New Jersey Republicans must allow a suitable replacement to run (link requires registration.
I like Andrew Sullivan's take better. What a simpering, cynical, finger-pointing mess the Torch must be, and what a load of crap in the Times.