Happy New Year
Russell | December 31, 2009
Christmas Memories
Russell | December 25, 2009
Nothing geeky today, just two stories.
Last night Emma was in bed, trying to fall asleep when she heard the dog, Charlie, start to bark. She looked at Laurel with an irrepressible grin and asked, “Do you think Charlie’s barking at Santa?” Being unable to help smiling, Laurel says, “I don’t know, but we better at [...]
God Speaks!
runwolf13 | December 17, 2009
A good friend of mine in Chicago posted an excellent article about God speaking to us in unusual and unlikely ways. In this case, Brian makes some good points about this likely not coming from God himself/herself/itself. Brian, God bless him, is a devout Catholic, so his point of view is a bit different than [...]
The Genius that was Sinclair
Russell | December 15, 2009
“Consider Christmas—could Satan in his most malignant mood have devised a worse combination of graft plus bunkum than the system whereby several hundred million people get a billion or so gifts for which they have no use, and some thousands of shop clerks die of exhaustion while selling them, and every other child in the [...]
What’s Up With Global Climate?
runwolf13 | December 8, 2009
We’ve been told the science is done. That global warming is caused by man, and it is time for man to react and stop it. We’ve been told, time and again, that opposition to green movements means you must want the global warming catastrophe to occur… that you want to kill the earth. [...]
Bernanke: Cut Social Security and Medicare to Respond to Financial Problems
Russell | December 3, 2009
In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee today, Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve and nominee for a second term, called for cutbacks in entitlement spending such as Social Security and Medicare. In his best imitation of Willie Sutton, Bernanke said, “That’s were the money is.”
Interestingly enough, the Defense Department’s budget, along with the [...]
“Have Your Cake, and We’ll Eat You Too”
Russell | December 2, 2009
A Horrifically Bad Idea
Russell | December 1, 2009
Where’s the “Mission Accomplished” banner, Mr. President?