So Long, Other Charles Johnson

My old boss and good friend, Ben Boychuk, paid me a compliment on his blog, Infinite Monkeys, recently when he described how different I am from Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs. In recent years Johnson has gone off the deep end in much the same way that Andrew Sullivan has: criticizing the right and the right exclusively for a kind of nuttiness that he displays oh so often in his own writing. (Rathergate, being a rather clear exception.)

In any event, he's now officially broken with the Right and been written up in the Huffington Post for having made the break. So long and good riddance. If only you'd change your name, too!

For those wondering why I so often go with my middle initial, Charles C. Johnson. (C. stands for Carlisle.)

Mold in the Takeout Boxes? You Don't Say...

I warned that the takeout boxes wouldn't be hygienic, and of course, nobody listened to me. Well, here comes this email from Story House, from one of my RAs.

Story House has requested that students clean out their take-out containers from Collins. There have been several cases of mold and malodors, so let's try to avoid that!