Category: General

People made a big stink about Steve Jobs getting a new liver.  But if they have heard as many stories as I have about how many active alcoholics get liver transplants, then continue to drink; I think their anger would be justified; especially if it could have gone to someone who has made the positive…

Regular readers may recall my several tirades when George Bush declared a, “‘Win’ in the ‘Drug War’.”Last week (15-Sep-2009) in the Christian Science Monitor, they ran an article, “Is war on drugs worth it? Maybe not, new FBI data suggest.In fact if we changed our tune and regulated these commodities as a taxable income source…

I voted for True Blood as the Breakthrough Performance because the other two choices were stupid.  And, as I looked at the front page of the Emmy site, I noticed that Heroes starts tomorrow.  I probably won’t watch, because I think it has jumped the shark.Is there anything you want to watch, or has TV…

Avast maty!  Don’t forget to talk like a pirate today!

For the first time I’ve ridden the event, it wasn’t overcast or raining.  A glorious day for biking.Shown at the Como Park Pavilion are Mrs. Wingnut (Jill), Dr. Wingnut (Jonathan), Julie, Dave, and Pam (Thanks to Denise for running the camera).

I needed a new potato peeler, so off to the State Fair we went on Friday, 4 September, 2009.  Of course you can’t just spend $9.00 to get in to buy a potato peeler, so we checked out a few other attractions; and naturally ate plenty of junk food.  Despite being in a recession, the…

Today in the news: Disney to purchase Marvel.  Oh My God, talk about a mismatch of cultures… If Stan Lee had any sense, he’d be rolling in his grave.  But I guess everyone wants the big Payolla Roll Blues when they’ve worked as hard as he has.  Natch.I can’t imagine how Disney can be expected…