Still tender, but getting stronger every day. My posting is still a bit weak, but I'm able to pound on the keys a little bit more.
Baby Tess turns two today. I tried to hold her, but the staples in my gut started screaming, so I put her down. She didn't seem to mind.
Thomas Woods reviews The Politically Incorrect Guide to the South (and Why It Will Rise Again). Link. I'm a day late with this notice (it appeared on Lew Rockwell yesterday), but I'm a little behind on everything right now. Excerpt:
"If you watch films from the golden era of Hollywood (and the golden era of television)," Johnson writes, "you'll find plenty of sympathetic portrayals of Southerners and the Confederacy. Political correctness ”“ and the virtual banning and sometimes actual banning of pro-South portrayals (like the disappearance of the classic Disney film Song of the South) ”“ didn't happen until Hollywood decided to focus on bad language, brutal violence, pornography, and liberal preaching."
A good Letterman from Wednesday night: "There's a restaurant in New York City that's selling a pizza. The price of the pizza: $1,000. Here's what you get: caviar on the pizza, lobster, and a hat that reads, 'Dumbass.'"
Brews You Can Use
Giving the Scots more reasons to leave the Crown. The Brits are raising the tax on beer again.
Utah bans vanity plate that says "Merlot." I guess the "BEER ME" plate would be proscribed, too.
New book: Beer and Food: An American History. Here's a review. Here's my review: The author got the order right (beer first, food second).
