Shameless Rutler comment troll here.

Right now many American are more interested in Dennis Rodman's comments about LeBron James.

"Trust, but fructify."

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You've tied yourself in knots.

I don't have anything substantive to say, but I did want to mention to the Editors that the Penelope avatar/icon/line drawing looks like she just boiled my bunny in the kitchen and has the knife underneath her apron.

Or perhaps she's a stunt double for the Stepford Wives remake. Anyway.

And the time on her watch says "Gin O'Clock".

That is all.

Chippy even.

Moooooooooon River.

The board shorts are made out of solid pieces of wood.

No jokes, please: we're skittish.

Board shorts are not pants. Whatever did you think I meant?

Women.

That city sounded familiar. And then I remembered the article in City Journal by Steve Malanga. From 2004:

If Richmond’s city leaders have their priorities askew, they are not alone in the creative age. Concerned with inessentials, cities under Florida’s thrall can easily overlook what residents really want. Consider Winnipeg’s mayor Glen Murray, one of Canada’s chief Florida fans, who even brought the professor north to tout his ideas to Canadian political leaders. While Murray invests in cultural amenities and derides people who only want cities to focus on “pipes, pavement and policing,” the most distinguishing characteristic of Murray’s mayoralty has been this: for several consecutive years, Winnipeg has been the murder capital of Canada.

Welcome to the creative age.

I also believe that WhisperSync makes a sound -- contra Rob Long -- but its a very faint sound.

They can read our thoughts as well, so every morning I try and put Javex in their brains.

Some of my best comments on Ricochet are when I'm not wearing pants. I blame Misthiocracy.

Clarence Thomas is the superior natural law thinker and has a consistent conceptual framework that undergirds his opinions. Justice Scalia -- sadly, because I enjoy his rhetorical gifts -- does not. 

Advantage: Clarence Thomas over Antonin Scalia by knockout in Round 1 of the Octagon border fence cage match.

How has your participation on Ricochet changed your work off Ricochet?

Work off Ricochet? Oh no. That may explain my dwindling bank account.