I was at Starbucks, toiling away on a post for my little blog, when I noticed someone approaching me out of the corner of my eye. "Hello" said the tall stranger. I looked up, and thought for a moment I must be dreaming.

"You're Glenn Reynolds!" I said, and promptly proceeded to trip over my own tongue. "You're the InstaBlog, I mean Instapundit guy, I mean, I write your blog every day...I mean I read your blog every day."
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AP headline yesterday: AL-QAEDA OFFICIAL ADMITS TO U.N. ASSAULT

Just let that sink in for a bit.

And here's Taranto calling bullshit on Reuters for its preferential rhetoric.

-the UNPOPULIST (an ethnic separatist liberation movement activist with a compelling alternate ideology).

(Thanks LGF)

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Over at The New Vintage, Jessica has posted Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night."

Which, I have to say, I never really liked.

But it reminds me of a poem I like very much. I don't think this has anything like the message of Dylan's poem, and it's a bit of downer; maybe that's why I like it more.

Anyway...

Acquainted With The Night

by Robert Frost.

I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain - and back in rain.
I have outwalked the furthest city light.
I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,

But not to call me back or say good-bye;
And further still at an unearthly height,
O luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.

Just to Prove I'm All Man Update: Here are the first few paragraphs of Mickey Spillane's One Lonely Night, hitting similar notes as the poem.

You gonna call Mickey Spillane a homo?

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The vigil continues.

I'm at the point where I can barely even click it to check anymore, because every time I get that awful message--somehow both alarmist and basely impersonal--my heart absorbs the blow.

Godspeed, Tim.

'Member when I said you were the coolest?

-sob-

I meant that.

(Here's the explanation, if you haven't seen it.)

the UNPOPULIST

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What type of man (or woman for that matter) would be unhappy with a high sex drive? Heck, it's a gift and a joy, yes?

But not for one man in Reno, Nevada. For him, it was a burden. So, you might be wondering, did he take some Prozac, Zoloft or Paxil, which are known to decrease libido? Or did he find himself a lady friend?

No way!

After doing some studying online, he castrated himself.

To say that the man needs counseling is quite the understatement. But still his home surgery was successful.

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I was all set to legally change my name to Guerilla Poetry Insurgency, now my lawyer calls and tells me it's already been taken.

BTW, I played this for about three hours last night, there's no way you can beat my high score.

John from WuzzaDem

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January 27, 2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, one of the biggest death factories in operation during the Holocaust.

Tom Carter has an excellent, thoughtful post on remembering the Holocaust:

Check it out.

Zelda (Also posted at The Urban Grind)

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I just saw on television that Jay Leno is going to have a tribute to Johnny Carson tonight on the Tonight Show.

That's nice and all, but does anybody else find it a little bit funny that Leno be the one to offer the tribute when its pretty clear that Carson liked Letterman better?

Its probably appropriate that Carson's tribute be on the show he made famous, but it still struck me as odd.

Anyone thinking Letterman's nose is a little out of joint about it?

[Cross-posted at Say Anything]

[Ace's Addendum] One Last Repost For the Road? A commenter says that Letterman hasn't been funny since he jumped to CBS. Apart from the funny walkie-talkie stuff he did early in his tenure, I think that's right.

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Genius.

UPDATE:

Top Seven Phrases From Sen. Byrd's Condoleeza Speechin'

"...the melon patch of unilateral action..."

"...the chicken wings of imperial hubris..."

"...uppity..."

"...mongrel..."

"...Deon Sanders..."

"...lots of black friends..."

UPDATE: Jeff has more.

-the UNPOPULIST

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Alright, I don't want to go too far down this road. I know Ace has his standards, and high hopes that this site will continue to be safe for the entire family.

Although, after Say Anything's "prom dress" post below, I'm unsure whether we've already jumped that shark only a few hours in.

However, I can't get past Kevin's post over at Wizbang alerting us to the Paige Davis tapes of boom-boom love, which my colleagues discussed below.

Why do I obsess about the post? Not because of any reality TV harlot having a good time while the cameras roll. Especially when we all would rather see Amy Wynn Pastor in nothing but a toolbelt. Right guys? You with me there?

Nope, I'm more interested in this Wizbang tidbit:

Rumor - Former teen popstar Debbie Gibson, or as she now prefers to known - Deborah Gibson, is making a comeback. What better place to kick off your new image than the pages of the March edition of Playboy.

Yes, I must admit, I'm a Debbie Gibson fan. For my money, it just doesn't get any better than when she sings "When A Man Loves A Woman."

Or, maybe it was "Foolish Beat;" I forget which.

Anyways, to read about my ode to mall chick music idols of that late 1980's, visit my post here.

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

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