Several years ago, my younger son and I were watching a Civil War program on the History Channel. It was shortly before that cable outlet had decided that hot rods and motorcycles were of equal value with the Magna Carta and the Fall of Constantinople.
I cannot remember the exact battle discussed, but toward the end […]
and a later life-change, this posting would be wrong. But, it may still be in questionable taste.
Prove to me that there is not a marketing focus group working on the sales pitch.
Study Documents Menopause in Gorillas
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Tue Dec 20, 2005
Glaxo has […]
hearing the expression “loyal soldier” is a bit disconcerting when used as a rationale for silence if reality demands more.
A friend in D.C. sent me this Washington Post piece on retired Army Colonel Larry Wilkerson.
True patriotism is a bit more complicated than John Wayne movies would have had us believe.
I may have added the concept and copy,
but the image is a real doll by Kelly RuBert.
Thanks to Martin Scorsese & The Gangs of New York
The ghost of Franklin Pangborn has invaded his coporeal form.
Mother Bush provided us with one of the defining moments of the disaster.
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‘’What I’m hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very […]
The revelation that CNN has hired radio talk show host Glen Bleck has raised the ire of Media Matters for America. Read about this fellow and you will see why. I heard his program three or four times while driving and was amazed that he had a show–let alone a following of sorts.
Please take a […]
Mandela Launches Series of Comic Books
By KATHRIN HAASIS, Associated Press Writer Fri Oct 28, 2005
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Former President Nelson Mandela launched the first edition Friday of a series of comic books about his life aimed at encouraging young South Africans to read.
“You know you are really famous when becoming a comic character,” […]
The Huntington Post displayed a good piece on Presidant Bush’s now hollow speech at the signing of the Medicare Bill.
AP/Rick Bowmer
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You can bet Wilfrid Brimley will think twice about
trying to visit the prisoners’ dock a second time.
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Why do previous generations of yearbook portraits add about fifteen years of hard living to each graduate’s photograph. Beats me!
I loved this ABC News site headline of last week.
Alito Says He’d Emulate O’Connor’s Style
AP photo of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
CNN photo of Judge Samuel Alito
White House Silent on Abramoff Meetings
By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer January 17, 2006
WASHINGTON - The White House is refusing to reveal details of tainted lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s visits with President Bush’s staff.
Abramoff had “a few staff-level meetings” at the Bush White House, presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said Tuesday. But he would not […]
If so, I respectfully submit my three artist conceptions. The first shot shows the existing fence.
AP & ABC
AP Photos; Jobs by (By Jeff Chiu)
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The 2000 presidential campaign produced many lowlights, but the media story about candidate Al Gore’s team’s hiring Naomi Wolf to be his Alpha Male coach may have topped the Republican candidate’s somewhat crude, smirking religiosity. Nevertheless, like most voters on election day, I cast my lot with the Vice President.
His speech Monday before […]
Thanks to:Abramoff by AP Photo/Gerald Herbert–Bodybuilder Magazine-Beverly Hills 90210
Alito pressed on precedent, privacy
Halfway through his hearings, opponents have struggled to depict high-court nominee as an extremist.
By Gail Russell Chaddock | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
WASHINGTON – Midway through Senate confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has deftly parried questions on hot-button issues ranging from abortion to the limits of presidential […]
Updated 1/13/2006 7:27 AM
Pentagon to families: Go ahead, laugh
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY
When the stress of the war in Iraq becomes too severe, the Pentagon has a suggestion for military families: Learn how to laugh.
With help from the Pentagon’s chief laughter instructor, families of National Guard members are learning to walk like a penguin, laugh […]
Uncomfirmed and unreliable sources mention the possibility of hairdo changes
to reinvigorate tiresome conservative talking heads. This artist’s conception was
secreted out of the Louis XIV, L’Etat, C’est Moi, beauty parlor in the Rego Park
section of Queens, NY. According to the sources, strict secrecy precluded new
stylings; thus allowing only exchange of established coiffures among […]
Archaeologists Mike Kelly and Mark Hale dig down to the “culture-bearing deposit” at the site of what is thought to have been a Donner Party camp near Truckee, Calif. Kelly and Hale were among the scientists who set out to prove or disprove tales of cannibalism by members of the legendary Donner Party.
Debra Reid / […]
Qaeda No.2 away during attack: Pakistan official
Reuters - January 14, 2006
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. airstrike on Pakistan village targeted al Qaeda’s second-in-command, U.S. intelligence sources say, but Pakistani officials said Ayman al-Zawahri was not there and condemned the attack.
(Thanks to Reuters & thediamondangle for the raw materials.)