Friday Solace For A Beleaguered Blogger

Blogger Raphael Alexander of the Unambiguously Ambidextrous Blog has had a bad week. His little posting about the repercussions of feminism brought down some rancor on Raffa. Why, even this poor scribe weighed-in with a pithy mis-characterization of Rafi's hypothesis. In fact, Raphael had to battle a "full frontal invasion by the feminists and the liberal-left intelligentsia" on several fronts. And I think he is tuckered out. 4 hours of sleep followed by a physically demanding job, family responsibilities, and more blog attacks. With all the stress of shoring up the battlements, RA's defenses are getting a bit weak and he is starting to babble. Just a bit. And I fear that without some time to recharge his batteries, RA is going to go Ultimate! on us.





So, Raphael. Here is my solution. Take some time with Bob Ross. Let his calm words wash over you like a light ochre spread across a clean canvas. Breathe.

The choice is yours RA - Bob Ross or Raging Warrior! Either way it involves paint. And remember the words of Foghorn Leghorn, "It's a joke son".

Science and Science Fiction

Sheep look up! There is a meteor storm coming. This must-see meteor shower will take place this Friday, January 4 at a few hours before dawn.

The Quadrantid (pronounced KWA-dran-tid) meteor shower provides one of the most intense annual meteor displays, with a brief, sharp maximum lasting but a few hours. The timing of peak activity favors Western Europe and eastern North America. Weather permitting, skywatchers in rural locations could see one or two shooting stars every minute during the peak

On the Sci-Fi Front, anyone with access to CBC should set the PVR's to this Friday at 9 pm, 'cause Torchwood is back. Yes, I like Torchwood. Here is the synopsis:

Friday, January 4, 2008, 9:00 p.m.
Eps 11 - Combat

Savage aliens are being kidnapped from the streets of Cardiff and Torchwood wants to know why. Owen is sent undercover to find out who is behind it and soon befriends the charismatic Mark Lynch (Alex Hassell). Beneath the veneer of normal city life, Owen discovers a shocking subculture. Can he avoid being sucked in?

So, get up early and watch the meteors, then cap off the evening with a delightful Welsh lass whose voice could charm the pants of a badger.

Look, Penguins!

Come on now, forget the politics, the London bashing, the bitterness at losing badly in the football pool and let's focus on something fun.

Penguin cams in Antarctica!

Seriously. Let's get their hits way up. The penguins deserve it.

Hold Your Calls, We Have A Winner

Unambiguously Ambidextrous wants us all to know how badly feminism has fucked up our society. For my money, he is already in the lead for the stupidest blog of the year. Too bad, as this scrappy feller from the city that never quits, who is often sensible, has put his foot in it. And he has been rightly eviscerated here, here, and here.

Now excuse me while I go wake up my little girl and try to tell her how she is going to end our civilization if she isn't careful. My other option, as Raphael himself stated, is to teach her that men are "...born with "original sin"" and that she should "hate him for having a penis." And to assume (unbelievably) that he has a leg up in our society for being a white male. I guess I should follow Red Tory's lead and take a long walk in the snow.

Strong Words From The Strong Conservative

"Bhutto's death could be a catalyst for change, or the dawn of a frightening future."

Whoa there SC. Kind of stepping out on a limb, aren't you? But I guess they (meaning you) don't call you the Strong Conservative for your namby-pamby, middle-of-the-road, take no opinion stance on things, do they?

And really, "Give war a chance" is your slogan? Really? "Peace through strength and victory"? Really? I think the Rev had something to say about that particular point of view.

Forgotten Insult of the Day

Gobslotch:

A greedy, clownish person...apt to gobble his food.

--William Holloway's Dictionary of Provincialisms, 1838.

Jim Dandy Goodness - The Year In Review

Rather than trying in vain to think of something new to write, the staff here at Jim Dandy Goodness have decided to step into the wayback machine and look at the highlights from our illustrious blog roll.

Button Gwinnett of Liberal Lucidity started the year off with the shocking revelation that Tennis Umpire was on the short list of fantasy careers. Well, not so shocking for me as would be into that line of work.

From there Button moved to the groundbreaking exposé on the use of Asian raccoon and ass-hair in coats sold by J.C. Penny.

Never one to shy away from a scuffle, Gwinnett outed Ann Coulter as not only a fag-hag, but as a dude impersonating a fag-hag. Where the fuck does that fit on the rainbow of inclusion?

Anyway, onto the sweaty Georgia summer, wherein GB served up some inane tripe about college football and posted some pictures of a fat bulldog, minutes before heatstroke. What is it with Americans and college football?

Once October rolled around, Button served up the best post I have ever read about the mullet. The hockey hair cut. The business in front, party in the back cut. And then related it all to women's tennis in the 80's. Specifically Chris and Martina. And it has been gold ever since. Thanks for all the great posts Button.

Next up, The Woodshed. We'll see what axes the Rev had to grind this year.