Category Archives: News
“Enemy Combatants” have rights, says the Supreme Court… again.
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt another blow to Bush’s attempt to usurp the Constitution by ruling that Guantanamo Bay detainees have the right to challenge their detention in civilian courts in the U.S.: In its third rebuke of the Bush…
Hold on to your butts!
People who litter annoy me. People who throw their cigarette butts out the windows of their cars really annoy me. I’ve always wanted to start a site to report these offenders, but I’ve been beaten to the punch (or saved…
“Paid to get eyeballs”
Today’s 24-hour news networks saturate us with information. That information is often either biased or full of other people’s opinions. That’s why I don’t watch but a select few shows on the 24-hour “news” networks, and try to get my…
Jeremiah Wright
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright has been a controversial figure and a lightning rod for attacks on Barack Obama. I have only one question: Why? Why should one man’s views be interpreted as the beliefs of another? Why should one man’s…
Barefoot
When I was a kid, I loved walking everywhere barefoot. I’d wander my grandfather’s farm, go through the fields and the woods, all barefoot. Now I find I need at least something on my feet even at home in order…
“Your opinion sucks because you don’t agree with me!”
While reading my morning tech news, I stumbled across an article that gave me real enlightenment by providing a reason for the fanaticism I see not only among the Mac and Windows users, but among people in general. It’s an excerpt from…
Finally some facts about “daylight savings time”
Indiana had long been a hold-out on the switch to Daylight Savings Time (DST), an issue which bothered some of Indiana’s residents. They were tired of not being on the same time as their neighbors in other states. Some counties…
Ethanol: not the solution
On my way home yesterday, I heard this report on NPR: Ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline The premise behind the study is since the U.S. is diverting it’s corn crop to ethanol production, the rest of the world…
And the word of the year is…
w00t! Looks like l33t will soon become a true language.