Idiot politician wants to ban books for and about gay people from public librarys. Even in Alabama this guy must stand out as a complete and total moron. It is my sincere hope that this man is mocked by any sane people he meets. Hey Gerald, why stop with the gays? What about them papists, [...]

A briton has won a reality show with a different sort of prize, pakistani citizenship. Sounds like a fun show actually, he took part in all sorts of Pakistani living from farms to gun factories. It certainly is vastly more real than anything Paris Hilton can serve up. Next up a show where Americans sneak [...]

Major contract awarded to winner of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Depending on my mood paper may wrap up scissors and rock may pulp paper. Sadly my son doesn’t always appreciate my mood based modifications to the game. I feel it makes it more challenging for him, he calls it cheating.

Just Letters is a cool little flash app. Fun for a minute or two, then unless you give in to your dark side fully it gets a bit dull. Well worth a look if your dark side needs a little work out.

This article says self service has gone too far. I am not so sure, what it really seems to be saying when you read the compliants is that some businesses are mistaking convenience for themselves for convenience for the customer, and thus losing customers. I don’t miss going into the bank at all, I used [...]

April 30th: Today in 1900 Casey Jones drove the Cannonball into a freight train in a wreck remembered in song ever since. Casey lived in Jackson, Tennessee and I have driven past his place many times.

April 29th: Today in 1992 was the start of the Los Angeles riots that followed the aquittal of police officers accused of beating Rodney King. Over the next three days over fifty people died and many businesses were looted and destroyed. I remember several days before the riots broke out I saw a short CNN [...]

I am waiting in the Newark airport for my flight to take me home for the weekend. Was supposed to fly at 9pm, now they say we should be good for a 2am take off. This means we will land just in time for me to catch the Friday afternoon rush hour out of London [...]

Darth Vader has joined the blogging craze. What more really needs to be said.

April 28th: After slapping Mel Gibson yesterday for Braveheart I thought today I would remind people of a far better movie he was in The Bounty based on the events that happened today in 1789. The real story of Fletcher Christian and William Bligh is an interesting one and has made for some great movies. [...]