So it seems that in Philadelphia, you can park in a no-parking zone if you’re attending services at select downtown churches and put a placard stating as much in your car’s windshield. Comments at a popular atheist website suggest that… Continue Reading
Nearly four years ago, an old blogbuddy and sporadic poster here noted that the Republican party in its current incarnation could be divided up into three factions: Jesus! Bombs! and Money! (My objection to the Jesus! Bombs! Money! nomenclature that… Continue Reading
Not unlike last week, what is it that these U.S. cities lack? Quite unlike last week, the correct answer is not “NFL franchises.” In descending order of population as measured in the 2010 census, the cities which lack [the answer… Continue Reading
Heroes need sidekicks. Sancho. Friar Tuck. Robin. Sam Gamgee. Herminone and Ron. Rocky. Agent 99. The sidekick is often allowed a more extreme version of personality than the hero; like Donkey is to Shrek. Sometimes the sidekick is a good device… Continue Reading
The Wife subscribes to an organic food delivery service. I had misgivings about it — when she first suggested it, she said some words but what I heard her say was “I want to pay a lot more money for… Continue Reading
The war in Afghanistan (remember that one?) clearly is resulting in, at long last, a decrease in the opium poppy trade, and the concomitant decrease in the global supply of recreational heroin. Apparently, heroin has become next to impossible to… Continue Reading
This case from Kentucky is an excellent example of why I do not think tort reform is necessary. The poster child for tort reform is the aggrieved doctor who just wants to practice normal medicine who can no longer afford… Continue Reading
Rumor has it that JP Morgan may make a bid to take over Bank of America, backed up by $100,000,000,000 of government money. In order for the deal to go through, the SEC would have to suspend antitrust rules, becasue the… Continue Reading
Riverside, California; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; San Antonio, Texas; Orlando, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; San Jose, California; Austin, Texas; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Memphis, Tennessee are, in descending order, the ten largest metropolitan urban areas in the United States of… Continue Reading
No sane person would regret the collapse of the regime of Quadafi. However, no sane person, having observed the events of the Second Iraq War, would view the collapse of a government as anything short of perilous. I see no… Continue Reading