Random Thoughts During Vacation Week

I promised my wife that I would not take my laptop on vacation, so here are some assorted thoughts to hold everyone for the week:

I had José Trasancos as my guest on the show last weekend. If any of the fools who have been threatening his wife and kids had met him first, they would have thought twice.

And if they meet him afterward, they will need a good cleaner.

The Blogfather was in Boston this weekend, but so was my son’s Godfather—and for the same days. In the Sicilian pecking order, Godfathers trump Blogfathers, but Roxeanne DeLuca covered Conconcon and met Glenn Reynolds.

How is it that when Herman Cain wins in Florida, Morning Joe talks about how he has no prayer—but when Rick Santorum (whom I also like) comes in at fourth place, he is “a man to watch”? (For the record, I like them both.)

Speaking of MSNBC, the crawl at the bottom said that “thousands” greeted Pope Benedict XVI in Germany during his visit. I’ll bet real money that we are talking about “hundreds of thousands” at the very least.

The MSM never seem to notice the size of the annual March for Life, either.

Jim Geraghty of NRO notes that Attackwatch has been as active as the Boston Red Sox over the last week. Maybe if they sign Jacoby Ellsbury, they can turn it around.

Doug Matacoins, Dave Weigel and Chris Lackey are people I disagree with, and some of those disagreements are extreme—but I just can’t help liking them.

Smitty will soon be home from Afghanistan; that is very cool.

Today at Mass, Fr. Bob talked about death and the reality of it. This is a daring thing to do at a weekday mass when 90% of the attendees are on Social Security; more than half are over 70 years old. But it’s true: I’m going to die, you’re going to die, and everyone you know is going to die, too. It’s worth keeping in mind.

One of my son’s best friends will likely be going R.O.T.C. in college, and then he’ll be off to the Army to fight. I’m torn about this. He’s exactly the type of person you want in the U.S. Army, but it jars me that it’s always kids like him who end up risking their lives. Then again, would you want the ones who don’t care doing the fighting?

Yid with Lid correctly points out that David Gregory was trying to perform an Obama commercial on Meet the Press yesterday. I’m assuming that NBC has given up on pretending that they aren’t cheerleading.

You know you’re a geek when you can watch The Big Bang Theory and say “hey, they’re playing that game wrong!”

The scariest words in the Our Father (or the Lord’s Prayer, if you prefer) are “and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.”

It’s very weird to think that my radio show (DaTechGuy on DaRadio on 830 AM WCRN) will be a year old in under eight weeks.

When Stacy McCain kept my fedora after CPAC in 2010 it was one of the best things that ever happened to me.

Speaking of the Lord working in mysterious ways, consider this: If Charles Johnson had not gone mad, it is likely that none of what has happened to me in the last 21 months would have taken place. Remember: manure is an excellent fertilizer.

Dan’s note: OMG! It’s like Larry King’s old column, only . . . it makes sense! Many thanks for the contribution, Peter!

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