This whole internet thing is a busy place. I’d like to capture all the interesting happenings around the web in a jar, like so many buzzing bees, and find the time to both form an opinion on them and write that opinion down. But, alas, that isn’t going to happen.<\/p>\n
To compensate, I present a couple of short shots at some of the interesting things I’ve been reading about lately. Now, I’ve heard that doing this short form of communication is often called “blogging” but breaking all of this up into separate posts isn’t really my style (if, in fact, I have a style at all). I’m long-winded, even if I need to combine many short thoughts to form one longer, and likely incomprehensible, one.<\/p>\n
So here it is, all in one big bunch, my short jabs of the week.<\/p>\n
Just Desserts<\/b> Kids<\/b> The rest of her day<\/a> leaves me with something to look forward to. I know the wife will appreciate this one.<\/p>\n Talking Football<\/b> Say Something Good for a Change<\/b> And he champions a possible solution, which includes a radio show he in which he participates.<\/p>\n And we can?t have that.\n<\/p><\/div>\n Well, I’d like to have that. Let’s get rid of one or two of the useless, rehashed interviews on CNN and replace them with something a touch inspirational. I’d guess that something positive is happening over there but you wouldn’t know it if you watched TV … or read the newspaper … or listened to the radio.<\/p>\n In the Stop Making Us Look Bad Department<\/b><\/p>\n
\nThis<\/a> is incredibly disgusting as well as awfully stupid. That’s a perfect combination.<\/p>\n
\nI love the quote that Hope, over at the Appalachia Amulni Association<\/a>, left about children.<\/p>\n
\nShannon Sharpe will be leaving the football field for the broadcast booth<\/a>. Oddly enough, he’s quite likely to make more money talking about football than playing football. I was fan of his during his two year tenure with the Ravens — his easy going style and flair for smack talk was never anything less than amusing — and even I didn’t appreciate the incredible career<\/a> he’s had. His big mouth will one day be enshrined in Canton<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nAt the bottom of yesterday’s Bleat<\/a>, James Lileks chats about the positive aspects of the Iraq war, noting that we only hear about the negative.<\/p>\n