February 2012

Finally, a wonderful piece from the Economist regarding Franco-American relations.

America has a hybrid origin — Anglo-Saxon in people but French in some culture, specifically government and philosophy (think Thomas Jefferson, French Revolution, the influence of the philosophes, etc.). Though there is at times discontent, I think it stems from the fact that we really are very similar countries, a tension that stems from expecting a lot out of one another.

New.. news. I’m going to be writing some foreign relation pieces for ablogistan.com which I’m excited about. My first piece will be about the riots in France over this summer, and what this means for assimiliation in other Western European countries with Middle Eastern populations.

In other real life news, I moved into a townhouse with Matt and Amanda in Arlington, 5 miles out of Washington DC. I’m truly a beltway bureaucrat, if I wasn’t before.

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hey everybody its me mr mail rocks, emailing you from my favorite public library

today i want to show you what my life is like. it is fun and smelly.

here is a picture of my favorite pet, his name is teddy ruxpin. this is the happiest picture i have of him yet.

shortly after this picture was taken i had half of his tail in my mouth. but it was tasty and i have no regrets. oh who am i kidding you i miss you captain Ruxpin!!!!!!!!!!

ok im ok now wait wehred my 40 go?? ok here is a picture of my house

i live under here and see this same stupid sight every night.

now here is a picture of me and my friends

they stole my blanket once and i yelled but they didnt understand. or did they? then they stole my dignity which i lost in the great war of 1812. dont ask me about it, im sensitive about it

anyway we had a big incident now and we had toleave our home.

this mad mean troll man chased us from his damned bridge! it wasnt his though, its the kaisers, and I know because I beat him in a chess match once. anyway this troll bridge is very rare as he only comes out after i get my hands on sweet vodka. listen dont you look at me like that im a very nice man.

ok i gotta go pass out in the public bathroom now, dont you judge me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#b31: Do hamsters have souls?

Yes.

Another tidbit:

Deanne did some investigating into American airline
regulations for hamsters. Here are her findings:

Most airlines do not have hamsters on their list of
animals, so they fall into the “other/general” category. U.S.
Air, American Airlines, TWA, United Airlines and Continental
require you to put the hamster into the cargo hold.

Delta Airlines allows 1-2 hamsters in the passengar cabin.
The cage counts as carry-on luggage and must meet with carry-on
size limitations. Delta allows only 2 animals in the cabin at a
time, so the airline must be notified at the time the tickets are
purchased.

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I had always assumed those little people were good at controlling themselves and that’s what made them such powerful ninjas. But apparently they can barely keep their hands to themselvse: Japan ‘groper’ dies after fleeing.

Also: 10 TRUTHS WHITE, HISPANIC AND BLACK PEOPLE KNOW, BUT ASIAN PEOPLE WON’T ADMIT:

1. You can’t drive
2. Disneyland is not the happiest place on earth
3. The peace sign is outdated
4. Rice is not a main course
5. Taking pictures is fun, taking pictures of strangers is just weird
6. Feet were meant to grow
7. You need girls just as much as you need boys
8. Dogs were meant to be pets, not eaten
9. You don’t need above a 4.0 to graduate
10. Fanny packs are not an accessory

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And anyone else who makes this country more ignorant then it needs to be. You know why the United States is falling behind in research & development? Because people who make their living off of being hypocrites impact public policy and worse, education.

There is no war on Christmas, or some overall arching attempt to dismantle Christianity. And it seems interesting that the people most interested and opportunistic in this so-called war are the people that need the attention — the Fox news commentators and the virtue-crats who profit over alarmist propoganda.

Do you ever get tired of what drives this country? Because I do.

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I’m glad the intelligence agencies are worried about their buildings being on Google Maps & GoogleEarth… but really, when you have security guards that let anyone in, does it even matter?

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From an online chat at WashingtonPost.com this morning:

Herndon, Va.: Mr A: you haven’t been watching much Xmas season TV have you? Millionaires are ALWAYS unhappy until they learn true happiness from poor folks who know that real happiness comes from having no money.

Jorge Arangure Jr.: I think i’d rather be the millionaire guy.

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