Category Archives: WTF

Apparently Atlas Shrugged Because He Didn't Understand

New York magazine has posted personals ads from TheAtlasphere.com. The Atlas in Atlasphere alludes to Atlas Shrugged, Rand’s 1000 page Magnum Opus. Magnum opus is Latin for “doorstop.” The Atlasphere’s mission is to “bring together admirers of Ayn Rand’s novels, from around the globe, to network both personally and professionally.” After all, Ayn Rand’s novelsContinue reading “Apparently Atlas Shrugged Because He Didn't Understand”

Apparently Atlas Shrugged Because He Didn’t Understand

New York magazine has posted personals ads from TheAtlasphere.com. The Atlas in Atlasphere alludes to Atlas Shrugged, Rand’s 1000 page Magnum Opus. Magnum opus is Latin for “doorstop.” The Atlasphere’s mission is to “bring together admirers of Ayn Rand’s novels, from around the globe, to network both personally and professionally.” After all, Ayn Rand’s novelsContinue reading “Apparently Atlas Shrugged Because He Didn’t Understand”

Timberati — Too Big to Fail

From Truthdig: The Fed and the Treasury are once again throwing good cash after bad business. This time the culprit is Citigroup, which could get bailed out—courtesy of you—to the tune of $100 billion. And with that, we’d like to announce that Truthdig is officially too big to fail. For a mere $50 billion, weContinue reading “Timberati — Too Big to Fail”

Fact Trumps Fiction, Again

Amazing. This from the Onion over fifteen years ago. In case you’ve not been following, Samuel Wurzelbacher (a/k/a Joe the Plumber and registered Republican) has become a celebrity. He has now hired a publicist for his burgeoning musical career, though he’s not an accomplished musician or songwriter… Or a licensed plumber. Or a person namedContinue reading “Fact Trumps Fiction, Again”

The TSA – Keeping 'the people' safe from sex bombs since 2001

I had a minor rant about the TSA in March (see my previous post, Back in the USA). TSA, the people who have taken what little joy there is in these days of Greyhound-Bus-programs-the-sky, and wrung its neck. They add inconvenience, without the value added plus of security, to a dreary travel experience. It’s KabukiContinue reading “The TSA – Keeping 'the people' safe from sex bombs since 2001”

The TSA – Keeping ‘the people’ safe from sex bombs since 2001

I had a minor rant about the TSA in March (see my previous post, Back in the USA). TSA, the people who have taken what little joy there is in these days of Greyhound-Bus-programs-the-sky, and wrung its neck. They add inconvenience, without the value added plus of security, to a dreary travel experience. It’s KabukiContinue reading “The TSA – Keeping ‘the people’ safe from sex bombs since 2001”

QWEST-Spirit of Service?

QWEST sucks the large one. My lovely bride has been very patient trying to get our (not theirs–ours) money back from QWEST since we terminated our service with them in August. Their billing department hasn’t improved much since they charged a woman $70,000 for supposedly calling herself. According to the story “the bill is justContinue reading “QWEST-Spirit of Service?”

The Latest Muppet Caper

Jenny Rappaport–over at Lit Soup–cites a NY Times article saying, that under Disney, the Muppets are set to return. She’s posted several of her favorite Muppet shticks on her blog. Ms Rappaport didn’t post my favorite, the Lobster sketch (aka the Loobster sketch). It’s the Swedish Chef planning to cook a lobster. What could goContinue reading “The Latest Muppet Caper”