I was confronted by my own mortality this morning. I didn’t wreck my car or motorcycle, nor was I otherwise physically injured. I woke up, got out of bed, went to the bathroom, and looked in the mirror. And there it was. Death was staring me in the face. He didn’t come as a tall […]
A few links for those who need something to waste their time with. This site has pretty much every video game ever, in a web-accessible version. Hat tip to Jeremy for finding it. Ward Farnsworth’s Predator at the Chessboard is a great resource for beginners looking to learn about chess tactics. Hat tip to Professor
It is with sincere apologies to those of you who can’t get enough long and serious posts about international affairs that I present some observations from my weekend. When running around Arlington in a toga, blitzed on wine, trading underwear with a strange woman will seem like a good idea. While panties can be quite
According to a confidential Army report, interrogators brutally abused prisoners until they died at a prison camp in Afghanistan. The Guardian reports: The New York Times carries a graphic account of Dilawar’s torture and death. His legs were beaten so badly that he could not bend them to kneel, and he was chained for days
Myke’s been ranting on again about how the Fourth Estate is really a Fifth Column treasonously aiding the ‘enemy’ in the War on Terror. This latest round from the enemy 5th column we call our “free press” has got me thinking. Also, in the entry previous, he remarks: There’s a difference between dissent and enemy
“He that uses many words for explaining any subject, doth, like the cuttlefish, hide himself for the most part in his own ink.” –John Ray, naturalist (1627-1705) Yours truly,Mr. X …succinct today…
A friend of mine turned me on to Mojo’s Bootleg Shack. Free Mojo Nixon bootlegs! How freaking awesome? Remember what the Dead Milkmen say in “Punk Rock Girl“: We went to a shopping mallAnd laughed at all the shoppersAnd security guards trailed us to a record shopWe asked for Mojo NixonThey said he don’t work
Another entry in the mindless entertainment that punctuates my panic dept. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll has received a communique from a new terrorist group. In the interest of all of our safety, he has reprinted it. An excerpt: Greetings to the Imprisoned Citizens of the United States. We are Unitarian Jihad. There is
We interrupt this week of freaking the hell out about exams to bring you a twisted little Flash movie. Don’t Stop Me Now is a surreal little adventure culminating in an awesome Vandals cover of an equally awesome Queen song. Enjoy. Yours truly,Mr. X …back to writing…