Funny story on the wires today about Swiss soldiers getting lost overnight and actually ending up a mile inside Liechtenstein. Apparently, Liechtenstein has a population of 34,000 and no army to defend itself. I was surprised to learn that the
You Are What You Eat
If you are what you eat, if you eat a vegetarian does that make you a vegetarian?
Gunpoint is Not Coercion
Hundreds of thousands of women were forced to work as sex slaves, or “comfort women,” making the military occupation of Asian countries by the Japanese military in the 1930s and 1940s more enjoyable. Now, the Japanese Prime Minister says “there
We’re a News Source But Don’t Want to be Read
There was a link on the Drudge Report today to an article on the Durham Herald Sun’s website about the Duke lacrosse rape case. Clicking the link resulted in the following notice on the Herald Sun’s website: “Due to high
We Knew What Was Going to Happen in Iraq – and Still Had No Post-Saddam Planning
Dick Cheney, then secretary of defense, appearing on “This Week with David Brinkley” in April 1991, he rightly rejected a march to Baghdad in the effort to turn back Iraq’s conquest of Kuwait.”Once we got to Baghdad, what would we
Annoying Cars
I saw this article about new car technology. Acually, forget the technology, just imagine how annoying it would be to hear “car approaching on the left” or “watch your speed” every few seconds. Japanese carmaker Nissan has said it will
He’s Distressed – I’m Distressed
John Karr will not be charged with the death of JonBenet Ramsey. Big surprise. No one thought he did it once stories about this guy started coming soon after the original news broke. Here is what his public defender had
Greedy Politicians Could Sink Kings Deal
Here in Sacramento a hot topic this year is whether to raise the sales tax to pay for a new arena for the Sacramento Kings. In a nutshell, $500 million will be raised to build an arena, the Kings’ owners
The Decider Becomes the Groper
Chancellor Angela Merkel is speaking with Italy’s Prime Minister Romano Prodi — then George W. Bush comes into the hall… … Merkel converses with her neighbor at the table, does not notice how Bush is approaching from the rear …
Gas Pumping University
New Jersey and Oregon are the only states that do not allow motorists to pump their own gas. 200,000,000 other Americans, of all ages, are able to pump their own. In the face of a New Jersey proposal to allow