More goodies from StrangeCosmos… She Was So Blonde: ..she took a ruler to bed to see how long she slept. ..she sent me a fax with a stamp on it. ..she thought a quarterback was a refund. ..she tried to
Cyber Attacks and Asymmetric Warfare
An interesting article in the BBC about hackers and the impact on the Internet: During the two week “cyber war” against Estonia, hackers shut down the websites of banks, governments and political parties using “denial-of-service” (DoS) attacks, which knock websites
Wright-wing Conspiracy
Hat tip to Todd Imwalle
Modern Tortoise & Hare
Hat tip to Todd Imwalle
Is US Economy Heading to Stagflation?
Most college macroeconomic textbooks have all sorts of information to explain the concept of inflation or recession. I was just explaining to son Leonard that an economy is in a constant state of change, and the Government attempts to keep
Tell Them You Weren’t Speeding
Here is a great answer the next time you get stopped for speeding… According to a recent article in Popular Mechanics, the accuracy of most car speedometers is very suspect: “While the Garmin had my ground speed at a cautious
The Value (or Lack Thereof) of a College Education
I’ve written previously about my disappointment with the value of a college education. Now I found this very well written article entitled, “America’s Most Overrated Product: the Bachelor’s Degree”. A few excerpts: Among high-school students who graduated in the bottom
Jimmy Carter and Realism
Our favorite senile jackass: Jimmy Carter. Some people just don’t know when it’s time to head out to pasture… Hat tip to Todd Imwalle
Noonan’s Views
Walt Wood forwarded this article from Peggy Noonan to me… Why do we do this when you know I am not a terrorist, and you know I know you know I am not a terrorist? … Our politicians congratulate themselves
Confessional
A guy goes into confession and says to the priest, “Father, I’m 80 years old, widower, with 11 grandchildren. Last night I met two beautiful flight attendants. They took me home and I made love to both of them. Twice.” The