Daily Archives: January 19, 2006

Wilson Pickett has died. Another great voice silenced. He was only 64. Tweet

People who know history know that the Cajuns are descendants Of the Acadians, refugees from the area now known as Nova Scotia. They went to Louisiana, some by choice, some by being forced out by the British. There, they were … Continue reading →

But this is really crappy….. Tweet

But not for the insurance money…… Tweet

Obscene Yogurt Conviction… Wouldn’t that be a fabulous name for a band? Tweet

So, some protesters put a whale in front of the Japanese Embassy in Germany. Nice to see Ted Kennedy could get another gig after his Alito hearing performance. Oh, sorry. My mistake. The Whale in question was apparently dead. Only … Continue reading →

Ok, we have another cannibal in Europe. Sweden this time. Yeesh. Tweet

I belong to the generation that witnessed the space race live, up close and personal. The Astronauts were everyone's hero's. We followed every development in vehicle design and capsule development. I remember sitting in school and stopping whatever lesson we … Continue reading →

Now scheduled to light off in about 12 minutes from now. Waiting on cloud cover to break up. Tweet

That dirty, unilateralist cowboy. Rattling his nuclear saber and threatening sovereign nations in flagrant violation of the UN Charter and International Law. His ten-gallon diplomacy must be resisted by thinking people everywhere. Oh. My mistake, make that a 10-gallon BERET! … Continue reading →

The pure horror of this is astounding. To put it in perspective, we have troops fighting in Iraq and Afganistan. A war on terror. Worries about the legality of some of the Government’s actions. But they pale in comparison to … Continue reading →

Ok, I am NOT happy with the government’s actions here. They should not have broad powers to grab data. That is overreaching in my mind. I think they should lose this case. Absent probable cause, they should not be able … Continue reading →

I mentioned the Massachusetts authorities and their successful petition to the court to withdraw life support from a little girl the other day. Well, it turns out the little girl is breathing on her own and responding to stimuli. This … Continue reading →

Yet another indication that something is actually happening. Tweet

This is the best poll ever. I simply have to vote! Repeatedly! Tweet