Archive for the 'Life' Category
Wednesday, November 16th, 2005
When it comes to disciplining your children, sometimes the simplest ideas are the best ideas: Tasha Henderson got tired of her 14-year-old daughter’s poor grades, her chronic lateness to class and her talking back to her teachers, so she decided to teach the girl a lesson. She made Coretha stand at a busy Oklahoma City [...]
By: Nick | Category Education, Life | Comments Off
Friday, November 11th, 2005
I once read a story in Reader’s Digest about a soldier who had served in Viet Nam and was wounded terribly. Even though the story told about the soldier’s fight with his health upon return to America, the story was, I thought at the time, one of the most uplifting and inspirational I had ever [...]
By: Nick | Category History, Life, Military | Comments Off
Wednesday, September 7th, 2005
There is an excellent piece out in the Wall Street Journal (link for subscribers only) written by Bob Williams regarding the blame game that is going on in the MSM regarding Hurricane Katrina. The preface was written by John Hinds, a retired Air Force Colonel who now resides in Seattle, Washington. Hindsight: There is the [...]
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2005
It never fails to amaze me how stupid people can be: New Orleans police officers are moving through the Hurricane Katrina- devastated city and trying to get thousands of residents who have resisted moving to leave, a deputy police chief said Monday. During a news conference, Deputy Superintendent Warren Riley said police were telling the [...]
By: Nick | Category Human Stupidity, Life | 1 Comment »
Friday, September 2nd, 2005
I blogged about the politicization of Hurricane Katrina here. However, Chrenkoff has a fully researched post on exactly who is doing it and what they are doing: 3. Assorted Jihadis, however, are on a similar wavelength: Islamic extremists rejoiced in America’s misfortune, giving the storm a military rank and declaring in Internet chatter that “Private” [...]
By: Nick | Category Human Stupidity, Life, Politics | 3 Comments »
Thursday, September 1st, 2005
I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in blog postings and MSM columns: Many authors are trying to politicize the natural disaster known as Hurricane Katrina. Most notable among these writings is Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s Huffington Post piece called For They That Sow The Wind Shall Reap The Whirlwind. As Hurricane Katrina dismantles Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, it’s [...]
By: Nick | Category Life, Politics | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
NEW ORLEANS – The French vessel Cheesy Snails is headed, at full speed, to the Gulf of Mexico and should arrive at the hurricane devastated coastal regions of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi by Friday, said French President Jacques Chirac. “Every time some natural disaster happens, the United States is always first on the scene with [...]
By: Nick | Category Life | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
All day Sunday, the cable news networks were predicting the end of civilization for New Orleans because Katrina was a category 5 hurricane and it would simply “wipe out” the city. However, by the end of the day Monday it was apparent that the Cresent City had survived, although definately worse for the wear. Today, [...]
By: Nick | Category Life | 1 Comment »
Saturday, August 6th, 2005
You know, I swore off baseball after the last strike. I just couldn’t relate to people who said that earning over 10 million dollars a season wasn’t enough to take care of their families. However, after reading this story, I might have to reconsider: Bill Summee has been a police officer since 1992, but nothing [...]
By: Nick | Category Life, Sports | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005
There are two reasons that August 2nd is always a great day for me. Most importantly, it is my wife’s birthday. Today, she celebrates the tenth anniversary of her 27th birthday. All of the usual mushy stuff applies; she is definately still the best-looking woman I’ve ever seen, and the only woman I’ll ever need [...]
By: Nick | Category Life | 3 Comments »
Monday, July 25th, 2005
Wonder why you never hear any good music on the radio? Here’s your answer: The internal memos from Sony Music, revealed today in the New York state attorney general’s investigation of payola at the company, will be mind blowing to those who are not so jaded to think records are played on the radio because [...]
By: Nick | Category Life | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, May 24th, 2005
Surprise! Surprise! Parents are leaving San Francisco in droves: SAN FRANCISCO – Anne Bakstad and Ed Cohen are starting to feel as if their family of four is an endangered species in San Francisco. Since the couple bought a house five years ago, more than a dozen families in their social circle have left the [...]
By: Nick | Category Life | 1 Comment »