It will come as a surprise to no one who regularly reads this blog that issues of due process of law are particularly sensitive ones for me. So those of you Readers who know a thing or two about China… Continue Reading
The woman who had her dead pit bull Booger cloned in South Korea has been identified by some people as the former beauty queen who used an elaborate ruse to escape justice in the United Kingdom for abducting a Mormon… Continue Reading
A military tribunal has tried Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden’s driver, and found him guilty of receiving weapons training and delivering arms in the cause of terrorist attacks on the United States. He has been sentenced to imprisionment for five… Continue Reading
A private prosecution has been undertaken in England against a London art gallery that is exhibiting a statue of Jesus with an erection underneath his robes. Christians, do yourself a favor — don’t click on the link unless you really… Continue Reading
Who can help you beat the rap of an obscenely large possession charge? If you live in Redondo Beach, Dr. William S. Eidelman, M.D. can, with some patently astonishing testimony. You know, I say “legalize it,” but if the appellate… Continue Reading
There are people out there who seem to bring their children along for everything they do. They bring their kids to the store with them. They take their kids out to eat, even at places inappropriate for children. The kids… Continue Reading
No struggles here. Just tragedy. Yesterday, an apparently deranged gunman entered the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville and opened fire. He killed two people and wounded several others. The UU Church is one of many beautiful old churches… Continue Reading
Plenty of spoilers here, in case you’ve not seen The Dark Knight. But on the other hand, if you read either entertainment or political columns on blogs, you’ve probably seen this stuff already. Here’s my take on it. Somehow, an… Continue Reading
On this day in 1701, French military commander and minor nobleman Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded a fort at the narrowest point on the river connecting Lake Erie and Lake Huron, between what are today Michigan and Ontario. It’s… Continue Reading
Pot. Ganga. Weed. Chronic. Cannabis. The Sacrament. Hash. Skunk. Dope. Bud. Roach. Four-Twenty. Doobage. Reefer. Grass. Herb. Wacky Tobacci. Mary Jane. The list of euphemisms is thousands of entries long, but you know what I’m talking about — marijuana, that… Continue Reading