Be Forewarned: This Flu is Nasty
I’ve been deathly ill for the last several days with the worst flu (I think that’s what it is) I’ve had in years: fever, gasto-distress, nausea, headaches, and more. Don’t…
Personal Musings
Al Jazeera (and the American Public) Parodied
This spoof is brilliant! Hat Tip: Andrew Sullivan
New Year’s Resolution
As 2007 is about to launch itself, I’ve made my first New Year’s Resolution. (Not the first of the year, but the first of my life; I’ve never done that…
An Ill Wind Doesn’t Blow So Hot
I’ve been quite ill and unable to get much work done for the last few days. I hope to be better soon and able to concentrate. If so, I may…
Now This Is Cool: Ancient Computers
The delicate workings at the heart of a 2,000-year-old analogue computer have been revealed by scientists.
And Now For Something Different
With all the horrors in the world, the assassinations, the wars, the murders, the oppression, and the resulting poverty and suffering, it’s hard to focus on the merely personal. But…
Our Metastasizing Nanny State
Excise This Tumor This morning I heard an interview with with some guy from the “Federal Administration for Families and Children.” I knew that the federal government was expanding (just…
A Nice Twist
Television actor denies vicious rumors.
No Sympathy
His Own Petard Much could be said — and God knows, much will be said — about the sleazy behavior of Rep. Mark Foley of Florida toward Capitol Hill pages….
I Really Wanted to Take This Liberal Cat Home….
One of the participants in our conference with a kitten that was looking for a little love. …but I’m not sure my two girls (a “blue point Siamese” and a…