Misc. Diatribes & Rants admin | 28 Jul 2009
I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I logged into Google News and learned that the world’s wealthiest man, Bill Gates, had decided to give up on his Facebook account because “it was just too much trouble.”
Well, for once, I applaud something Gates has done because I agree with him that trying to keep up [...]
Misc. Diatribes & Rants admin | 18 Jul 2009
Damn, I mean seriously, I was outside last evening minding my own business while mowing the lawn when, kaboom, out of the blue I get stung by a flying insect, most likely a wasp (they tend to hand out in the sloped and untended area of my lawn.
Wasp bite right smack on the third phalange [...]
Rants & Religion admin | 30 Jun 2009
The sap in my veins starts bubbling when some ignoramus like Billy Graham spouts nonsense that’s layered in irony thick enough to frost over the entire Statue of Liberty.
On June 30 of 2009, you see, in one of his more insipid syndicated columns Billy was asked by a reader why atheism was getting so popular.
One [...]
Misc. Diatribes & Rants admin | 09 Jun 2009
Here’s the letter I wrote a few minutes ago to cancel my subscription to what was once a decent weekly news magazine:
To Whom It May Concern:
The new Newsweek is totally unreadable, and I want to cancel my subscription immediately. I also want my money refunded for the remaining years on the subscription.
I NEVER in [...]
Rants & Religion admin | 07 Jun 2009
Minding my own business in the privacy of our humble abode, I was sectioning a grapefruit to eat this past Saturday morning about ten a.m. when suddenly our three dogs started barking as if a herd of squirrels had just dashed through the house.
From living since 1997 in a small, predominantly Baptist town, I knew [...]