When I started my Six Weeks of Rush challenge on the first of the month, I didn’t know what to expect from the show, and I didn’t know how I’d comment on it. I started off by checking facts and critiquing assumptions, but I quickly realized that this was pointless. The lies, manipulation and flawed […]

For those of you keeping score, today’s the first day of my well-intended but ultimately disastrous Six Weeks of Rush ordeal. As I noted in a prior post, I’ll be tuning into the show live from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, but because I’ll be at work I won’t be tweeting about it until this […]

“This is what it’s all about,” I said to myself the other day as I watched my wife play with my baby daughter. Everything that’s important to me was pretty much, in that moment, right there in front of me. “In fact,” I thought, “if the mafia were to kill these two right now, I […]

Here’s another honest question that I hope to address in the course of my Six Weeks of Rush challenge. It’s not a rhetorical question, and it doesn’t have to wait until we kick things off on Monday, so do feel free to share your thoughts and opinions in the comments. How is it that some […]

Yesterday, I noted that the followers I’ve gained so far on Twitter for @SixWeeksofRush seem to represent “a good blend of conservatives and liberals.” I also promised to try and maintain that balance, saying that “if I feel at any point like one side’s gaining too much ground, I’ll try and bring a few more […]

“The problem with any ideology,” Bill Clinton recently told Jon Stewart, “is it gives you the answer before you look at the evidence.” But why should we care what some godless, power-mad hillbilly pervert has to say to a known member of the Manhattan Jewish media elite, am I right? We’re a week away from […]

I know it’s a bit of short notice, but I’m glad to be able to tell you that I’ll be spinning a supporting slot at this year’s edition of Night for Rights, the annual Journalists for Human Rights fundraising gala. I’ve appeared at several of these events since JHR’s early days, but I’m especially proud to be a […]

If you’re an Achewood reader, then you’ll remember a strip at the end of the Great Outdoor Fight series, right after Ray and Roast Beef had won the fight by breaking all the rules. “This is completely a thing,” Roast Beef tells Ray. “Our every move is the new tradition.” My daughter and I may not […]

This year’s AIDS Walk for Life takes place on Sunday, so this will be the last of the weekly progress reports I’ll post on this blog. At the time of this writing, according to my sponsorship page, you guys have generously donated a total of $540, which is 54% of my $1,000.00 goal. If you haven’t yet sponsored […]

When my wife went to bed on Monday night, she did so complaining of chills. When I joined her a few hours later, I had the same problem. By the time my daughter woke up wailing later that night, it was obvious we’d all come down with something. In a way, though, it was nice. […]