Daily Archives: August 26, 2003
Prison Murder Details: Do Not Read if Squeemish
I debated all day about whether to blog the horrific details of the vicious prision murder of convicted pedophile ex-preist John Geoghan. Sure it was gross, but it was news, and provokes all sorts of profound throughts about retribution, the … Continue reading
EasyJet HB-III: All Hail the Pilot
Easyjet 737 HB-III departed Aug,15 at 09:50 from Geneva, and flew 10 minutes later into a Thunderstorm. Golf ball-sized hail did extensive damage to the nose and wings of the plane. They returned to Geneva for an emergency landing. Amazingly, … Continue reading
Is Nothing Sacred?
Why is it every time I find a really feel good story, something that restores my faith in the existence of pure American values, somewhere among the aisles of this vast supermarket of a nation, my find turns to dust … Continue reading
Man Has Personal iPod in Own Brain
by Ted Lascowicz I don’t want the white-corded wonder. I have my very own iPod in my mind. I hear those little things carry up to a month’s worth of music. Well, so does my mind . I can call … Continue reading
I am NOT Jumping the Shark
Whoa, better stay on that board. Kowabunga, Dude….
CEO’s and Lobbyists Formed Bush Energy Policy
If you subscribe to the school of slightly paranoid political thought that sees the last 50 years of American history as a titanic struggle between two power centers, the old-line gray flannel Wall Street/Ivy/Media nexus and the up-and-coming Cowboy/Oil/Energy military/industrial … Continue reading
Rock and Roll Fantasy
Presidential Campaigns Search for the Perfect Tunes With todays Presidential campaigns turned into glorified media circuses, the selection of a theme song for each of them has become a question of key importance and strategic implications. An article in today’s … Continue reading
Swazi King Puts Henry VIII to Shame
MBABANE (Reuters) – Swaziland’s King Mswati III has chosen a 17-year-old girl to become his 11th wife, alarming health workers who say he is setting a bad example for a kingdom with one of the highest HIV infection rates in … Continue reading
Biz Whiz Game
Maybe the reason you haven’t gotten a job is that you spend so much time playing mindless but entertaining games like this. Now you can at least PRETEND you’re working at Wal-Mart with the Cash Register Game