Truth, Justice and Tacos
mad_typist
- Location
- Alexandria, Virginia, USA
- Birthday
- September 18
- Bio
- I'm a liberal secular humanist who enjoys writing, reading, playing video games and watching sports. I am a former member of the Armed Services who now enjoys the sweet sweet freedom of civilian life. My blog will be centered mostly on politics, football and video games.
I'm not a professional hater, but I am a highly ranked amateur.
Also, yes, I am a girl.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Heads up! Damages season 4
returns tonight
July 13, 2011 03:06PM - X-Men First Class trailer
surprisingly good
February 11, 2011 08:33AM - Fringe recap: Ep 3.11
"Reciprocity"
January 31, 2011 03:54PM - Fringe recap: Ep 3.10 "The
Firefly"
January 24, 2011 09:26AM - Fringe recap: Ep 3.9
"Marionette"
December 10, 2010 07:15AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I'm less concerned with
the medium (though I agree
with you
that Woman Wonder
wou…”
February 04, 2011 09:48AM - “I'm not sure I'd credit
Portman with the film's
opening.
Maybe it's because I
ass…”
January 24, 2011 01:46PM - “I'm with you, Nick.
Quality is great, but far too
many shows
I've loved have
had…”
January 24, 2011 11:46AM - “@Cranky - good point. It
definitely looked like they
were
having headset
problems…”
January 24, 2011 11:26AM - “I think Sanchez has
shown great improvement, but
he's also
got a long way to
go.…”
January 24, 2011 10:26AM
Mad_typist's Links
The Little Show That Couldn't
The Little Show That Couldn't
At first I was going to post a counter-list to my last entry, listing my Top 10 Best Shows on TV. Sort of a "Shows that should never die" complement to the "Why Won't You Die Already!" post. But then/…10 Worst Shows That Just Won't Die
10 Worst Shows That Just Won't Die
Jumping off of yesterday's post, I've decided to make my own list of 10 Worst Shows. Here are the rules of engagement:- Must be a show that has successfully been renewed at least once. I'm not going to/ … Read full post »
George Carlin, "Best of" lists and the End Of Civilization
George Carlin, "Best of" lists and the End Of Civilization As We Know It
Today's post is all about entertainment.First, I must start on a sad note. R.I.P. George Carlin. I'm not going to be able to say anything that won't be covered in his/…
Viva Habeas Corpus!
There's been a lot of back-and-forth between the Obama and McCain camps this week about the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding extending the writ of habeas corpus to the prisoners locked up at Gitmo. According to McCain:"The United States Supreme Court yesterday… Read full post »
Katherine Heigl needs to Shut The Hell Up.
Remember that episode of Friends, where Joey sort of threw his writers under the bus during an interview with a soap opera magazine? And remember how the writers got their revenge by having Dr. Ramoray fall down/…Congratulations, Junior!
Congratulations, Junior!
Yesterday, Ken Griffrey Jr. joined an elite club of men, hitting his 600th Home Run of his career. This is a momentous occasion and it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Sports Illustrated has a great article up about why it's/… Read full post »
Great News, Questionable Timing
Women in Combat
There's a great article in the L.A. Times about the role of women in combat. The article contends that the issue of opening all positions (including combat positions) to women will have to be addressed in the next few years. This is an interesting question and it doesn't have/… Read full post »
More on the Back Door Draft
I posted this a few weeks ago on one of my other blogs, but it seemed appropriate for OpenSalon, so I'm republishing here at this blog.… Read full post »
According to SI.com, Jason Taylor and the Dolphins have pretty much severed ties completely. This doesn't surprise me - I know that Parcells was livid about Taylor participating in Dancing With The Stars, instead of doing a traditional workout. Taylor is on record recently talking about his post-fo/… Read full post »
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