A few days back, you might remember a certain U.N. staffer saying this about American Aid for the Tsunami victims: “It is beyond me why are we so stingy, really,” the Norwegian-born U.N. official told reporters. “Christmastime should remind many Western countries at least, [of] how rich we have become.” “There are several donors who [...]
As I stated here, on October 29, 2004 I was placed on the Transplant List for a kidney and pancreas. Since being placed on the list, some things in my life have changed. For instance, I now have a cell phone in order for the Transplant Hospital to have 24/7 access to me should organs [...]
This completely politically correct Christmas wish is what we’re heading for if the ACLU has their way: Wishing You a Very PC MC (Merry Christmas) Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non addictive,gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within [...]
Via Hud’s Blog-O-Rama, some research has actually been done on how people refer to soft drinks. When I first came to Texas, it seemed everyone called a Coke a soda water. Previously, when I had lived in Illinios, it was called a pop. In California, all sodas were referred to as a Coke. In any [...]
Rodger over at Curmudgeonly & Skeptical has done it again. Go to his blog and see a list of the very best videos of 2004.
Take the quiz and find out. Here are my results: You are 38% geek You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you have to [...]
Posting during the Christmas Season will be lighter than usual. Family has come into town for the holidays and I am going to spend a lot of time with them while I can. I would like to take this opportunity to wish each and every reader of this blog a very Merry Christmas and a [...]
If you are a certifiable computer geek, and you find yourself with a few spare hours during the holidays, you might want to go here and learn how to build yourself a real historical artifact.
The Democrats are going to try to overturn the results of the Washington state Governor’s race by calling for recount. The Washington State GOP needs volunteers to monitor the recounts to ensure a fair result. If you live in Washington, please volunteer by contacting the state GOP at 425-646-7202. Please be sure to browse the [...]
Citizen Smash was out and about in San Diego this weekend, kicking butt and taking names. Go read his post about it and be glad that there are Americans like him in every city in America.
I have upgraded the blog installation to Movable Type, Version 3.14. Apparently, many blogs were having problems with comment spam and this release has helped with that. As usual, if you notice anything isn’t right, please contact me via email and I’ll take care of it. More information about this version of Movable Type is [...]
Via Fox News: CBS has a new name on top of its list of potential replacement for Dan Rather — Katie Couric. According to Broadcasting & Cable magazine, CBS wants to “land a superstar to take over” for Rather and the “Today” show diva is its top choice. Couric has just 18 months to go [...]
Scot Hacker: Nick, the timeline is straightforward: We had regulations, they worked for many...
AnnPW: You can pass all of the regulations you want, if no one is enforcing them they’re useless....
Nick: Scott: Like I said, there are laws on the books to punish those who commit crimes on Wall... AnnPW: So true, Scot! But then, of course, the fact is that even what few laws are left aren’t... Scot Hacker: Nick, when you say “Laws are on the books… enforce them,” you...
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