Alert for over-generalizers

I've been debunking posts about my Congresscritter's bill on the draft for months. Please remember the differences between this relatively minor error by a few people and the consistent lies and bad information promoted, and accepted, by the incumbent.

Alert for over-generalizers

I've been debunking posts about my Congresscritter's bill on the draft for months. Please remember the differences between this relatively minor error by a few people and the consistent lies and bad information promoted, and accepted, by the incumbent.

Not about the oil after all?

I didn't blog this for a couple of days, because I assumed everyone would see it: but apparently the "paper of record" doesn't think it's fit to print:

Iran has denied recent reports that it was using the neo-cons' darling Ahmed Chalabi to pass disinformation--lies, in ordinary English--to the Bush administration. Specifically, to the people who don't see any reason to bother verifying such things, if the information supports what they wanted to do anyway.

Maybe the war wasn't about the oil. Maybe the U.S. invaded Iraq because Iran wasn't happy about a hostile, secular government next door.

Not about the oil after all?

I didn't blog this for a couple of days, because I assumed everyone would see it: but apparently the "paper of record" doesn't think it's fit to print:

Iran has denied recent reports that it was using the neo-cons' darling Ahmed Chalabi to pass disinformation--lies, in ordinary English--to the Bush administration. Specifically, to the people who don't see any reason to bother verifying such things, if the information supports what they wanted to do anyway.

Maybe the war wasn't about the oil. Maybe the U.S. invaded Iraq because Iran wasn't happy about a hostile, secular government next door.

A proper workout

I dawdled through the morning, before cattitude pointed out that my mood suggested that I needed to go work out. I briefly considered a walk/hike in the hilly part of Inwood Park instead of the gym, but Cattitude was attacked by a book and not up to a long walk, so gym it was.

The workout was good, despite excess heat (by my standards, anyway) in the free weight area. I was going to stop at Ben and Jerry's afterward, but the store is closed for renovations until July. *sigh* (That's the one at 43rd and Eighth.) I settled for the Baskin Robbins across from the bakery on 181st, since I was stopping off for rye bread anyway. Then groceries--and there were enough dubious-looking packages in the meat department that I decided I didn't trust anything back there, so we're probably having salami sandwiches for supper.

( gym numbers )

A proper workout

I dawdled through the morning, before cattitude pointed out that my mood suggested that I needed to go work out. I briefly considered a walk/hike in the hilly part of Inwood Park instead of the gym, but Cattitude was attacked by a book and not up to a long walk, so gym it was.

The workout was good, despite excess heat (by my standards, anyway) in the free weight area. I was going to stop at Ben and Jerry's afterward, but the store is closed for renovations until July. *sigh* (That's the one at 43rd and Eighth.) I settled for the Baskin Robbins across from the bakery on 181st, since I was stopping off for rye bread anyway. Then groceries--and there were enough dubious-looking packages in the meat department that I decided I didn't trust anything back there, so we're probably having salami sandwiches for supper.

( gym numbers )