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Archives for October 2011

Rick Perry at Cornerstone: Drunk, Tipsy or Just Hyper-Expressive?

What are we to make of this? No, seriously. What is going on here? Someone tell me that he’s had a little bit to drink…if he’s not had a drink, then I’m even more worried.   [The Week] Rick Perry at Cornerstone

WRR: Pat’s Barbecue

I went looking for good barbecue and where I found it was about as interesting as the food. If you’re headed to Pat’s Barbecue, don’t go expecting brass buttoned waiters and a multicourse meal. Bring an appetite, a friend or four, and plan on good eats, though, because that’s what you can expect. At a friend’s […]

WRR: Jasmine China Bistro and Sushi Bar

When I sat down and looked around the room at Jasmine China Bistro and Sushi Bar, my first thought was: is this a retirement community? No, it was not, but the lunch time crowd made it seem so. There must have been a “Senior Citizens Welcome” sign on the front door that I missed. Fortunately, […]

Gimme your stuff…

NYC suggests a “variety of solitary and mutual sex acts” to kids in sex ed classes

Is sex ed out of control? New York City will be requiring sex education for children as young as sixth grade. As part of this curriculum, students will be given ” “risk cards” that graphically named a variety of solitary and mutual sex acts.” In another lesson, a student will be “encouraged to disregard what [parents […]

Big Hair Strikes Back: Utah’s Hair Braiding Regulations Fail the Laugh Test.

The hair-stylist industrial complex strikes back, and the little guy (or gal) is the loser. There are many things that government should do. Is regulating hair braiding one of them? It’s almost as bad an idea as government raising the cost of rental housing. But Democratic state legislator Karen Mayne thinks it is a good idea. […]

WRR: Cotton Bottom Inn

There’s no reason you should write off a venue just because it looks like a run down,  hole-in-the-wall shack. I mean, as long as all you want is a darn good burger, then the venue shouldn’t really bother you too much, right? (I mean, short of anything dangerous to your moral sensibilities or common sense, […]