Archive for February 2005

I have a backlog of really good Epictetus quotes from Thus Spoke Epictetus that I wanted to share. “It is difficult to unite and combine these qualities–the diligence of a man who devotes himself to material things, and the constancy of one who disregards them–yet not impossible. Otherwise it would be impossible to be happy.”…

I’m a poker player and all around degenerate gambler. Gambling’s a vice, but it’s my vice. That and drinking. Lately I’ve been playing online at Party Poker. A big sea full of fish. If I could stop being such a maniac, I’d probably do better, but that’s another story. So I’m playing a little low-limit…

Greenpeace protesters decided that they wanted to interrupt energy trading in London as some sort of counterpoint to International Petroleum Week (“I scream, you scream, we all scream for light crude.”) According to the Times story, young energy futures traders do not the best targets make: What they were not prepared for was the post-prandial…

As most of you know, I work full-time while taking 9-10 law school credits a semester. This semester has been pretty killer, with trial memos, classes, work, and general life stuff piling on. Always wanting to be the super-hard law student, I signed up for the moot court qualifying competition. As part of the competition…

Looks like our favorite Ann Coulter wannabe is in fact a Russian mail-order bride (link no longer good). My suspicions of something funny going on were raised when I found the same blog post on two different vapid pink pages of crap, and they have been confirmed by Catallarchy. For those with strong stomachs, there’s…

According to Matt at Stop the Bleating!, the D.C. Circuit dismissed an NRA-supported challenge to the D.C. gun laws. The good news is that the dismissal was procedural; the court held that the appellants didn’t have standing unless there was an imminent threat of prosecution. The reasoning seems a little stretched, applying a different standard…

According to the New York Daily News, the guards at Camp Bucca, a military prison in Iraq, have been having some interesting hand-to-hand combat competitions. In front of a cheering male audience, two young women wearing only bras and panties throw themselves into a mud-filled plastic kiddie pool and roll around in a wild wrestling…

Myke sent me an urgent warning about The Cuddly Menace. Spread the word while there is still time. We must unite to fight the Zogg. Yours truly, Mr. X …sounding the distress beacon…