The morons at the FBI have threatened to criminally sue Wikipedia because it has an image of the FBI seal on its web page about the federal agency. The FBI claimed that federal law prohibits anyone from possessing any insignia
Sacramento County Has Money to Test Fried Twinkies for Trans Fats
For months – years in fact – we’ve been hearing about how Sacramento County does not have any money, has a huge budget deficit, needs to lay off non-managers, and so on. Now the yearly State Fair is upon us.
Should States Enforce Federal Law?
The Sierra Club, in cooperation with the EPA, has announced an intent to sue Exxon for violating federal pollution control laws. Here is an interesting quote from the AP about the upcoming lawsuit: “The environmental groups’ legal maneuvers are part
Google Losing Relevancy in Search
It used to be that all my Internet searches were with Google. But the last couple months have seen a drastic change in Google – none for the better. Now, Bing gets most of my searches. Then Yahoo. Finally Google
Megatrends 2010: Terrible Book
Is “terrible” too strong a word? I thought this was a current book, created now in 2010 with ‘Megatrends’ projections for the next decade. I read the original Megatrends, thought it was really good, so was anxious to read the
Vatican Math
There is a story that sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church are proof that that “the Devil is at work inside the Vatican”, according to the Holy See’s chief exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth. Father Amorth apparently became an
Wellpoint Anthem Blue Cross – Dumbest Company in America?
Sooo, right smack in the middle of a huge public discussion about health care, insurance costs, bills in Congress to regulate costs and providing health care, and demands by the President, the tone-deaf idiots at Wellpoint, owners of Anthem Blue
Where to Play Laser Tag in Sacramento
If you’re looking for a Laser Tag place in Sacramento, as I have been, there are surprisingly few options – and no directory of area locations. So here ya go! Laser Tag of Carmichael – website – This appears to
Ralph Lauren “Photoshopped Ad” and It’s Stupid Attorney Roxanne Elings
Ralph Lauren is in the news for using what appears to be a photoshopped ad of a model whose head is larger than her pelvis. Is that humanly possible? It appears to be a vain effort to change the looks
Burger King Needs Food – Not Store Makeover
Burger King announced it is making over its restaurants to make them look ‘edgier’ – at a whopper of a cost at $500,000 per restaurant. It had been about 7 years since I’ve eaten at a Burger King or McDonalds,