Archive for September, 2005

More About Nick

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Nick came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon as anticipated. He had been eating and tolerating his food in the hospital, so the doctors felt that he was well enough to be discharged. So, I brought him home yesterday to his favorite chair and his favorite cat.
At 3:00am this morning, Nick wasn’t feeling well, [...]

Update on Nick

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

Hello, I would like to give everyone an update on Nick’s progress. He is doing much better today, and his doctors believe that if he can hold down a regular meal tonight, he can go home tomorrow morning. Nick is of course ecstatic about this. He is a very good hospital patient, [...]

Nick

Monday, September 26th, 2005

I wanted to let everyone know that Nick is back in the hospital again. He was home sick on Friday, and then I had to take him to the hosptial today.
He is suffering from another diabetic condition called Diabetic Gastroparalysis (his gastroentestinal track is paralyzed). It is a nasty condition that is just [...]

IFC Will Not Leave Ground Zero Without A Fight

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

The International Freedom Center, included in the proposed Ground Zero Memorial in New York, will not remove itself without a fight.
The International Freedom Center, a proposed museum that is facing expulsion from ground zero under pressure from angry relatives of 9/11 victims, will make a forceful new appeal today to stay at the World Trade [...]

Geek Test

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

I thought that I would score higher.

San Antonio And The NFL

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

When Hurricane Katrina had finished with New Orleans, the Saints had to find somewhere to play their home games for the 2005-2006 NFL season. As you probably know, Katrina was not very nice to the Louisiana Superdome, and there is even talk of scrapping it completely. So, for one reason or another, the team ended [...]

Hillary In A Carpetbagger’s Conundrum

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

Dick Morris has written an excellent piece explaining a problem that the Hilldabeast will have during the 2006 Election cycle:
Former President Bill Clinton’s thesis, articulated on “Meet the Press,� is that “large� figures in their parties who are elected to lesser offices should not be asked to commit to serving out their full terms so [...]

RIP: Kim duToit’s Blog

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

Sadly, Kim duToit has taken his blog offline. I don’t know the reason for this, however given the fact that he recently obtained new employment it would be reasonable to assume that taking the blog offline was a condition of his employment.
I have removed the link to his blog from the Blogroll, but my respect [...]

FBI: Forget Terrorism, Let’s Go After Porn!

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

Given the amount of time, manpower, and money the FBI is going to put into chasing porn merchants, it seems that the FBI must have forgotten about terrorism:
Early last month, the bureau’s Washington Field Office began recruiting for a new anti-obscenity squad. Attached to the job posting was a July 29 Electronic Communication from FBI [...]

Reid Announces His Vote Will Mean Nothing

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

In a move that must be making lots of people scratch their head, Democratic Senator Harry Reid, leader of the minority, announced today that he is going to vote “No” on Judge John Roberts’ confirmation as Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court.
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid announced his opposition to Chief Justice-nominee John Roberts on [...]

Kerry/Edwards Still On Campaign Trail

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

It seems that John Kerry and John Edwards, the Democratic Presidential ticket in the 2004 Election, still think that they are out on the campaign trail.
WASHINGTON — Two Democrats who might seek the White House again in 2008 criticized President Bush for his response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, assailing the suspension of wage [...]

Cindy Sheehan: Slow Descent Into Maddness

Monday, September 19th, 2005

America’s Grief Pimpâ„¢ is at it again:
One thing that truly troubled me about my visit to Louisiana was the level of the military presence there. I imagined before that if the military had to be used in a CONUS (Continental US) operations that they would be there to help the citizens: Clothe them, feed them, [...]