Yes, Virginia, UK Has Exams Today (12/16/08)

Welcome, BGR Guests

Just a hello to everyone coming here from BlueGrassRoots. I’d like to say thanks to Ben for the link. I’ve been very interested in what’s been going on over at BGR for a while now, and have had some fantastic conversations with Ben about social media tools and progressive activism, and I hope to do [...]

Snoop Zeppelin

It’s officially a good day. Bless the person who thought up this mashup.

I do love me some Snoop. Thanks, Tony.

Could the panel on Meet the Press GET any more out of touch?

For some reason, I find myself strangely drawn to Meet the Press when Timmy has his usual panel of consultants on (Carville, Matalin, Shrum, & Murphy). Right now, they’re discussing the recent charges of “elitism” against Barack Obama. Carville is trying deperately to spin this, and Matalin and Murphy are pouncing on this with glee. [...]

Back from Cincinnati

Just got back from a short trip to the Queen City with the family – the traditional museum vacation, which the kids always love. We hit the Aquarium, the Museum Center (Natural History, Cincinnati History, Children’s Museum, the special Pirates exhibit), and the Cincinnati Art Museum, where I discovered that my son is very drawn [...]

Currently Reading

Warren Ellis‘ Crooked Little Vein.
What a delightfully filthy little book!
I think, however, that the key chapter of the book is the protagonist’s in-flight conversation with a certain serial killer (who is not referred to by name) where the idea of mainstream vs. underground is deconstructed. The point Warren is trying to make here is that [...]

Welcome to the Christopher Scott Rice [dot] com’s new location

For all those coming over from the old Blogger site – welcome! I’ve decided, for a number of reasons, to attempt a switch over to the WordPress platform. If you’re following this blog from a feed reader, be sure to updateto the new RSS feed. Thanks!