You say that now. Back then you would have said "Boys will be boys" even if you were a northerner.

For reasons that aren't entirely clear, many people in Texas seem to think that they have the right to secede, that it was somehow part of the deal made when Texas joined the US. They're completely mistaken, though.

The history of water rights in California would be an amazing show that could go on for 6 seasons and a movie.

And when your teenage son fails geometry, you should tie him up in the basement and torture him until he becomes a better student. Wait, no, that's not right. You punish him a little, to make it clear that his behavior is unacceptable, because you love him and want him to make the right choices for himself.

That's the only treatment most people can afford, considering the sorry state of healthcare in general.

Lisa needs prosthetics?

I was just talking to my Scandinavian friend, and he pointed out that most of the cables and pipes and stuff under the road are privately owned and maintained, and the crews digging down to make repairs don't have a vested interest in restoring the road after the job is done. Whereas in Scandinavia, all the utilities…

I'm so, so sorry.

Did you not see the words "Great job, internet" above?

Recovery through tourism, seems like. I know a lot of people who have been to Iceland in the past year.

Records I listened to Sunday morning:
Pavement - Brighten the Corners
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Jawbreaker - Dear You
Camera Obscura - Underachievers Please Try Harder
Fury Things - VHS

I found Natalie Dormer to be the one and only awesome thing about that show.

I'm recalling that documentary Inside Job which opens with the financial crisis that engulfed Iceland when its banking was privatized. It ends with the nation saying "fuck that noise" and not only de-privatizing, but putting in protections to make sure it never happens again. Rampant crony capitalism is great if you…

I would call him a proctologist without honor.

'Ethos', as defined in this video, in the context of Game of Thrones, is virtually indistinguishable from 'honor'.

Missing some of my favorite songs, but it sounds like a fun record.

He's the one who sang that adequate song from the closing credits of the second Hobbit movie.

And now I'm imagining Forrest Gump with that wallet.

I eat out often because I'm already hangry and don't want to wait 30-45 minutes before the food is ready. I don't have kids either.

I usually have 13-15 meals per week, and at least 10 of them are not cooked at home.