Well, I’ve officially given up on the idea of getting Christmas cards to people by Christmas. I was hoping to write up a bunch of them last night, but after getting home, eating, and responding to a few pressing emails, I was done for the day. Went to bed around 8 and didn’t wake up until six this morning.
That leads me to think I’ve got a cold. Nothing too serious, since I’m not sure, but just enough to leave me a little worn-down and lethargic. Which is okay. I’ve got a little bit of work to do today, and if it goes at all well, I’ll be done for the year. Already talked to the bosses, and they concur. So there’s a very real possibility I’ll be heading home early today, and not going back to the office until January 2nd. And that’s sounding like a pretty darned good plan this morning, even if it means unpaid time off. At this point, I’d rather have the time than the money.
- Homeland Security Agents’ visit chills UMass Dartmouth senior who was just trying to get a copy of Mao’s Little Red Book for class. Thoughtcrime! But over at Boing Boing, there’s a debate going on whether this is a hoax or not. Update: It’s a hoax. [jwz]
- In Today In Treason News, jwz takes a look at recent behavior of President Bush (authorizing the NSA to spy on Americans), decides it’s probably an impeachable offense, and then ponders whether we’d be better off keeping him. Sounds like time for a quote:
Hanging one scoundrel, it appears, does not deter the next. Well, what of it? The first one is at least disposed of.
–H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) [jwz] - They lobbied very hard until Cogress gave them exactly what they wanted, but now the new Bankruptcy law backfires on credit card issuers. The word “Schadenfreude” comes to mind. [fark!]
- A UCLA Political Scientist Finds Media Bias Is Real.
Overall, the major media outlets are quite moderate compared to members of Congress, but even so, there is a quantifiable and significant bias in that nearly all of them lean to the left.
That’s about what I’ve figured for a while. Yes, they’re biased, but a lot less so than many Congress-Critters. [instapundit] - As I figured it would, the Tide shifts in meth fight. See the state passed a law banning meth (and making cold medicine harder to get), but
Does that mean we are dealing with less methamphetamine? No, the methamphetamine is up.
And even while they’re declaring victory, they’re talking about passing more laws, which I’m sure will help even more. [press-patch] - An encouraging note: Democrats recast gun control image. It’ll be nice if they really mean it, but I’m gonna wait a bit before breaking out the champagne. [claire]