Growing Old Disgracefully

National Security Strategy of the United States In his March 16th, 2006 introduction to the publication of the National Security Strategy of the United States, President George Bush opened with the simple sentence “America is at war.” In this report,...

Published on May 7 2007

K, spring break is over. Back to the books-- and I loooooove research, so I think this will be a too cool class! :-D On another note.... I am not a gamer. I have never been a gamer. I actually hate computer games, if the truth be known. But I could get...

LILEKS James :: The Bleat As it happens, they've killed my column, and assigned me to write straight local news stories. Really. My column will end a week from this Friday. (There’s a series of pieces I can’t wait to write.) After that, it's just-the-facts-ma'am...

4/29truth.com The “official story” from “official government sources” is that weekend a lone gas truck driver crashed a single tanker loaded with 8,600 gallons of unleaded gasoline into a guardrail in what they say was an ordinary accident. Unfortunately...

Rasmussen Reports™: Poll Results Democrats in America are evenly divided on the question of whether George W. Bush knew about the 9/11 terrorist attacks in advance. 35% of Democrats believe he did know 39% say he did not know 26% are not sure Overall,...

Post cowed by "very threatening cat" WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada's postal system has stopped delivering mail to a home in Winnipeg, Manitoba, after a mail carrier was scared away by a "very threatening cat," the Winnipeg Free Press said on Friday....

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sunday grumbling bitching.

Published on May 6 2007

It's been a busy week. So busy, in fact, that I had to ask for an extension on the final paper for my IR2 class. I have a month, but I am NOT going to go past tomorrow before turning in the final. I have never had to extend before, and I feel just awful...

Although I'm betting it isn't Jameson's. Guinness. Chocolate. Ice cream. Whiskey. This may just be the perfect drink. Sacrilegious or not, this looks goooooooood. Breakfast booze Wisconsin Cow Bomb 1 pint Guinness 1 scoop vanilla ice cream 2 tablespoons...

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"It was wonderful"

Published on May 4 2007

Professor Stephen Hawking takes his *first* weightless flight. "Space, here I come". I am *so* jealous. That's MY number 25!

Setting the Stage: The Republicans First Debate - The Fix Tommy Thompson: Like Huckabee, Thompson remains virtually unknown in national politics but has a compelling story to tell. During his time as governor of Wisconsin -- 1987 to 2001 -- Thompson was...