Feel free to elaborate on your choice, and why it is a loaded question, in the comments. In the meantime, chew on this:
Archives for August 2011
Alec Baldwin, please won’t you run?
August 23, 2011 by
Because Liz Lemon won’t go there, maybe Alec Baldwin will. First, this: Do you think Bin Laden was behind 9-11? — AlecBaldwin(HABF) (@AlecBaldwin) August 24, 2011 Then, this: My question last night was in no way meant to cast doubt on anything related to 9-11. — AlecBaldwin(HABF) (@AlecBaldwin) August 24, 2011 Yep. Really. If you […]
The death of boredom, the doom of creativity, and the fall of Western Civilization.
August 22, 2011 by
Do you know what America’s problem is? No, it’s not the economy. It’s not even the politicians. No, it’s something worse. It’s your iPhone/Android. And your iPad. And your Kindle. And every other gadget that’s keeping you from getting bored. According to Scott Adams, America’s problem isn’t the economy: it’s that we don’t get bored, […]
Layla Mediterranean Grill and Mezze: “Got me on my knees…”
August 19, 2011 by
Not just a great Eric Clapton song. It’s also a great place in Holladay for your next dinner reservations: Layla Mediterranean Grill and Mezze. And I do mean reservations. It only took me once to learn the lesson, and the second time, a good friend of the owner saved me when I forgot to get […]
Tea Party bait in the NYT: “You are white, Republican, and racist. Oh, and theocratic, too.”
August 18, 2011 by
I’ll admit it: just the fact that the story is coming from the New York Times gives me pause. But there it is: “Crashing the Tea Party,” by David E. Campbell and Robert D. Putnam, a couple of professors who think they have profiled Tea Party members based on some wide ranging research. The results are provocative and, […]
“One of these two Mormons could be our next president…the other is Jon Huntsman.”
August 16, 2011 by
In the arena of both “funny” and “perhaps too true,” The Colbert Report had a segment on Mormons. Click on the picture below to watch it. A few highlights to watch for: Mormon = weird…as defined by a guy who looks great, has great hair, and was the weird guy in high school with all […]
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