Most of my new posts have been over at the Urbin Report.
Archive for April, 2009
Where the new posts have been.
April 30, 2009Monday Book Pick: Princess of Wands
April 27, 2009Princess of Wands by John Ringo
A slightly different hero than the genre usally sees in this modern day horror/adventure tale by NY Times best selling author John Ringo.
Barbara Everett is a Christian soccer mom from the southeastern United States. Who just happens to an expert in martial arts and combat shooting. Which comes in handy when Lovecraftian evil comes a calling on her quiet vacation spot. This book is actually a collection of several stories, including one that takes place mostly at a SciFi/Fantasy con. A lot of industry inside baseball in that one, which makes it way cool.
Quote of the Day
April 23, 2009“…status is not the American Conservative position. Rather, conservatives believe that change for change’s sake is folly. What kind of change? At what cost? For the liberals and progressives, everything was expendable, from tradition to individualism to “outdated” conceptions of freedom. These were all tired dogmas to be burned on the alters of the news age.”
Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning.
Special Earth Day Video
April 22, 2009George Carlin on “Saving the Planet.”
Special Earth Day Book Pick!
April 22, 2009The video CNN doesn’t want you to see.
April 20, 2009Anniversary
April 19, 2009Today is the sixteenth anniversary of the Waco Massacre.
This is a reason why no one could in good conscience vote for any active member of the Democratic Party.
Friday B-Movie Pick: L.A. Confidential
April 17, 2009Keeping on the film noir trend, comes this classic from 1997. A great cast, a gripping story and look into the dark steamy side of beautiful, sunny, southern California. Kim Basinger won an Oscar for her role in this film. Other cast members includes: Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, and James Cromwell. Cromwell shows his range in this role. His other work has included Star Trek films and the “Revenge of the Nerds” films. Part the films depth is watching the growth of the characters played by Crowe, Pearce and Spacey. In all, it’s a dark, well made film that tells its story through complex characters.
Tea Party Protests
April 16, 2009I was at the Worcester, MA TeaParty. Over 2,000 people attended, and that is here in the Peoples Commonwealth of Taxachusetts!
Leslie Bates was at the St. Paul, Minnesota TeaParty, which had over 8,000 people.
