October 31, 2005
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October 28, 2005
You'll know what I'm talking about if you read the leftie blogs.
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October 27, 2005
And if any members of the Yemeni Islamofascistpricktocracy care to monitor her here like they do there, bear in mind that she is now even more carefully watched by her Uncle.
And you don't want to mess with Uncle.
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October 26, 2005
What have I learned from writing this thing? Absolutely nothing. Oh, except, never write a book-length manuscript before submitting chapters to your editor. Trust me on this one.
On another topic, Spoons says goodbye to blogging. Wait, you mean Spoons was a lawyer? I never knew that.
This reminds me of a bit of advice I've been meaning to relay to academic bloggers: follow Chomsky's lead.
Follow Chomsky, you say, why that's an odd bit of advice coming from the Right?
Indeed it is. What I mean by that is you need to separate your academic work from your polemic work. Chomsky, as you may know, is a noted linguist. But, is Chomsky famous because he is a linguist? No. Please name his linguistic theory? He is famous because he is a critic of U.S. foreign policy. He is not an IR specialist nor does he have any training in political science. His tenure at MIT is based on his linguistic work, not on his foreign policy analysis. His foreign policy analysis is basically a polemic shaped by an ideology and world view. It is blogging before the advent of blogs.
If you are an academic blogger, follow Chomsky's lead and do not blog on your field of expertise. This may come as quite a shock to some of my readers, but I am not an IR specialist nor is my academic work related--even peripherally--to the Global War on Terror and Islamofascist ideologies.
In my role as a blogger I am just like you: I am a citizen journalist.
So, note to fellow bloggers in academia: leave the "expert opinions" to the peer reviewed journals. As for your blog, keep it simple, know its limitations, and do not tout your academic credentials in order to give some authority to your pontifications.
As for that last recommendation, do not follow Chomsky's lead. I'm not sure that it's Chomsky's fault that his followers rely on the logical fallacy of resorting to authority when quoting him. You can't say Chomsky's theories are stupid, they say, Chomsky works at MIT. As if the fact that Chomsky works at MIT as a linguist gives his theories on why U.S. foreign policy is (and has always been) bad mmmmmkay, some extra credibility.
The truth is that I started blogging using the name "Dr. Rusty Shackleford" as a joke. Give Dale Gribble a Ph.D. and this is what you get. Only recently have I begun to realize how much faith people put in that "Dr." aspect of my fictional name. Ultimately, the validity of this blog rests not on my education level or my professional activitiy, but on the quality of the posts and the facts or theories presented therein.
I don't post on my academic area of expertise for the very same reason Chomsky does not lecture outside of MIT on his: I know the difference between peer reviewed theories put under academic scrutiny and theories about world politics driven by my ideology. Hopefully, the latter--my opinions about the war on terror--are accurate. What they definitely are not, though, are rigorously thought out analysis in the same manner as my academic work is. None of my posts--as far as I can tell--has ever produced a hypothesis that any one -- as far as I can tell -- has tested.
So, to fellow bloggers in academia remember what your blog is and what it is not. It is a place to post random thoughts and observations. It is a place to stroke your own ego. It is a place to editorialize. It is a place to say inane, meaningless, and occasionally offensive things. It is a place where on a rare occasion you might just get an important point across. However, it is not a place to further your academic career nor is it a place that your credentials have any meaning.
Blogs are the great levellers of our day. Whether auto-mechanic or nuclear physicist, the opinions of both are of equal importance in the blogosphere. Blogs have made Chomskys of us all. And that, believe it or not, is a good thing.
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October 24, 2005
Carnival of Liberty XVII starts tomorrow at Eriscgrumbles.
For your reading pleasure.
T Jefferson: When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
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October 22, 2005
On my behalf, check out her blog.
Trust me, you will go back more than once a year.
Thank you, we now return you to your regular irritable bowel syndrome.
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October 20, 2005
"Travis County, Texas Prosecutor Ronnie Earle issued a press release earlier today stating that he had sought and obtained an indictment against millions of Texas residents on charges of "Conspiracy to Elect Republicans." He also charged them all as "Accessories to Murder" in the case of Casey Sheehan, son of professional protester and media-whore, Cindy Sheehan. Earle stated that he will seek the death penalty against all of the defendants, cutting Texas' population roughly in half.
Related: Do I look worried???
She don't look worried either. Or her or this one.
Trying to blog goodr, cheap I know But that's what Iowahawk said to do.
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October 19, 2005
For those not in the WRWL coverage area you can use this audio feed to tune in to the program.
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Please stand byÂ…..
(under breath mumbling %$$#%$# delays, delays get me dual boot or reload yer ass with Red Hat you %$%$# stupid detectothingy)
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October 17, 2005
Ah, the three things that are true about Raging RINOs is that weÂ’re outspoken, non-conformist, extremely intelligent, and incredibly good-looking. Four thingsÂ…
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It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times? This is going to take longer than I expected. I'll be gone for the next few weeks.
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October 13, 2005
Menenze's ghost has been busted, banned, and now sits in a high-votage ectosplasmic container field. Unless the EPA shuts us down, we shouldn't be hearing from him again any time soon.
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Mayhew, 60, played the fur-covered warrior Chewbacca must be a legal permanent resident for five years before becoming a citizen. The wait is three years if the person marries a U.S. citizen. He also must pass history, English and civics examsÂ… Â…"I am feeling very happy about it," Mayhew said. "Whatever people say about America, it is still one of the most wonderful countries in the worldWelcome Chewy.
Image credit and thanks to the very young and very talented Ben Marriot at sockyspace
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Nerves of steel no more
In calcium carbonate
My salvation lies.
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October 12, 2005
I never knew writing a book could be so maddening.
It's not so much that my finger keeps saying redrum to me or the annoying bartender constantly demanding I murder Jawa readers, as it is the tedium of writing the same lines over and over again.
No beer and no TV make Homer a something something.
UPDATE: I'm perfectly sane I tell you. And so am I.
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Due to a violation of The Jawa Reports' strict policy of supporting only the 'good gay' (you know, two hot chicks), the editorial board has removed today's WTW post. We apologize if this post has caused any uncomfortable imagery and/or feelings of unresolved anxiety and confusion.
Read the following in your most exaggerated masculine voice.
After a long hard day punching cattle the sweat drips off your manhood cause you're a man and sweat like only a man can. And when a man wants to know what a man wants to know when a man wants a mans taste. And when a man really wants to know what a man wants to know when a man really wants a man's taste. That taste is the taste of Wriglers Beef Flavored Gum. And now Wriglers introduces new barbecue beef flavored gum. From Wriglers the meat lovers gum.
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October 11, 2005
Hi friends...Someone I used to date got ahold of my Feisty username and password and decided to get revenge on me by deleting my entire blog because it means something to me to write.
Again what a jerk.
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October 10, 2005
Caption this photo of the leader of Islamic Jihad, Mohammed Al Hindi.
A fatwa will be issued Monday against the winners.
Fatwas have been issued!:
T. Azeredo - "An inch of Hindi is 2.54 cm of Love"
Charlotte- "Don't worry, children. Blowing yourself up feels just like a little bee sting.
You can trust me- I'm a pediatrician."
MonkMojo - "I'm crushing your head, I'm crushing your head..."
Honorary fatwa for gratuitous Harriet Miers mention:
YJLAW - "And I was this far from the nomination. But nooooooo, George said Harriet Meirs will piss my constituents off more. By Allah's goat, its the story of my life..."
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