South Pasadena, Ca is not a town I’m likely to visit. Not just because it’s on the other side of the country but because I enjoy the First Amendment. The first week of March in South Pasadena you are not allowed to use profanity or make any rude/profane gestures. That is the law as declared [...]
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The First Amendwhat?
Posted in News on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Theory of Bogus Science
Posted in News, Science on February 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Florida State Board of Education has mandated that evolution be presented as theory. While there doesn’t seem to be a problem with the term at first glance we need to look closer.
What does the term Evolution mean? The change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as [...]
Open Mouth, Insert Foot
Posted in News on February 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The nice thing about having a brain is you can think anything you want. The catch is that you have to know when to keep your thoughts in your head and when to let them flow out of your mouth. McCain seems to have a problem with that.
Somebody applying for the job as leader [...]
Another Reason To Hate Politics
Posted in News, life on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let me state up front that I support Obama for president. My views on the nomination process wouldn’t change no matter who had the lead. The race for the Democratic nomination is going to be close. I feel that the results won’t reflect the desires of the people though.
As of today (20-FEB-08) Obama has the [...]
No Pink
Posted in News, life on February 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been pretty open about the fact that I do not support the war my country is involved in. I thought it was a bad idea since day one. I do support our troops though. The men and women that have enlisted did so because they believe (believed) it was the right thing to do. [...]
Good People of The World
Posted in News on January 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I saw the following AP article and knew I had to share it. Just goes to show there are still some good people in the world.
At dusk on New Year’s Eve, Erika Gunderson got into a taxi in New York City and entered a digital-age mystery.
Sitting on the back seat was a nice Canon digital [...]
Gimmie My Money
Posted in News on January 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back in November I wrote about Timothy Elliot. Timothy was a failed bank robber that was out on probation. One of the terms of his probation is that he could not gamble in any form. This includes buying lottery tickets. Well old Tim thought it would be a good idea to buy a $10 lottery [...]
BOOM!
Posted in News on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The term “explosive” is often used to describe orgasms. I think this AP story gives it a whole new meaning though.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — A Swedish bomb squad called out to disarm a suspicious package on Wednesday did not find a ticking bomb. But they did find a vibrating sex toy.
A janitor alerted police [...]
Reason #69……
Posted in News on December 6, 2007 | 3 Comments »
…….. not to live in Alabama. There is a law in Alabama preventing the sale of sex toys.
“any device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs for anything of pecuniary value.“
You can sell all kinds of weapons in Alabama. You can sell all variety of alcohol in Alabama. But [...]
Kindness of Strangers
Posted in News on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s always heart warming to see a story like this.
The Salvation Army in Prescott Arizona was about $800 behind in donations compared to this time last year. All of that changed when a stranger put a $50 gold coin in an envelope and dropped it in the red kettle. The gold value of the coin [...]
