Author Archives: glasscastle

Spam Magnet

Posted on January 10, 2007 by glasscastle

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a reposting of an older story which has been innundated with comment spam. For more on this, see below… F.K. in Conway NH has an interesting question for Dr. Knowledge in today’s Boston Globe.  He writes, … Continue reading →

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The Kingdom of Strange Names

Posted on January 9, 2007 by glasscastle

CARACAS, Venezuela – As university students clashed with the police in this country last May, attention focused not just on their demands to hold elections without government meddling but also on the names of the two leaders organizing the protests: … Continue reading →

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Holy Grail of Sex Drugs – Female Viagra

Posted on January 9, 2007 by glasscastle

JUNIN, Peru — In a small storefront on a bleak, wind-swept Andean plateau, Timotea Cordova offers an oxygen-deprived visitor a traditional elixir to ward off the breathless effect of the high altitude. For hundreds of years, Quechua Indians have grown … Continue reading →

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From the White House to the Big House

Posted on January 9, 2007 by glasscastle

"The President does not know him. Nor does the President recall ever meeting him." – White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan – January 2006. "I frankly don’t even remember having my picture taken with the guy. I don’t know him." … Continue reading →

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Fat Cats Welcome Company

Posted on January 6, 2007 by glasscastle

WASHINGTON – The obesity epidemic has spread to man’s best friend, and so many dogs are getting fat that the government stepped in Friday by approving the first doggie diet pill. The Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of … Continue reading →

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Springtime by the Charles

Posted on January 5, 2007 by glasscastle

In New York City, where there has been no snow at all this season, the cherry trees are beginning to blossom in temperatures that have been inching up all week and could hit 70 degrees on Saturday. from the New … Continue reading →

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President Pelosi – A Question of Time

Posted on January 5, 2007 by glasscastle

The feeling here is that Hillary may be too late to become the first female President of the United States. According to the 25th amendment, the only thing standing between us and President Pelosi is the simultaneous resignation, or incapacitation, … Continue reading →

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The World According to Ahmadinejad

Posted on January 2, 2007 by glasscastle

Just when you thought the Iranian leadership could stoop no further: A top advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed in an interview with Iranian website Baztab that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s parents were both Jewish and that Hitler himself … Continue reading →

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Preserving Our Anonymity

Posted on January 2, 2007 by glasscastle

Doing a little after-holiday shopping, in preparation for our own personal Christmas, as celebrated by the Church of the Latter Day Savings, we noticed a couple of changes to the most fundamental facet of the holidays, as celebrated in America … Continue reading →

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Comic of the Day

Posted on December 27, 2006 by glasscastle
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News Foto of the Year Nominee

Posted on December 27, 2006 by glasscastle

This photo was on the front page of the New York Times today, and for our money is an immediate finalist for news photo of the year. Actually, a smaller, black and white version was in today’s Boston Globe, but … Continue reading →

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Obama Hillary’s Stalking Horse

Posted on December 26, 2006 by glasscastle

WASHINGTON — Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois are already rewriting the script of the 2008 Democratic presidential campaign, driving potential Democratic rivals to the sidelines. Trading on their star power, capacity to raise … Continue reading →

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