RT @dcshorts: Check out the Chef & Film Pairings at DC Shorts this year — taste dishes created in honor of the films. http://t.co/TyjxRLvE

The Statue of Liberty has re-opened. But you can’t climb up. Just to visit the base, you must go through invasive security procedures twice (one of which uses puffs of air to get under your clothing), and have a  [more...]

Oh, boy. I thought that I’d be transitioning to a bash-the-democrats milieu once they took power, but I’m still laughing at the hypocrisy of the Republicans. Now that Nancy Pelosi has decided —  [more...]

As the midday oath-taking got underway in the Senate, Vice President Cheney began swearing in senators in groups of four on the Senate floor. The first time I read that, I could have sworn that it said “Cheney  [more...]