Naturally, the missus and I have been following the British election results as closely as we can, with as much understanding as we can, which in my case isn’t much. From what I can gather… All three major parties (the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats) lost. The minor parties lost too, although they weren’t expected to [...]
Archive of entries posted on May 2010
Nashville Flooding, a Timeline
The Tennessean has put together an informative multimedia timeline of the flood. Check it out.
Photos of the Best Borough on Earth
I’ve added a link. Typical Boring Queens features photos of our typical, boring borough, which is only the best borough in the world. Anyway, the photographer is a bald feller. Enjoy!
Nashville What?
My sister and her friends have been wondering why none of their family or out-of-town friends have been calling to check up on them. After all, they’re in a major city that finds itself under water. We’re talking about massive amounts of damage. Many homes have been destroyed throughout the city. Many of the archives [...]
Links: Some New, Some Classics
You six regular readers may recognize some of the links to the right. You may notice others missing. You may also be aware of a few new gems. I’m going to say a few words about each with the understanding that they’re all worth checking out. Bald links Artsy-Fartsy Tim is a fine visual artist [...]
Attention, Non-White Readers!
If you happen to be traveling in Arizona in the coming months (or years, depending on how long this new immigration law is on the books), I recommend first checking out this site here. I don’t speak Spanish, but I’m pretty sure I understand what’s going on. It’s a most excellent idea. And if racist [...]
Just Read Zirin
Socio-political issues are always more nuanced than public discourse allows. Still, I don’t think I’m going out on much of a limb if I say that Arizona’s new immigration law is racist. In general, I support the idea of a boycott of the state, although I also have an aunt who runs a B&B in [...]
Willkommen! Bienvenue! Hello!
Good morning, B&E readers, and a very hearty welcome to the new Bald & Effective, now powered by WordPress. Blogger decided that it was using too much manpower and too many resources to warrant allowing people to publish their blogs to their own personal URLs any longer. So I was either going to have to [...]
Yes, Luther, This Is Most Certainly True
Anyone raised Lutheran is familiar with Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. At one point, I had the whole thing memorized. It goes over many topics and offers explanations and clarity around the various religious concepts that make Lutherans Lutheran. Luther’s Small Catechism is particularly interested in laying out clear and concise ways that the head of [...]