Archive for April, 2008
If the level of how big-time your city is can be surmised from it’s airport, then Atlanta has some room to go. I understand that Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola, but in this cosmopolitan city of the south there was not one fucking energy drink to be had. No Red Bull at [...]
April 28th, 2008 | Posted in Out and About, Random Rant | No Comments
We are back in the Sunshine Empire after our world tour stop in Northern Virginia, and Southern West Virginia. We saw the capitol, and the sight of John Brown’s famous raid. All and all a good time was had by all, and we look forward to the next tour stop.
Harpers Ferry West Virginia.
April 27th, 2008 | Posted in Out and About | No Comments
As we stated earlier, the conventional political wisdom parroted by the political commentary class is that the ongoing Democratic primary is harmful to their chances in November. We of course do not agree with this chicken-little thinking, and one of the most trusted political observers is coming around to our position. Check out [...]
April 24th, 2008 | Posted in 2008, Politics | No Comments
“People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.”
-Confucius
April 24th, 2008 | Posted in History, Quotes, World Affairs | No Comments
Today the news brings us what we assumed for some time, the Chinese people have the most fragile feelings on the planet. They certainly have a long way to go to be taken seriously on the world stage with this kind of childish nonsense.
CNN Now Sued For $1.3 Billion - $1 Per Person In [...]
April 24th, 2008 | Posted in Politics, World Affairs | 4 Comments
A brief musical respite. Try to follow the plot. It’s almost like a Tarantino movie.
April 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Music | No Comments
The polls are closed and the results are in, and my percent prediction was wrong. 55-45 was the margin tonight, but my underlying point remains. This changes nothing. Obama has a good shot at winning Indiana and will win North Carolina with no troubles. The same refrains about how this will kill [...]
April 22nd, 2008 | Posted in 2008, Politics | 2 Comments
Many movies in the Top Ten Movie Countdown have had classic or masterpiece associated with them, yet no other movie compares to the top of the list on our countdown. The seminal classic The Big Lebowski. Lebowski is a fantastic mix of intrigue, comedy, and bowling. This movie inspired me to [...]
April 22nd, 2008 | Posted in All Time Top Tens, Movies | 1 Comment
Only a select few movies have their posters framed at TSE world headquarters atop the VP Tower, and this cinematic classic is one of them. The James Bond franchise has encompassed almost 22 motion pictures and has made billions worldwide, but the formula for that success began with Goldfinger. Roger Ebert once [...]
April 22nd, 2008 | Posted in All Time Top Tens, Movies | No Comments