Archive for June, 2004
Another Stupid Lawsuit
Clara Harris catches her husband at a hotel with his girlfriend, runs him over in her Mercedes. Later she’s found guilty and sentenced to jail. So who’s partially liable? The hotel, of course, for having a parking lot. Thanks to Overlawyered.com for the tip.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )John Kerry Refuses to Cross Picket Line
Kerry says he won’t cross picket lines: BOSTON — Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (search) on Sunday canceled an appearance at the U.S. Conference of Mayors (search) rather than cross a promised police union picket line at the event. I wondered how Kerry was going to finagle delaying accepting the Democratic National Convention nomination. Remember [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Bush Won in 2000 Due to "Missing Voters"
An interesting article at the Wall Street Journal this morning calculates the number of “Missing Voters” due to abortions since 1972. Then, armed with surveys and statistics, show that a) Democrats are 30% more likely than Republicans to have an abortion and b) children usually exhibit the voting characteristics of their parents. They then calculate [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 13 so far )Iraq is Sovereign Again
The Iraqi hand-over came 2 days early. Paul Bremer of the Coalitional Provisional Authority read a short speech at a hastily arranged news conference and handed authority over to Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. President Bush has already sent a letter to the new Iraqi government asking to restore diplomatic ties. Security concerns were a consideration [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Golf Promise
Sean promised this afternoon that we would play a round of golf before the end of 2005. As I know he’s a man of his word, I’m writing his promise down here for later reference. Just to help him remember.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )No Camera Trade Today
I stopped by the Houston Camera Exchange and they gave me the bad news – around December, people stopped buying film cameras. Completely. They offered me $20 for my Minolta 400si. $20 for this? Bah. I’d rather get $20 fun out of running over it with a truck. I looked a digital cameras for a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )Out & About Today
I’m going to head over to the Houston Camera Exchange and see if they’ll take my old Minolta Maxxum 400si film camera and exchange it for a fancy schmancy digital one. The old camera is fine, but film is rapidly becoming archaic. I only bought the Minolta in 1997 and it was fancy schmancy at [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )John Kerry the Pastamancer
If you go to Google and search for “John Kerry the Pastamancer,” the #1 site is …. Chasing the Wind. Obviously, I’m up waaay past my bedtime.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Appeasing the Crocodile
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last. – Winston Churchill, on Neville Chamberlain
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