ukasey Losing Democrats’ Backing (Nominee Unsure If Waterboarding Breaks Torture Law)
Michael Mukasey is the Bush Administration’s choice for successor to the Attorney General throne of Alberto Gonzales. At first, it seemed like he was going to be an easy confirmation, but then he stuck his foot in it with his comments about torture and water [...]
famous viking explorer returned home from a voyage and found his name missing from the town register. His wife insisted on complaining to the local civic official.
The official apologized profusely saying, “I must have taken Leif off my census.”
Two guys were standing inside a building of a local theme park. They were looking outside, [...]
t was a fine night — cold and crisp. The trees were all half-naked fingers pointing at the brilliant full moon and the sky was clear. Each star was a sharp little spark and the moon was fresh-linen white. In this air, scents could waft for miles.
The wolf pack lounged in the foothills, tolerating the [...]
o FEMA, for getting busted setting up fake press conferences over the California wildfires.
No one had any hard questions for the deputy administrator of FEMA, an agency deeply tarnished by its delayed action after Hurricane Katrina, when he held a news conference Tuesday to talk about the California wildfires.
”Are you happy with FEMA’s response so [...]
e’ve got a little good news showing on the radar. Several states are moving forward on suing the federal government over greenhouse gas emissions.
New York is one of more than a dozen states, led by California, preparing to sue the Bush administration for holding up efforts to regulate emissions from cars and trucks, several people [...]
ver at the Fortress forums, one of our players is running a free-form zombie apocalypse scenario. The following post is for that, but I’m putting it here because, Holy It Got Long, Batman! The story so far is that a strange disease broke out on the island of Papua New Guinea. The disease causes hysteria [...]
really have to start working on these ahead of time. Ah, well.
All Wet
In Fire’s Aftermath, Lessons Learned
California Fires Helped By Slowing Winds
Put Dumbledore Back in the Closet
No Joke: Colbert’s Campaign May Run Afoul of Law
sailor was caught AWOL as he tried to sneak on board his ship at about 3 am. The chief petty officer spied him and ordered the sailor to stop. The officer ordered the sailor, “Take this broom and sweep every link on this anchor chain by morning or it’s the brig for you!” The [...]
t’s been a very busy week. Wednesday night, I took the dogs on a field trip out to my parents’ house, visited with them, my sister-in-law, niece, and nephew, and got some baby trees from my dad. Thursday, I planted the trees in the back yard. They’re pin cherry trees, which grow like weeds. I [...]
ow young is too young to be sexually “safe”? How young is too young to start passing out condoms and birth control pills? A school in Maine is addressing that issue.
Administrators at a Portland middle school are considering a bold proposal that would allow students to access a broader range of contraceptives from the school’s [...]
