I found myself in Portland this weekend visiting with family. While reading the Saturday paper I discovered that the Susan G. Komen Portland Race for the Cure was on Sunday. Having never run a 5k before, I decided to sign up.
The race was scheduled to start at 7:30 a.m. Last night I got prepared. I [...]
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My Race to the Race for the Cure
Published by September 23rd, 2007 in Humor, Miscellaneous and Travel. 1 Comment
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Director: Alex Gibney
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Label: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Release Date: 2008-11-18
Was the B-52 loaded with Nuclear warheads preparing to hit Iran?
Published by September 6th, 2007 in Politics. 0 CommentsIs it possible that there is more to the story about the B-52 loaded with Nukes than has been disclosed?
The official line from Forbes.com:
A B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear warheads and flown for more than three hours across several states last week, prompting an Air Force investigation and the firing of one [...]
For the longest time I have wondered what people are thinking when they identify themselves as “Republicans”. Former White House Counsel, John Dean’s recent article on FindLaw explains one reasone. This article is the first of three to elaborate on his recent book Conservatives Without Conscience.
The reason lies in a personality type known as Authoritarian. [...]
From Reuters:
Afghanistan produced 93 percent of the world’s opium in 2007, up from 92 percent last year, the annual UNODC report said.
“No other country has produced narcotics on such a deadly scale since China in the 19th century,” a UNODC statement said.
Fuel for 9/11 Conspiracists
Published by August 22nd, 2007 in Iraq, Middle East, News and al Qaeda. 1 CommentI have been thinking about yesterday’s article in the New York Times about the company responsible for the current demolition project at the Deutsche Bank building in NYC.
First, a little background on the Deutsche Bank building. This building was originally damaged during the events of 9/11/2001 and is currently being deconstructed/demolished. Just a [...]
Man suffers from world’s worst case of Beer Goggles, eaten
Published by August 20th, 2007 in Miscellaneous and News. 1 CommentIn what appears to be the world’s worst case of Beer Goggles, a Serbian man at a beer festival over the weekend apparently thought he was about to get lucky with a couple of ladies. He stripped naked and climbed in to an enclosure thinking it was a “Beer Cage”. He was promptly eaten by [...]
Oral Surgeon, Dr. Robert Woo of Auburn, WA., thought that it would be funny to take pictures of his patient/employee while she was under anesthesia for a procedure he was performing.
The employee, Tina Alberts, has a pot-belly pig she adores and also rescues pot-belly pigs on the side. Dr. Woo would regularly make fun of her [...]
A Tennessee doctor was arrested in Seattle on July 25, 2007 for calling 911 from a pay phone at the Sea-Tac Airport to say “Flight 980 Memphis. There may be a bomb on board”.
After his arrest, Kou Wei Chiu, 31, of Bellevue, Tenn., admitted to calling 911 3 times in an attempt to stop his [...]
In China, former State Food and Drug Administration director Zheng Xiaoyu was sentenced to death and executed for corruption and the taking of bribes.
From the Guardian:
During Zheng’s tenure from 1998 to 2005, his agency approved six medicines that turned out to be fake, and the drug-makers used falsified documents to apply for approvals, according to [...]
Michael Moore goes for Wolf’s Jugular on CNN
Published by July 10th, 2007 in Arts & Leisure and Politics. 2 CommentsMichael Moore goes on CNN to discuss his new movie Sicko. In the video below, CNN attempts to marginalize him with a lead in story by Sanjay Gupta.
Michael Moore takes the bait, but quickly changes tactics and instead uses his time to corner Wolf on Wolf & CNN’s ongoing support of the war in [...]
