I’m sure many of us have been affected by the crisis in the housing market, the drying up of loans to all except high-credit-score applicants, and the knock-on effects of these problems that impact other areas of the economy. It can all be summed up in a fairly short sentence: If you live beyond your… Continue reading The factors behind our economic woes
Tag: Reality
Artful alliteration
This has to be one of the more intriguing (and most alliterative) newspaper headlines I’ve ever read: Feckless fishmongerfaces flak forfoisting fatal fuguon famished foreign female Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? The article concerned may be found here. It refers to a Japanese fishmonger who sold a poisonous puffer fish to a foreign woman who… Continue reading Artful alliteration
Afghan roadside assistance
Or, how not to help! *gigglesnort!* Peter
Another masterpiece from Oleg Volk
My buddy Oleg has for many years produced outstanding posters and photographs supporting the Second Amendment to the US Constitution and the right to keep and bear arms. Visit one of his Web sites for an interesting dual perspective on the issue. His latest, dealing with the epidemic of university and school shootings, is a… Continue reading Another masterpiece from Oleg Volk
Potential risks of cellular and mobile phones
This is going to be a tricky post to write, because there’s an enormous amount of confusion, doubt, uncertainty, partisan bickering and plain old obfuscation in the field. I’m no expert, but there’s enough smoke out there to make me seriously concerned about the possibility of a real fire beneath it all. We’ve read of… Continue reading Potential risks of cellular and mobile phones
Bruce Schneier hits a home run
I’m sure many of you are familiar with Bruce Schneier’s Web site. He’s an authority on security, cryptography and related areas. In a recent article in his Crypto-gram newsletter he considers the competing demands of security versus privacy – and makes some very interesting points. We’ve been told we have to trade off security and… Continue reading Bruce Schneier hits a home run
Of witches, witch-doctors and the disposal thereof
It may sound strange to Western ears, but belief in witchcraft, the power of witch-doctors and the traffic in muti (medicine, potions, call it what you will) conveying power or warding off evil is rampant across much of the globe. I was reminded of this by a recent outcry in Sweden concerning plans by a… Continue reading Of witches, witch-doctors and the disposal thereof
You may be a member of the Taliban if:
You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to beer. You own a $3,000 machine-gun and a $5,000 rocket-launcher, but you can’t afford shoes. You have more wives than teeth. You wipe your butt with your bare left hand, but consider bacon “unclean”. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof… Continue reading You may be a member of the Taliban if:
A solution to illegal immigration?
My buddy Matt has come up with an interesting idea to solve the problem of illegal immigration from Mexico. Read all about it at his blog, Better And Better. Guaranteed to give El Presidente and his cronies south of the border a severe case of heartburn and an attack of political diarrhea, I’d say! *gigglesnort!*… Continue reading A solution to illegal immigration?
Too funny – and, sadly, all too likely!
From my online buddy Diamond Mair comes the following, via The Few, The Proud, The Marines Forum: A biker is riding by the zoo when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion’s cage. Suddenly the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her,… Continue reading Too funny – and, sadly, all too likely!