Month: March 2008

Yesterday, I took a swipe at the language being used to describe the current flare-up in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the course of the comments, "ryan a" challenged me …

My friend Candy sent me the link to this rather odd story, and we both wondered if the author will be looking for a new job soon. Either they …

Today's winner is the New Zealand group ASH aka Action on Smoking and Health. They get the award for the adjoining advertising. To say it is in bad taste …

I've been following presidential politics for the large majority of my life. I remember arguing in my classroom in favor of Jimmy Carter in 1976 (I wasn't even ten …

That's US legal aliens who have served in our military and then wait lengthy periods of time to get US citizenship. About 7,200 service members or people who have …

As I noted in an update to my earlier post, my chemotherapy has ended. My raditation treatments have also. Eight weeks have passed and I feel like I did …

Angelina Jolie is the most famous of them. Meg Ryan, Sharon Stone, Sheryl Crow, Kate Jackson, Mary-Louise Parker and Calista Flockhart have all done it. Jessica Simpson and Jennifer …

Over the weekend, we got yet more snow here in New Hampshire. It's been a record winter, with more "snowfall events" than ever before. we've had an astonishing number …

I am still not at all happy with the idea that John McCain is likely to win the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States. The man's …

If only more Europeans held opinions like this, and were willing to speak about it openly, and stand up against the Islamization of their countries, perhaps Europe would not …