I'm Tellin' Ya, this Newest Teetotalling Movement is Bogus, Man
More and more people are scared alcohol is bad for them. It's not, I'm pretty sure, though it'll probably take 20 years to prove it. (BYCU Blog Post)
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The Garden Workout
One nerd's unorthodox way of exercising. (Essay)
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This Will Bring Out the Teetotaller in Me
Tomato gin. I'd rather drink dog urine gin. (BYCU Blog Post)
From the One-Thing Files
“I put my feet up on the desk and start reading. If I get an erection, we prosecute.” Prosecuting counsel Mervyn Griffith-Jones, explaining why he prosecuted Penguin Books for obscenity after it published Lady Chatterley's Lover (Blog Post)
Sam Kriss Will Come to Your House and Kill You
"And if I ever see any of you trying to palm off some bullshit about how sunlight smells of memories that leave no footsteps . . . I will come to your house and I’ll fucking kill you." Sam Kriss. Pope Leo agrees, at least in principle. (Essay)
So, the Libertarian Conservatives Were Right Again?
They lost Massie in the attack by Conservatism 1.0 ("CINO's" . . . "Conservative in name only") but Conservatism 2.0 was right about the Iranian War . . . or so it seems. (Short Essay)
A Heavy Drinker Goes Sober
But he rails against teetotallers, reminding me of an Irish man who "took the pledge" and, when congratulated on becoming a teetotaller, looked shocked and said, "That's a filthy Protestant notion. I took the pledge." (BYCU Blog Post)
A Micro-Paean to County Highway
Today's journalism at the highest artistic levels. That, I think, is what County Highway is up to. (Blog Post)
We're Storing Over One Billion Pounds of Surplus Cheese
Under the Clintons, the Democratic Party took up dwarf throwing: seeing how far they can toss the little guy for votes. No one's been protecting the little guy since. Consider the small dairy farmer. (Essay)