8 things you should know about Girl Scout cookies
Girl Scout cookies are the bomb, at least according to the girl scouts and certainly to the thieves who stole $19,000 worth, but only thin mints and shortbread.
Pet obesity is not a trivial concern
Two conclusions from the latest survey conducted by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention are downright scary:
Japanese vow to continue slaughtering whales
Japanese whale hunters are feeling the pressure from Sea Shepherd, the only group working aggressively, and pro-actively, as far as we can tell, to stop the relentless slaughter of these gentle giants.
It’s good to be the ex-pope
Now that Pope Benedict has flown off into the sunset, I think it’s time to reflect and now that I’ve reflected I believe the old dude is far better off.
Woodward whining about White House treatment
Republicans have hated former Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward since he and Carl Bernstein brought down the Nixon Administration and then wrote the book “All the President’s Men.”
Climate change creates a kinder, gentler Chris Christie
There was a time when New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was fun. An asshole, yes. But fun. He was always good to call a reporter an idiot.
Our Thursday cartoon: Rome prepares to elect a new pope
Rome is hard at work making it safe for the venerable cardinals in preparation for the upcoming papal election.
How I would define love
It’s pretty late, and I was just uploading some stuff onto my computer. I was reading some of the pages from my unpublished novel, THE OXFORD CONFIDENTIAL, and I wanted to share this bit with you folks.
The Donner Party and Other Hilarities
In September of 1992, I went as far as away to college as I could possibly get away from home without leaving Ohio. I had freedom for the first time in my life, with a 250-mile buffer between me and my parents.
To be a geek or not to be a geek–what a stupid question
I hate to sound as though I’m attending my first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, but here we go- my name is Greg Gonzalez, and I am a geek.
Justice Scalia is entitled to be nuts
Today Supreme Court Justice and all around nut, Antonin Scalia said the Voting Rights Act, a law that has been reauthorized by Congress five times, was a “racial entitlement.”
Weighing risks and benefits of neutering your pet
The study indicated a significant increase in some important diseases in neutered dogs (males and females) in comparison to intact individuals, but didn’t talk about the potential benefits of the surgeries.
Yahoo employees: quit your bitching and get back to work
I really don’t care much about Yahoo and when it hired a new CEO, Marissa Mayer, I didn’t care. I rarely use Yahoo for anything.
Sea Shepherd Needs Powerful Allies in Whale Wars
I have enormous admiration and respect for Sea Shepherd. This isn’t the only environmental group to risk the lives of volunteers to defend their stance. Many have died in the name of environmental advocacy.