Daily Archives: December 15, 2004

Name That Nut

Jimmy Walter has spent more than $3 million promoting a conspiracy theory the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States were "an inside job" and he is offering more cash to anyone who proves him wrong. The millionaire activist is so convinced of a government cover-up he is offering a $100,000 reward to any […]

Run Away, Run Away!

The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian operations in Sudan’s troubled South Darfur area following a shooting that killed two aid workers, the agency said Monday. The Sudanese employees of Save the Children — medical assistant Abhakar el Tayeb and mechanic Yacoub Abdelnabi Ahmed — were killed Sunday when their convoy came under fire in […]

So, this Blog Explosion thing is pretty cool. Getting a little traffic, but, more importantly, seeing some other blogs out there that aren’t really political in nature. Couple of strange things, though. All my traffic is coming from other then East Coast time. The majority is coming from the Central time zone. Now, a few […]

Santa’s Prayer

The sleigh was all packed, the reindeer were fed, But Santa still knelt by the side of the bed. "Dear Father," he prayed "Be with me tonight.There’s much work to do and my schedule is tight. I must jump in my sleigh and streak through the sky,Knowing full well that a reindeer can’t fly.I will […]

Pourve, Pourve, Cuba

Seems that Cuba is a little upset about some Christmas decorations at the US compound in Cuba. It is not an embassy, since we do not have official relations with them: Cuba’s most senior US diplomat says he has been warned by the government of serious consequences unless he takes down Christmas decorations in Havana.  […]

What’s Good About The French?

Ok, a friend of mine asked me to stop bashing the French for just one post. I said, "the one about the bridge wasn’t all that bad." She said "just one nice post." OK. So, what is good about the French? And I mean this in complete seriousness. French Bread French Coffee French Wine French […]

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