Readers comments at the local Winston-Salem newspaper: I too am a devoted Wake fan but was so embarrassed last night. In fact, I need to go pull my 'Proud to be a Deacon' sign from my yard!! and maybe burn it? These kids are very talented and started their season GREAT. But lack of an outside shooter and bad coaching … Read More
Triad Jobless Rate
December 2008: 8.5% January 2009: 10.4%
I’m Always Looking For Subjects For A Play For Me To Write
I think I found one.
Palin Rejects 31% Of Federal Stimulus Money
First Mark Sandford, Governor of South Carolina. He rejected stimulus money. Now Sarah Palin. She's rejecting 31% of the federal stimulus money. What do these two have in common? They both have their eye on a 2012 presidential run. They want to be able to get up before the crowds and say, "I said 'thanks but no thanks' when they … Read More
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Sarah Gronert?
22 year old Sarah Gronert is a professional tennis player. Sarah was born with male and female genitalia. She retired from tennis at 19 because of her condition, and the locker room jeers that came with it. She then had gender reassignment surgery, having the "male" removed, and is now medically certified as a woman. Then she rejoined the tennis circuit. She … Read More
Perspective
I was going to write a post about the media obsession with the AIG bonuses, but this cartoon says it all:
Obama on Leno
Driving into work today, I was listening to the BBC. The topic of discussion was Obama's appearance last night on Leno. One commentator was opining that it was beneath the dignity of the presidency for the American president to appear on a "chat show". Jeez. The Brits can be such snoots sometimes. I think it was wise of Obama to … Read More
Top Ten Reasons Why I Don’t Follow NCAA Basketball
(10) It's just a bunch of pituitary cases throwing a rubber ball around. (9) The last 4 minutes of any game is all that matters. The rest is all hype and foreplay. (8) It's a game that's more fun to play than to watch. (7) The single-minded obsessiveness of its fans, what with office pools, etc. I mean, you would think … Read More
Orgasmic Birth
I'm no expert on women's sexuality and biology, but this strikes me as highly implausible: Amber Hartnell did not intend to have an orgasmic birth – it just happened. "Trying to have an orgasmic birth defeats the object," she says, "I just got into this ecstatic state where I had these peaks of orgasm. There were these rolling waves coming … Read More
Six Years Ago Today…
…we started the Iraq War. We're not out yet. Today's just as good as any to remember the 4,261 dead U.S. soldiers.
Sometimes We Forget…
… that there are real people behind these words you see on the computer screen.
Money Problem Solved
I hope this gets talked about more: Absent supplementals, the United States currently runs a defense budget of just over half a trillion dollars, a number which does not include defense-related spending in other departments. By the kindest calculations, this means that the U.S. spends roughly four to six times as much on defense as our closest competitor. By less … Read More