By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court ruled today that Title VII complainants must show an actual act of discrimination against them in the 180 days prior to their EEOC charge. This seems obvious, but the question was whether otherwise… Continue Reading
I see and hear stories of contempt when people lose their houses a lot, doing what I do. People losing their houses to foreclosure stealing toilets. People being evicted in unlawful detainers pouring wax down the drains. But this one… Continue Reading
Our friends came over today for a dinner and a walk along the aqueduct. The walk was very pleasant — or rather, it would have been, had it not been in very strong winds. Now, the winds defeated the high… Continue Reading
…that the Anaheim Ducks are only going to win three more times (this season). Looks like this was quite a game. Go Ducks!
Memorial Day is about the men and women who died in the defense of the nation. Most particularly it’s about the men who died in the Civil War. Such men as this saved America from its enemies — in this… Continue Reading
Just think of what the world would be like in ten years if some guy’s invention turned saltwater into an energy-efficient fuel for internal combustion engines (what waste product is created, salt?), or if shale oil extraction became economically viable,… Continue Reading
So let’s say you live in India. You’ve been sent by your spouse to the market to get some fresh fruits and vegetables for dinner. What excuse could you use for coming home empty-handed? How about “Honey, I was fruitjacked… Continue Reading
Apparently, a large number of people are starting to believe that contrails are poisonous. That thousands of Americans go to work every day loading up toxins and other harmful chemicals to be spewed from the backs of commercial airliners to… Continue Reading
One of the world’s leading challengers to U.S. hegemony demonstrated his strength and grasp over power today by shutting down a TV station that aired points of view in opposition to his own. It is no coincidence that nations unfortunate… Continue Reading
Meh. Looked good, but too much mumbo-jumbo and not enough humor and especially not enough pirate fighting. Great costumes. Only Geoffrey Rush looked like he didn’t mail in his performance. On the scale of “it was a really awful movie”… Continue Reading