Everyone Hates the War June 21st, 2007 @ 11:31 am PDT
Retired Gen. George Washington Criticizes Bush’s Handling Of Iraq War (via BrainLog)
Los Angeles Gas Prices May 7th, 2007 @ 5:57 am PDT
“The cheap stuff” in LA right now is creeping up to $4.00/gal. It’s ridiculous. 17.478 gal x $3.659/gal = $63.95
Homeland Security Is Funny February 21st, 2007 @ 8:48 am PST
If you have set yourself on fire, do not run. Making fun of “homeland security” still makes me giggle. I remember when I first saw these hysterical warnings just after 9/11. They made me laugh until I cried. A half a decade later I still smile when I see them. Every now and again I’ll […]
Franken on Bush September 9th, 2004 @ 9:17 am PDT
from an episode of Dennis Miller on CNBC: Dennis Miller: When Clinton was President, I found him to be a really reprehensible human being. I didn’t like him. … But on a day-to-day basis, him being President never really bothered me. I thought, “Well, listen, Bill, it’s a tough job. I’m behind ya.” I didn’t […]
© My Life April 15th, 2003 @ 1:07 pm PDT
Your homework project: Compare and contrast the information contained in the article quoted below with Keats’ assertion (poetic, true, but an assertion nonetheless) that “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.” NBC is planning to make a movie about Pfc. Jessica Lynch, the rescued American POW, even if it doesn’t get her permission. Can the network do […]
Axis of Evil February 13th, 2002 @ 9:24 am PST
Americans share President Bush’s harsh feelings about Iran and Iraq, but attitudes about the third “Axis of Evil” country outlined in his State of the Union address — North Korea — are more up in the air. The new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows that 82% of Americans are willing to use the word “evil” to […]
Detained?! September 13th, 2001 @ 5:08 pm PDT
The United Nations is temporarily shutting down its operations in Afghanistan which means that there will be no more flights out of the country after Thursday. It also leaves the arrested aid workers with little support. Two Americans, two Australians and six Germans are being held in detention in Kabul, charged with spreading Christianity. If […]
Island Fever in Indonesia March 7th, 2001 @ 8:12 am PST
Indonesia’s Island Fever “The prosperous newcomers tend to think of the Dayaks as stupid and lazy. The powerless Dayaks see the Madurese as greedy and arrogant … “