On a Lighter Note…

Charlie Hall on the “Shove Heard ‘Round the World” *

By Monique Chartier | October 28, 2010 |

Courtesy Oceanstate Follies * Masterfully coined by NBC10’s Bill Rappleye; all rights reserved.

A Practical Philosophy of Tools

By Justin Katz | September 25, 2010 |

“All levels lose their accuracy, so buy the cheapest ones you can find.” That was among the first bits of tool advice that I received when I started in the trade. In the years since, I’ve found that carpenters tend to develop what might properly be called a philosophy of tools. Like other philosophies, the…

Speaker Pelosi Yesterday: “If I were not in politics, I’d probably be in business”

By Monique Chartier | September 17, 2010 |

Fred Thompson today: If she weren’t in politics, a LOT of people would be in business.

A Man’s Passion

By Justin Katz | September 10, 2010 |

The wife’s at a work-related function. The kids are abed. In a moment of weakness, on the way home, today, I splurged on an autumn sampler of Sam Adams beer. So, let me tell you what’s really got me excited: My newest tool. In an uncharacteristic stroke of good luck, I won the flashiest of…

Scott Adams on the Travails of Building a Green House (… for people, not plants)

By Monique Chartier | August 21, 2010 |

Courtesy the Wall Street Journal. Let’s say you love the Earth. You see an article in a magazine about a guy who built a “green” house using mostly twigs, pinecones and abandoned bird nests. You want to build a green home, too. So you find an architect, show him the magazine and say, “Give me…

Anime Take on the First Lady’s Recent Vacation

By Monique Chartier | August 11, 2010 |

Via Breitbart. Taiwanese TV seems to really enjoy making these anime shorts based on political and cultural issues in the USA. Here is their latest offering.

In Case the Concept is Not Sufficiently Repulsing on its Face

By Monique Chartier | August 7, 2010 |

Today, it’s brains, tomorrow pierced tongues. Then the next day, pierced brains. – Jane Lane The following is highlighted as a probably mostly unneeded (for A.R. readers) public service message regarding the health hazards of a pierced tongue. People with tongue piercings risk developing gaps between their front teeth as a result of playing with…

Seriously, It Was a Republican in a Barney Frank Disguise, Right?

By Monique Chartier | July 27, 2010 |

And then there are those wholly voluntary, real-life incidents more valuable to the opposition than a million dollars in negative ads. If only the congressman had shown one tenth the passion and resistance for the loss of billions of our dollars via Fannie and Freddie that he demonstrated for a single one of his own…

Looks Like Charlie Hall was In the Room When the Other Gov Candidates Got the Word

By Monique Chartier | July 25, 2010 |

Courtesy Ocean State Follies

It Appears that Paris Hilton is a Pothead. Now Will You Think Better of Her??

By Monique Chartier | July 17, 2010 |

For the second time in a month, suspicion of cannibis possession has caused Miss Hilton to be detained abroad. Unlike last month in South Africa (ahem, unless the substance and the attendant culpability were quickly and conveniently shifted away from the dilettante … er, debutante as the South African gendarmerie approached), however, this incident turned…