Two months after Minnesota voters went to the polls, Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner of the U.S. Senate race
Um… except it’s been eight months, not two, right?
Rational Conservatism from the Rocky Mountains
Two months after Minnesota voters went to the polls, Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner of the U.S. Senate race
Um… except it’s been eight months, not two, right?
I stumbled across this story today on SI.com
Earlier this season, Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury was standing on third base at Fenway Park in the fifth inning of a nationally televised game against the Yankees. It was a relatively common occurrence in an otherwise common game, but the idea that entered the mind of the [...]
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, reversed a ruling from Justice appointee Sonya Sotamayor that the city of New Haven Connecticut had acted properly in denying promotions to white firefighters by throwing out performance results due to the poor results of racial minorities. This is a victory for equal rights and legal protection in [...]
Since I live in a rural area, our neighborhood is mostly dirt roads. Most houses in the area also have dirt driveways. One of the things that led us to purchase the house we bought was that it had an asphalt driveway.
I neglected to consider that asphalt driveways need to be maintained and repaired.
There is [...]
Saw the Transformers Movie “Revenge of the Fallen” last night. I was not expecting much (other than Megan Fox in short shorts and low-cut blouses).
But in reality I enjoyed it thoroughly. The only things I didn’t like about the movie were some pathetically gratuitous visual “humping” jokes with dogs and robots (yes, robots).
When I saw [...]
Yeah, Obama has really shown the world how his “smart diplomacy” has worked wonders with Iran, hasn’t he?
Iran pledges ‘crushing’ response to US critiques Ahmadinejad—with his internal opponents virtually silenced—all but dared Obama to keep calling for an end to repression of demonstrators who claim the hardline leader stole re-election through massive fraud.
“You should know that [...]
So, as part of my Facebook account I subscribe to a Vulcan Pick-up Lines thread. Some of them are pretty funny and given it’s Friday, and the week has been a serious downer on many fronts, I thought I’d share a few with you…
The second law of thermodynamics states that it should be physically [...]
Nor overly upset?
I’m talking about Michael Jackson’s death at age 50. Current buzz is that he died due to taking a too large dosage of Demerol, a painkiller he was prescribed by his personal physician to deal with his 50 year old body trying to get into shape for his upcoming “come back” tour.
I heard [...]
‘Too Bad’ Sarah Palin Didn’t Go Missing, Sen. Kerry Jokes – Political News – FOXNews.com Massachusetts Sen. Kerry has joined the fraternity of jokesters using Sarah Palin as a punch line.
Kerry was meeting a group of business and civic leaders in the nation’s capital when he decided to play comedian, according to The Boston Herald. He [...]
The blue and the green | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine You see embedded spirals, right, of green, pinkish-orange, and blue? Incredibly, the green and the blue spirals are the same color.
I have come to the conclusion that America deserves to have Barack Obama as President. Not just because they voted for him, but for a whole host of reasons.
America has become an unserious nation. A nation of children throwing daily tantrums about the most trivial things imaginable. A nation of children who have never learned [...]
This photo was taken by the International Space Station. It’s an eruption on June 12 of an active volcano near Japan.
Note how the eruption’s shock wave has pushed the clouds back in a near-perfect circle.
+18 to AWESOMENESS MAN!!!!
I just love that “WOW!”
… and to this day if I’m counting by threes, this tune is in my head…
OK, tonight I did some back of the envelope calculations on what it would cost to print, cut and bind my own books. I also got a quote from a printing company for them doing the same thing.
Taking into account the cost of the paper, the ink and the glue, it basically comes out to [...]
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