Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Let me preface this by saying I’ve been an off-and-on customer since their second year of existence in 1995. Going back to cable television after DirecTV is like going from DSL back to dial-up. That being said, DirecTV is a superior product, that is, when you can get it.
I’ve given up on trying [...]
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Thursday, May 17th, 2007
We’ve been through this before, but know-what’s-best-for-you progressives just won’t let it go.
The “Center for Science in the Public Interest” led by your typical dishevled looking liberal, Michael Jacobson, is suing Burger King because the food they serve contains the deadly trans fats.
“WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — By using partially hydrogenated oil, Burger King is [...]
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
While all I have is opinions, I’m honored that people value mine. With that, I have to admit, there are times I’m just flummoxed. This is one of those times.
Many of our politicians in Washington D.C. are demanding that the Iraqi Government get its act together and get control of their streets or [...]
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Saturday, May 12th, 2007
I was timing out a television program as part of my daily work duties. The program was a lecture at one of our local institutions of higher learning. The subject of the lecture was “Post-Construction Era of U.S. History.” While I didn’t watch the contents of the lecture, as I neared the end (which was [...]
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Friday, May 11th, 2007
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Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Okay, it’s been a few hours since the Drudge Report linked to audio by “shock jocks” Opie and Anthony’s “XM Outrage.” The audio is described as…
Warning: Extremely Vulgar Language
Shock Jocks Opie and Anthony engage in discussion about forced sex with the Secretary of State. A studio guest begins describing the scenario as the hosts [...]
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Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Now we understand that Google has automated ad placement on websites that’s generated by key words.
My recent column on the Flying Imams generated some interesting Google advertisements on the lower left side, considering the picture just to the right of the ads….
I’m still trying to decide if this is funny or not.
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Monday, May 7th, 2007
To this columnist, Sheryl Crow is a tragedy.
While stationed in Yokosuka, I was joyfully subjected to a very common Japanese ritual. Whenever a major American musical act came to the main island, the concert was broadcast shortly thereafter for the millions who couldn’t get a ticket to the shows.
The big ticket at the time I [...]
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Saturday, May 5th, 2007
According to news reports,
“The girl, Du’a Khalil Aswad, aged about 17 and from the minority Kurdish Yezidi religious group, was stoned to death last month (on or around 7 April), apparently as punishment for her relationship with a Muslim teenager.
“Du’a Khalil Aswad’s murder is said to have been committed by relatives and other Yezidi men [...]
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Friday, May 4th, 2007
The truth always comes out…
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