The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

Blog Posts

Richard Day's picture

Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XXII)

Gawain and the Moor proceeded west thanks to the quick thinking of Senor Eduardo. Well quicker thinking than the two blue bloods anyway. There was a mystery about the west.Everyone knows that east is east and west is west. And...
Richard Day's picture

Twas the Night Before Doomsday

AN ODE TO Old NickTwas the night before doomsdayWhen all through the martsNot a damn thing was stirringNot even the shopping cartsMortgages had been bundled byTheft merchants without careIn hopes that someone elseWould get caught holding scaredThere were almost three...
Richard Day's picture

Pajama Man; and Mornin' Joke

I'm writin me a blogI'm the pajama manI'm writin' me a blog todayFor we're all in the mood for a good essayAnd everyone's readin all nightOh Its nine o'clock on a SaturdayThe regular bloggers start loggin' inThere's an old man...
Richard Day's picture

Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XXI)

Senor Eduardo was in a pensive mood. He was always exhilarated by the quest, by the hunt. With Sir Palidan he had found the best partner. Palidan had already fired one of Senor's caretakers for negligence. The best horse in...
Richard Day's picture

Lucy, You've Got Some Splainin' to do

Here we ago again, Daily Beast summarizing the NYT: Could the familiar story of the Iraq war's early bungled reconstruction effort get any worse? Yes, it could. The military is now investigating its own senior officers, who are suspected of...
Richard Day's picture

Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XX)

Lancelot and Palidan were proceeding east having ditched their previous dates at the inn.  Eduardo began neighing again.  His laugh became more and more uproarious until Palidan was having trouble staying on the saddle.  All right, all right.  Everybody makes...
Richard Day's picture

OUTSOURCING: Ceding Governmental Responsibility

I came across this at The Daily Beast yesterday:Hillary Transue, 17, of Wilkes-Barre, PA, knew something was wrong when she was sentenced to three months in juvenile detention for making fun of her assistant principal on MySpace in 2007. "I...
Richard Day's picture

Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XIX)

The Mystery Continues; Episode IIIThe Feast of St. ValentineWell why are we meeting in the French Count's room, inquired Iseult.Because I can no longer rent the anteroom, or the ante anteroom for that matter. It is getting so one cannot...
Richard Day's picture

Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XVIII)

A MYSTERY PART DEAUX    The morning always comes sooner when you cogitate through most of the night.  Sir Rathbone really attempted to fit all the clues into some paradigm over his favorite scotch and this new vice from Asia he...
Richard Day's picture

Arthur of the Roundish Table (Ch-XVII)

THE DEATH OF LAGAMOR, A MYSTERY IN PARTSSnerf was walking his rounds again with Macaca, his trusty monkey.  I wish I was back with the peasantry. I so dislike the aristocracy. The peasants are revolting, the peasants are revolting.I am...

Pages

TypeTitleAuthorRepliesLast updated
Reader blogMen With Naughty Names Have No Business in Politics! The Decider613 years 5 months ago
Reader blogHow Times Change: open thread David Seaton513 years 5 months ago
Reader blogPrez: Debt bargain in December? Nah, I'm dumb as a fuckin' stump--don't blame me for current (kabuki) coming train wreck... jollyroger813 years 5 months ago
CreativeMitt on Broadway Donal213 years 5 months ago
Reader blogTHE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF SARAH PALIN! Richard Day1013 years 5 months ago
Reader blogOh the Disparity! LisB1213 years 5 months ago
Blog entryFRIDAY FOLLIES:On Jockey shorts, Palin's bus, Christie's 'copter, and Stone dead alligators Ramona2013 years 5 months ago
Reader blogMisdirection Barth413 years 5 months ago
CreativeCOONS & FROGS Richard Day1713 years 5 months ago
LinkJames Arness is dead! Richard Day813 years 5 months ago
Reader blogTavis Smiley and Cornel West: The Reign of Fools is Over Wattree4313 years 5 months ago
Blog entryFor God's Sake, Sarah! Tell us what you're doing!! William K. Wolfrum513 years 5 months ago
Blog entryJared Loughner Is Insane (And We Just Noticed) Doctor Cleveland1613 years 5 months ago
Blog entryLonging for the End of the World Doctor Cleveland813 years 5 months ago
Reader blogThere is life outside your apartment FurudeRikaChama413 years 5 months ago
Reader blogPresident Obama has to make Medicare Solvent. Here's How: CVille Dem1113 years 5 months ago
Reader blogPLANNING AHEAD FOR THE NEW ERA! Richard Day2713 years 5 months ago
CreativeMake it stop EmmaZahn913 years 5 months ago
Reader blogThe History Of Hate In Idaho kgb999813 years 5 months ago
Blog entryOn Hallowed Ground: A Memorial Day look at Cemeteries Ramona713 years 6 months ago
Reader blogThe Genghis Law: Strength and Change Lie in Organization tmccarthy05413 years 6 months ago
LinkIn Memoriam: 14 More Civilians Killed in by NATO Bombing we are stardust413 years 6 months ago
Blog entryWolfrum’s Morning: Remembering William K. Wolfrum813 years 6 months ago
Reader blogMORE CHILDISH GUNPLAY Richard Day1413 years 6 months ago
Blog entryUnloaded Carry Donal613 years 6 months ago

Pages