The sea of oil spewing from the mangled pipeline is already larger than 31 nations. This initial oil well explosion, which killed 11 men, occured when a contractor was cementing the well. Who was the contractor? Our old friend, Halliburton. As of now, the oil spilled equals about half of the Exxon Valdez. In another ten days, at the current rate of … Read More
Arizona Moving To Modify Its Anti-Immigration Law
From Arizona Central: The Arizona House approved several new changes to Arizona's new immigration law. The changes still need final approval from the Senate before being passed along to the governor. If Gov. Jan Brewer supports them, they would go into effect at the same time the new law would. The phrase "lawful contact" would be changed to "lawful stop, … Read More
About Obama’s Plan To Do Offshore Drilling
In the wake of the biggest old spill catastrophe since Exxon Valdez, it looks like plans to do more off-shore drill-baby-drilling is on hold: As some Democratic lawmakers call on President Obama to suspend his plans to expand offshore oil drilling, the White House today said that there will be no new domestic offshore drilling until the investigation into the … Read More
Some Excitement in Raleigh
This happened Wednesday. Girlfriend freaks as a tornado forms right in front of their car. Boyfriend keeps his cool, gives sound advice about the possibility of getting into a ditch at the side of the road, and rolls down the windows to equalize the air pressure inside and outside the car. But the girlfriend freaks anyway.
Self-Defense
By GF and BFF does Krav Maga training. Krav Maga is a hand-to-hand self-defense system originally developed in Czechoslovakia, and modified in Israel. It involves wrestling, grappling and striking techniques, and is mostly known for its extremely efficient and brutal counter-attacks. It's the kind of the thing that elite special forces use all around the world. As for me, this is what … Read More
Hey Sarah — How’s The Oily Drilly Thing Working Out For Ya?
That seems to be the refrain as the news goes from bad to worse: NEW ORLEANS — Government officials said late Wednesday night that oil might be leaking from a well in the Gulf of Mexico at a rate five times that suggested by initial estimates. In a hastily called news conference, Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry of the Coast … Read More
What Does Facebook Publish About You?
There's been some controversy about the new Facebook changes, and its impact on your privacy. I touched on it here in this post. Basically, Facebook made the decision to make some aspects of your Facebook profile available to, well, anything on the Internet — and vice versa. For example, if John Smith posted a video from Youtube on Facebook — say, a … Read More
Third Time A Charm? Don’t Bet On It
As I am writing this, the Senate is voting on financial reform legislation. This is the third time in three or four days that the Senate has held this vote, and each time, the Republicans have universally voted "no". Important to understand, however, is what the Senate is actually voting on. They are voting on merely whether to have a debate … Read More
Breaking: Flight to DC Receives Threat; Lands In Greensboro
AP: GREENSBORO, N.C. – Officials say a Continental Airlines flight from Houston to the Washington area has been diverted to North Carolina after a threatening message was written on a bathroom mirror. The Transportation Security Administration says Continental Flight 3006 was headed for Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Wednesday when it was directed to land at Piedmont Triad International Airport … Read More
Breaking: Flight to DC Gets Bomb Threat; Lands In Greensboro
AP: GREENSBORO, N.C. – Officials say a Continental Airlines flight from Houston to the Washington area has been diverted to North Carolina after a threatening message was written on a bathroom mirror. The Transportation Security Administration says Continental Flight 3006 was headed for Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Wednesday when it was directed to land at Piedmont Triad International … Read More
Journalistic Error
According to Gawker, the Washington Post was debating which cover story and art to feature on its online page. It was either going to be this: or this: Apparently, somebody messed up, because for a few hours yesterday (until somebody fixed it), the online Washington Post looked like this: Ooopsy.
And That’s The Deal My Dear
I'm probably making more of this Arizona anti-immigration law than I ought to. As I wrote before, the thing just won't survive all the constitutional challenges that are sure to come in court. But on the off-chance that the Arizona law survives legal battles, it's still facing another tough opponent: Colombian-born pop star Shakira will meet with the mayor of … Read More
Arizona To Feds: Help Enforce Our Own Draconian Law
This is pretty ballsy: The Arizona agency tasked with training 15,000 law officers to enforce the state's controversial new illegal immigration law has asked federal authorities for assistance, but administration officials say it is unclear whether the government will help. Lyle Mann, executive director of the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, says federal assistance is "critical" to what … Read More
Nice Going Dumbass
It goes without saying that you shouldn't cheat on your fiancee. Period. But when your fiancee is a princess? And by that I mean, an actual princess? Well, that takes a special kind of stupidity to cheat on her. Hope this guy likes his life as an associate in a law firm.