Just Not Said

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Going the wiggers one better

›
My son just announced that he is tired of the sappy, pathetic white kids at his high school who try to act black, so he is going to outdo th...

Dame Shirley Bassey

›
Moonraker , one of the worst of the Bond movies, even among just the Roger Moore versions, is playing tonight on G4. It's not worth wat...
Saturday, May 29, 2010

Dennis Hopper R.I.P.

›
Most of the recent publicity Dennis Hopper has gotten was about the very public spat between him and his wife Victoria, who was evidently tr...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Barriers and masters swimming

›
An article about masters swimming, for swimming fans only: http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/24228.asp?q=Barriers%20and%20Mast...

Calling Wild Bill Hickok

›
(Annette Robinson) Annette Robinson, a Democratic Assemblywoman from Brooklyn, has ...
2 comments:
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Sociopath alert: Robert Camarano

›
There's an old adage, "A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client." A corollary might be, "A non-lawyer who ...
4 comments:
Sunday, May 23, 2010

Rudeness

›
There are bad manners, and then there are really bad manners. I just set my USMS record of 2:04.97 for men 55-59 in the 200 yard butterfly o...
6 comments:

Calderon's hypocrisy

›
A great editorial from the NY Post on Mexico's own immigration policy, as revealed in an interview with Mexican President Juan Calderon:...
Thursday, May 20, 2010

Suggestion for Vince

›
Vince McMahon is the majority owner, chairman, and chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment. He often likes to appear in his own sho...

Triplets

›
(Above left, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly; above right, actor Charles Dierkop; left, Charles Manson) Raymond Kelly has le...
2 comments:
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Sociopath alert: Richard Blumenthal

›
The NY Times ran a lengthy front page article yesterday detailing how Connecticut Attorney General and Senatorial candidate Richard Blumenth...
4 comments:
Sunday, May 16, 2010

The Deadliest Sin

›
If you've ever really thought about the seven deadly sins, you've probably concluded that they are nothing more than a description o...
4 comments:

Facebook = sleep deprivation

›
I've talked to so many parents who say that their children are addicted to Facebook. Their children get home from their after school act...
9 comments:
Saturday, May 15, 2010

Methuselette

›
(top right, Rosa Rio in 1934; left, Rosa Rio in 2007, at age 104) The NY Times published Rosa Rio's obituary today. She died just three ...
Friday, May 14, 2010

Mythology and debt

›
What would the various residents of Mr. Olympus have thought of the current situation in Greece, with government workers rioting to ensure t...
8 comments:
Thursday, May 13, 2010

All the propaganda that's fit to print (Part II)

›
A front page headline in this morning's NY Times blared, "City Minorities More Likely To Be Frisked." The first paragraph read...
2 comments:
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Justified

›
The best TV show I've seen recently is Justified , on FX at 10 PM Tuesdays. (You can usually get all but the latest episode on hulu.com ...
2 comments:
Sunday, May 9, 2010

Energy drinks

›
Looking at a chart listing the caffeine content of various energy drinks can be eye-opening. It turns out that Red Bull, the granddaddy of e...
5 comments:
Saturday, May 8, 2010

Unscathed by high school

›
My son recently expressed the opinion that a man's worth is basically 40% his intelligence, 40% his bravery and toughness, and maybe 20%...
4 comments:
Thursday, May 6, 2010

A great line

›
I semi-kiddingly castigated a friend the other day for a social error he had made. He laughed and said, "You're absolutely right, m...
2 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

John Craig
Virtually everyone who knows John finds him completely tactless and insufferably opinionated. He sees himself as refreshingly honest. That said, this blog is still an excellent way to kill time while putting off work. If you're a newcomer, you might find browsing through the older posts an amusing waste of time as well.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.