A Stitch in Haste

I saw little point in writing a (non-)endorsement blogpost this election.
I had at one point contemplated writing a post along the lines of, "Why I Condone Voting for Barack Obama," but I'm no longer sure that I actually do condone it. Here were the bullet points:

Supreme Court — McCain appointing even one Justice is simply [...]

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(First posted Halloween 2005)
I find it hilarious that some radical Christians, in the U.S. and throughout the world, are growing increasingly disturbed about the impact that Halloween is having on young, impressionable, pre-Christian minds.
Just like how Harry Potter is going to turn children into Satanists (or, worse, Wiccans).
The truth is that Halloween is a patently [...]

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Today is National Coming Out Day.
For those who need an alternative, try Dogs Rule Day.
And if you're a heterosexual cat lover — well, too bad.

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… and putting a fence on it doesn't help:

While John Jay Park itself may be a bit of a thorn in my libertarian side, a fence around the park is not, nor is this sign. Perfectly reasonable in my opinion.
But when does my opinion ever count?

I tease, of course: the sign was put up recently [...]

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As you listen to this (hopefully fair-use) clip from Lewis Black's new album, Anticipation, ask yourself if it wouldn't have made more sense if, wherever Black says "golfer," he had instead said "blogger" (contains naughty language) –
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
While Anticipation is far from Black's best album, it was refreshingly short on [...]

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An annual joy is receiving my ASPCA calendar. A monthly joy is flipping the calendar to reveal a new happy critter.
Except when someone gets sloppy with the photo layout and forgets that the calendar will have a hole punched through the pages so it can be hung:
I'm glad it's fnally August 1st and I no [...]

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Taken on my morning walk to work a few days ago:

You can't tell from this angle, but he is not repairing the traffic light — he's washing it. He had just finished washing the "Walk / Don't Walk" sign on the corner.
Washing lights. On a weekday. During the morning rush. In the rain.
New York, New [...]

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Two hilariously pathetic videos crossed my aggregator yesterday, so I thought I'd take a survey: Which is worse?
First: You've likely seen the video demonstrating that the banana is proof of intelligent design. But did you know that the pickle likewise demonstrates a divine presence? (Via Boing Boing.)

Second: How should we respond to "our Constitution, nation [...]

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…and besides, I can't make it fit:

(Via Right Wing Watch by way of Boing Boing.)

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Now available — the Stitch in Haste Podcast, Episode #004.
In this episode: Why Diamond is a libertarian –

Dogs are property-rights Lockeans.

My adventures with the dog licensing bureaucracy.

The divine-right theory of parks commissioners.

Why breed-specific legislation is unconstitutional.

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About the Podcast:
The idea will be to record a quick commentary, no more than weekly (and typically [...]

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