Y'all don't know what it's like, bein' male, middle-class and white. http://www.twoglasses.com Sat, 10 May 2008 07:00 EST Executive Summary: "Over the Top" does not begin to cover it. Entertainment http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001901 Sat, 10 May 2008 10:15 EST For some reason, when discussing Hillary's non-existent chances of winning the Democratic nomination, people keep bringing up the subject of the "popular vote". Here's the thing about that: I don't give a flying fuck about the popular vote. And neither should you or anyone else. You feelin' me, Hillary partisans? Try to wrap your tiny little minds around this fact: The nomination is decided on the basis of delegates. Period. Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001900 Fri, 09 May 2008 18:45 EST At long last, Tracy has a blog. The world rejoices. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001899 Fri, 09 May 2008 18:30 EST Recognize that line? It's from Iggy Pop's Repo Man, title cut for the soundtrack of the movie of the same name, which is a fucking classic and anyone who disagrees is stupid. I've been pouring quite a bit of stuff into my iPod's empty 40-or-so gigabytes lately, ripping CD's that didn't make the cut for my old 30 GB 'Pod, borrowing from friends, buying from iTunes, and allowing anonymous people on remote, torrent-hosting PC's to "share" their music with me. Last weekend, some kind soul was nice enough to "share" Black Box -- the first eight Black Sabbath albums -- with me, which was necessitated by the fact that I simply had to listen to Iron Man before going to see the movie. But I digress... Entertainment http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001898 Fri, 09 May 2008 16:30 EST Kei Igawa. If you're a Yankee fan, reading that name just now sent a small chill down your spine. Kei Igawa. See? There it goes again. Am I right? Yep, Kei Igawa is pitching for the Yankees as they open their three game set at Detroit tonight. Kei Motherfuckin' Igawa. The forty-nine-million-dollar mistake, signed prior to the 2007 season because the Yankees didn't want the Red Sox to be the only team that massively overpaid for a Japanese pitcher*, is back in the majors, filling the last slot in our mangled rotation. Igawa has a 3-3 record and 3.86 ERA pitching for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees so far this year, which for him is really tearing shit up. It will be interesting to see how that translates tonight against the Tigers' lineup. And by "interesting" I mean "potentially horrifying". (Although, to be fair, he probably can't pitch much worse than Hughes was pitching before getting injured.) In any case, Go Yankee Bats! We're going to need you. Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001897 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00 EST On Sunday, June 8th - a mere month from yesterday - I will be participating in Jim Calhoun's Cancer Challenge Ride. This is an annual event to raise money for both the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center and also the Coaches vs. Cancer foundation. Tracy saw a flier for it at the office gym and suggested that, me being a bad-ass cyclist and all (not), I should sign up for my company's team. So I did. I went right out to the web page, checked the box marked "50-mile (untimed)" and started sending emails to family and friends asking for donations, thereby locking in my commitment... Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001896 Thu, 08 May 2008 19:50 EST I read this blogmeme at Angelos' place after seeing it first at Mike's. I was actually vaguely relieved that Mike didn't tag me because this seemed too similar to a bunch of other memes I've already done. But then Angelos declared "If you see this, you're tagged." And so, once more unto the memeech! Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001895 Tue, 06 May 2008 19:45 EST Bold Prediction: No matter what happens, we're going to wake up tomorrow morning and Hillary Clinton will still be in the race. Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001894 Sun, 04 May 2008 20:20 EST Over at Slate Timothy Noah has a great idea: "Here's a rule I would like every political reporter, campaign official, TV talking head, and politician in the United States to follow. Go ahead and say, if you like, that Hillary Clinton retains a serious chance of winning the Democratic nomination. If you say this, however, you must describe a set of circumstances whereby this could happen. Try not to make it sound like a fairy tale." Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001893 Sun, 04 May 2008 10:00 EST Hillary Clinton, prior to yesterday's Kentucky Derby, implored her supporters to "place a little money on the filly", a reference to a horse named Eight Belles. Hillary wanted people to bet on said horse to win because, well, she's a she, get it? And so's Hillary? So like, the female horse would win her race just like Hillary, in her fevered imaginings, would win the Democratic nomination? Yeah... Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001892 Sat, 03 May 2008 19:00 EST Tracy got this one via email and I thought I'd have some fun and inject it into the blogosphere. Simple concept. All your answers must start with the same letter as your name. Here goes... Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001891 Sat, 03 May 2008 18:00 EST Executive Summary: A damn-near perfect super-hero movie. Halfway through it I was sitting there trying out superlatives to describe what I was seeing. That's how good it was. Entertainment http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001890 Sat, 03 May 2008 10:00 EST There comes a time on Saturday morning where you have to acknowledge the truth. No, you will not be going out on your bike. (It's 45° and wet.) No, you won't be getting chores done. No, you won't be accomplishing much of anything. What you'll be doing is sitting in front of your computer, staring somewhat vacantly at your newsreader waiting for brain candy to show up, maybe listening to Twisted Sister on iTunes, maybe drinking a humongous mug of coffee Mexicano*. And by this time it should be clear that by "you" I mean "me". So yeah, I can't see no reason not to crank up the toaster and smoke up some Slices of Toast! Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001889 Fri, 02 May 2008 19:00 EST "The great divide in this country is not by race or even income, it's by those who think they are better than everyone else and think they should play by a different set of rules... In West Virginia and Arkansas, we know that when we see it." -- Bill Clinton, pandering on the stump in West Virginia Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001888 Fri, 02 May 2008 17:30 EST At left is our New York Yankees flag. It's a tradition of ours to hang it up each year on the day of the team's opening game. It's also becoming a tradition to take it down some time in May when the team's early struggles -- injuries, sleeping bats, horrible pitching, shitty record -- have made it too depressing to look at. Last year, when the Yanks hit their absolute nadir around the beginning of June, we took the team flag down and replaced it with our Key West flag. From that moment forward they went on to have the best record in baseball. Speculation about sports karma is left as an exercise for the reader... Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001887 Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00 EST Dear Weekend Weather: Fuck you too. No, seriously: Fuck. You. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001886 Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00 EST Hey everyone! Happy Mission Accomplished Day! That's right, today is the fifth anniversary of the day George W. Bush was flown in a navy fighter jet to the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, which had been forced to wait offshore so that he could fly to it. It's the fifth anniversary of the day he strode across that carrier deck in a flight suit equipped with a codpiece several times larger than the job of protecting his little pin dick required, giving Chris Matthews a boner in the process. And, of course, it's the fifth anniversary of the day our president declared that "major combat operations" in Iraq were over*. Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001885 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:35 EST A man went to see his doctor. "You need to stop masturbating," the doctor said... Entertainment http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001884 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:00 EST "Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place, and science leads you to killing people." -- Ben Stein, in an interview with the Trinity Broadcasting Network Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001883 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:00 EST It takes me longer to shut down my computer and walk to the front door of my building than it does for Tracy to drive the two miles from her office to mine. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001882 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:30 EST When the Reverend Wright thing first blew up early last month, my take was that 1.) I didn't really see the relevance of Wright's statements to Obama's campaign, and 2.) I didn't find his statements all that controversial in any event. After Obama's masterful Philadelphia speech on race -- a speech in which he bent over backwards to let Wright off the hook in a way that preserved his reputation -- I really hoped the whole thing would go away. And, despite Hillary's Scaife-assisted efforts, it sorta did... Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001881 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:10 EST In the history of humankind, has a generation ever had their ass kissed as systematically as Baby Boomers have? I submit that the answer is "no", and as evidence I point you towards your televisions, where you can routinely see commercial after commercial stroking Boomer Ego in a quest to part America's most oversized generation from their dollars. An example: Just For Men hair color has an ad out now that begins with a voice-over saying "The generation that swore it would never grow up... didn't." The music in the background is Cream's Sunshine Of Your Love, and the people in the foreground are happy Boomers frolicing in the surf and whatnot. (No, it's no problem, I'll wait while you finish vomiting.) Um, Just For Men? Here's a free clue: The Baby Boom generation did, in point of fact, grow up. They got jobs, bought houses, and had children. Many of them are now reaching retirement age, and you know what that means? It means they're fucking OLD. Yeah, that's right, I said it: OLD. Old old old old OLD. O to the L to the fucking D as in "Deal with it". No longer young. Old. Aged. Wrinkly and quite possibly infirm. Knock knock knockin' on Heaven's door. OLD. Why did this horrible fate befall them? Because they didn't die yet, and like every generation of homo sapiens that came before them, those were the two options they had on the table: Get old or get dead. They got old. And good for them. I hope they enjoy their golden years (can't spell "golden" without "old"); I really do. But I would like it very much if we could dispense with these sloppy rimjobs that feed and nourish their "Oh we're so fucking revolutionary and awesome and different" narcissistic streak. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001880 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:30 EST We've been taking the bird for showers on the weekends for about a month now. She's got her own perch that we bought, a suction-cup affair that folds up and away when not in use. Birdstone has seemed to enjoy her forays into the world of wetness up to this point, but today was a bit of a milestone: Standing on my hand as I turned into the water, she walked into and through the stream, arching her tiny head up into the spray and getting thoroughly drenched. As with all things she does, it was ridiculously cute. So cute it should be against the law. Hopefully the water helped out with her still-ongoing moulting. You probably can't make it out from this picture, but she's got at least half a dozen pin feathers on her tiny little noggin' and her first moult shows no signs of slowing down. Tracy is -- I kid you not -- collecting all of her discarded feathers in a plastic baggie. When she does this, I tease the tiny one by telling her "Mommie's going to make a new bird with a sunnier disposition." I can't tell if this has any impact, but I can at least report that she's been unusually agreeable today. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001879 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:00 EST Man, there's nothing like a thirty-mile bike ride to kick off your Saturday. Nothing like getting out there and cranking it out, getting sweaty and loose and making that heart pump. It's absolutely exhilarating. I feel all... Oh, wait a second. I didn't actually go for the ride I'd planned for this morning. Because, after a week of sunny, seventy-degree days, Saturday morning rolled around and it was fucking fifty, overcast, and drizzly. Stupid weather, fucking with my privilege... Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001878 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:00 EST Well, last night sure did suck. The Yankees finally had some momentum going, taking a three-game winning streak into the series finale at Chicago with a chance to sweep the White Sox and make it four in a row. Phil Hughes looked sharp (finally!) to start things off, working two scoreless innings as the Yankees took a 3-0 lead. And then, rain. The game was delayed for almost an hour, and when they came back Girardi decided it was too risky to put Hughes back in after such a long wait. Instead he went with Ross Ohlendorf, who proceeded to give up five runs in the fourth inning. Sweet. Finally, to top it off, the untouchable Joba Chamberlain got touched for the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, taking his first loss in the majors. Oh, and did I mention that this was Hughes' sole start of the week, and that I had him going in my head-to-head league? No. Well I've mentioned it now, so there you go. Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001877 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:00 EST Had to share this picture with you. I was just browsing this incredible image gallery that NASA has, and I ran across this picture of hurricane Ivan. It's absolutely breathtaking, no? Talk about the awesome power of nature. Deeply moving... Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001876 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:35 EST I just walked by the television at the entrance to our company cafeteria and CNN Headline News did not have their "BREAKING NEWS" banner splashed across the bottom of the screen. By their recent standards, I think that actually qualifies as "BREAKING NEWS". Media http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001875 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:00 EST Hillary Clinton emerged from her hole in Pennsylvania yesterday, looked around, and saw her shadow of a chance at victory. Sorry, folks; looks like six more weeks of primary season. Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001874 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:45 EST This little bit of news put a smile on my face: "WASHINGTON - President Bush has set a record he'd presumably prefer to avoid: the highest disapproval rating of any president in the 70-year history of the Gallup Poll..." Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001873 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:30 EST I just picked up an egg that was still warm from a chicken sitting on it. Actually, I picked up two dozen of them. I drove up to Flamig Farm after dropping Tracy off at work this morning to do an egg run, figuring that since they're usually running low by mid-afternoon I'd beat the rush. Instead, I got there before the daily egg harvest had been collected, sorted and brought down to the store. Farmer Nevin (I presume) informed me of this fact as I was walking up the path from the parking lot. He then said "You're welcome to go into the coop and get them yourself." "Seriously?" I responded. "Sure. Just go on in. They won't bite. You should find plenty of eggs in the nests against the wall.".. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001872 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:00 EST I like Earth. I really do. Got a bit of a soft spot for it. Granted, it doesn't have any big pretty rings and it's only got the one moon, but it's got a certain kind of atmosphere. There's something so, I dunno, life supporting about it. Really nice. So happy Earth Day, Earth. Props to you... Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001871 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:00 EST .500 after three weeks? Blah. Oh, and Moose, Retirement called. It wanted to know when it could expect you. Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001870 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:30 EST Me: Hey, quick question: You guys don't have any problem with tank tops, do you?... Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001868 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:45 EST Our parakeet ate sprouts yesterday. This is very exciting. Parakeets are supposed to eat a varied and balanced diet but they're notoriously picky and it's hard to get them to take to a new food. We've tried grapes, lettuce, apple, and egg and she's ignored all of them. Tracy had read that sprouts were a good food option, however, and so we tried them yesterday. Came home in the evening and they were completely gone. Almost couldn't believe it. Figured maybe she hid them while we were out. But nope, I witnessed live sprout eating this morning with my own eyes. It's a milestone, I tell ya. Our little bird's growing up. I think I'm getting verklempt... Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001867 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:20 EST The post-debate reviews are in and, once again, the big loser is the faux-journalist bobbleheads running the circus. Greg Mitchell at Editor & Publisher breaks it down: "In perhaps the most embarrassing performance by the media in a major presidential debate in years, ABC News hosts Charles Gibson and George Stephanopolous focused mainly on trivial issues as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama faced off in Philadelphia." Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001866 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:05 EST Tonight, two bitter rivals whose animosity towards each other is matched only by that of their respective partisans take to the field of battle once again in the latest of a series of contests that seem to stretch back to the dawn of time. Oh, and over on ESPN2 the Yankees are taking on the Red Sox. Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001865 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:50 EST From the "Holy Shit, We're Fucking Debating This?" files, the Supreme Court today took on the case of a Louisiana man who is on death row for the rape of a child: "The Supreme Court focused Wednesday on whether "evolving standards of decency" in the United States forbid a resumption of capital punishment for any felony but murder. But the justices offered no clear indication of how they will rule in the case of a man who is on Louisiana death row for raping a child..." Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001864 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:00 EST It's almost 11 AM and, despite having been awake for an hour and a half, I've just barely gotten through the sports section of my Google Reader feeds. I am zonie this morning. Was up kinda late last night after Fridge took off -- he came up to join us for the World's Lamest Pub Crawl -- and two days worth of beverage indulgence have put me in a fog. And yet I suspect there will be blogging today. So I invite you to occasionally refresh your browsers this afternoon as I burp up some Slices of Toast. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001863 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:00 EST Holy shit. No, seriously: Holy shit. In close to two decades of watching our ever-deteriorating downwardly-spiralling cable news channels, I have never, ever seen anything quite like this. Howlin' Wolf Blitzer is doing a segment on the "controversy" surrounding these remarks by Barack Obama... Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001862 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:30 EST Weather permitting, the Greatest Rivalry in Sports* kicks off in about thirty five minutes. Been quite a crazy week for the Yanks, losing Jeter and Posada to injury. Jorge's able to DH at least, but the Captain is doubtful for the three games at Fenway. All that stuff I was saying last week about how great it is that the Yanks are in phenomenal shape and injuries aren't an issue? Yeah, ignore that. But hey, no matter. The bats came alive last night and I feel a bust-out stretch in my bones. In fact, I predict... wait... it's coming to me... hold on......... SWEEP! Yes! Yankees sweep the Sox this weekend. You read it here first. Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001861 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:30 EST Tracy and I got our Barack Obama support pack in the mail yesterday. Our humble abode now features an Obama lawn sign, the first presidential election sign in our immediate neighborhood*. The Prius is sporting a shiny new Obama bumper sticker, and the Sentra will be shortly. I've got an Obama button on my briefcase strap and Tracy has one on her Yankees jacket. On top of that, we've got an Obama "rally sign" and five round Obama lapel stickers to dispense with, so we're pretty much good to go Obama-wise. Except, wait, I might need a t-shirt. Can't have too many t-shirts... Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001860 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:00 EST Like most political junkies, I can't help but keep my eyes on the big national tracking polls during an election year. We all know that they're pretty much meaningless this far out -- especially when one party hasn't even chosen it's nominee yet* -- but "Obama leads McCain by 3 percentage points nationally" is still mildly interesting. What I can't stand, however, are stupid polls, such as this gem reported on CNN this morning... Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001859 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:30 EST Fairly recently on one of the blogs I read -- Carpetbagger? The Plank? -- someone had asked "What's the best sports metaphor to describe the state of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination?" Just now, working on a post related to that subject, the answer came to me: It's like a basketball game in the final minute where one team has a pretty much insurmountable lead but the other team keeps fouling them and sending them to the line anyhow, hoping that they can jack up enough three-pointers after missed free throws to miraculously make up the deficit. Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001858 Wed 09 Apr 2008 18:50 EST Although it will no doubt pain his legions of fans and admirers, I think Doug Feith might have to give up the crown of Dumbest Fucking Guy On The Planet. This is not in any way due to the shameless campaign he's currently waging to rehabilitate his image as, well, the Dumbest Fucking Guy On The Planet, but rather because another man who has long coveted the DFGOTP crown has finally made an iron-clad case for himself... Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001857 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:30 EST "[I]t's dangerous for our children to even know that your philosophy exists!" -- Illinois State Representative Monique D. Davis (D), shortly before attempting to throw a man out of a committee hearing for being an atheist. Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001856 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:30 EST As I mentioned before, nursing grudges against both the Kansas Jayhawks and John Calipari left me feeling conflicted at the thought of both of them being in the NCAA basketball championship game. This post by Jason Zengerle at The Plank, however, helped me to resolve my dilemma and get my grudges properly prioritized by reminding me of just what a dirty douchebag Calipari has been throughout his career. Given his history, I'm certain I'm not the only person out there this morning who's thinking "Thank you, Kansas, for keeping that jackass from reaching the top of the mountain." (Hell, Temple coach John Chaney probably wore a Jayhawks jersey to bed last night.) So congratulations, Jayhawks. Enjoy your moment of glory. I'll go back to hating you next year. Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001855 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:20 EST Horus "Moody Fruitcake" Santos-McBirdstone I thinks Tracy's glasses are the bizzomb as far as perches go. The two of them together here are on the verge of creating a Cuteness Vortex that could suck the entire universe into a tiny little point of infinite happiness. And I'm sorry, but I might just let this happen. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001854 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:00 EST Hello, baseball fans! It's Friday; it's baseball season. That means it's time for the return of "Talkin' Baseball", our leisurely weekly ramble through the majors. It's not quite the Couch™ (but then, what is?) but it's still a fine spot to kick back and shoot the shit about America's original national pastime. I hope you'll all drop by frequently during the season to gush about your team's successes and lament their failures. Yes, even you Sox fans... Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001853 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:00 EST "I'll sit down and go 'That's more entertainment, more twists, more unexpected stuff, more humanity, more shocking, like, extraordinary storytelling than I've seen...' And then they'll run the opening credits." -- Joss Whedon on Battlestar Galactica Entertainment http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001852 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:30 EST Last Thirteen... Entertainment http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001851 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:45 EST Am I the only person being driven slightly mad by the continuing assertions from reporters, pundits, and bloggers that Hillary Clinton won Texas? Combining the results of Texas' admittedly odd primacaucus system, Barack Obama came away with 99 delegates and Hillary Clinton with 94. If that's a "win" for Hillary, then perhaps Patriots fans should shake those blues and start celebrating their 14 to 17 Superbowl victory over the Giants. Seriously: Barack Obama won Texas. Continually repeating that he didn't won't make it so. Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001850 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:45 EST As a weathered arguing veteran whose service goes back way beyond my almost five years of blogging to email lists that generated bajillions of lines of heated back-and-forth, I found this piece by Paul Graham to be both edifying and satisfying. Read it and think about how you conduct yourself online. And yeah, I did too. My biggest fault is DH3. The offense which annoys the fucking shit out of me? DH2. Really, I don't care how fucking angry I seem; If that's your best response - that I'm too angry - shut your hole. Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001849 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:45 EST A question for the major league baseball overlords: Why can't we have opening day on Sunday? Why force people to take time off from work if they want to watch the real start of the season? This is the day when practically every team in the league takes to the field with a clean slate and dreams of October. It's a day every fan should be able to share; a day that could be a great, national, coast-to-coast celebration. Instead, you give us one measly Sunday night game and everyone else kicks off on a workday afternoon. Explain why this makes sense... Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001848 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:30 EST Happy Birthday Al Gore! The Nobel laureate, globe-trotting climate-change warrior, and winner of the 2000 presidential election turns 60 today. Saw him on 60 Minutes last night and he looked fantastic, more like a guy who's gearing up for the prime years of his life than a man approaching retirement age. (Loved the crack he made comparing global warming deniers like Dick Cheney to people who claim the Moon landing was a hoax.) Here's hoping Gor-El keeps up the fight to save our planet from the forces of ignorance, myopia, and selfish stupidity for a long time to come. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001847 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:10 EST Just settling in to watch the first game of the 2008 Major League Baseball season -- well, OK, the first one played on American soil -- and here's president Shithead to throw out the first pitch and he is being loudly booed by a considerable percentage of the fans on hand. You could actually see the Angry Smirk make an appearance as he walked out to the mound. Ha ha! Fuck you, Sparky. Get used to it. Oh yeah, by the way, BASEBALL'S BACK!!! Woo Hoo!!! Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001846 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:40 EST In case it's not already apparent, I've had a minor case of Blogger's Block since our return from the Great East Coast Road Trip of 2008. Seems to happen whenever I get back from a vacation. For a good week or so I just won't be in the mood to sit down and write. We've got a nice, lazy Sunday on tap, however, so I'm hoping I can take advantage of the complete lack of distractions to shake the blogging doldrums and get back on track. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001845 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:40 EST The Sweet Sixteen kicks off tonight. Washington State just took an early two-point lead over North Carolina. Thgought I'd toss a thread out there for whoever's watching. Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001844 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:45 EST "Drudge. Limbaugh. The American Spectator. Richard Mellon Scaife. What exactly is it going to take before Clinton campaign staffers recognize that they are, in essence, now working for the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy?" -- Christopher Orr at TNR's The Plank Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001843 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00 EST Richard Mellon Scaife? Hillary Clinton is hatching attacks against Obama with Richard Mellon Scaife? The same Richard Mellon Scaife who was at the very epicenter of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy that spent her husband's entire presidency trying to tear him down and tear her family apart? That Richard Mellon Scaife? Sugar Daddy of the noisome "Arkansas Project"? Grandaddy Pimp for more whorish right-wing Spin Tanks and faux journalistic enterprises than you can shake a dick at? Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001842 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:00 EST Hey All, Lee Stranahan -- he of the never-ending stream of highly amusing political parody ads -- is trying to launch a pro-Obama 527. Here's his pitch: "Barack Obama supporters have watched the McCain and Clinton campaigns throw the kitchen sink at Obama and it seems that the same poise and good nature that makes Obama such a compelling candidate also makes answering the dishonest, underhanded attacks difficult for the Obama campaign..." Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001841 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:00 EST I'm only half in tournament mode this afternoon, popping in and out of the living room to check in on the day's games. I have some crap to do out in the yard -- namely taking down the rest of the fence around our shed -- which I intended to do yesterday but instead deferred to today. I've made a promise to myself to be better about yard work and home improvement projects in 2008, and I'm going to follow through, dammit. Between chores, however, I figured I'd crank out a few very thin Slices Of Toast. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001840 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:10 EST Day Three. Normally, there would be an exclamation point after that, but UConn's loss weighs heavily on me. I will try to muster the proper punctuation for tomorrow's post... Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001839 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:45 EST Catching up on my newsfeeds yesterday, I saw a whole lot of recent memes making the rounds. None of them are particularly ground-breaking, but since I've been away for a bit I figured they'd serve as a kind of blogging calisthenics. You know, something to get me warmed up and back in the swing of things. OK, I'm lying like a rug. I'd have done all of these no matter what because I'm a fool for memes. Away we go... Memes http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001838 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:30 EST We're back!!! After thirteen days and seven different cities the Toast and Tracy Road Show returned to the Shire around 2:00 AM this morning having logged over 900 miles on the final leg from GA to CT. (I'll post updates to the Road Trip page with further details of our stay in Savannah over the weekend.) We are beat, 'tis true, but that ain't gonna stop me from resuming my yearly tradition of live-blogging the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament... Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001837 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:00 EST The 3rd Annual TwoGlasses NCAA Pool is set up and ready for action. If you've played in previous years you should be able to access the site. If you haven't, and you can't get in, e-mail me and let me know. The rules are unchanged: Cost is $10 per entry, payable via check or PayPal. Payouts go 70% to first place, 20% to second, and 10% to third. Scoring is 1 pt for each correct first round winner, 2 pts for each correct second round winner, etc.. Okay? Okay. Now, everyone into the pool!!! Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001836 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:00 EST And we're off. Not sure what kind of trip blogging I'll be doing or when I'll be doing it, but I'm sure I'll come up with something. That's what the new laptop's for, after all. Anyhow, you kids have fun, and I'll be in touch. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001835 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:30 EST Road Trip Control, we are at T-minus twenty-two-point-five hours. Itinerary has been finalized and navigational coordinates are locked in. Commencing cargo assembly. Awwww yeeeaaaaaaaah, people! The Great Spring Training Road Trip of 2008 is almost upon us. This time tomorrow we'll be westbound on I-84, after which we will take 684 South to the Saw Mill Parkway to 87 North to the Garden State Parkway and points South. Way South... Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001834 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:00 EST At some point a while back I think I may have become vaguely aware that the new owner of the Seattle Supersonics was threatening to move the team. I quickly filed that fact away with a mental note that read "Nah, the NBA wouldn't let that happen." It was quite a shock, therefore, when I overheard comments from David Stern on NPR talking about the move like it was a done deal. Unless someone steps in to stop the madness, owner Clay Bennett is going to uproot the team and move it to Oklahoma City... Sports http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001833 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:00 EST Last Thirteen... Entertainment http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001832 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:30 EST Just settled in on the couch to watch the results roll in from Texas and Ohio. (Vermont and Rhode Island also voted today but neither is what you'd call a delegate-rich state.) In Texas, with a whopping 1% of the vote reported, Obama leads Clinton 58% to 41%. Of course, given Texas' hybrid primary/caucus system and bizarre weighted apportionment scheme, that means exactly nothing. Politics http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001831 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:00 EST I have been tagged by Fridge with the Movie Quote blogmeme. Here goes... Entertainment http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001830 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:20 EST Tracy and I are off to Boston for a couple of family get-togethers tonight and tomorrow, so things will be quiet around here this weekend. Before we head out we're dropping the bird off at the boarding facility we found over in Avon. This will be her first over-night stay away from home, and while I'm a little worried about how she'll handle it, we figured it would be good preparation for the much longer stretch she'll be spending there starting in just a week. Did I mention our epic road trip begins next Friday? Next week around this time we'll probably be driving across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Starting to get very excited. Anyhow, have a good weekend, whatever you might be doing out there. Miscellany http://www.twoglasses.com/index.html#001829