Assume that Columbia, Deseret, and Utopia are all states within the United States of America. Now let’s say that the state of Columbia has a law on its books that says marriage licenses will not issue to first or second… Continue Reading
This seems to be going around, and I got hit with it. Fortunately, less work is involved in saying that my first live music concert was George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers. Brian Setzer, recently departed from Stray Cats, opened… Continue Reading
I don’t precisely know why the decision of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in 2004 to require same-sex marriages did not get a reception like this year’s decision of the California Supreme Court to do exactly the same thing.… Continue Reading
I’ve been kind of sick recently. Not really interested in reading things, writing about things, or anything else for that matter. So not much writing. I shouldn’t have even really ventured out to see Indiana Jones, at least not the… Continue Reading
Here’s a not very far-fetched scenario for November: Obama carries these states: California (55), Colorado (9), Connecticut (7), Delaware (3), District of Columbia (3), Hawaii (4), Illinois (21), Iowa (7), Maine (4), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (12), Michigan (17), Minnesota (10),… Continue Reading
The Parliament of Nepal issued the King an eviction notice today: you’re not the king anymore, so get out of the Royal Palace in 15 days. His Majesty’s failure to timely vacate the premises, I presume, will result in further… Continue Reading
I want to go flavor tripping. Here’s what you do. You eat this berry, this “miracle berry” from east Africa. It numbs your tastebuds to sour and bitter tastes for a few hours. Then, you eat stuff that normally would… Continue Reading
This morning, the Field Poll released data suggesting that registered voters in California, by a 51% – 42% margin, support the idea of same-sex marriage. This is about an exact reversal of the gap that the Fish Wrapper reported last… Continue Reading
Seriously, Pierce Brosnan signing ABBA songs? Someone thought this was a good idea. They can’t possibly have been right about that. The movie theaters are all full of the extended previews for this thing, and Meryl Strep seriously can’t sing.… Continue Reading
A seventeen-year-old girl in Basra, Iraq developed a crush on a young (presumably handsome) British soldier. Undoubtedly giggling like a schoolgirl about the boy, she confessed her crush to her friend, and word somehow got back to her dad. Who… Continue Reading