The infamous President Ahmadinejad of Iran has been an enemy of the United States for over 30 years. He was one of the hostage takers at the American Embassy in 1979, and he understands terrorism and the muted responses from
Dear Abby
This is a great one from Mark Clower… Dear Abby: My husband is a liar and a cheat. He has cheated on me from the beginning, and, when I confront him, he denies everything. What’s worse, everyone knows that he
Bloomington – Sexual Capital?
I had no idea that Dr. Alfred Kinsey, the founder of the modern day sexual revolution, was a professor at Indiana University! Evidently, there is still a Kinsey Institute for Sexual Studies at Indiana today. Wow, to think that Bloomington was the
An Amazing Soccer Goal
Check out this brief video of one of the most amazing soccer goals that I’ve ever seen… [googlevideo]7032316303141404085[/googlevideo] 11 sec
Fatherhood Makes You Smarter
In a recent article in Popular Science, the author points out that raising children may actually make fathers even smarter… I’ll make sure that I don’t tell my dad, but I’ll definitely tell my sons.
Dayton Flyers Open with Win
The Dayton Flyers opened their 2006-2007 season with a 78 to 62 home victory against the Austin Peay Governors. As you can see by the photo that I snapped below, this is one of the games where we have excellent seats
Signs That You’re on a “No Frills” Airline
Another humorous one from StrangeCosmos… 1. They don’t sell tickets, they sell chances. 2. All the insurance machines in the terminal are sold out. 3. Before the flight, the passengers get together and elect a pilot. 4. You cannot board the
Software Industry Consolidation
The consolidation in the software industry continues… The majors are gobbling up many of the niche players in the $20M to $1,500M range (e.g., Oracle has acquired more than 25 companies over the last 18 months including Peoplesoft, Siebel, Stellent, ProfiLogic,
87% of Jewish Vote Went Democrat
According to an article in YNet News, over 87% of registered Jewish voters cast their ballots for Democrats during the recent election… Needless to say, I now know the feeling of being a minority within a minority. However, I will
Anything Positive From the Elections?
The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI) passed overwhelmingly, 58% to 42%. The MCRI bans “affirmative action”–that is, discrimination on the basis of race and sex–in public higher education and government contracting. Victory in Michigan is especially sweet, since it was