Archive for February, 2009

More On Burning Californians

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Apparently there are some in California who want to be put out if they should catch on fire. I feel the original judgment was very ill advised, but thought no one would do anything about until some judge or politician was left to die because no one wanted to take a chance on saving them. [...]

Two Sad Passings

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Two pieces of very sad news today. The first and saddest is the passing of Corky Trinadad, the editorial cartoonist for the Honolulu Star Bulletin. He was simply an amazing cartoonist, often producing two cartoons a day, one on local issues and one on national issues. He was sharp and cutting on both the local [...]

Plenty of Shame To Go Around

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Bud Selig says A-Rod Shamed The Game. Gee Bud, don’t you think there is plenty of shame to go around here? The commisioner of Baseball ignored the problem, until forced to deal with by Congress. Shame on him. Owners allowed their young employees to poison themselves so that they would be more fun to watch. [...]

Summer of Fear 2009: A Strong Start For Sharks This Year

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Sharks are taking full advantage of the Australian summer and getting off to a great start in this year’s Summer of Fear contest. Today we have a story a story of a single Bull Shark taking on the Australian Navy in the middle of Sydney Harbor. If they keep at this the Bear’s are going [...]

Free Speech In the UK is Dying

Friday, February 6th, 2009

I will be the first to admit Jeremy Clarkson has said and done some really stupid things but criticizing the English Prime Minister isn’t one of them. Everyone should have the right to call their politicians idiots or snollygosters. Most of them seem to go out of their way to prove that they are idiots. [...]