The 2008 election convinced me that we need a draft just so sociopathic politicians can't use military adventures to further their political careers.   Young people need some skin in the game, especially young liberals, who came out in droves to vote for Barack Obama despite Obama's promising a massive escalation of…

It would be cooler to have Hilter bribe the captain of a German cargo ship to smuggle the guns.  Or the maybe the captain could just be a nazi who would do it for free.  I could think of any number of ways to make this storyline work.  Hitler is a great character and it would be a shame to waste a chance to have him…

It would be cooler to have Hilter bribe the captain of a German cargo ship to smuggle the guns.  Or the maybe the captain could just be a nazi who would do it for free.  I could think of any number of ways to make this storyline work.  Hitler is a great character and it would be a shame to waste a chance to have him…

Funny thing though – without the red states this country probably couldn't field anything resembling a modern military force, at least not on a volunteer basis.  Without the red states Barack Obama would have found himself in an awkward position after campaigning on massively escalating the war in Afghanistan back in…

Funny thing though – without the red states this country probably couldn't field anything resembling a modern military force, at least not on a volunteer basis.  Without the red states Barack Obama would have found himself in an awkward position after campaigning on massively escalating the war in Afghanistan back in…

Why can't Nucky sell some of his tommy guns to Hitler?   Hitler could have used his connections in Munich beer halls to acquire high-quality Bavarian beer for Nucky, which would have been worth a fortune during Prohibition.  And no doubt Hitler would have relished the thought of acquiring tommy guns for his…

Why can't Nucky sell some of his tommy guns to Hitler?   Hitler could have used his connections in Munich beer halls to acquire high-quality Bavarian beer for Nucky, which would have been worth a fortune during Prohibition.  And no doubt Hitler would have relished the thought of acquiring tommy guns for his…

I've listened to that show at least a dozen times.  Just listened again for the first time in a couple of years.  Great story, like an emotional rollercoaster.   I still have the old realMedia(rm) file of it.  TAL used to leave the URLs of their archived files exposed in the source code so you could quickly write a…

I've listened to that show at least a dozen times.  Just listened again for the first time in a couple of years.  Great story, like an emotional rollercoaster.   I still have the old realMedia(rm) file of it.  TAL used to leave the URLs of their archived files exposed in the source code so you could quickly write a…

The birth of Taffy Davenport in Female Trouble is pretty awesome.  Divine chews through the umbilical cable with her teeth.

The birth of Taffy Davenport in Female Trouble is pretty awesome.  Divine chews through the umbilical cable with her teeth.

How many dimes are in the flock?  If the number is 5 Jenn can expect a lawsuit from 50 Cent.

How many dimes are in the flock?  If the number is 5 Jenn can expect a lawsuit from 50 Cent.

It used to be common to use newspaper as insulation on water pipes.  It was tied on by twine.  On one construction job I worked I found some newspaper from 1905 on a pipe.  It was brittle but still unfoldable and readable.  It had baseball box scores and hilarious ads for women's clothing.  People were really uncool…

It used to be common to use newspaper as insulation on water pipes.  It was tied on by twine.  On one construction job I worked I found some newspaper from 1905 on a pipe.  It was brittle but still unfoldable and readable.  It had baseball box scores and hilarious ads for women's clothing.  People were really uncool…

199: House on Loon Lake:

199: House on Loon Lake:

All this machinery making modern music can still be open-hearted, but these two asswipes shatter the illusion of integrity.  Yeah.

All this machinery making modern music can still be open-hearted, but these two asswipes shatter the illusion of integrity.  Yeah.

dramatic irony: