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Anger Is Crowds Overarching Emotion at McCain Rally — Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr., Washington Post

Ben — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:21:34 +0000

Can’t say that I blame them.

The 50 Richest Members of Congress — Roll Call

Ben — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:12:18 +0000

“Everything that you are about to read might be wrong.
Roll Call’s annual attempt to rank the riches of Members of Congress is hampered by one fundamental flaw: It is based on the lawmakers’ financial disclosure forms, which are extraordinarily unreliable sources of information…”

The last testament of Flashman’s creator: How Britain has destroyed itself — George Macdonald Fraser, the Daily Mail

Ben — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:52:31 +0000

I originally happened upon Mr. Fraser’s work while searching for another author’s work entirely. Rest in peace, sir.

George MacDonald Fraser, R.I.P. — Scott Johnson, Powerline
George MacDonald Fraser, R.I.P. — Sam Munson, The Horizon on Commentary Magazine
To Fraser (And Flashman)! — Max Boot, The Horizon on Commentary Magazine.

Thompson Goes Electric — Jay Cost, HorseRaceBlog on RealClearPolitics

Ben — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:37:35 +0000

Worlds apart: The moment the tallest man met the shortest — Claire Bates, the Daily Mail

Ben — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:40:10 +0000

These are pictures that you have to see to believe.

Baggage handler is Glasgow’s unassuming hero — CTV.ca

Ben — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:21:51 +0000

Old girlfriends cast their vote for ThompsonSarah Baxter, London Times

Ben — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:11:56 +0000

Commentary:
It’s An Endorsement Of The First Rank
Pejman Yousefzadeh, RedState

America’s Broken-Down Media — Ray Robison

Ben — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:35:24 +0000

Breaking: Fred Thompson Has Treatable IllnessBill Hobbs, Elephant Biz

Ben — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:34:14 +0000

See Also:
Fred Thompson health update — Paul Mirengoff, Power Line

The Weird Thing About People Reading Blogs — ChewyMom

Ben — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:54:50 +0000

This Is A Man I Can Get Behind — Erick, RedState

Ben — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:24:05 +0000

Tennessee House Bill 0393 presently before the Tennessee Legislature would rename U.S. Highway 43 in Lawrenceburg, TN “Fred Thompson Boulevard.” Except it won’t now. Rep. Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) is withdrawing the bill. Why? Because he got this letter in the mail…

Read on…

U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 2, Graph 2

History — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:57:07 +0000

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.

U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 2, Graph 5

History — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:53:08 +0000

The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.

Letting The Bidding War For Joe BeginJames D. Besser, Jewish Week

Ben — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:18:18 +0000

Yale Student’s Resume Video Raises Wall Street EyebrowsEliana Johnson, NY Sun

Ben — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:20:52 +0000

The Faith of Bono (Part 1) — Scott, Fat Triplets

Ben — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:25:20 +0000

Caring for Your Introvert – Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic

Ben — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 23:30:24 +0000

Goodbye, Crocodile Hunter — Chewymom

Ben — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 23:13:27 +0000

What does JK Rowling do with her money?Alison Boshoff, London Daily Mail

Ben — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:50:01 +0000

Computers ‘set to read our minds’ – BBC News

Ben — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:34:22 +0000

“An ‘emotionally aware’ computer system designed to read people’s minds by analysing expressions will be featured at a major London exhibition.”

Ann Coulter, Marketing Genius – La Shawn Barber

Ben — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:38:33 +0000

See also: Coulter Does NYT a Favor; Reviews Own Book – Ann Coulter in Human Events

The ODDEST thing happened yesterday – Devona, Love and Blunder

Ben — Sat, 27 May 2006 18:18:26 +0000

A blogger meets some of her adoring public.

Third time’s a charm , a day at home as a family, & More Pictures!

Ben — Tue, 23 May 2006 02:40:13 +0000

Rachel went into surgery one more time this morning – hopefully for the last time — to get her stitches replaced because the old ones weren’t doing the job. Ellie Stager came over early in the morning to take care of Jack while we were at the outpatient surgery clinic. Jack didn’t sleep very consistently or happily at all last night, so when he finally settled at 5 o’clock this morning, we knew he would mostly sleep while Ellie was taking care of him.

The morning went by quickly in a haze of daze and medical advice for both Rachel and I, but it ended well, because we each got a smoothie for lunch: hers was chocolate, banana, and yogurt; mine was chocolate, banana, & peanut butter. When we got home, Ellie said that her Deacon & our Jack pretty much took turns sleeping, so the morning went by really smoothly.

The afternoon was so quiet and wonderful! Rachel and I each figured out semi-independently that in order for tonight to go better, we should try changing our approach to Jack during the day. So we woke Jack up every two hours to change him and feed him. In between feedings, Rachel mostly rested and slept, and I mostly puttered around the house taking care of things and working on this new version of our personal website. At one point, though, I wandered into the guest room and took one of the deepest naps I have taken in a very long time for about an hour and a half.

Later…

A more structured schedule for Jack during the day seems to be working: as of this writing, he is sleeping through what for the past few days has been his cranky “witching hour” from 9:30-ish to 10:30-ish, and that is a good thing. The other thing that may be helping is what Ellie showed us about how she swaddles Deacon. She uses something called a Miracle Blanket, which seems to work really well to keep her son calm and feeling secure. I took note of the design and function of the thing, and we improvised our own with the materials we had on hand. This also made a big difference today, I think. Jack’s hands have been making like Houdini out of his wrapping and oppressing his poor little face, but this new wrapping style prevented that and helped all of us to be a little more at ease.

The proof of these new approaches remains to be seen through this coming night. Meanwhile, enjoy a small token of this wonderful afternoon with us:

I’m pretty proud of this picture. To see what it is a picture of, click on the thumbnail, download the picture, and zoom in on the very center of the picture.	Kat watching over Jack.

[First] Press Briefing by Tony Snow – The White House

Ben — Wed, 17 May 2006 16:43:46 +0000

When I heard that Tony was going to take the job of White House press secretary, I was thrilled. He did a good job his first time around, too. If I had the time, I think I would watch all of Tony’s press briefings; who knows, I might even make the time. The first I had ever heard of Tony Snow was when he showed up as one of the first (if not the first) guest host on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show. It’s great fun watching a “Son of Rush” set the members of the drive-by media back on their heels.

Brit Hume: Moving to the Right – Howard Kurtz, Washington Post

Ben — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:36:46 +0000

(HT: Betsy’s Page. Great post title: My favorite guy on TV. I agree.)