thank you thank you thank you

Finally, a wonderful piece from the Economist regarding Franco-American relations.

America has a hybrid origin — Anglo-Saxon in people but French in some culture, specifically government and philosophy (think Thomas Jefferson, French Revolution, the influence of the philosophes, etc.). Though there is at times discontent, I think it stems from the fact that we really are very similar countries, a tension that stems from expecting a lot out of one another.

New.. news. I’m going to be writing some foreign relation pieces for ablogistan.com which I’m excited about. My first piece will be about the riots in France over this summer, and what this means for assimiliation in other Western European countries with Middle Eastern populations.

In other real life news, I moved into a townhouse with Matt and Amanda in Arlington, 5 miles out of Washington DC. I’m truly a beltway bureaucrat, if I wasn’t before.

You are a weird little people

I had always assumed those little people were good at controlling themselves and that’s what made them such powerful ninjas. But apparently they can barely keep their hands to themselvse: Japan ‘groper’ dies after fleeing.

Also: 10 TRUTHS WHITE, HISPANIC AND BLACK PEOPLE KNOW, BUT ASIAN PEOPLE WON’T ADMIT:

1. You can’t drive
2. Disneyland is not the happiest place on earth
3. The peace sign is outdated
4. Rice is not a main course
5. Taking pictures is fun, taking pictures of strangers is just weird
6. Feet were meant to grow
7. You need girls just as much as you need boys
8. Dogs were meant to be pets, not eaten
9. You don’t need above a 4.0 to graduate
10. Fanny packs are not an accessory

Fuck Christians and Fuck Conservatives

And anyone else who makes this country more ignorant then it needs to be. You know why the United States is falling behind in research & development? Because people who make their living off of being hypocrites impact public policy and worse, education.

There is no war on Christmas, or some overall arching attempt to dismantle Christianity. And it seems interesting that the people most interested and opportunistic in this so-called war are the people that need the attention — the Fox news commentators and the virtue-crats who profit over alarmist propoganda.

Do you ever get tired of what drives this country? Because I do.

Where did my buildings go?

I’m glad the intelligence agencies are worried about their buildings being on Google Maps & GoogleEarth… but really, when you have security guards that let anyone in, does it even matter?

I’d rather be rich then happy

From an online chat at WashingtonPost.com this morning:

Herndon, Va.: Mr A: you haven’t been watching much Xmas season TV have you? Millionaires are ALWAYS unhappy until they learn true happiness from poor folks who know that real happiness comes from having no money.

Jorge Arangure Jr.: I think i’d rather be the millionaire guy.