Author: Jay Tea

With the reports last week that US forces in Afghanistan had disposed of the bodies of some terrorists by burning them, yet another howl of outrage rocked the Muslim …

When I was a bit younger, a young lady of my acquaintance (about 2 years old) was absolutely obsessed with fire engines. They were an unending source of delight …

As I've said before, one of Boston's great strengths is it's one of the few two-newspaper cities left in this country. With the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald …

While I always make a point of thanking Kevin for making my blogging career a reality, I don't as often give credit to my "blog-mother" -- the person whose …

Recently, I got into the latest (and probably last) dust-up with a poster over at another site. Apparently I infuriated and exasperated him so badly, he not only gave …

With the increased awareness of sexual predators out there, and the mandatory registering and reporting going on, it's become a lot easier to find out just how many of …

While I dearly love my new wheels, the delightul, lithe, sexy Shaggin' Wagon, I have developed one regret recently. The defining aspect of a station wagon is the cargo …

Over at another blog, there's yet another call for "action" to stop the genocide in Darfur. I looked at that over a year ago, and came to the reluctant …

In the old days, that was sound advice -- don't get into public arguments with newspapers. With the explosion of new forms of media, it's still pretty good advice …

A while ago, there was a bit of a dust-up about a submarine being named after former president Jimmy Carter. At that point, I came down tentatively in favor …