Archive for April, 2008
A Crude Awakening…
No sooner are we seeing $4 dollar a gallon gasoline become as common as blades of grass— but now comes word that we could be paying DOUBLE that amount in the very near future….
Financial writer Dan Dorfman was the first to broach the subject here in his syndicated column quoting both an industry analyst as [...]
Spicing Up The Political Stew…
With just about a week to go before the next set of primaries in North Carolina and Indiana—much of the campaign has become focused not on the candidates—but on what a non-candidate is doing.
Right now—it’s Jeremiah Wright who is whose become the main ingredient in this pot of political stew…
DO THREE WRIGHTS MAKE [...]
No Fueling….
Gasoline prices are becoming like that old cliche about the weather….
Everyone talks about them—but no one does anything about them.
Whose to blame?
Let’s start right at the top—and work our way down…
President Bush is at best unresponsive to the situation—and at worst out of touch as this clip from February 29th indicates. When told about [...]
A Chilling Thought….
No matter where you go—or what you do, you can’t get away from the phrase “global warming..”
And although there’s a lot of dispute over whether it’s man-made or not—there is no argument from scientists that climate change has been occurring on earth ever since this planet was created…
The atmosphere has changed its composition several times—and [...]
So You Had A Bad Day….
We all have the occasional tough time—a day from hell that would be best avoided by sleeping in…
But, some bad days are worse than others as you’re about to see…
WHY NOT JUST PAINT A GIANT BULLS-EYE ON HIS ROOF…
Back in November of 2007, a Bosnian man had a once-in-billion thing happen to him.
His home was [...]
More Crime And Punishment….
At the end of the film “Casablanca,” the prefect of police played by Claude Rains tells his men to “round up the usual suspects” after the villain in the film has been shot by Humphrey Bogart.
And, just like the police in that movie, we’ve rounded up another group of “the usual suspects” who apparently [...]
The Past And The Future…
They say that those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it…
But sometimes, knowing the past—won’t help you with the future…
BRIDGETTE OVER TROUBLED WATERS….
She was considered the quintessential sex kitten back in the 60’s….
Today she’s got a much different look and attitude.
Bridgette Bardot is in the news these days—accused of hate crimes… [...]
It’s Alive….
Through out my career as a journalist—I’ve always been guided by my own instincts and judgement about trends, stories, and what people want to read in the paper, hear on the radio, see on TV, or scan in my blog…
But now—I’m on the brink of being replaced by intelligences far greater than [...]
The Death Of Us….
Across the country—states are once again preparing to start executions in the wake of the 7-2 Supreme Court decision regarding the use of a toxic cocktail to kill condemned prisoners.
And, while this decision will no doubt renew the debate over the death penalty—we’ve yet to actually have executions broadcast for public consumption…
But, that’s about to [...]
Bits & Pieces, Odds & Ends Version13.0
There’s a lot of little things bugging me today— so here are a few bits of things that are getting under my skin…
TAXING OUR PATIENCE….
Today is the deadline for filing income tax…
And…As the government has been reminding us for weeks now—in order to get your “economic stimulus” payment you’ve gotta file a tax return.
Then they’ll [...]
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