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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008I’m really, really glad I only have one car to pump gas into.
Bush is headed out to Saudi Arabia to beg King Abdullah to reduce oil prices because the US economy is suffering. What makes him think Abdullah — or any of the sheiks or princes, for that matter — is going to give a [...]
This Is Your Modern World
Friday, December 14th, 2007An Indian man claims to have a magical leg. Got a medical problem? Touch it and be healed. It even grants wishes to those in need!
Why magic would be centered in one’s leg is beyond me, but the sadder part is people believe the guy. A few men believed him enough, in fact, to chop [...]
Dvorak Missing the Point?
Monday, December 10th, 2007Cranky tech pundit John C. Dvorak recently wrote a PC Magazine column slamming the One Laptop per Child project. Dvorak knows his stuff, and he makes some good points about these children being exposed to all the garbage on the Internet. However, I think he may have missed the point with his “let them eat [...]
Protester Embraces Nuke Power
Monday, December 10th, 2007Wired has an interview with Gwyneth Cravens, a former nuclear protester who has done the research and determined nuclear power is indeed our best option for the future of power. If the interview is any reflection of her book, she spends her time talking about facts rather than pushing emotional hotbuttons.
It’s too bad Cravens and [...]
Would You Elect These People?
Monday, November 19th, 2007I think I solved the mystery of why the media doesn’t list third-party presidential candidates: a lot of them are unelectable whackjobs.
Let’s start simple, shall we? Consider Gene Amondson. Judging by his website, Gene’s primary goal is to promote his web designer. Nothing says you’re a valid presidential candidate like a front page that has [...]
This is Your Modern World
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007Take yourself back a few centuries. You’re the head of a primitive tribe of people, and a severe drought has taken hold. Your crops are dying, and now you’re facing a water shortage. What do you do? Why, you call the witch doctor, of course. You have him do a rain dance to appease the [...]
Who’s Your Pres?
Thursday, November 8th, 2007My friend Clark just sent me a link to ABC’s Vote 2008 Match-o-matic that finds your top three candidates based on 11 sample questions covering the war in Iraq, health care, immigration and tax reform. It told me my top three candidates were Mitt Romney, Dennis Kucinich, and Ron Paul. If need be, you can [...]
The Insurance Scam
Friday, November 2nd, 2007I understand arguments on both sides of national health care, but when you see a lot of the instances of insurance companies abusing their own systems, it’s not hard to see why people are fed up with the current system and are pushing for the government to do something about it.
Check out this post on [...]
They Can’t Kill Halloween
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007I’ve been bummed for the last couple of weeks leading up to Halloween. While I’m not a big holiday guy, I think Halloween is the last truly fun holiday left. Plus I’m a horror writer, so I’m kinda obligated. It may be watered down some and I’m still disappointed more kids don’t dress up as [...]
Fleeting Moment
Monday, October 29th, 2007The mandatory moment of silence established in Illinois schools as part of the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act has now been formally challenged. I’ve already said my piece on the act, so I’ll only repeat that it was only a matter of time before this happened.
And the waste of time, money, and resources continues.
On [...]