April 30th: Today in 1789 George Washington was sworn in as the first elected President of the United States. He was offered the salary of $25,000 a year, a huge sum at the time, but declined the pay. It is unknown if he submitted expenses as he did when he refused his pay as the [...]
The House Appropriations Committee has sent a letter the to Smithsonian asking about the Smithsonian/Showtime secret deal I wrote about recently. Glad to see at least some questions are being asked and that the letter is bipartizan. I wrote to both my Senators and my Representative but have heard nothing back from any of them [...]
Next Saturday (May 6th 2006) is Free Comic Book Day, if you live near a comic store at all drop in for some nice samples from a wide range of comics. Many of these are definately not for kids, but there are many kids titles as well.
England proud to announce that, after installing thousands of cameras, banning handguns, and being lenient on criminals, violent crime is still rising This Fark story has the best headline ever. No really. The story it points to is depressing, but sadly predictable.
April 29th: Today in 1916 the Irish Easter Rebellion ended with the surrender of Irish Nationalists in Dublin.
Always Be Able To Kill Your Students That isn’t just every school teacher’s secret dream, it is one of the mottos of the last Ninja master in Japan, apparently a career in decline despite the popularity of Ninjas in the media. I suspect if there is a true Ninja master in the wild it is [...]