There are a lot of very satisfied Seger fans in Wisconsin right now, and yes.... I'm one of them. And you'll have to excuse the lousy, blurry picture--we had floor seats, but we were far enough back to render flash on a little pocket camera completely...

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So I lay awake half the night, pondering age-old questions. Why do the boys at work refer to my brand-new, company-required goggles as "birth control glasses"? And why does everyone look at me, and break out in laughter? (Okay, that's not uncommon; it's...

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To heck with grumpy gay musicians who need a nap (yes, I'm talking about you, Elton John!), I have someone even MORE interesting to go hear!! Looking at the setlists from the shows earlier this month....... Oh boy. He's going to open with my ALL TIME...

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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Mark Steyn :: U.S. must prove it's a staying power Still, we are all Spaniards now. The incoming speaker says Iraq is not a war to be won but a problem to be solved. The incoming defense secretary belongs to a commission charged with...

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Elton John wants "hateful" religion banned LONDON (Reuters) - Elton John has said organized religion should be banned because it promotes homophobia and turns some people into "hateful lemmings." "I would ban religion completely, even though there are...

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.....I am thankful for those who do. Honoring those who Serve

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[UPDATE 11:00am] Those pics were taken 6" ago. Up to about 9", and still coming down. I just spent an hour and a half SHOVELING. I think bike season might be over.]

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PATNA, India (AP) -- One cash-strapped Indian city has launched a unique collection service to dislodge payment from tax deadbeats: Door-to-door eunuchs. Eunuchs, or men who lack external genitalia, are regarded as powerless in India and traditionally...

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Well, I had to do something today besides sit around in my pajamas blogging, right? So I finished binding off my very first shawl. I finished the knitting awhile back, but I hate binding off knits as much as I hate binding my quilts. So, here it is, looking...

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The Blotter Though he is now the former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld is expected to be accused of war crimes in a lawsuit to be filed next week in Germany. The Center for Constitutional Rights will file the suit on behalf of a group of Iraqi...

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