Temporarily Reassigned
Josh is on vacation, so we're redeploying resources here at TPM Media and I'm going to be minding his shop for a week with the obvious attendant consequences for this operation. On the other hand, there's comments over here so you can talk amongst yourselves. Suggested topic -- last night a friend (admittedly an intoxicated one) saw Sam Cassell on the proverbial television screen, described him as "handsome," and wasn't joking. Strange days we live in, no?
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Hmm, I can't wait to see your first official TPM lets-all-just-kill-the-trees post, or will you make it an official TPM lets-kill-trees diavlog?
Have you given to the alumni fund yet?
May 19, 2006 9:50 AM | Reply | Permalink
I don't follow any professional sports, so I figured I was missing some kind of in-joke (quick google search reveals the alleged joke that some compare his looks to the stylized space alien of pop culture).
Cassell's face seems reasonably handsome when it's not in a grimace. The picture on the right on the link is a good example. Assuming he's not genetically bald, he could just let his hair grow and would look quite ordinary except for having the build of a professional basketball player. What's not handsome about that?
May 19, 2006 11:11 AM | Reply | Permalink
heh, when my daughter was born - pointy head, eyes wide apart - i thought immediately, jeebus, she looks just like sam.
May 19, 2006 11:12 AM | Reply | Permalink
While the cat's away...
A meme has been going around along the lines of "Yglesias should get a PhD in economics." I've seen it a couple of times at DeLong's blog. So, where do YOU think Matt's comparitive advantage lies?
I'll kick it off by saying that understanding economics and doing economics are two different things, and I actually think a lot of Matt's persuasive skills would be lost if he became, say, an econometrician. Ideally Matt would take a few classes in law & economics, to broaden his knowledge, but would continue as a writer/blogger. Thoughts?
May 19, 2006 11:56 AM | Reply | Permalink
Well, for starters Cassell spends a lot of time grimacing. It's true, the ETness of his visage increases when he grimaces - or smiles, for that matter.
But for some reason the image that popped into my head of non-bald SamIAm had his hair styled long and straight, like mid 90s Snoop. And then I laughed really, really hard.
May 19, 2006 2:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
female friend? one to whom you are attracted, perhaps?
As a chick who digs darker skinned bald men (though I usually end up with white guys with receding hairlines), I can sorta see it.
And for goodness' sake do NOT get a Ph.D. in economics. Although I doubt you have any interest in or intention of doing so.
Per your question, minderbender, I think MY would be best served by taking a long road trip around the country to experience cultural phenomena with which he is not familiar and then publishing a memoir of his experiences. He's most interesting when he's talking about wacky human oddities anyway (Yglesias visits the World's Largest Ball of Twine would be a great story...or, maybe not, but you get the idea), and he needs the broadening of seeing more U.S. culture more than of law or economics anyway. His economic illiteracy is rather endearing, IMHO.
May 19, 2006 6:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
My only comment: send me the phone number of your easily intoxicated female friend...
Wait - send me her picture first...
It would be bad if SHE looked like Sam Cassell...
Wait - how do I know your friend was FEMALE?
Never mind.
May 19, 2006 6:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Matt's at the controls of the Mothership?
hehehe...cool!!!
What was that old saying about absolute power again? :-P
May 20, 2006 7:50 AM | Reply | Permalink
Matt,
I couldn't disagree more (strategically) with your attempts to minimize Jefferson's affect on the Democrats. What they should be doing is publically casting Jefferson out. Jefferson is beyond the pale, he's a goner anyway, and the Dem's can only gain street cred by having the party leadership vocally state that he doesn't represent the values of the Democratic party.
-Jim Power
May 23, 2006 9:16 AM | Reply | Permalink
Hayden confirmed 78 - 15.
May 26, 2006 7:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
You've done a man's job, sir. I guess you're through, huh?
May 27, 2006 6:45 AM | Reply | Permalink
(I had always thought the line was "You've done a yeoman's job, sir", but having googled for the script, I concede now how little sense that made, and now I remember it differently.)
Anyway Matt, you did a good job this week, even if you weren't able to advance your tree clearing agenda.
May 27, 2006 6:55 AM | Reply | Permalink
this is old news but sam cassell looks like a space alien.
May 31, 2006 4:23 PM | Reply | Permalink