The Globe is just so juicy today that The Lion is salivating on his keyboard. And his shirt. And his hands. And… never mind, there’s plenty of yuck to go around.
Charlie died on the MTA…
Remember Charlie on the MTA, Charlie being the forlorn hero/victim of the Massachusetts Transit Authority in the old Kingston Trio [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Reading The News… Oh Boy!
January 31, 2009
Bend Over, Grab Ankles, And Kiss The Economy Goodbye…
January 29, 2009
Check out this piece by Dave Lindorff.
The Lion would like to think Lindorff is being too cynical, but deep down The Lion, looking at the hijinks going on in Washington, at the infantilism of the Republicans as they whine they can’t apply the same old ideas that have always failed, at the Democrats trying [...]
Spellchecking God
January 19, 2009
Among the many errant thoughts The Lion grumbled at this morning was one (or a constellation thereof) about spellcheckers. Not the human kind, the computer kind. There are very few of the human ones left, or at least one would think so given the flood of errors in texts these last few years.
People love [...]
Didja Know Christ Spoke English?
January 16, 2009
In the February Harper’s, in the Notebook essay, Mark Slouka writes an essay on the prevalence and worship of ignorance in America.
The Lion’s favorite bits:
“Way I see it is,” a man in the Tulsa Motel 6 swimming pool told me last summer, “if English was good enough for Jesus Christ, it’s good enough for [...]
A Profound Analysis Of President George W. Bush’s Farewell Speech
January 16, 2009
George Bush is pathetic and delusional.
End of analysis. End of Presidency.
Too bad it will take a couple of generations for the Americans to dig themselves out from under the damage the little bootspittle has done.
Technorati Tags: George Bush, Farewell Address
Florida Gators Beat Oklahoma Meerkats In Faux Championship
January 9, 2009
Not to beat a boring horse to death, but in the so-called Bowl Championship Series… wait a minute, wait a minute…
Last night’s game was one game, not a series. All the other bowls weren’t included in determining the so-called champion of college football. How does one game become a Championship Series?
Anyway, the game, [...]
Boston College Fires Football Coach (Yawn)… But Is There A Scandalous Tidbit Buried In The Story?
January 8, 2009
Cast of Characters:
Jeff Jagodzinski, the football Coach (“Coach”)
Gene DeFilippo, the Athletic Director (“AD”)
Boston College (“BC”)
New York Jets (“Jets”)
Plot:
AD and Coach are friends. AD chooses Coach to run Boston College football, with a five year contract.
Coach has two successful seasons. Everyone is happy.
New York Jets fire their head coach.
Coach seeks opportunity to interview with the [...]
George Bush? Fahgeddaboutim! (Except For His Destruction Of Everything He Touched)
January 4, 2009
Good column by Frank Rich over at NYT.
Technorati Tags: George Bush, Frank Rich, New York Times, Legacy
