I was saddened to read of the crash of a Pilatus PC-6 aircraft in Spain yesterday, killing the pilot and a skydiver. A further nine skydivers managed to jump to safety as the plane went down. Nine skydivers leapt to safety from a stricken aircraft above central Spain before it plummeted to earth with the… Continue reading Skydiving tragedy in Spain
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Er . . . no, that won’t buff out!
You’ve probably read about the crash of a Boeing 747-200 freighter aircraft at Brussels airport today. Fortunately, no-one was hurt, but the aircraft (fully loaded with fuel) broke in half and skidded to a halt just yards short of a railway line, and a few hundred yards from a group of houses. The pictures of… Continue reading Er . . . no, that won’t buff out!
Strange attraction
I’ve heard of unrequited love, where the object of one’s affections doesn’t return them . . . but this one is really, really weird. A man who claims to have had sex with 1,000 cars has defended his “romantic” feelings towards vehicles. Edward Smith, who lives with his current “girlfriend” – a white Volkswagen Beetle… Continue reading Strange attraction
How do you punish these boys?
I don’t know whether readers have picked up the tragic story of two-year-old Milagros Belizan. Milagros was a two-year-old child, living in the shanty-town Almirante Brown neighborhood of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Two brothers, age 7 and 9, told psychiatrists they slowly, coldly tortured a 2-year-old girl to death, a revelation that has reopened a… Continue reading How do you punish these boys?
When Big Business becomes Big Bully
I’m disturbed by a rash of recent developments involving major Internet-based businesses. It seems that greed is getting the upper hand over good sense, and the interests of consumers and customers be damned. Amazon.com has instituted a new policy. Publishers of print-on-demand (POD) books are being told that they must either print their books through… Continue reading When Big Business becomes Big Bully
Remembering a good man
I’m saddened to read of the death of Sergeant Merlin German, USMC, aged 22. He was severely wounded February 21, 2005, en route to Camp Ramadi, when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb. He was not expected to survive, but he was transported to Germany and then to Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas, which… Continue reading Remembering a good man
Darwin strikes again
I was saddened to read of the death of Stephan Miller. Saddened – and bloody angry! You see, Mr. Miller was bitten to death by a five-year-old grizzly bear known as Rocky, who starred in the film “Semi-Pro”. Three experienced handlers were working with the grizzly Tuesday at the Predators in Action wild animal training… Continue reading Darwin strikes again
I’ve had it with damnfool fashions!
Would someone please tell me why some women insist on dressing like tarts, floozies, prostitutes, hookers, sluts – call it what you will? (I specifically exempt ladies from this criticism. Ladies are women who have some sense of self-respect. Regrettably there are far fewer ladies around today than there used to be. For those of… Continue reading I’ve had it with damnfool fashions!
A conflict of ethics
This really, really disturbs me. From CNN we learn the story of Alton Logan, who was sent to prison 26 years ago after being convicted of murder. He’s just been granted a new trial and freed on bail – after attorneys for another criminal, who died in jail, came forward to state that their client… Continue reading A conflict of ethics
Remembering Bergen-Belsen
On this date in 1945 advancing British troops liberated the concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen in north-eastern Germany. It was one of the most ghastly discoveries of the Second World War, in a year filled with such horrors. As Richard Dimbleby described it to BBC listeners in a radio report: Here, over an acre of ground,… Continue reading Remembering Bergen-Belsen