Month: October 2005

The Bonfire of the Vanities (a self-submitted collection of the worst posts by otherwise excellent bloggers) is hosted by Free Money Finance this week. Considering the quality (or lack …

There's an old saying that lotteries are taxes on stupid people, or people who can't do math. It's an aphorism I've tended to agree with. The odds are literally …

Like that should come as some sort of surprise, but still people keep unexpectedly dieing after getting 10+ Taser shocks in short order. The latest..NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The …

Yes, I only posted one piece a day for the last two days. My apologies, but work and other circumstances conspired to utterly hose me over a 24-hour period. …

Almost two months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the state, Governor Kathleen Blanco sought today to address the shortage of Advisory Boards, Task Forces, Steering Committees, Rebuilding Commissions, Advisory Panels …

HYANNIS (CAPE COD TIMES) - U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy attempted to rescue six men who had become trapped by high tide on a jetty off Hyannisport yesterday morning, though …

John Fund, in The Wall Street Journal, says Christian conservatives have received assurances from two of Ms. Miers's close friends - both sitting judges - that she would vote …

From both the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe comes this heart-warming story. It seems Ted Kennedy was out along the beach at the Kennedy Compound over the weekend …

This weeks Weekend Caption Contest™ was another fine edition, with many fine entries. Without further ado, here are the winning entries for this picture: 1) (sortapundit) - "You win …

Bonfire of the Vanities entries for this weeks edition (Week 120 hosted at Free Money Finance) are due by midnight (Eastern), Monday October 17th. Send a link to your …