Yeah, uhh, the ides of march is great if you're just getting into ides, I guess. I celebrate better, less commercialized ides, though. You've probably never heard of them. ...
On today's date in 1977 astronomers discovered a faint but distinct ring around Uranus, which is a true sentence I want you to savor. ...
The military and political history of the cruise missile, a weapon and a tool of foreign policy that became an irresistible temptation to a string of American presidents eager to "show resolve" and blow stuff up without putting American lives at direct risk. This one's worth your $2.
We lobbed 400 of them at Iran in a single 36-hour period, by the way. 10% of the entire stockpile, which replaces slowly (100-200 per year max). So there's that, too! ...
Congratulations to our newest cabinet secretary for somehow finding a way to escape the life trajectory to which all previous humans named "Markwayne" have been limited (dying while trying to set a speed record in a boat painted to look like a pack of Marlboros) ...
Julie says:
You could put this in there somewhere?
http://xkcd.com/714/
JohnR says:
Perhaps if it had been McCubbins and Schwannstucker it would have drawn more comment. Next time, pick a more uplifting cite before you cast the first stone at our glass house! That is all.
Matthew says:
Every post needs more dick jokes, on every blog and forum, ever.
Shane says:
Julie, Excellent.
Ed, I considered making a typical academic comment about your post failing to consider Douglas Arnold's theories about the relationship between regulatory agencies and Congress or any mention of iron triangles, or the important role of the judiciary in enabling the public to serve as watch dogs…but I didn't want to come off too nerdy. :-)
Hobbes says:
Hey, now, I'm still reading the paper. I occasionally have to put it down and look like I'm doing what I'm being paid to do, you know.
barry says:
i wouldn't take lack of comments as lack of interest. I found it very interesting, but there wasn't a great deal left to say…
Matthew says:
QUIET ALL OF YOU!
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN (BY NOT SPEAKING).
MORE DICK JOKES!
robot eating says:
I was to understand that there would be pie.
Hazy Davy says:
Or more snark.
Or pics of rats.
Wisakedjak says:
snarky dick jokes warm the cockles of my heart
Hobbes says:
I'll just leave this here:
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1810#comic