Archive Listing
October 7, 2005 - September 30, 2005
Monday, September 27, 2004
Behold Paradise
Regular readers know that most of our headline links lead to a particular section of The Boomer Bible.
Every now and then, we like to call this feature of InstaPunk.com out to our readers -- directly -- so they can't
miss it. Today is such an entry.
As it turns out, the
Table of Harrier Days directs readers to Harry's 2nd Week in Philadelphia. You can always see exactly what is
to be read for a particular week in the upper left hand side of The Boomer Bible's
home page. You will also find a platitude for the day right
there at the top of the page.
Now, when you click on the 'Behold Paradise' link above you will be taken to one of the readings directed
for this commemoration. Be sure to read both chapters referenced -- i.e., Centralians 8 & 9.
Our fraternal site, BoomerBible.com explains many aspects of The
Boomer Bible, but the hard copy of the book is the best way to understand all that is going on. You can
get yourself an autographed copy of the book from
The Boomer Bible's on-line store or you can get a regular,
unsigned copy at
Amazon.com.
All this so you can appreciate our surprise when we turned to The Philadelphia Inquirer this morning and found
a
Mr. John K. Binswanger arguing the points made in our directed reading -- sort of. When we can, we will provide
you with our
archive source link, so you don't have to register for the multitude of papers and news services we
read each day -- just to make it easier for you and subject ourselves to endless litigation.
Especially if You Have a Printing Press
Jim Treacher urges everyone to read the
New York Times's send up of bloggers (
Archive Source). I read it, although I haven't read the author, Matthew Klam's Sam the Cat and Other Stories.
What a condescending picture of bloggers. Why doesn't the NYT announce its monthly income from writing? Like,
$268,916,666 in monthly advertising revenue that translates into $25,221,250 per month in net income -- that's with
everyone getting a salary (see NYT financial information, .pdf format,
here). Yet, Klam gives the impression that
$10,000 per month for a blogger is scandalously compromising -- even though he notes that
Moulitsas and
Atrios together have "more
readers than The Philadelphia Inquirer." Oh, yeah, he also reports, the bloggers feel badly about the
ten grand.
Klam tellingly describes the paleo-media as "the once-soothing voice of nonideological press."
Really?
We read this report -- so you must. It is noteworthy for its tone. We agree with Mr. Treacher that it is a
good thing we were no where near Matty Klam when he was putting this piece together, but that is probably
for
Mr. Klam's sake (see
full entry).
The NYT definitely doesn't get what
bloggers are about -- especially punks with an ax to grind.
Sunday, September 26, 2004
Enough to Live on in Comfort Forever
Is this the way it is supposed to be? After winning $314.9mm ($113mm after taxes) in the Christmas, 2002
PowerBall, Jack Whittaker has been robbed, sued, arrested, and just the other day, they found a dead body
in his house and a video of three guys walking out with
$15,000 worth of stuff. Some fun.
Saturday, September 25, 2004
History Starts Happening Again in Spain
A Mainline Punk ("MLP") sent along a story about the
new government in Spain (
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for the Telegraph). Highlights: No more money for the Catholic Church and the government has drawn up
plans to finance the teaching of Islam in state-run schools and to give funds to mosques on the grounds
that it will create greater understanding of the country's one million Muslims. Just think what the terrorists
would get if they killed a couple of thousand Spaniards . . . MLP muses, "maybe there's a new Franco in the wings . . ."
More Movie Stuff
The Best Site in the Universe reviews
I, Robot and gives an echo to a similar observation made here about
The Terminal. The post may be in bad taste to some, but funny to others -- proceed at your own risk.
Friday, September 24, 2004
Religion of Peace For those still surprised at beheadings and atrocities committed in the name of the religion of peace, it might be instructive to know that today is a holy day from the old church calendar. The commemoration? You really have to see for yourself -- here. Maybe if we had grown up with parties and family get togethers around this day since we were kids, we'd be a little bit ahead of the curve on what exactly we are facing.
Historical Imperative of the Masses
Nobody is talking about illegal immigration in this election year, but somehow we think it might get important
somewhere down the line -- it's already pretty important in
Imperial County, CA. Where do you bury an illegal immigrant? Or, better yet, who pays for the autopsy?
If you don't want to register for yet another newspaper -- you can see the article
HERE
Brute Face of Reality
The Brotherhood wants you and, everyone else too. Clandestine, underground, terrorists in your neighborhood.
We're just over-reacting, we know.
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If you don't want to register for yet another newspaper -- you can see the article
HERE
Thursday, September 23, 2004
More Caesar Salad Sit back and enjoy a little Caesar salad with Karl Rove. He is enjoying his life and the current campaign for President. You may have to register for the article, but it is well worth the time spent with this shark. Love him or hate him -- he's pretty confident his guy wins in November.
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
One of the most disturbing memories of my adolescence was hearing a very creepy looking Cat Stevens explaining
to an interviewer that he chose the name 'Cat' because you have to look very closely at a cat to know its sex --
see what I mean, creepy.
Anyway, thanks to
littlegreenfootballs
for breaking -- to me at least -- that Cat Stevens is on a terrorist watch list and he donates money to Hamas.
His
plane was diverted from DC to Maine when his new name, Yusuf Islam, turned up on the list. Either he's really
grown a pair of coconuts over the past thirty years or he thought this was a good way to get into a general
prison population.
Hossein Derakhshan seems confused that the work product of "dozens of Iranian scholars and intellectuals . . . hasn't been covered by any western news outlet." Evidently, Mr. Derakhshan doesn't realize that American scholars and intellectuals can't even read Latin anymore. Take a look at this Open Letter to American Scholars and Intellectuals and see if you can give Hossein a hint regarding the news blackout.
Female Thoughts Carey Roberts recounts the recent demise of Dan Rather and the ascendency of the New Media -- but, then, in an unexpected turn at the bottom of the article launches out at a real problem owned by the Old Media. It is so much fun when other people notice something that has been hammered out in many entries here.
