December 2, 2004 – 9:10 am
The NC General Assembly has a new law targetting aggressive drivers: It said an aggressive driver "drives carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others." So how does the General Assembly define that statement? First, authorities must catch the aggressive driver speeding. Second, police must also determine that […]
December 2, 2004 – 8:16 am
To stay with the sports theme for a first post this am, Jeremy Giambi has admitted that he used steroids. Lots of them. New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi injected himself with human growth hormone in 2003 and also used steroids for at least three seasons, according to his grand jury testimony reviewed by the […]
December 1, 2004 – 11:02 pm
From The Fourth Period: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday that he isn’t worried he might become the first commissioner of a pro sport to lose an entire season to a labor dispute, reports the South-Florida Sun-Sentinel. His focus, Bettman said, is ensuring a new economic system. He hasn’t set a date by which the […]
December 1, 2004 – 10:47 pm
Jeff Quinton at Back Country Conservative sent me an email with some links regarding Danny Ford possibly taking the head coaching job for the East Carolina Pirates. For those that do not know, that is where I went to college, and where the blog name comes from. The Pirates need a coach with big game […]
December 1, 2004 – 9:54 pm
I get the feeling that the BBC just doesn’t care for the UN. If the report of the high-level panel on reform of the UN is followed up with action, the United Nations might be saved. It is a big if. (emphasis mine) The report has recommended a historic shift away from the principle of […]
December 1, 2004 – 7:58 am
Macy’s boycotted: Immortalized in a 1947 Christmas movie classic, Macy’s is now the focus of a boycott campaign protesting the department-store chain’s replacement of "Merry Christmas" with politically correct greetings. A group called the Committee to Save Merry Christmas says Macy’s and its umbrella Federated Department Stores have ignored several requests that "Merry Christmas" signs […]
November 30, 2004 – 10:15 pm
Well, yes. The BBC has a cornucopia of info today. First on the agenda, A top Iranian official has claimed a "great victory" over the US after the UN said it would not punish Iran’s nuclear activities with sanctions. Hassan Rohani said Iran would never give up its right to nuclear power. The UN atomic […]
November 30, 2004 – 9:19 pm
Been rather light blogging today, picked up the new Nelson Demille book, Night Fall, earlier, and have been engrossed in it. I had been working my way through the Honor Harrington series by David Weber, but the 5th book in the series, Flag in Exile, was not available at the local library. Went to Barnes […]
November 30, 2004 – 9:03 pm
The NC State Board of Elections has made a decision regarding the Nov. 2nd election problems in Carteret County, where a voting machine did not record thousands of votes. Memory set incorectly. They have "voted 4-1 to allow allow participation in the special election by early voters whose ballots were lost, along with those who […]
November 30, 2004 – 9:37 am
