Micah Tillman

Drudge seems to be amused by this post.
Seems like the author has a lot of good points.
But I still wanna know how Drudge makes money.

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I’m glad people keep making films about global warming.  At least, I’m glad they keep making films of this type.
Haven’t seen it, of course.  But it’s good to combat the illusion that climate science is a unanimous democracy (when it’s really run by a fallible priesthood).

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Get Smart
Awesome.  Really fantastic.  Huh-larious.
Oceans 13
Enjoyed it.  The Wife loved it.  I would have enjoyed it more had I been able to actually watch it (rather than working on other things).

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“Trash of the Titans” (season 9, episode 22)

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The Wife is currently reading Harry Potter in French, and just ran across a strange word: Poudlard.
Evidently, that’s how the translator decided to render “Hogwarts.”
So, imagine some French kid coming to England for the First International (Harry Potter Kids’ Conference) to deliver a paper on the architecture of Poudlard.
He is met with nothing but ???’s.
Reminded [...]

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The Wife and I just went to see Verdi’s La Traviata at the Kennedy Center in DC last night. It was a birthday present from our Aunt and Uncle in France and my parents here in the States.
It was fantastic. Especially because it was philosophically fascinating. Please exuse the length of what follows, but I’ve [...]

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Last night was premiere night for The Simpsons and Family Guy. I was pleased with both (did anybody else see Sideshow Bob escaping at the end of The Simpsons!? He’s one of my favorite characters), but Family Guy had some especially good moments.
First, I love Seth MacFarlane & Co. for their making fun of annoying [...]

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I really like the placement of some of the links this morning on Real Clear Politics:

I didn’t see the debate. But I’m looking forward to seeing the poll numbers on who won. The pundits don’t seem to agree. . . .

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In case anyone’s wondering, the new Bond film’s title, Quantum of Solace, is really cool.
A “quantum” is the smallest possible amount of something. It’s the amount that all other (non-zero) amounts are made from, by way of addition (a quantum + a quantum + a quantum + etc. = total amount).
(And without the idea of [...]

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Joe Biden is at it again.
Sometimes, I think everything is best summed up by Queen Latifah’s line from Hairspray:
[Y]ou . . . better brace yourselves for a whole lotta ugly comin’ at you from a neverending parade of stupid.
The context was interracial relationships, but it applies to politics as well.
Paying attention to politics often feels [...]

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