Food for thought
“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.” -Ayn Rand
Beer. It does a body good.
Here’s another one from Michael at GayOrbit. Beer ingredient may fight prostate cancer Mon Jun 12, 7:50 AM ET CORVALLIS, Ore. – A main ingredient in beer may help prevent prostate cancer and enlargement, according to a new study. But researchers say don’t rush out to stock the refrigerator because the ingredient is present in [...]
Mad at MADD
Hat tip: Chris Geidner at Law Dork via Michael at GayOrbit. Seems the folks at MADD are taking aim at more than just drunk drivers – not like that’s really a big surprise or anything. With their latest planned ad, they’re taking aim at gays, as well. “Casting Notice: GUYS WILLING TO KISS ANOTHER GUY, [...]
SOOOOO-EEEEE!!!
Jim Moran (D-WV) promises to being home the pork if the Dems ever regain a majority in the House. Moran: Democratic Majority Means More Money for 8th District by SCOTT McCAFFREY, Staff Writer If Democrats win back control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November, U.S. Rep. Jim Moran said he would use his [...]
Weekly Lyrics
This week’s lyrical selection is Billy Gilman’s “My Time On Earth”. “My Time On Earth” My time on Earth Long as it seems Is just a moment In the grande scheme of things A short refrain Of life’s endless song Sung only once And then we’re gone My time on Earth Each breath I breathe [...]
Beating the dead horse
Ghostbusters In Hell scheduled to hit theaters in 2008. I think I’m going to puke now.
One month to the day….
On May 9th, I sent a letter to El Presidente and to both my senators about the open border situation. Today, I got a reply from Senator Cornyn’s office. As promised, I’m posting the reply here. Dear Mr. Billings: Thank you for contacting me about immigration reform. The need to fix our broken system is [...]
I fucking HATE writer’s block
It happened again last night. As I was getting comfortable and wanting to drift off to sleep, my brain steadfastly refused to shut up. Ideas rolled through my head like a West Texas thunderstorm dumping water onto the garden of creativity. The flowers that bloomed formed into yet another story that refuses to leave my [...]
USS Cole sails again
Hat tip: Tammy Bruce. The USS Cole, which was bombed back in 2000 while refueling in Yemen is back out to sea. On the deck of the passageway leading to the mess decks, there are 17 gold stars with the names of those sailors lost in the attack. Vulture 6 and I served aboard the [...]
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi dead
When I woke this morning and saw the buzz on the web about Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death, the first thing that sprung to mind was that he’s been reported to have been killed several times. The skeptic in me wanted additional verification, so I did a bit more looking around. After viewing several different sources, [...]
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