Gloria Steinem and Oprah Winfrey can both go “bye-bye”
Everyone's already heard Gloria Steinem's pigheaded remarks about John McCain: "Suppose John McCain had been Joan McCain and Joan McCain had got captured, shot down and been a POW …
Obligatory Voting Day Post
Here is the obligatory post to let you all know what you already know: it's voting day in Ohio and Texas -- oh, and don't forget Rhode Island and …
Gary Gygax, RIP
Today's a sad day: co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, Gary Gygax, has passed away. Bloggers remember: Ace: He will be remembered by many geeks of a certain age for …
How about parents try being parents?
Every now and then, we see some news article or column breathlessly warning us of the over-sexualization of young girls. They talk about media influences, pop stars who ooze …
Yes, I Do Take Israel’s Side
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 …
Getting Off On The Wrong Foot
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 …
The Knucklehead of the Day award
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 …
Democrats Try To Pull An Immelmann Turn
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 …
They deserve better
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 …
I’m free
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 …