A year ago, the Islamo-fascists struck in Madrid. Worth taking a second today to remember the people murdered in the heart of a free society. And the pusillanimous response from some European leaders.
EMAIL OF THE DAY: “After months of never-ending posts regarding the war, gay marriage and the evil that is iPod, it was refreshing to finally read something near and dear to my heart: obscure songs and bands from the ’80s. Not really a big fan of “The Office” (it’s my wife who likes Britcoms; she’s a big fan of “Cold Feet”) but I, and a whole generation of Filipinos, do remember Seona Dancing and “More to Lose.” Believe me, these guys were on every DJs’ playlist back then. Of course, we couldn’t really make out what the lyrics were (something about moving to new beginnings looking back to see what we might find). We just thought they sounded angst-y and cool, but we thought that about most U.K. bands during the ’80s. (Echo and the Bunnymen, anyone?) And when Ricky Gervais won the Golden Globe my first reaction was “Hey! The guy from Seona Dancing won!” And, yes, “More to Lose” is on my iPod. Now, The Lotus Eaters, they were a good band …”
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Hygiene is the corruption of medicine by morality. It is impossible to find a hygienist who does not debase his theory of the healthful with a theory of the virtuous. The true aim of medicine is not to make men virtuous; it is to safeguard and rescue them from the consequences of their vices.” – H. L. Mencken.
The Dish 