Category Archives: ESL Links

Howard Dean without Joe Trippi and the Internet Strategy is just another angry little man too close to the edge, and is yesterday’s news as a political phenomena. The Dean campaign was always more interesting than the candidate himself, and … Continue reading →

Police fear ‘cannabis confusion’ The downgrading of cannabis on Thursday will lead to a rise in the number of drug addicts and criminals, police officers’ leaders have warned. The Police Federation of England and Wales said many people were confused … Continue reading →

“One of the penalties for being too smart to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” Plato

Lars-Erik Fisk: Volkswagenball at the Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont view quicktime movie (698 kb)

The Dowbrigade is off to give another driving lesson to his 19-year-old son, the one who wants a Hummer so he can crush other cars out of parking spaces, the one who eats frozen burritos raw to save time.  He … Continue reading →

Against his better judgment, the Dowbrigade has agreed to attempt one of the toughest tasks he has tackled in his entire teaching career – explaining NFL Football to a class of foreign college students who don’t know a forward pass … Continue reading →

Pander:n., & v.t. 1. go-between in clandestine amours, procurer; one who ministers to evil designs. 2 v.i. minister (to base passions or evil designs, or person having these) Japander:n.,& v.t. 1. a western star who uses his or her fame … Continue reading →

After an extensive search, we finally found an iCal calendar called American Politics and Government with most of the presidential primaries and some of the debates.  However it is clearly incomplete.  For example it lists only two primaries for next … Continue reading →

This article from the New York Times covers a company whose role seems to be to help business travelers avoid costly faux pas when traveling abroad. Reminds the Dowbrigade of the time we politely accepted a gourd filled with a … Continue reading →

Although of course the Dowbrigade recognizes that part of the power and righteousness of the Blogoshpere derives from its lack of professionalism in the mercenary sense, like most serious Bloggers we sometimes imagine how nice it would be to be … Continue reading →

KEYES, Calif. — No one quite remembers the last big fire to rage through town, but a firestorm — fueled by sex and the Internet — has engulfed this rural community. The source of the trouble comes straight from the … Continue reading →

What’s up with Technorati? As a devoted follower of the Blogosphere and our own position within it, the Dowbrigade regularly consults a number of specialized resources; Feedster to find blogs posting on specific topics of interest, the hit counters and … Continue reading →