This is Norbert the NORAD bear, who I purchased in the gift shop at Cheyenne Mountain. Norbert had the time of his life at Worldcon, where I took him to several parties, and where many attractive ladies wearing fuzzy ears on their heads wanted to kiss him. Norad contains the launch codes that will bring […]

Russia’s ground invasion of Georgia shows a ponderous but effective use of Soviet-era military planning— the whole move had been planned weeks if not months ahead of time, was executed with a vastly superior force, and resulted in the Georgian army being swiftly destroyed and its navy sunk at its moorings.What the media seems not […]

So here I was at the Worldcon, okay? And every so often, while I was dressing in my hotel room, I’d check CNN or MSNBC or see what was going on in the world.And the number one headline: John Edwards Admits Adultery!!!!! At least half the newscast was taken up with this, and interviews with […]

Kilts do not make a guy look more masculine. It doesn’t matter how hairy his legs are. Kilts make a guy look like a tosser.The exception is if you’re actually Scottish and are in Scotland, and you’re a shepherd maybe or in a Highland regiment and are carrying a sword or an assault rifle or […]