I am way behind on a number of posts; but this little gem on the Senate committee for Commerce, Science, & Transportation website caught my eye today: Bipartisan Poll Shows the Majority of Americans Favor Video Choice Over Onerous Net Neutrality Regulations
The word ‘onerous’ really struck me — as I’ve never seen it applied to [...]
I decided to upgrade to WP2.x — and in doing so had to change a bunch of plugins — and decided to reclaim one of my extra domains while I was at it. . . . the old url will now be redirected.
Thanks
Today, we remember pain and anguish of that Tuesday, five years ago today. We remember the terrified victims in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, and the incredible bravery of the Men and Women who risked their own safety to save a few.
It has been said, so many times, that this changed everything. It has, [...]
A great deal (much of it quite enlightening) has been written about the upcoming ABC mini-series Path to 9/11. For those unaware, the mini-series is being billed as based on the 9/11 Commission report, but apparently contains numerous errors, and partisan accusations impugning Clinton administration officials. The contested scenes of the mini-series center around the [...]
A few days ago an orthodox Jewish man was forced off an Air Canada flight for praying before take off. Yves Faguy, a passenger on the flight noted:
He wasn’t exactly praying out loud but he was lurching back and forth . . . The attendant actually recognized out loud that he wasn’t a Muslim and [...]
Give me that old time religion
Give me that old time religion
Give me that old time religion
It’s good enough for me
We will worship Aphrodite
You can see her in her nightie
Some folks say she’s kinda flighty
But she’s good enough for me.
(refrain)
We will all worship Apollo
We will all worship Apollo
When he drinks, his legs are hollow
But he’s good [...]
For the past five years those who seek power and influence have used every imaginable specter to engender fear among their followers and the nation at large. At some point much of this ‘wolf crying’ becomes a parody of itself, and frequently it has become so hyperbolic that many of us just snicker to ourselves [...]
